[Coral-List] Another marine mammal containment attraction in the Fl Keys

Maureen Woods maureen at maxwellmarineconsult.com
Thu Apr 24 15:11:22 EDT 2014


See the following article - Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters.
http://www.keysnet.com/2014/04/19/496287/water-starts-flowing-into-new.html#

According to the article, "Sharks and other more aggressive species will be kept on one side, while the other one will be used to allow up to six people at a time to snorkel or Snuba in. Guests will be able to feed the sharks through the small holes in the divider.  The rest of the facility includes a large stingray tank, another small nurse shark tank, a touch tank, a concession stand, gift shop and offices.  Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters is planning to open to the public on July 1 and animals are already being collected and quarantined."

The Keys are home to at least 4 of these unfortuante facilites.  This new one will finally have sharks and stingrays in containment.  What exactly could these "other more aggressive species" be?  Piranha?

How disappointing that five or 6 local community members sitting on the Coucil are solely responsible for allowing such facilities to be approved and constructed just a stones throw from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

Maureen Woods
Key Largo


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