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CITA wants dolphin ban

(From caycompass.com)- The Cayman Islands Tourism Association is calling on the Minister of Tourism to ban the future importation of dolphins. “Once again, we beseech the Cayman Islands Government to seriously consider the implementation of a ban on the future import of cetaceans, as other nations have done, to protect these marine mammals, the environment, the reputation of the Cayman Islands, our large water–associated tourism product and the culture and heritage of these islands,” the introduction to the paper reads. “We are all interconnected in the marine environment, and while captures may not be taking place in Cayman, the effect of us taking other nations’ captured dolphins is just as devastating,” the report reads.

The Cayman Islands Government has taken the first step by placing a moratorium on any new facilities, and we urge the Government to take the next step by imposing a ban on future importations,” says the position paper.“One of the things that the position paper does not cover is that the customer is not interested in these types of activities anymore. They are offended by this type of circus act.

The paper notes that many countries have imposed a ban on the trade in dolphins, including Mexico and Costa Rica, and emerging market forces are causing established facilities to close in some regions.

(By Cliodhna Doherty) 

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