California Coastal Commission Panel Member Writes About The SeaWorld Hearing

"Banning whale sex legal, ethical," an article by Dayna Bochco, member of the California Coastal Commission panel, which presided over the recent SeaWorld hearing: "The commission has always been forward-thinking in its protection of the environment, and the Coastal Act is a broad law...Researchers and eyewitness experts made a compelling case that the stress and anguish associated with confining such large, social, intelligent animals creates aggressive behavior among whales that results in terrible wounds or death...we felt that our approach was a compromise solution, benefiting both SeaWorld and the whales."

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