SeaWorld is filing a lawsuit, challenging a California rule that bans them from breeding captive killer whales in San Diego.
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The decision by the commission, to force SeaWorld to stop killer whale breeding, came as a condition of its approval of the Blue World project at SeaWorld San Diego.
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SeaWorld is suing California authorities in an attempt to overturn a ban on it breeding killer whales in captivity.
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SeaWorld claims restrictions imposed on plans to revamp its orca exhibition would effectively kill off the show.
In its suit, filed in San Diego Superior Court, SeaWorld claims that since its captive orcas are not a part of the California’s oceans, it only has to follow federal regulations and shouldn’t be under jurisdiction of the state.
SeaWorld criticises the hearing in its lawsuit, stating: “The Coastal Commission process became unhinged”.
“The Coastal Commission has neither the legal jurisdiction nor, accordingly, the expertise, to dictate the care, feeding or breeding of animals held exclusively in captivity under human care”, according to the lawsuit. SeaWorld says the restriction would be the death knell for the San Diego park’s orca shows.
The ruling, made at the commission’s meeting in Long Beach last fall, was a blow to SeaWorld and a stunning victory for animal-rights activists who have blasted the park’s treatment of whales.
“It’s clear that the company’s primary intention in pursuing the Blue World project was to breed more orcas to confine to tanks”, it said.
“The orcas are not, in any way, part of the coastal or marine environment”.
Noaki Schwartz, spokeswoman for the Coastal Commission, said the agency was still reviewing the lawsuit and had no immediate comment.
The project approved by the Coastal Commission calls for the investment of some $100 million to renovate the orca pools – which would include more natural features, increase pool volume from 5.8 to 9.6 million gallons, increase pool depth, and add features such as high velocity currents – “in order to provide an enhanced habitat for the orcas, enhanced opportunities for science and research, and an interactive and educational experience for visitors”, the complaint reads.
SeaWorld’s CEO Joel Manby told investors the Blue World project could be postponed indefinitely due to the commission’s ruling and to declining attendance at its theme parks since the 2013 documentary Blackfish accused SeaWorld of animal abuse.
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The shows will continue at SeaWorld’s Orlando and San Antonio parks.
