Nemo was removed from Clacton Pier on 22nd June 1984 after he outgrew his pool and moved to Windsor Safari Park, but not without mishap. Nemo the length and weight of an average family car posed some problems to his transporters. It took four attempts to get him into a specially designed stretcher to take him the deeper pool at Windsor Safari Park. Then the crane being used to lift Nemo into a specially designed foam crate crashed through part of the Clacton Pier causing a three hour delay.

Finally Nemo, smothered in lanoline, arrived at his new home. The excitement caused by his arrival in a holding pool caused a dolphin in the next pool to give birth prematurely to her baby. Windsor Safari Park officials were hoping that he would 'hit it off' with their female killer whale Winnie, Nemo was at Clacton Pier for 3 years.

Nemo

Male

Icelandic

Estimated year of birth: 1980

Captured 10/1981 at Selvogsbanki, Iceland

Held at Sædyrasafnid, Iceland and then Clacton Pier, UK until 06/1985

Measurements at death: 15 feet (4.6 meters) 2,370 pounds (1,075 kilograms)

Died on 11/17/1986 at Windsor Safari Park

Captive time: 5 years 1 month

Cause of death: Cancer of the Bone Marrow

Greenpeace protested outside the pier on April 1983, they boycotted visitors to not go and see the whale shows. They erected a banner of a caged whale, saying "Shame on you Clacton" from the bridge in Pier Gap. About 200 Greenpeace organisers and local supporters held a peaceful protest outside the pier handing out leaflets and helium balloons for children. Greenpeace wanted to buy the whale to set it free, it was always explained by the pier owner, Mr Francis McGinty that the whale did not belong to the pier but instead leased from the international animal brokers, Nemo was always checked and was in good health but he was getting too big for the pool on the pier, hence the move to Windsor for more space and some company from the other whale Winnie.