Georgia Aquarium made clear that there is still no objection on the part of US marine parks to rob the wild of cetaceans, when they requested permission to import 18 Belugas from Russia. The cetaceans were captured from Russias Sea of Okhotsk between 2006 and 2011 and are currently living in pens at the Utrish Marine Mammal Research Station on Russias Black Sea Coast. Some of the belugas were destined for display at Georgia Aquariums partner facilities on breeding loans, including SeaWorld of Florida, SeaWorld of Texas, SeaWorld of California and Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. As you can see here from the revised transport plan given to NOAA, those Belugas were going no where near Georgia Aquarium and were being flown directly into Seaworld parks. The permit was denied, but Georgia Aquarium is fighting the decision in court. The Belugas remain in floating cages.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 23:22:20 +0000
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