"blackfish"

[Michael Vincenzo]

Hi everyone! If there is a screening available in your city, check it out. Knowing the problem is the beginning to ending the problem.

 

http://blackfishmovie.com/about

[tyro]

Thanks for posting this. I would have never looked into it otherwise.

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[bigvalboy]

fascinating Michael....It sounds like a 'must see'. And I'm with Tyro on this, had you not posted, I never would have known about it...

[andrewpark27]

I'm definitely seeing it! Thanks!

[Steven_Draker]

I believe I saw on TV the other day that marine parks and amusement parks are not allowed to capture wild killer whales/orcas any longer.

[Diverdan]

Thanks for posting. I will definitely look for this. As a scuba diver that has had interactions with dolphins and humpback whales in the wild, this is gut wrenching.

[Michael Vincenzo]

Interesting!

 

According to The Atlantic, the fanfare over Blackfish and the resulting disdain for SeaWorld prompted Pixar to rewrite the ending of the new film Finding Dory. The filmmakers met with Blackfish director Gabriela Cowperthwaite and decided that the Finding Dory characters would not end up at a marine-animal park as they did in the original script.

[+ friendofsheila]

This matter has long troubled me. I'm glad the subject is getting an airing.

[marylander1940]

SeaWorld, in a move to rebuild its brand and combat declining attendance, will phase out its traditional Shamu show in San Diego and replace it with one that is less about tricks and more about orcas' natural behaviors in the wild.

 

Next year will be the last for the theatrical performances and coming in 2017 will be what SeaWorld Entertainment describes as an entirely new orca experience, designed to take place in a more natural setting. The announcement, made during a Monday morning presentation by senior SeaWorld executives, is part of a multi-pronged effort by the Orlando-based company to refocus the public's attention on its conservation efforts while also growing revenues and stabilizing the business.

 

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/nov/09/seaworld-san-diego-phase-out-killer-whale-show/