For 70 years, dolphins, sea lions and the late orca Lolita have been the stars at the Miami Seaquarium, their performances putting the theme park on the map for tourists and locals.
Now the Seaquarium has closed, its parent company is going through bankruptcy and a $100 million commercial and marina redevelopment is planned for the site. Miami developer David Martin’s proposed project includes a baywalk promenade, a restaurant complex and an aquarium that won’t house marine mammals, the Herald reported.
Those animals are expected to be relocated by the end of 2025, and plans on where exactly they will go have not been made public. The mammals gave the Seaquarium its fame — and infamy among animal rights activists — and must be treated as a priority, not just as a line item during a bankruptcy…