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ILLUSTRATED CORPORATE TIMELINE

Yara Korse

Created on March 16, 2024

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2024

Seaquarium forced to close

2019-20

Animal Deaths

2017

Hurricane Irma

1980

Hugo dies

1970

Lolita arrives

History of Violations in Miami Seaquarium

In 2017 when Hurricane Irma arrived the seaquarium left the animals to fend for themselves and gave them no protection or shelter. This resulted in the death of a dolphin during the hurricane and a second death a few days after the hurricane.

2017

Hurricane Irma arrives

In 1970, Lolita was captured in Penn Cove when she was three to six years old and was purchased by the seaquarium where she lived with another orca named Hugo.

1970

Lolita arrives at the Miami Seaquarium

Miami-Dade County has forced the Miami Seaquarium to shut down in response to the multiple violations committed by the aquarium since its opening in 1955.

2024

Seaquarium is forced to shut down

In 1980, Hugo the killer whale died of a brain aneurysm because of self-inflicted harm to the head after being held captive at the seaquarium for 12 years. This was the last time Lolita would ever see an orca in her life.

1980

Hugo dies

Throughout 2019 and 2020 several animals (mostly dolphins) were reported to have died due to various reasons such as death due to a companion or even getting caught in fencing.

2019-2020

Multiple reported animal deaths