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Richard Luscombe in Miami

Troubled Miami Seaquarium ordered to close after high-profile animal deaths

an orca jumps out of the water
The Miami Seaquarium in 2019. Photograph: Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel via Getty Images

One of Florida’s largest aquatic theme parks has been ordered to close by next month following several high-profile animal deaths and a series of scathing federal reports into the care of its marine mammals.

The Miami-Dade commission on Thursday served eviction papers on the Dolphin Company, owners of the troubled Miami Seaquarium, demanding it to vacate its county-owned site in Key Biscayne by 21 April.

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