webfact Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Phuket dolphinarium a step closer to realityThe Phuket NewsThe Nemo dolphinarium in Chalong has received approval for the Phuket facility, but has yet to be granted permission to import dolphins.PHUKET: -- The necessary changes for the Nemo dolphinarium in Phuket to be approved are complete and the facility’s structures have been approved, The Phuket News has learned.The changes required included installing cooling systems to lower the water temperature in the dolphinarium pool; installing air conditioning in the main arena; raising the Ph level of the water; and the addition of a second pool.An official from the Department of Fisheries who did not want to be named told The Phuket News, “We received notification from a company named Phuket Aqua about the dolphinarium in June 2014.“They told us the building was completed late last year. However, after inspecting it our committee did not pass for it approval and changes were needed.“The building has since been improved, and was approved by our office in May,” she said.However, this does not mean that the facility has the official go ahead to open as a dolphinarium as the paperwork required for importing the dolphins has yet to be received, she added.The concept of opening a dolphinarium in Phuket received much criticism, by island residents and by world-famous environmentalists groups such as Sea Shepherd.In an open letter to the “Phuket Tourism Board” (presumably the Tourism Authority of Thailand) and the Fisheries Department, Sea Shepherd asserted that some of the dolphins bound for the Nemo dolphinarium are coming from Ukraine, but were originally captured off the Japanese fishing village of Taiji, site of an infamous annual slaughter of dolphins at “the Cove”.According to the CITES convention, trade in dolphins is not allowed when: the import is for primarily commercial purposes or for purposes which are considered detrimental to the survival of the species; the export is considered to be detrimental to the survival of the species; the specimens have been obtained illegally; or the proposed recipient is not suitably equipped to house and care for the animals.Meanwhile, the trade in bottlenose dolphins is allowed under certain conditions: the export must not be detrimental to the survival of the species and the animals must have been legally obtained and exported. Shipments must also be in accordance with the IATA Live Animal Regulations.The official said, “We don’t know what type of dolphins they are or where they will come from yet, but many dolphins are imported from Japan. So the CITES documents must be checked carefully. “If they are found to breach the CITES convention then they will not be allowed.”The official also explained that if they do allow the dolphins to be used at the dolphinarium, then officials from the Department of Fisheries will visit the venue every year to ensure standards are being maintained and met.Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-dolphinarium-a-step-closer-to-reality-52987.php -- Phuket News 2015-06-30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeijoshinCool Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Oh, good. More poorly cared for exploited animals living with depression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx22cb Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Considering the state, size (and smell) of some of the enclosures at various Thai zoos, I fear the worst for the dolphins. 10/10 should not keep intelligent mammals in enclosed artificial concrete pools. In fact, I would gladly break the 5-person law and join a protest outside the "dolphinarium". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Let's all hope this place never opens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeijoshinCool Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Sadly, it will. If they don't pass muster, they'll just pass baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Thailand has an aircraft carrier without aircraft, why not a dolphinarium without dolphins? Could be a major tourist attraction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 PHUKET: -- The necessary changes for the Nemo dolphinarium in Phuket to be approved are complete and the facility’s structures have been approved, The Phuket News has learned.The changes required included installing cooling systems to lower the water temperature in the dolphinarium pool; installing air conditioning in the main arena; raising the Ph level of the water; and the addition of a second pool. If they failed to provide even the basic needs for the dolphins at the first place and added those only when it was required by the government, how they are going to take a good care of the animals in the future.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenBravo Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Don't worry. It was built for the Russian market and the Russians are gone. The commissions they will have to pay to bring the Chinese will be enough that they won't be able to make money. I give them a year before they have to close down...........if they ever open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quandow Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Oh, good. More poorly cared for exploited animals living with depression. I would add a "like this" to your tally but apparently there is a maximum allowed now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quandow Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Let's all hope this place never opens. I would add a "like this" to your tally but apparently there is a maximum allowed now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toknarok Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Hasn't Thailand just recently passed new legislation concerning cruelty to animals? Perhaps this law could be used to prevent appalling places such as this from operating. Having inter reacted with dolphins in the wild at Monkey Mia and Bunbury in W. Australia so called dolphinariums sicken me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 One more good reason not to go to phucket, lower case p intentional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibbler Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Money can overcome all hurdles, even legal ones, in this case to import dolphins from Japan. Watch carefully as the Department of Fisheries refuses to discuss this issue after the dolphins arrive in Phuket... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Don't worry. It was built for the Russian market and the Russians are gone. The commissions they will have to pay to bring the Chinese will be enough that they won't be able to make money. I give them a year before they have to close down...........if they ever open. I agree KB, unless the Chinese buy it at a firesale, after it's gone broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy chef 1 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Don't worry. It was built for the Russian market and the Russians are gone. The commissions they will have to pay to bring the Chinese will be enough that they won't be able to make money. I give them a year before they have to close down...........if they ever open. I give them a year before they have to close down...........if they ever open. me too but due the dolphins will be dead by then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenBravo Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Don't worry. It was built for the Russian market and the Russians are gone. The commissions they will have to pay to bring the Chinese will be enough that they won't be able to make money. I give them a year before they have to close down...........if they ever open. I give them a year before they have to close down...........if they ever open. me too but due the dolphins will be dead by then... Dolphin steaks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy chef 1 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Don't worry. It was built for the Russian market and the Russians are gone. The commissions they will have to pay to bring the Chinese will be enough that they won't be able to make money. I give them a year before they have to close down...........if they ever open. I give them a year before they have to close down...........if they ever open. me too but due the dolphins will be dead by then... Dolphin steaks? starved or drown... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijit Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Don't worry. It was built for the Russian market and the Russians are gone. The commissions they will have to pay to bring the Chinese will be enough that they won't be able to make money. I give them a year before they have to close down...........if they ever open. I give them a year before they have to close down...........if they ever open.me too but due the dolphins will be dead by then... Dolphin steaks? starved or drown... Steamed !! rijit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijit Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 (edited) Places like this should be banned worldwide let alone in thailand where imo they have a proven track record of incompetancy, dont believe me? Go look at changmai zoo, very unfortunatly on one very bored afternoon i did, i left in somewhere between tears and blind rage!! Absolutely totally shocking rijit Edited June 30, 2015 by rijit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Thailand has an aircraft carrier without aircraft, why not a dolphinarium without dolphins? Could be a major tourist attraction? if they extend it a bit, they can keep one of the new submarines there. Charge people a dollar just to see it.... go down, and up, and down, and up and down..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neurath Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Disgusting places full of misery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 PHUKET: -- The necessary changes for the Nemo dolphinarium in Phuket to be approved are complete and the facility’s structures have been approved, The Phuket News has learned.The changes required included installing cooling systems to lower the water temperature in the dolphinarium pool; installing air conditioning in the main arena; raising the Ph level of the water; and the addition of a second pool. If they failed to provide even the basic needs for the dolphins at the first place and added those only when it was required by the government, how they are going to take a good care of the animals in the future.. yes these were not minor adjustments, they were fundamental and obvious enough even for government officials to understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fester the benevolent Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Oh, good. More poorly cared for exploited animals living with depression. Just for clarity, are you referring to the dolphins or the tourists getting bused in and forced to watch the shows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 (edited) Disgusting places full of misery.Is that all resorts in Thailand or Phuket in particular?:-; :-) Edited July 1, 2015 by BigBadGeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Don't worry. It was built for the Russian market and the Russians are gone. The commissions they will have to pay to bring the Chinese will be enough that they won't be able to make money. I give them a year before they have to close down...........if they ever open. I give them a year before they have to close down...........if they ever open. me too but due the dolphins will be dead by then... Dolphin steaks? starved or drown... Probably "over trained" and / or worked to death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Oh, good. More poorly cared for exploited animals living with depression. Just for clarity, are you referring to the dolphins or the tourists getting bused in and forced to watch the shows? "or the tourists getting bused in and forced to watch the shows" - that will only happen after the Chinese buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FBlue72 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 (edited) Considering the state, size (and smell) of some of the enclosures at various Thai zoos, I fear the worst for the dolphins. 10/10 should not keep intelligent mammals in enclosed artificial concrete pools. In fact, I would gladly break the 5-person law and join a protest outside the "dolphinarium". Just hold up a couple of "We support the Junta" signs and no problem. http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1435667896§ion=00 Edited July 2, 2015 by FBlue72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Phuketwan just reported that the Department of Fisheries has approved the import permit for the Dolphins. Terrible news ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertthebruce Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Exactly Terrible news.... Poor Dolphins.... Animal exploitation is rife in Thailand..... Shocking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijit Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Truly horrible news. Makes thailand looked 3rd world. rijit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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