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  1. J

    How stringent/regulatory are AMMPA guidelines for marine parks?

    Noticed that American Humane revoked its accreditation to Miami Seaquarium and the AZA delisted the facility from its Pathway Towards Membership program. However MSQ still proudly waves its AMMPA banner. AMMPA claims to hold inspections every five years, but they don't state when their last...
  2. J

    Marine mammals live longer in zoos and aquaria than in the wild

    A recent paper which it seems was not much discussed here on Zoochat: Survival improvements of marine mammals in zoological institutions mirror historical advances in human longevity Abstract An intense public debate has fuelled governmental bans on marine mammals held in zoological...
  3. S

    Marine mammal rescue centre

    Like most people on this site I have always dreamed of owning my own zoo/aquarium, but the chances are that unless I win millions this is just not going to happen because there isn't a niche in the market for yet another zoo or aquarium. However the UK is seriously lacking any marine mammal...
  4. John Dineley

    UK Dolphinaria Web Site

    This is basically a stand alone posting regrading the web site I started to published some six months or so. It continues to grow and develop with the introduction of Lightbox onto the site so that photos and scans of guide books and press cutting should be easier to view. I am particular...
  5. sealion

    Weymouth/Sandown Dolphinariums??

    Hi Everyone, I'm currently updating my website on british dolphinaria and I was wondering whether anyone on here knew anything about either of the dolphinariums that existed at Sandown (the Isle of Wight) or Weymouth. There is practically no evidence of their existence on the internet...
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