#marine-mammals

#marine-mammals

Under a proposed deal revealed Friday, the Miami Seaquarium would be largely demolished by Miami developer David Martin, who wants to build a marina, restaurants, event space and a saltwater aquarium on the county-owned land that's been home to the marine-mammal theme park since the 1950s. Instead of dolphin shows and a sea-lion theater, the land would become home to dry-dock boat storage and marina slips; a "Fisherman's Village" of restaurants, bars and shops; and a conservation center and public baywalk.

There is no creature born, even among the greater apes, which more resembles a human baby in its ways and its cries than a baby grey seal.

"So, each year we see close to a third of the patients the Marine Mammal Center rescues suffering from some form of disturbance or harassment out on the beach."

The orca and dolphin pools at Marineland, according to management, remain well-maintained despite concerns, with algae being a regular seasonal occurrence that poses no harm.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is searching for the person who stabbed a baby seal multiple times on a beach in Oregon.

"It's really hard. It's emotionally taxing," said Dave Bader, a marine biologist at the Marine Mammal Care Center, a wildlife hospital in Los Angeles that has responded to more than 190 animals in distress between Feb. 20 and March 28.