According to reports, the Seaquarium’s problems have contributed to the company’s financial difficulties. Miami-Dade County authorities issued an eviction notice to the Seaquarium just a year ago in April, in response to claims of subpar park conditions and the deaths of at least two animals, including Lolita, a 57-year-old orca who had been housed in the same tank for decades. According to recently released USDA reports, four dolphins were found in January lying on the bottom of their tank with the water levels reduced, which resulted in scratches and abrasions on their chins, chests, and fins.
Now that the case is in mediation, The Dolphin Company is opposing the county’s eviction attempts.
The Seaquarium website appears to be operating normally. The bankruptcy filing does not appear to have an immediate impact on the Seaquarium site which continues to operate five days a week while fighting the county eviction process. Perhaps this move will allow the business to restructure its balance sheet and improve its financial status.
The Dolphin Company is the world’s top dolphin company and a park operator with a global presence. Across eight countries and two continents, thirty-one parks and dolphin habitats provide over two million visitors the Experience of a Lifetime annually.
