Ocean Sentry
Earth Island Institute (EII) has welcomed local dolphin dealer Chris Porter’s decision to release 17 dolphins currently held at Gavutu island into the wild.
But director of the institute Mark Berman said they opposed Mr Porter’s proposed national aquarium.
“The decision to release 17 dolphins back into the wild is of course good,” Mr Berman said by email from his office in the United States. “However, the idea of a National Aquarium to permanently house wild caught dolphins for management and export later is not a good idea,” he said.
Mr Berman said this is exactly what Taiji Whale Museum in Japan and the National Aquarium of Cuba are doing. “They are a front to the live dolphin trade,” he said…. Read Full Article
