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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vancouver-has-banned-whale-dolphin-and-porpoise-captivity [vice.com]

A Vancouver aquarium that had its last two beluga whales die off in November [www.cbc.ca] will no longer be able to import or keep whales in captivity. The city's park board unanimously voted to ban the display of all cetaceans on Thursday night.

[...] Five aquarium-owned cetaceans died in the last two years, according to a park board statement. Earlier this year, the aquarium had pledged to phase out its research program and discontinue beluga display in 12 years.

Supporters of the aquarium lamented the loss of marine mammal research opportunity Friday. The parks board, meanwhile, committed to working with the fish prison. "We applaud the valuable work by the Aquarium in public education and conservation and look forward to continuing our strong partnership into the future," [park board chair Michael] Wiebe said.

Park Board report [vancouver.ca].

Also at CBC [www.cbc.ca] and The Georgia Straight [straight.com].

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