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MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION

1825 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, N W 512

WASHINGTON,

DC

20009

Ms. Ann

D

Terbush

Chief Permit

Divis ion

Office

o f

Protec ted Resources

National Marine

Fisher ies Service

NOAA/Department o f

Commerce

1335 East-West Highway

Si lver

Spring M 20910

Dear Ms.

Terbush:

20

Apri l

1992

Enclosed for your information and response i s

a

l e t t e r

r ecen t ly s en t

to the Commission from

Ms. Candace

Batycki .

The l e t t e r expresses concern regard ing

the

i s suance o f a

publ i c d i sp lay permit

for

Til l icum t he

male k i l l e r

whale

which

was imported

from

Sealand o f t he Pac i f i c and i s cur ren t ly

maintained a t Sea World of

Flor ida . The l e t t e r

a l so

advocates

t ha t

the

whale

be

re turned

to

the

wild.

I

would

be

g ra t e fu l

i f

you would

be

kind

enough

to

wri te Ms.

Batycki and address

her

concerns .

Thank you.

Enclosure

cc:

Ms. Candace Batycki

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._iohn

T\'viss, L:;t cutlve Director

lylari ne l'"lamma1 Commi

::.si on

1625

Connecticut

Ave

Nv\ _.

Suite

512

't/ashington, DC

20009

F'.O. Eio;.:; 957

Nel::.on.

B.C.

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Apri 14, 1992

I arn vvriting in r e ~ ~ a r d to ~ : ; e a \\,.orld

Orlar11jo':::

application

for

a puttlic

permit

to place the orca

Tillicum on

putdic ,jisplay.

I

feel rnost

~ : t r o n g l y

that this permit should

be

denied and

Tillicum

should

be

released back into

the wild, as provijed for under National r1arine Fisherie::; Ser.,..1ce

9Uijeline::;.

Gro vi n'd a.,.varene;:;

of

the pi

i

ght of capt

..'8

cetacean:::

inc

1u,ji

orca:::. rtcr:: t ~ - C I I . J t ~ h t

u:::

to the cur-rent

p a r a j i , ~ r n

\Vt"tere a 1 n ~ e se;Jrnent

of

H-te

population

rtas been

cnvakened

to

H-te

rnora

l

wTong

of

i rnpri soni

ng viha1es and

,jolpt-tins and wants to see cetacean

captivity

in

a n ~ d

form

ended, Viith

no

further captures frorn the

'vVild

and no further u ~ : e of the:;e

SO'lt reign

creatures for human amusement. Indeed, Tillicum's previous prison, Seal and

of Victor-ia, B.C., \..vhere Tillicum kllled a young trainer

previous

to being

sent to Orlando, vl'ill

no

longer capture or display orcas, on

p e n a l t ~ d of

hav1ng

ttiei

r rnuni ci

pa

1 1 cen:;e revoked. Ttit :; is in direct response to g r a s s r o o t ~

pres:::ure anj a

shift

in puttl ic att t_wje:;.

Please note Sea

\\ orltj.'::

dismal reconj

v i ~ : - a - / i s

captive orcas.

Of Ute

26 orcas Sea \

1

/orlj has o\vner

:;i

nee 1965, 19

r H : ~ v e

,ji ed, rnost recent 1y the

orca k:nov.TI a::; Kenau

on

Augu:::t 6. 1991. Orcas in

capti ity

tla'/e

life-span':.

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Vlild. 'i/e are not ~ ~ a i n i n g

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WASHINGTON,

DC

20009

Ms. Ann

D Terbush

Chief Permit

Divis ion

Off ice o f


National

Marine

Fisher ies Service

NOAA/Department o f

Commerce

1335

East-West

Highway

Si lve r

Spring

M

20910

Dear Ms. Terbush:

20

Apri l

1992

Enclosed for your

in fo rmat ion and response i s

a l e t t e r

r ecen t ly s en t to

the Commission from

Mr.

Dave

Shor t t .

The l e t t e r expresses concern regard ing the i s suance o f a

publ i c d i sp lay

permi t

fo r Til l icum

the male k i l l e r

whale

which

was imported from Sealand of t he Pac i f i c and

i s cu r r en t l y

main ta ined a t

Sea World of Flor ida . The l e t t e r

a l so advocates

t h a t

the whale be

re tu rned

to

the wild .

I

would

be g ra t e fu l i you would be kind

enough

to wri te Mr.

Shor t t

and

address

h i s concerns .

Thank you.

Enclosure

cc:

Mr. Shor t t

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John Tii i

s s

Execut ive D irec to r

IIIJ.arine ~ - ~ e J 1 i f J C ; l

C o : : : : ; ~ i s ~ i c n

1825 Connec t icu t ve Nt, S1i te ~ 1 2

~ s e h i n f t o n , DC ~ 0 0 0 9

S i r :

6co. Coni fe r '-;,cy

Ast lend , OR 97520

~ " ' r r i l 6,

1992

i'm 0 r i t i n g

c o ~ o e ~ n i n g

Orlando, F L - b e s ~ d Sea

K b r l d ' s d e s i r e ~ i o o ~

t 2 in a

ps.rmit.

tc di_splty Til1 icum, en orca. tr-.ey ohtai r ted f rom'Can

ada ' s Sea l nd . I

oppo::o.e

t he

frc:nting- oLEuch s

perrriit

to Sea Wor

. . . .

As

Eic

O'B.2rry,

prer . ident

o f tne

Dolphin

Pro J ec t ;

sa_ ;,B,

' 'Three

th ings ~ i l l 'eE , ' : , : r : : ] ~ l s : nt tE . ::;c.llutir:n n:;c cco t iv . i t y .

Indeed ,

o f t :;e ::::_ crc.c'f 0 \ r . ~ t 1 0'.' 3E -,,,orld '?ince 1 9 ~ ; ~ 19

b t :V2

:iec 'cL U

t ivi t .Y Ttcugh

Gee

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in j : L i es

su s t c in ed

vbi le E t Se::::lr:nci.,. t:Je. : :o t : t i t icE. _sb()y, t h c t

s u P t e i n i n f t ~ m

in

CEotivi ty wi l l

only lend to

hie demise .

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in

the ~ ~ l d ,

ou.ttin,q tt e.ii j ~ ~ t[c'nl:::: ebout tc: l the

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of c: f co tb s l1 f i e ld , 0nd

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x ~ l o i t E t i ~ e .

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you

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to

~ F D Y

Sef

~ o r l d ' s

reqJes t

to

d i s p l a j

Ti l l icum,

a n ~

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1825 CONNECTICUT AVENUE,

N W

512

WASHINGTON,

DC 20009

Ms. Ann D Terbush

Chief Permit

Divis ion

Off ice

of Protec ted

Resources

Nat ional Marine Fisher ies

Service

NOAA/Department o f

Commerce

1335

East-West

Highway

S i lv e r Spring M

20910

Dear Ms. Terbush:

23 Apri l

1992

Enclosed

for your information

and response i s

a

l e t t e r

r ecen t ly

sen t

to

the Commission from

Mr.

Matthew Sco t t .

The l e t t e r

expresses concern regard ing the i s suance o f a

publ i c d i sp lay

permi t

fo r Til l icum t he

male k i l l e r whale

which

was

imported

from

Sealand o f t he Pac i f i c

and i s cur ren t ly

maintained

a t

Sea

World o f Flor ida .

The l e t t e r a l s o advocates

t ha t

the

whale

be

re turned

to t he wild .

I

would

be

g ra t e fu l

i

you would

be

kind

enough

to

wri t e

Mr.

Scot t and address h i s concerns .

Thank you.

Enclosure

cc: Mr. Scot t


~

R.

Twiss J r .

u t iv e

Direc to r


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Matthew Sco t t

MARINE M MM L COMMISSION

1825 CONNECTICUT AVENUE N.W. 512

WASHINGTON DC 20009

333 W

8th

S t re e t

Corva l l i s Oregon

97330

Dear Mr. Scot t :

23

Apri l

1992

Thank

you fo r

your

l e t t e r . t

was rece ived

a t the

Marine

Mammal Commission on 20 Apri l

1992.

Inasmuch as the Commission

does

not

i ssue

permi ts

your

l e t t e r reques t ing t h a t a publ i c d i sp lay

permi t

for the k i l l e r

whale, Ti l l i cum no t be i ssued to Sea

World has

been

forwarded

to

t he

Nat ional

Marine Fisher ies Serv ice

the

agency t h a t does have

regu la to ry

au thor i ty .

Enclosed fo r

your

informat ion i s a copy of the Comm ission s

8 January

1992

l e t t e r to the Nat ional

Marine

Fisher ies

Service

regarding

t he reques t

by Sea World

to import. Ti l l i cum from

Canada.

Thank you

fo r

having

wri t t en and apprised

us

o f

your

thought s .

Sincere ly

'-2

wiss, J

Enclosure

cc

with incoming: Ms. Ann D

Terbush

Chief , Permit Divis ion

cu t ive Direc to

Nat iona l Marine Fisher ies Service

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WASHINGTON, DC 20009

Ms. Ann D Terbush

Chief

Permit

Divis ion

Off ice o f


National

Marine Fisher ies

Service

NOAA/Department of

Commerce

1335 East-West

Highway

S i lv e r Spring

M

20910

Dear

Ms.

Terbush:

23 Apri l

1992

Enclosed

fo r your information

and response i s

a l e t t e r

r ecen t ly

sen t to the Commission from Mr.

Brian

Waters.

The l e t t e r expresses concern regarding the i s suance o f a

publ i c d i sp lay

permi t

fo r Ti l l i cum the

male k i l l e r

whale which

was

imported from Sealand of t he

P ac i f i c and i s cur ren t ly

maintained a t Sea

World of Flor ida .

The l e t t e r a l so advocates

t h a t

the

whale be

re turned

to

t he wild .

I

would

be

g ra t e fu l

i

you would

be

kind

enough

to

wri t e

Mr.

Waters.

Thank

you.

Enclosure

cc: Mr.

Waters

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Sincere ly \ .

R. Twiss N\

u t iv e

Direc to r


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John Twiss

Execut ive Direc tor

Marine

Mammal

Commission

1825

Connect icu t

Ave. W

Sui te

512

Washington,

DC 20009

Dear

Mr. Twiss:

17449

Arminta

St .

Northr idge,

C

91325

17 Apri l

1992

I

am wri t ing to you to ask t h a t

your

off i ce

not

to grant Sea

World

a permit

to place the

Orca

Whale, Ti l l i cum on publ ic

di sp lay .

Sea

World does

not

know how to care fo r these p rec ious

animals .Of

the

26 Orcas

t ha t

they have

captured o r imported 19 have died

s ince 1965. The

most

recent being

the death

of Kenau

in Orlando

on

August 6, 1991.

Most

of the

worlds leading

marine

sc i en t i s t s are

opposed

to

keeping

sea mammals

in

c a p t i v i t y

including

Jacques

Cousteau,

Dr. Paul Spong

and

Ric

O Barry . These

people

have

s tudied the

oceans

for

most o f

t he i r

adu l t l i v e s they should know

what

i s

bes t

for these

animals .

On the mat ter

o f

Ti l l i cum t h i s

mammal

k i l l e d

h is t r a ine r l a s t

year a t

Canada s Sea land

and then

preceded to smash himself

aga ins t

the

s ide s

o f a holding tank t ha t i s only

two fee t longer

than

h is

body. These

animals

can

swim

up

to

100

miles

a

day

in

the ocean,

and t i s c rue l and

unusual punishment to

imprison

them

fo r

the

so le

purpose

of en te r ta ing

humans.

When Sea

World obta ined T i l l i cum

the Marine Fisher ies

Serv ice

p laced spec ia l cond i t ions

on

the temporary

import

and

i nd ica t ed

t ha t r e leas ing

the

animal i s an opt ion

i f the publ ic

permit

t o d i sp lay

i s denied .

This

i s why I am

wri t ing

to you,

because

you are the person

who

can

deny the

permit . Please look a t

the f a c t s and

consul t the exper t s becasue every th ing points

to the fac t t ha t

t h i s

beau t i fu l

c rea tu re

must be

r e leased .

Ti l l i cum needs to r e tu rn home.

Sincere ly

Brian

Waters

RE EIVED PR 2

99


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Mr.

Brian Waters

17449 Arminata

St .

Northr idge,

C

91325

Dear

Mr.

Waters:

23

Apri l

1992

Thank you fo r your l e t t e r .

t

was rece ived

a t

the Marine

Mammal Commission on 20 Apri l 1992.

Inasmuch

as the Commission does not i ssue permi t s your

l e t t e r

reques t ing

t h a t a publ i c d i sp lay

permi t

fo r the k i l l e r

whale, Ti l l i cum no t be i s sued to

Sea

World has been forwarded

to

t he Nat ional Marine Fisher ies Serv ice the agency t h a t does have

regu la to ry

au th o r i t y .

Enclosed

fo r your information

i s

a

copy

of the Commiss ion s

8

January

1992 l e t t e r

to

t he National Marine

Fisher ies Serv i ce

regarding t he reques t by

Sea

World to import Ti l l i cum

from

Canada.

Thank you

fo r

having

wri t t en

and

apprised

us

o f

your

thoughts .

Enclosure

cc wi th incoming: Ms.

Ann D Terbush

Chief Permit Divis ion

i n c e r e l ~

n R. Tw1ss,

r .

cu t ive

Direc

or

National

Marine

Fisher ies

Serv ice

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MARINE

M MM L

COMMISSION



23

Apri l

1992

. '

_ ; : . . . . : : . _ . . . _ . : : ; : ... .

Ms. Ann D Terbush

Chief

Permit

Divis ion

Off ice of Protec ted

Resources

National

Marine Fisher ies

Service

NOAA/Department of

Commerce


S i lv e r Spring MD

20910

Dear

Ms.

Terbush:

Enclosed

fo r your

in fo rmat ion and response i s

a l e t t e r

r ecen t ly s en t

to t he Commission

from

Mr.

Mark Kelsey.

The l e t t e r

expresses concern regarding t he i ssuance

o f

a

publ i c d i sp lay

permi t

fo r Ti l l i cum

the male k i l l e r

whale

which

was imported from Sealand o f the Pac i f i c

and i s cu r r en t l y

maintained a t Sea

World

o f

Flor ida .

The

l e t t e r

a l so

advocates

t h a t t he

whale

be re tu rned to the wild .

I

would

be

g ra t e fu l

i f

you would

be

k ind

enough

to

wri te

Mr.

K e l s e y ~

Thank you.

Enclosure

cc: Mr. Kelsey


R. Twiss J ~

u t ive

Direc tor


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April 11, 1992

John

Twiss

Executive Director

Marine Mammal Commission

Mark

elsey

1825 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 512

Washington, DC 20009

Dear Mr. Twiss,

The Busch Entertainment Corporation has has

been

responsible for the unneeded

deaths

and

suffering of many orcas

and other

marine mammals over the

years

at

Sea World.

And yet, the Marine Fisheries Service has allowed the public display permit

over

and

over again. jacques Costeau is opposed to keeping sea mammals in

captivity, as you know, because

there

is

no

science here.

Now in the case of Tillicum, actual abuse, severe animal injury

and

even

human

death has

been

the

result. Scientific research is NOT public

amusement

and

priva te profit. On

the other hand, if

the

torture of marine

mammals is scientific

research'',

than

Tillicum should remain

the

property of the Busch Entertainment

Corporation for

them

to exploit.

The public amusement permit must and should be

denied.

It is sad to discover

that the

Marine Fisheries Service

has

NINER

released

an

orca

back

into the

wild.

Then, why have we

been

trying to save them?

just

for the Busch Entertainment

Corporation?

~ t l G b

Mark Kelsey

cc. Senator John F Kerry

RE EIVED APR

2 992

165 Winthrop

Street,

Winthrop, MA 02152 (617) 846-3402


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Mr. Mark Kelsey

165 Winthrop S t re e t

Winthrop,

M

02152

Dear

Mr. Kelsey:

CONNECTICUT AVENUE,

N W

512

WASHINGTON,

DC

20009

20

Apri l

1992

Thank you

fo r

your

l e t t e r .

t

was

rece ived

a t

t h e

Marine

Mammal

Commission on 20 Apri l 1992.

Inasmuch

as the Commission does not i s sue permi t s your

l e t t e r

reques t ing

t h a t a publ i c d i sp lay permi t fo r t h e k i l l e r

whale, Ti l l i cum no t be i ssued

to

Sea World has been forwarded

to

the National

Marine Fisher ies Serv ice t he agency t h a t does have

regu la to ry au thor i ty .

Enclosed fo r

your

information

i s

a

copy

of

the Commiss ion s

8 January 1992 l e t t e r to t he National Marine Fisher ies Serv i ce

regarding t he reques t by Sea World to import Ti l l i cum from

Canada.

Thank

you

fo r

having wri t t en and

apprised us o f your

thoughts .

Enclosure

cc

with incoming:

Ms. Ann D Terbush

Chief , Permit

Divis ion

Sincere ly

nR . ~ .

cu t ive

Direc to r

Nat ional Marine

Fisher ies Serv ice



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10

Apri l

1992

Ms Ann

D Terbush

Chief Permit

Divis ion

Office

of Protected Resources

National

Marine Fisher ies

Service

NOAA/Department

of

Commerce

1335 East-West

Highway

Silver Spring M 20910

Dear

Ms

Terbush:

Enclosed for your

information and response

i s a l e t t e r

recent ly

sent

to

the

Commission

from Mr

David cut le r

The

l e t t e r

expresses

concern regarding

the issuance

of

a

public

display permit

for

Tillicum the

male ki l l e r whale which

was

imported

from

Sealand of

the

Pacif ic and i s currently

maintained

a t

Sea

World

of Florida.

The

l e t t e r also advocates

tha t

the

whale be

returned

to

the

wild.

I

would

be

grateful

i f

you would

be

kind

enough

to

write Mr

cut le r and

address his

concerns.

Thank

you.

Enclosure

cc:

Mr

David

Cutler

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Twiss Jr.

ut ive

Director


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Mr.

David

Cut l e r

64

Farmgate Road




South Berwick,

M 03908

Dear

Mr. Cut le r :

10

Apri l 1992

Thank you

fo r

your

l e t t e r . t

was

rece ived

a t

the

Marine

Mammal Commission on 8

Apri l

1992.

Inasmuch

as t h e

Commission

does

not

i s sue permi ts

your

l e t t e r reques t ing

t h a t a

publ i c d i sp lay permi t

fo r

t he

k i l l e r

whale, Ti l l i cum no t be i s sued to Sea

World

has

been forwarded

to

the

National

Marine Fisher ies

Serv ice

the



Enclosed

fo r

your information i s

a

copy

of the

Comm ission s

8

January

1992 l e t t e r

to the National Marine

Fisher i es

Serv ice

regarding

the r eques t by

Sea World to import Ti l l icum

from

Canada.

Thank you fo r having

wri t t en

and

appr ised

us o f your

thoughts .

Enclosure

cc wi th

incoming:

Ms.

Ann D Terbush

Chief

Permit

Divis ion

Since re ly

R TWiss: ~

cu t iv e

Di rec to r

Nat iona l Marine

Fisher ies

Serv ice

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M MM L

COMMISSION


N W

512

WASHINGTON,

DC

20009

Ms Ann

D. Terbush

Chief Permit Division

Office of

Protected

Resources

National Marine

Fisher ies

Service

NOAA/Department

of

Commerce

1335 East-West

Highway

Si lver Spring M 20910

Dear Ms Terbush:

10

Apri l

1992

Enclosed

for

your information

and

response i s

a

l e t t e r

recent ly sent to

the

Commission

from Ms Joanne Forman.

The l e t t e r expresses concern regarding

the

issuance of

a

publ ic display

permit

for Tillicum the male ki l l e r whale which

was imported from Sealand of

the

Pacif ic

and

is currently

maintained

a t

Sea

World

of

Florida. The

l e t t e r

also advocates

tha t the whale be returned

to

the

wild.

I

would

be

grateful

i f

you would

be

kind

enough

to

write Ms

Forman and address her concerns.

Thank

you.

Enclosure

cc:

Ms Joanne Forman

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Sincerely

l

Twiss J r

utive Directo

\._


20/53

SATURDAY 4

APRIL

1992

MR. JOHN

TWISS,

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR


1825

CONNECTICUT AVE NW 512

WASHINGTON

DC 20009

DEAR

MR. TWISS:

P O

BOX 1101

RANCHOS

DE

TAOS NM 87557

THIS

IS

TO REQUEST THAT

THE

COMMISSION NOT GRANT TO SEA WORLD

OF

FLORIDA

PERMISSION

TO DISPLAY

TILLICUM,

THE

ORCA

WHICH

HAS ALREADY

HAD

AN HORRENDOUS HISTORY AT

THE HANDS

OF

HUMAN

BEINGS.

NO LESS A

FIGURE

THAN

JACQUES

COUSTEAU AMONG MANY

OTHERS

IS

OPPOSED TO

THE

KEEPING

OF

ANY MARINE MAMMALS IN CAPTIVITY.

IT IS A

CURIOUS

ASPECT OF OUR SOCIETY,

TO

SAY THE

LEAST

THAT A

CHILD WHO TORTURES

AN ANIMAL SIGNALS PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

AND

THE NEED FOR

PSYCHIATRIC CARE -BUT

ADULTS

WHO DO

THE

SAME ESPECIALLY

IF IT IS FOR

PROFIT

ARE

ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH IT

IT IS A

DISGRACE

AND

UNWORTHY

OF A CIVILIZED SOCIETY.

TILLICUM

AT

LEAST

SHOULD

BE

RETURNED

TO

THE OCEAN AND ALLOWED TO

LIVE

OUT

HIS

LIFESPAN

WITHOUT

HUMAN

INTERFERENCE.

RECEIVED PR 0 7 992


21/53

Ms. Joanne

Forman

P.O.

Box 1101



N W

512

WASHINGTON,

DC

20009

Ranchos

De

Taos, N 87557

Dear

Ms. Forman:

10 April 1992

Thank you for your

l e t t e r

I t was

received

a t

the Marine

Mammal

Commission

on 7

Apri l

1992.

Inasmuch

as

the Commission does not issue permits , your

l e t t e r request ing tha t a public display permit for the

k i l l e r

whale, Til l icum, not be issued

to

Sea

World has

been

forwarded

to

the

National

Marine Fisher ies Service, the

agency

tha t does

have

regulatory authori ty .

Enclosed

for

your information

is

a copy

of

the Commission s

8 January

1992 l e t t e r to the

National Marine Fisheries Service

regarding the request by Sea World

to

import Til l icum from

Canada.

Thank

y u for having writ ten

and apprised

us

of your

thoughts.

Enclosure

cc with incoming: Ms. Ann

D

Terbush

Chief, Permit Division

Sincerely,

n

R.

TWiss

~

cut ive Director

National Marine

Fisheries

Service

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Ms.

Ann D

Terbush

Chief

Permi t

Divis ion

Office

of


National Marine

Fisher ies Service

NOAA/Department o f Commerce


Si lve r Spring M 20910

Dear Ms. Terbush:

10

Apri l

1992

Enclosed

for

your

in format ion and

response

i s a l e t t e r

r ecen t ly s en t

to

the

Commission

from Ms.

Joann F i t t .


t h e

i s suance of

a

publ i c d isp lay permi t fo r Ti l l i cum the male k i l l e r whale which

was imported

from

Sealand o f the Pac i f i c and i s cur ren t ly

maintained a t Sea World of Flor ida .

The l e t t e r

a l s o advocates

t h a t the whale be re tu rned

to

the wild .

I

would

be

gra te fu l

i f

you would

be

kind

enough

to

wri te Ms.

F i t t and address he r

concerns .

Thank

you.

Sincere ly

{

. \

n

R. Tw1.ss J r .

cu t ive

Direc to r

Enclosure

cc: Ms.

Joann

F i t t



23/53

Ms. Joann v

F i t t

MARINE

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N W

512


316 Robinhood Lane

Costa

Mesa,

C 92627

Dear

Ms.

F i t t :

10 Apri l 1992

Thank

you

fo r your l e t t e r . t was rece ived

a t

the

Marine

Mammal Commission on 6 Apri l 1992.

Inasmuch

as the Commission does not

i s sue

permi ts your

l e t t e r

reques t ing t ha t a

publ i c d isp lay permi t fo r the k i l l e r

whale, Ti l l i cum not be

i ssued

to Sea World has been forwarded to

the

Nat iona l Marine

Fisher ies

Serv ice

the



Enclosed for your informat ion i s

a

copy of

the

Commission s

8

January

1992 l e t t e r

to the

Nat iona l

Marine Fisher ies

Serv ice

regard ing

the reques t

by

Sea

World

to

import

Ti l l icum

from

Canada.

Thank you for having wri t t en and

appr ised

us of your

thoughts .

Since re ly

R.

Twiss,

J: k

Execut ive

Direc tor

Enclosure

cc with

incoming: Ms.

Ann D

Terbush


Nat iona l Marine Fisher ies Serv ice



24/53

Ms. Candace Batycki

P.O. Box

957

Nelson,

B.C.

V L 6A5

Dear

Ms. Batyck i :

MARINE

MAMMAL

COMMISSION


N.W.

512

WASHINGTON,

DC

20009

17

Apri l 1992

Thank

you

fo r your l e t t e r . t was rece ived a t t h e

Marine

Mammal Commission on 17 Apri l

1992.

Inasmuch

as t h e Commission does

not

i s sue p e rmi t s your

l e t t e r

reques t ing t h a t a publ i c d i sp lay permi t

fo r

th e k i l l e r

whale , Ti l l i cum no t

be

i s sued to

Sea

World has been forwarded to

t he National

Marine Fisher ies Serv ice i

t he agency t h a t does have

regu la to ry

au th o r i t y .

Enclosed

fo r your

in fo rmat ion i s

a

copy

o f

t h e Commiss ion s

8

January 1992

l e t t e r to

the Nat ional Marine F i s h e r i e s

Serv ice

regard ing

the

reques t by Sea World

to impor t T i l l i cu m from

Canada.

Thank you fo r having w r i t t en and appr i sed

us o f

your

thoughts .

Enclosure

cc

with incoming:

Ms. Ann

D. Terbush

Chief Permi t Divis ion

Since re ly

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M MM L

COMMISSION


N W

512

WASHINGTON,

DC

20009

Ms. Ann

D Terbush

Chief

Permi t

Divis ion

Office of Protec ted Resources

National Marine

Fisher ies

Service


1335 East-West

Highway

Si lve r Spring

M 20910

Dear

Ms. Terbush:

3

Apri l

1992

Enclosed

fo r

your

in format ion and

response

i s

a l e t t e r

recen t ly

s en t to the Commission from Ms.

Gayle

Young.

The

l e t t e r expresses concern regard ing the i s suance

o f a

publ i c d isp lay permi t for Ti l l i cum t h e male

k i l l e r

whale

which

was

imported from Sealand o f the Pac i f i c

and

i s cur ren t ly

mainta ined a t Sea World o f Flor ida .

The

l e t t e r a l so advocates

t h a t

the whale be

re tu rned to

the wild .

I

would

be

gra t e fu l

i

you would

be

kind

enough

to

wri te Ms.

Young and address

her

concerns.

Thank you.

Enclosure

cc: Ms. Gayle

Young

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n

R. Twiss

u t ive Direc t

r


27/53

Ms. Gayle Young




2003 Grove

St . 7

Boulder, Colorado 80302

Dear

Gayle Young:

3

Apri l 1992

Thank

you for

your l e t t e r .

t was

rece ived

a t the Marine

Mammal

Commission

on 2

March

1992.

Inasmuch

as

the

Commission does not

i s sue

permi ts your

l e t t e r reques t ing t ha t

a publ i c d isp lay

permit


whale, Ti l l icum

not be

i ssued to

Sea World has been forwarded

to

t h e

Nat iona l Marine

Fisher ies

Service

t h e

agency

t ha t does

have

r egu la to ry au thor i ty .

Enclosed

fo r your informat ion i s a copy

o f

the Commission 's

8 January 1992 l e t t e r

to

t h e Nat iona l Marine Fisher ies Serv ice

regard ing the reques t

by

Sea World to import

Ti l l icum

from

Canada.

Thank you

fo r

having

wri t t en

and

appr ised

us

of

your

thoughts .

Enclosure

cc

wi th incoming: Ms. Ann D Terbush

Chief , Permi t Divis ion

Sincere ly

Nat iona l

Marine

Fisher ies

Serv ice

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29/53

Mr. Richard

Arkl in

7641 Nelin Ave 8

Whit t i e r C 90602

Dear Mr. Arkl in:



WASHINGTON,

DC

20009

3 Apri l 1992

Thank

you

fo r your l e t t e r . t

was rece ived

a t t he Marine

Mammal Commission on 2 March 1992.

Inasmuch

as the Commission does

not

i s sue pe rmi t s

your

l e t t e r

reques t ing

t h a t

a

pub l ic display

permi t

fo r the

k i l l e r

whale, Ti l l icum not

be

i ssued to

Sea World

has been forwarded

to

the

National

Marine Fisher ies

Service,

the agency t ha t does have


Enclosed fo r your informat ion i s a copy o f t he Commission's

8

January

1992 l e t t e r

to the Nat iona l

Marine

Fisher i es

Service

regarding t he reques t by Sea World to import Ti l l icum from

canada.

Thank

you

fo r having wri t t en and

appr ised

us o f your

thoughts .

Sincere ly

~

Joh

R. Twiss, J r .

Enclosure

cc with incoming:

Ms.

Ann D

Terbush


Execut ive

Direc to r

Nat iona l

Marine

Fisher ies

Service



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Ms.

Ann

D Terbush

Chief Permi t

Divis ion

Office o f Protec ted Resources

National Marine

Fisher ies

Service




Dear Ms.

Terbush:

12

February

1992

Enclosed for your in format ion and response

i s a

l e t t e r

r ecen t ly s en t

to

the Commission from Mr.

Frank

Smith.


t h e

i s suance o f

a

publ i c d i sp lay permi t fo r Ti l l i cum the male k i l l e r whale which

was imported

from

Sealand o f the P a c i f i c and i s cur ren t ly

mainta ined

a t

Sea World o f Flor ida . The l e t t e r a l s o advocates

t h a t the whale be

re tu rned to

the wild .

I

would be

gra te fu l

i f

you would

be

kind

enough

to

wri te

Mr.

Smith and address

h i s concerns.

Thank you.

Sincere ly

~ ~

~ } ~ i v e Direc to r

Enclosure

cc: Mr. Frank Smith

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6

February

1992

Ms.

Ann

D Terbush

Chief

Permit

Divis ion

Office

o f

Protec ted

Resources

Nat iona l

Marine

Fisher ies Service



Si lve r Spring

M 20910

Dear

Ms.

Terbush:

Enclosed

fo r your in format ion and response

i s a

l e t t e r

r ecen t ly s en t

to

the Commission from Mr.

Will iam

R. Brooks.

The l e t t e r expresses

concern regard ing the i s suance o f

a

publ i c d i sp lay

permi t for

Ti l l i cum

the

male k i l l e r

whale which

was

imported

from Sealand of the

Pac i f i c

and

i s cur ren t ly

maintained a t Sea

World

o f


a l s o advocates

t ha t t he whale be re tu rned

to the

wild .

I

would

be

g ra t e fu l

i

you would

be

kind

enough

to

wri te

Mr.

Brooks and address

h i s

concerns .

Thank you.

Enclosure

cc: Mr. Will iam

R.

Brooks


Sincere ly

n

R.

Twiss

J r .

cu t ive Direc to r


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6

February

1992

Mr. Will iam

R. Brooks

3294 Latana Drive

Palm Harbor, FL 34684

Dear

Mr.

Brooks:

Thank you

for

your l e t t e r of 22

January 1992. t

was

rece ived

a t

the

Marine

Mammal

Commission on

27

January

1992.

Inasmuch

as t he Commission does not i s sue

permi ts

your

l e t t e r reques t ing t h a t a publ i c d i sp lay permi t fo r the k i l l e r

whale , Ti l l i cum no t

be

i ssued

to Sea

World

has

been forwarded to

t h e

National Marine

Fisher ies

Serv ice the agency t h a t does

have


Enclosed fo r

your

in fo rmat ion i s a copy o f the Commission s

8

January

1992 l e t t e r

to

the National

Marine Fisher ies

Serv ice

regard ing the reques t by

Sea

World

to

import Ti l l i cum from

Canada.

Thank you

fo r

having

wri t t en

and

appr i sed

us

o f

your

thoughts .

1

Sincere ly

~

Jo

n

R.

Twiss,

J r .

Execut ive Direc tor

Enclosure

cc with incoming: Ms.

Ann

D Terbush


Nat ional

Marine

Fisher ies Serv ice

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WASHINGTON,

DC

20009

Ms. Ann

D Terbush

Chief

Permit

Divis ion

Office

of


National Marine

Fisher ies

Service

NOAA/Department o f

Commerce



Dear

Ms.

Terbush:

6

February

1992

Enclosed for your

in format ion

and response i s

a

l e t t e r

r ecen t l y

sen t to the Commission from

Ms. Paula

Wheeler .


the

i s suance o f

a

publ i c

d isp lay

permit fo r Ti l l i cum

the male

k i l l e r

whale

which

was

imported from Sealand o f the Pac i f i c and

i s

cur ren t ly

mainta ined a t Sea World o f Flor ida .

The

l e t t e r a l s o

advocates

t ha t

the whale be

re tu rned to

the wild .

I

would

be

g ra t e fu l

i

you would

be

kind

enough

to

wri te Ms.

Wheeler and

address he r

concerns .

Thank

you.

Enclosure

cc: Ms. Paula Wheeler

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n

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1992


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N W

512

WASHINGTON,

DC

20009

Ms. Paula J .

Wheeler

P.O. Box

1227

Dunedin,

FL

34697-1227

Dear

Ms. Wheeler:

6 February 1992

Thank

you

fo r your l e t t e r of 22

January 1992. t

was

rece ived

a t

the

Marine

Mammal

Commission on

31

January

1992.

Inasmuch as the

Commission does not

i s sue permi t s

your

l e t t e r reques t ing t h a t a publ ic d isp lay permi t


whale,

Ti l l i cum

not

be

i s sued

to Sea

World

has

been

forwarded

to

t he National Marine Fisher ies Serv ice

t h e



Enclosed

for your

in fo rmat ion i s

a

copy o f the

Comm ission s

8

January

1992

l e t t e r to the Nat ional Marine Fisher ies

Serv ice

regard ing

t he reques t by

Sea

World

to

import

Ti l l i cum from

Canada.

Thank you

fo r

having

wri t t en

and

appr i sed

us

o f

your

thoughts .

Enclosure

cc with incoming: Ms.

Ann

D Terbush

Chief , Permit

Divis ion

Sincere ly

hn

R.

Twiss l

ecut ive Direc tor

Nat ional

Marine

Fisher ies

Serv ice

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6

February

1992

Ms. Ann

D

Terbush

Chief

Permi t

Divis ion

Office

o f


National Marine

Fisher ies

Service

NOAA/Department o f

Commerce


Si lve r Spring

M

20910

Dear Ms.

Terbush:

Enclosed fo r your information and response i s

a

l e t t e r

r ecen t l y

sen t

to

the Commission from Ms. Monique Amado.

The l e t t e r expresses concern regard ing the i s suance o f

a

publ i c d i sp lay permi t for Ti l l i cum the male k i l l e r whale

which

was

imported from Sealand o f the P a c i f i c and

i s

cur ren t ly

maintained

a t Sea World o f Flor ida .

The


t ha t

the

whale

be

re turned to

the wild .

I

would

be

gra t e fu l

i f

you would

be

kind

enough

to

wri te Ms.

Amado

and

address

her

concerns .

Thank

you.

Enclosure

cc: Ms.

Monique Amado

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WASHINGTON,

DC

20009

Ms. Ann

D Terbush

Chief Permit

Divis ion

Office

o f


National Marine Fisher ies Service


1335 East-West

Highway


Dear Ms.

Terbush:

6

February

1992

Enclosed

for

your

in format ion and response

i s a l e t t e r

r ecen t ly s en t

to

the Commission from Mr. Michael Whalen.

The

l e t t e r expresses concern regard ing t h e i s suance o f

a

publ i c d i sp lay permit fo r Ti l l i cum

the

male k i l l e r whale which

was imported

from Sealand o f the Pac i f i c and

i s cur ren t ly

mainta ined

a t Sea World of


a l s o advocates

t ha t

the

whale

be

re tu rned

to

the wild .

I

would

be

gra te fu l

i f

you would

be

kind

enough

to

wri te

Mr.

Whalen and

address

h i s

concerns .

Thank you.

Enclosure

cc: Mr. Micheal Whalen


s ince re ly

o n

R.

Twiss

cu t ive

Direc to r


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Ms.

Monique Amado

MARINE

M MM L

COMMISSION



2956

Fl i n t

Drive South

Clearwater

FL

34619

Dear Ms. Amado:

6

February

1992

Thank you fo r

your

l e t t e r o f

22 January

1992. t

was

rece ived

a t

the Marine Mammal Commission on

27 January

1992.

Inasmuch

as

the

Commission

does

not

i s sue permi ts

your

l e t t e r reques t ing

t ha t

a publ i c d i sp lay permi t fo r the k i l l e r

whale, Ti l l i cum no t be i s sued

to Sea World has

been

forwarded to

the

National

Marine Fisher ies Serv ice the agency

t h a t does

have

regu la to ry

au thor i ty .

Enclosed fo r your

information i s

a

copy

o f

t h e Comm ission s

8

January 1992 l e t t e r to the Nat ional Marine Fisher ies Serv ice

regard ing t h e

reques t by

Sea World to impor t Ti l l i cum from

Canada.

Thank

you for having wri t t en and appr i sed

us

o f

your

thoughts .

Enclosure

cc wi th

incoming: Ms. Ann D

Terbush

Chief , Permit

Divis ion

Since re ly

hn R T w i s s ~ : .

ecut ive Direc tor

National

Marine Fisher ies

Serv ice

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John

Twiss ,

Exec. D irec to r

Marine

Mammal

Commission

1825 Connec t icu t Ave. NW

Su i t e

512

Washington, DC 20009

Dear

S i r :

January

23, 1992

MTCl l.AEL

WHALEN

\ii7 h Reynolds

Apt.

\

Freedom i s a an e l u s i v e q u a l i t y to

d e f i n e .

To cap tu re

the very meaning of the word i s , in i t s e l f , to

somehow

l i m i t

it Often it i s

e a s i e r to

say what

freedom

i s

not .

One

could

say

t h a t

freedom

i s not anything t h a t occurs

u n n a t u ra l l y , or ou t of t he o rd in a ry .

A

person

t a lk ing

to

anothe r

with

the

fea r t h a t

t h e i r

words

may be used

as

grounds

to

conf inement

i s one

common

d e f i n i t i o n of what

freedom

i s

not .

Likewise , a mind h e s i t a n t

to explore the

h e ig h t s and

depths o f an i dea fo r

fea r

of

conf inement o r abuse

i s

u n f ree .

Eagles

on

t e t h e r s

have no

freedom.

Panthe rs

in

cages , forced

i n t o

t he unna tura l

behavior

of pacing

by

being placed

in

out of t he o rd ina ry co n f in es ,

cannot be

s a i d

to know freedom.

Babes,

born

i n t o

s l av e ry ,

a ~ e not

f ree .

Yet , we in t h i s

count ry

have taken on the

t ask

of

de f i n i ng what it means

to

be

f r ee . We

have

done

so

v o l u n t a r i l y

and a t

t imes

with

g rea t

d e l i g h t .

While

on

o th e r

oc c a s i ons , we

have

su f fe red under t he

bloody chore

and

not

a lways

without a s t ru g g l e to

do

the

th ing we know i s r i g h t .

We have sought to champion the

r i g h t

of a l l peoples

to

l i ve without unnecessa ry and

unagreed

to co n t ro l s of

anothe r . We c a l l

t h i s

a

democrat ic

voice . I t i s

of

g r e a t

va lue

to

us to

be a l lowed

the

chance a t de f i n i ng

freedom.

I t i s

to

our c r e d i t t h a t we

seek to a l low o t h e r s t h i s

same

o p p o r tu n i ty .

We have come to the poin t in

t ime

where we can

no

longer remain in den ia l of our u n fo r tu n a t e success in

oppress ing ,

ex p l o i t i n g

and othe rwise

b ru t a l i z i n g

our

f e l low

i n h ab i t an t s

of

t h e i r and

our) home,

EARTH. It i s

t ime

to

al low

our awareness

to

embrace

our

d e e d ~

Only

then

can

we

change.

Change i s our n a tu re , it i s what we a re

good

a ~ I t

i s

the ro o t of t he system we employ to

d i sc ove r

freedom. We

l i s t e n

to what o t h e r s a re

say ing . We

open our t i r ed eyes to

the s i g h t s we do not

l i ke

to see

and

we change them fo r the

b e t t e r .

Our

success

can be measured by our

humanness;

our

compassion

and

empathy fo r o t h e r s . It i s not a fa r l eap to

empath ize

with

those

who speak

a

d i f f e r e n t language. We

RE EIVED

FE

8 3

992

\


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s h a ~ e

with them t he

i n t an g i b l e

not ion

of f ~ e e d o m .

In t an g ib l e

but so ~ e a l .

So ~ e a l

t h a t ts

not ion i s

spoken by

t hose

whom we

have not h e a ~ d .

But

today , they a ~ e SILENT NO MORE

And

t

i s t h e i ~

voice you h e a ~ now.

I

j o i n with t hose

voices

in

demanding f ~ e e d o m

f o ~ a l l ~

Two

legged

o ~ f o u ~

f inned .

M ~ . John

Twiss

you have the a u t h o ~ i t y to ac t as o u ~

~ e p ~ e s e n t t i v e in d ec i s io n s ~ e g a ~ d i n g

t he

well being of

m a ~ i n e mammals.

As

Y ~ e p ~ e s e n t a t i v e

I

thank you f o ~

accep t ing t h i s c h a ~ g e and

I now

demand

t h a t

you

w o ~ k f o ~

t he

~ i g h t f u l

~ e l e a s e

of

a l l

m a ~ i n e mammals capab le o f l iv ing

t h e i ~

l i v e s as to

t he

n a t u ~ e of t h e i ~ being, in unconf ined

f ~ e e d o m .

I

demand t h a t

you

l i s t e n and ~ e l e a s e

when

he

has

healed, t h a t

o ~ c some

c a l l

T i l l i c u m . Do

not a l low t h i s

f e l low to be p u b l i c ly d i sp l ay ed .

Do

not a l low his c ~ u e l

condi t ion of cap t iv i t y and conf inement to cont inue

one

day

p as t h i s a b i l i t y to

l i ve

beyond h i s

i n j u ~ i e s .

He was

b o ~ n

f o ~

t he

wide and

t he

deep.

He

as

o t h e ~ s

l i ke him

have

w i l l d i e unhappy i f

u n f ~ e e .

That

John

Twiss i s the voice

we must h e a ~ . The seven o t h e ~ cap t iv e dea ths speak loudly

to the cause

of

f ~ e e d o m

f o ~

the ~ e m a i n i n g g ~ e a t mammals

of

the sea .

H e a ~ them

f ~ o m t h i e ~ n a ~ ~ o w shal low

t anks . H e a ~

t h e i ~ c a l l f o ~

f ~ e e d o m .

H e a ~

them John

Twiss

and

a c t .


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Ms. Ann

D Terbush

Chief

Permi t

Divis ion

Office

o f

Protec ted

Resources

National

Marine

Fisher ies

Service




Dear

Ms.

Terbush:

6

February

1992

Enclosed fo r your in format ion and response

i s a

l e t t e r

recen t ly sen t

to

the Commission from Mr. Erik Botsford .

The

l e t t e r expresses concern regard ing the i s suance o f

a

publ i c d i sp lay permi t fo r Ti l l i cum the male

k i l l e r

whale which

was

imported from Sealand of t he Pac i f i c and i s cur ren t ly

mainta ined a t Sea World

of

Flor ida . The l e t t e r a l so advocates

t h a t

t h e

whale be re tu rned to the wild .

I

would

be

gra t e fu l

i

you would

be

kind

enough

to

wri te

Mr.

Botsford and address h i s

concerns .

Thank you.

Enclosure

cc:

Mr.

Erik

Botsford

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R. Twiss J ~

u t ive Direc to r


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N W

512


Ms.

Ann

D

Terbush

Chief

Permi t

Divis ion

Office

o f


National Marine

Fisher ies Service

NOAA/Department o f

Commerce

1335

East-West Highway

S i l v e r

Spr ing

M 20910

Dear

Ms. Terbush:

6

February

1992

Enclosed

for

your

information and response

i s a

l e t t e r

recen t ly

sen t

to

the Commission from Mr. Erik Botsford .

The

l e t t e r

expresses concern regard ing

the i s suance o f

a

pub l ic d i sp lay permi t fo r Til l icum

t he

male

k i l l e r

whale which

was imported from Sealand of

the

Pac i f i c and

i s

cur ren t ly

mainta ined

a t

Sea World of Flor ida .

The


t h a t the whale be

re turned

to

the

wild.

I

would

be

gra t e fu l

i f

you would

be

kind

enough

to

wri te

Mr.

Botsford

and

address h i s

concerns .

Thank you.

Sincere ly

M ~ ~

g u ~ i v Direc to r

Enclosure

cc:

Mr.

Erik

Botsford

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WASHINGTON,

DC

20009

Ms. Ann

D

Terbush

Chief

Permit

Divis ion

Office

of

Protec ted

Resources

National Marine

Fisher ies

Service



Si lve r Spring

M 20910

Dear Ms. Terbush:

5

February

1992

Enclosed

for

your

in format ion and

response i s a l e t t e r

r ecen t ly s en t

to the Commission

from

Ms. Cynthia

Alsaf fa r .

The l e t t e r

expresses concern regard ing the i s suance

o f a

publ i c d isp lay permi t fo r Ti l l i cum the male

k i l l e r

whale

which

was

imported from Sealand of the Pac i f i c and

i s

cur ren t ly

mainta ined a t Sea World of Flor ida .

The


t h a t

t h e whale be

re tu rned to

the wild .

I

would

be

gra t e fu l

i f

you would

be

kind

enough

to

wri te Ms.

Alsaf fa r and address

her

concerns .

Thank you.

Sincere ly

~ ~ \ .

Twiss J r .

Execut ive

Direc to r

Enclosure

cc:

Ms. Cynthia Alsaf fa r



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Dear

Mr. John Twiss,

I am wri t ing

to

you

regarding the male orca Ti

icum . I

f ind t d i s t ress ing tha t a f t e r the inc iden t with

Kel t ie

Burn

the

i s sue

of

Ti l l i cum s re l ea se back in to the wild

was

not taken more

se r ious ly .

Ti l l i cum

has suf fe red grea t ly

while in cap t iv i ty ,

as

have

a l l

cap tured

marine

mammals.

I urge

you to

p lease not grant

the permi t a l lowing Sea

World

to

place

Til l icum

on

publ ic

d i sp lay .

Ti l l icum

should be

t r e a t ed

for his

i n j u r i e s , and

then put

in to

a

program which wil l prepare him fo r

re lease

back in to the wild. In

the

pas t four

years seven k i l l e r whales have died a t

Sea

World,

l e t s

not have

Til l icum

become number

e ight .

Cynthia

Alsa f fa r

811

S.W. 11st

Apt.

A

Gainesvi l le ,

Fl 32601

6 / 1 . ~ / - - - ~

S i n c e r e l ~

~ n t h i sa f f a r


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Mr. Michael Whalen



N W

512

WASHINGTON,

DC

20009

1217

1/2 Reynolds Apt.

C

Clearwater

FL 34616

Dear

Mr. Whalen:

6

February

1992

Thank

you

for your

l e t t e r

of 22

January

1992.

t

was

rece ived

a t

the

Marine

Mammal Commission on 3 February

1992.

Inasmuch

as

the

Commission does not

i s sue

permi t s your

l e t t e r reques t ing t ha t a publ i c d i sp lay permi t


whale ,

Ti l l i cum

not

be

i s sued

to

Sea

World

has been

forwarded

to

the

National

Marine Fisher ies

Serv ice

the


regu la to ry

au th o r i t y .

Enclosed for

your

in fo rmat ion i s

a

copy o f the Comm ission s

8 January 1992 l e t t e r to t he Nat ional Marine Fisher ies Serv ice

regard ing the reques t by Sea World to

import

Ti l l i cum from

Canada.

Thank you for having

wri t t en

and appr i sed us o f your

thoughts .

Enclosure

cc wi th incoming: Ms.

Ann D

Terbush


Since re ly

Twiss,

J r .

ecu t ive D i rec to r

National Marine Fisher ies Serv ice

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The Honorable Will iam W Fox, J r . , Ph.D.

Ass is tan t Adminis t ra tor fo r Fisher ies

National Marine

Fisher ies

Service , NOAA

1335 East-West Highway, Room 9334

Si lve r

Spring ,

M 20910

Dear Dr. Fox:

January

1992

Sea

World of

Flor ida has

reques ted au thor iza t ion under

sec t ions

109(h)

(2) and 112(c) of t he Marine Mammal Pro tec t ion Act

to

impor t

a

male k i l l e r

whale

from Canada on

an

emergency

bas i s

to render medical

t rea tment

[of the

animal] t ha t i s

not

o therwise ava i l ab le . The Marine Mammal Commission, in

consu l ta t ion with

i t s

Committee of

Sc ie n t i f i c

Advisors

on

Marine

Mammals,

has considered Sea World s

reques t

and, based

on

the

in format ion ava i lab le to

i t , has concluded t ha t the

hea l th of

the

male k i l l e r

whale

cu r r en t l y being

held

a t Sealand of the

Pac i f i c

i s t h rea t ened by continued

maintenance

of t he animal in the

smal l

medical holding

pool

a t t he f ac i l i t y .

The

record

av a i l ab l e

to

the Commission

ind ica tes

t ha t : (1) no a l t e rna t ive

f a c i l i t y

capable of maintain ing the animal e x i s t s in Canada; (2) a t t empts

to

place

the animal i n the main pool a t Sealand of t he Pac i f i c ,

which i s

occupied

by two

female

k i l l e r

whales

and

a

ca l f ,

have

been unsuccess fu l ; (3) the hea l th of t he whale in

ques t ion

has

a l ready

been af fec ted ;

and

(4) t i s not poss ib le to cons t ruc t an

a l t e rna t ive enclosure or modify t he ex i s t ing f a c i l i t y in t ime to

a l l ev i a t e

the problem.

While the Commission be l i eves

t ha t

au thor i z ing the

impor ta t ion

of

t he male k i l l e r whale under sec t ion 109(h) (2)

of

the

Act

approaches t he l imi t of

t ha t

s t a t u t o ry

provis ion , the

importa t ion c l e a r l y appears to be

in

the bes t

i n t e r e s t

of t he

animal . The

Commission

the re fo re

recommends t ha t t he Service

i s sue

an emergency importa t ion au thor iza t ion to

Sea World.

In

making t h i s

recommendation,

t he

Commission

notes

t ha t

the

medical emergency now faced r e s u l t s in

pa r t

from poor planning .

The

f a c i l i t y

has known for

months

t ha t

the female

k i l l e r

whales

t

mainta ins were pregnant

and

should have taken s teps to ensure

t ha t a l l

of the

whales

would be proper ly cared fo r a f t e r the

b i r t h of the ca lves . In recogni t ion of t he

poss i b i l i t y t ha t

t he

two females may become l e s s compat ib le once t he

second

female

de l ive rs , t he Commission encourages the Nat iona l Marine Fisher ies

Service to

use

i t s inf luence to ensure t ha t othe r p rov i s ions a re

made

now,

such as bui ld ing

another

enc losure , to

a n t i c i p a t e

t he



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p o s s i b i l i t y

of such problems a r i s ing .

It

i s important

t he Service make sure t ha t t he app l i can t

unders tand

t h a t

sec t ion 109 h)

requ i re s t h a t [ i ] n

any

case in

which

it

i s

feas ib le to

r e tu rn to

i t s

na tu ra l

h a b i t a t

a

marine

mammal

t aken

o r

impor ted

under

[ t h a t

prov i s ion] ,

s teps

to

ach ieve

t ha t

r e s u l t s ha l l be t aken. In recogni t ion of t h i s , the

Serv ice , in consu l ta t ion

with

a l l i n t e res t ed pa r t i e s , should

i den t i fy what s teps (g .g . , i de n t i f i c a t i on

of

an

area

and/or group

o f

wild

animals to which

r e lease

would be appropr i a t e ,

au thor iza t ion under u.s. and jor fo re ign law, r e t r a i n i n g the

animal , moni toring the

animal

once

re l ea sed , e t c . )

would

be

necessary

to e f f e c t

a

r e tu r n

of the

whale to Ice l and ic waters and

determine if

such a

r e l ea s e i s f ea s ib l e .

Please

contac t me

if

you

have any ques t ions concerning

these

recommendations .

Sincere ly ,

\

[) k '

. Twiss, J r .

Direc tor

cc:

The Commissioners

The Members

of the Committee of

Scientif ic

Advisors


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1825 CONNECTICUT AVENUE. N W H512

WASHINGTON. DC 20009

The Honorable William

w

Fox, J r . , Ph.D.

Assistant

Adminis trator

for Fisheries

National Marine

f isher ies Service, NOAA

1335 East-West Highway,

Room 9334

Silver

Spring,

MD

20910

24 February 1992

Re: Permit Application No. P 2W

Sea

World

Inc.)

Dear

Dr. Fox:

The

Marine

Mammal

Commission,

in consultation with i t s

committee of

Scien t i f ic Advisors on

Marine

Mammals

has

reviewed

the above-referenced

permit appl icat ion with reference to

the

goals , pol ic ies ,

and

requirements

of

the Marine Mammal Protect ion

.Act.

The applicant i s

requesting to

obtain two female ki l l e r

~ h a l e s Orcinus orcg)

and the i r calves from

Sealand

of the

Pacif ic , Victor ia , Bri t i sh Columbia. Sea World

requests

to

import one mother-calf pair to

Sea

World of Florida,

and

the

other mother-calf pair to Sea World of

Texas. The animals

v/OUld

be imported

within

two

years

af ter issuance of a

permit.

The Commission recommends approval of the request provided

that

the Service,

in consultation with the Animal and Plant

Health Inspection

Service,

is sa t i s f ied tha t the

appl ican t s

plans

and fac i l i t i e s for t ransport and maintenance

of

the

requested

animals are adequate

to provide

for

the i r

heal th and

well-being.

In

re la t ion

to

th i s ,

t

i s

recommended

that

the

service note tha t

unweaned animals

whether

or

not

the nursing i s

facul ta t ive) should

not

be t ransported unless and unt i l

the

Service determines

tha t

such an import

i s

necessary for the

protect ion

of the welfare

of

the

animal.

The Service also should

be assured tha t

the

food the animals

are fed ful ly meets a l l relevant Animal and Plant Health

Inspect ion Service standards in

terms

of quali ty , nut r i t iona l

value, adequacy of s torage fac i l i t i e s , and

adequacy

of

preparat ion,

and

tha t re levant

Animal

and

Plant

Health

Inspection

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2

Service standards

with

respect to

quarantine

and

the

health of

newly

introduced

animals are met.

Further, the

Service

should

be

sa t is f ied

tha t

the

appl ican t s educational

program i s

acceptable i . ~ . , tha t the

program

i s in place

as

a component of the proposed

public

display, that the basic

message

and purpose of the

program

are

accurate

and

are consis tent

with

the pol ic ies of the

Marine

Mammal

Protection

Act;

and

tha t

the program include information

about

the l i f e history,

behavior, sensory

capabi l i t ies , or

charac te r is t ics of the species .

The Commission believes t ha t the ac t iv i t i e s for which i t

has

recommended approval are consistent with the purposes

and

pol ic ies of

the

Marine

Mammal Protect ion Act.

Please contact me i f you

have any

questions concerning th is

recommendation.

cc:

Ms Ann

D Terbush

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