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Correct. But to reverse ocean acidification requires carbon removal. And I don’t say this by any means to downplay the imperative to end fossil fuel and animal agriculture.
This is a horrible reality we have to face that makes solving the climate crisis vastly more difficult.
This is a horrible reality we have to face that makes solving the climate crisis vastly more difficult.
October 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Correct. But to reverse ocean acidification requires carbon removal. And I don’t say this by any means to downplay the imperative to end fossil fuel and animal agriculture.
This is a horrible reality we have to face that makes solving the climate crisis vastly more difficult.
This is a horrible reality we have to face that makes solving the climate crisis vastly more difficult.
In the meantime, a celebration is well-deserved.
Good riddance to the Miami Seaquarium.
May we seize this opportunity to turn a corner toward the end of this horrific industry and put its shameful legacy behind us.
Good riddance to the Miami Seaquarium.
May we seize this opportunity to turn a corner toward the end of this horrific industry and put its shameful legacy behind us.
October 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
In the meantime, a celebration is well-deserved.
Good riddance to the Miami Seaquarium.
May we seize this opportunity to turn a corner toward the end of this horrific industry and put its shameful legacy behind us.
Good riddance to the Miami Seaquarium.
May we seize this opportunity to turn a corner toward the end of this horrific industry and put its shameful legacy behind us.
There is a committee of scientists pushing the developer in this direction, but we also need the public to make this mandate clear to Miami’s Mayor Cava and the county government.
I urge you to join me in writing them a letter. I’ll follow up with more details in the coming days.
I urge you to join me in writing them a letter. I’ll follow up with more details in the coming days.
October 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
There is a committee of scientists pushing the developer in this direction, but we also need the public to make this mandate clear to Miami’s Mayor Cava and the county government.
I urge you to join me in writing them a letter. I’ll follow up with more details in the coming days.
I urge you to join me in writing them a letter. I’ll follow up with more details in the coming days.
The plan publicized by the developer who won the bankruptcy bid is not set in stone.
There is still a window to demand the city build a sanctuary and rehabilitation facility for injured turtles and manatees, a restoration center for corals, instead of yet another aquarium in FL.
There is still a window to demand the city build a sanctuary and rehabilitation facility for injured turtles and manatees, a restoration center for corals, instead of yet another aquarium in FL.
October 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The plan publicized by the developer who won the bankruptcy bid is not set in stone.
There is still a window to demand the city build a sanctuary and rehabilitation facility for injured turtles and manatees, a restoration center for corals, instead of yet another aquarium in FL.
There is still a window to demand the city build a sanctuary and rehabilitation facility for injured turtles and manatees, a restoration center for corals, instead of yet another aquarium in FL.
These animals were born free, just like Toki the orca, and could still be released to their home in the bay, just over the concrete wall, with proper quarantine and veterinary oversight.
October 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
These animals were born free, just like Toki the orca, and could still be released to their home in the bay, just over the concrete wall, with proper quarantine and veterinary oversight.
FWC records I have obtained show that MSQ captured over 1,500 wild animals from Biscayne Bay in 2023.
Most of them are probably dead now, but many, including sharks and rays who could be decades old, are still trapped inside.
This cannot be allowed to continue.
Most of them are probably dead now, but many, including sharks and rays who could be decades old, are still trapped inside.
This cannot be allowed to continue.
October 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
FWC records I have obtained show that MSQ captured over 1,500 wild animals from Biscayne Bay in 2023.
Most of them are probably dead now, but many, including sharks and rays who could be decades old, are still trapped inside.
This cannot be allowed to continue.
Most of them are probably dead now, but many, including sharks and rays who could be decades old, are still trapped inside.
This cannot be allowed to continue.
The commitment by the new developer not to keep captive marine mammals is a huge step forward, but he has made concerning comments about expanding the aquarium.
If they don’t hold marine mammals, that likely means capturing other marine wildlife.
www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/d...
If they don’t hold marine mammals, that likely means capturing other marine wildlife.
www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/d...
Developer set to take over Miami Seaquarium outlines new plans for park, marine mammals
A new chapter is beginning for the Miami Seaquarium as a developer has filed for bankruptcy court approval to take over the troubled marine park’s lease.
www.nbcmiami.com
October 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The commitment by the new developer not to keep captive marine mammals is a huge step forward, but he has made concerning comments about expanding the aquarium.
If they don’t hold marine mammals, that likely means capturing other marine wildlife.
www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/d...
If they don’t hold marine mammals, that likely means capturing other marine wildlife.
www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/d...
A lot of people deserve credit for shutting down MSQ, including local activists who protested regularly for years, NGOs who organized boycotts against its business model, & veterinary professionals on the inside who put their careers on the line & blew the whistle.
theintercept.com/2024/03/02/m...
theintercept.com/2024/03/02/m...
Federal Probes, Sick Animals, and Fed-Up Vets: The Miami Seaquarium Is on the Brink of Collapse
Several veterinary staff recently quit the notorious oceanarium in protest of an environment they say is unfit for animal care.
theintercept.com
October 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
A lot of people deserve credit for shutting down MSQ, including local activists who protested regularly for years, NGOs who organized boycotts against its business model, & veterinary professionals on the inside who put their careers on the line & blew the whistle.
theintercept.com/2024/03/02/m...
theintercept.com/2024/03/02/m...