Dolphin Exhibits May Close at the National Aquarium If Baltimore, arguably one of America's top 5 aquariums, decides to phase out dolphins then that could have enormous ramifications on many other facilities around the continent. Shifting 8 dolphins to a sanctuary is major news for such a notable establishment, and there would then be a large pool to fill with a new species. It will be extremely interesting to see what happens with this idea as I firmly believe that if Baltimore does decide to send its dolphins away then that could possibly have a ripple effect on other facilities.
This is an interesting article and idea. How many non-theme park AZA accredited facilities other than the National Aquarium still have cetaceans? Georgia Aquarium, Shedd Aquarium, Brookfield Zoo, Indianapolis Zoo, Vancouver Aquarium, Mystic Aquarium - any others? Minnesota Zoo, Point Defiance in Tacoma, and Oklahoma Zoo have all relatively recently closed their cetacean exhibits.
@Moebelle According to the latest master plan of the National Aquarium, they said once they will send their dolphins to the first sanctuary for them in 2021, they will transform Pier 4 into a Chesapeake Bay exhibit, which will replace the current dolphin and jellyfish exhibits.