Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Miami-Dade Commissioner Raquel Regalado applauded a on Friday a proposed agreement to resolve a long-running battle over the Miami’s Seaquarium’s future and animal welfare.
The agreement, which aims to renovate and modernize the Virginia Key property, follows a year-long eviction process initiated by the county against Mexico-based The Dolphin Company, the embattled Seaquarium’s current owner, over concerns about animal welfare. The land is owned by the county and leased to the Dolphin Company.
The agreement will see Miami-based development firm Terra Group assume the lease, with a goal of modernizing the site “for the benefit of the animals in their care, the dedicated employees, and the residents and visitors of Miami-Dade,” Levine Cava and Regalado said in their joint statement…