Analysis On SeaWorld Orca Tank Expansion Permit Hearing Outcome By Orca Expert Dr. Naomi Rose

Dr. Naomi Rose's (From The Dolphin's Point of View) analysis of the SeaWorld Blue World Project hearing outcome:

"...the final vote of the Coastal Commission was yes to the permit to build Blue World, but with conditions. Those conditions are: no breeding, no transfers consistent with federal law (which means that the four whales at SeaWorld San Diego who are there under MMPA permits - Shouka who was imported from France, Ulises who was imported from Spain, Kasatka who was captured from the wild, and Corky who was transferred from Marineland when the MMPA required permits for transfers - could be transferred out of the state, but no whales can come in), and a cap on orcas to be held in the new facility of 15 (to accommodate any rescues that may need housing at SeaWorld San Diego)."

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