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RESOLUTION NO. 93 -02
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, BREVARD
COUNTY, FLORIDA; REQUESTING THAT DOLPHINS BE DECLARED A
NATIONAL TREASURE AND PROVIDED PROTECTION FROM CAPTURE;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, dolphins have a high mortality rate in captivity;
WHEREAS, nearly half of the Atlantic bottlenose dolphins in
the world's aquariums are captured from Florida waters; and
WHEREAS, seventy -five (75) bottlenose dolphins have been
captured from the Indian River Lagoon since 1972, the year of
passage of the Marine Mammal Protection Act; and
WHEREAS, current population estimates place the entire Indian
River Lagoon dolphin population at only two to three hundred
dolphins; and
WHEREAS, the National Marine Fisheries Service does not verify
compliance of foreign facilities who claim to meet the standards of
the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Animal Welfare Act; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that half of the Atlantic bottlenose
dolphin population died during the epidemic between 1987 and 1989;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council realizes that dolphins may migrate
outside the jurisdictional waters of Cape Canaveral; and
WHEREAS, the City Council expresses its desire that dolphins
be protected from capture and exploitation for the enjoyment of
future generations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council for the
City of Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida, as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council requests of all government
officials and representatives, as well as regulatory agencies and
commissions, that dolphins be declared a national treasure and
removal from their natural environment be forbidden.
SECTION 2. The Marine Mammal Protection Act 1972 be
strengthened to provide dolphin protection to the fullest extent
possible.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk is hereby directed to send
certified copies of this resolution to United States Senator Robert
Graham, United States Senator Connie Mack, United States
City of Cape Canaveral, Florida
Resolution No. 93 -02
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Congressman James Bacchus, Florida Governor Lawton Chiles, Florida
State Senator Patti Grogan, Florida State Representative Howard
Futch, National Marine Fisheries Service, Marine Mammal Commission,
Florida Department of Natural Resources, Brevard County Department
of Natural Resources and the Dolphin Alliance.
SECTION 4. This resolution shall become effective immediately
upon its adoption.
ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral,
Florida, this 2nd day of March , 1993.
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