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Finally we have some news about what is happening to the Atlantic Spotted Dolphin Calf that was rescued last July. Actually this news came a couple of weeks ago but I just discovered it now. She has been declared non releasable. She is going to be sent to the Dolphin Research Center in the Florida Keys, the attitude is that the large number of animals there will provide for a large number of possible pairings to give her the best possible opportunity for a social life. The DRC currently only has Bottlenose Dolphins. The animals are housed in saltwater lagoons that are home to other animals e.g. fish. Wild Dolphins also visit from time to time, so I'm hoping that there is a possibility, however slight, that she might run into another of her species from time to time. Also, she now has a name, Summer. Hopefully her young age will make it easy to fit in with the Bottlenoses.

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Dolphin Research Center: Summer
 
wensleydale said:
The Church of Scientology is working against the aquariums plans to move to the downtown area. I find the whole thing incredibly funny even though I probably shouldn't.

Church of Scientology works behind scenes against Clearwater Marine Aquarium | Tampa Bay Times
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I think it's pretty funny too. Mostly I think they come off as jerks for trying to keep the area to themselves. Yeah, the aquarium is gonna attract tourists, but I doubt they'll swarm the area like locusts. It's a medium-sized(?) aquarium, not a large Six Flags theme park.
 
pachyderm pro said:
Does anybody know the status of the upcoming expansion to the aquarium? I visited back in 2014 and found much of the place to be pretty underwhelming, but these new expansions sound promising.
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When I was there earlier this year, it was still under construction. I did not see any opening dates.
 
A new male dolphin that had stranded with pneumonia in 2019 and deemed non releasable by the federal government due to hearing loss, has been transferred to Clearwater as his permanent home. This is great news for Nicholas, as this male dolphin has been solo for some time and it is so good for their social well being that male dolphins are bonded with other male dolphins.
This brings the total of dolphins at the aquarium to 5. I assume all 5 will move into the new dolphin habitat once it is completed!

Name Our New Resident Rescued Dolphin | Clearwater Marine Aquarium
 
According to their Instagram, Rudolph, a Rough-toothed dolphin rescued by Clearwater Marine Aquarium, will now be a permanent resident. If I recall correctly, this also makes it the second facility to house Rough-toothed dolphins, since Gulf World Marine Park is the only other place I know of in the continent that also keeps this species. Login • Instagram
 
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Azamat Shackleford said:
According to their Instagram, Rudolph, a Rough-toothed dolphin rescued by Clearwater Marine Aquarium, will now be a permanent resident. If I recall correctly, this also makes it the second facility to house Rough-toothed dolphins, since Gulf World Marine Park is the only other place I know of in the continent that also keeps this species. Login • Instagram
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I am somewhat surprised that he was not placed at Gulf World with others of the same species. But Gulf World did try to transfer out a couple of them to Marineland Florida and it did not go so well. I wonder if one or more of Gulf World's will move to Clearwater as companions.
 
Looks like a massive complex. So much better than their old tanks. I won’t lie and say I didn’t tear up seeing Winter swim into her new tank. Definitely can hold more dolphins as well. The old dolphin pools are slated to become manatee tanks in the near future.
 
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