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Virtually all marine fish displayed in aquaria are wild-caught. Especially broadcast-spawners like groupers cannot be bred in captivity.

Trappers in the video refer to this small female grouper as a male. Dynasty has huge lobbying influence, presenting itself to legislators as an authority on marine biology — without knowing the first thing about the animals they traffic.

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aquarium trapping powerhouse Dynasty Marine kidnapping a young goliath grouper from the wild Dynasty’s top customer is the @GeorgiaAquarium. Its client list includes some of the world’s largest and most accredited aquaria.

Public records show that since 2015, the state of Florida has issued licenses to “harvest and permanently retain” >1500 sharks and rays for aquarium captivity. >2/3 were redlisted species. Patrons of this program include some of the most prestigious aquaria in the world.

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Public records show that since 2015, the state of Florida has issued licenses to “harvest and permanently retain” >1500 sharks and rays for aquarium captivity. >2/3 were redlisted species. Patrons of this program include some of the most prestigious aquaria in the world.

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Huge credit to Rachel Hale, Meredith von Langen, and Val Greene of Tidebreakers for their respective work on this. It took a team effort. Please share it widely and don’t forget to tell FWC what you think of this program before Thursday! https://t.co/1kLj4kr2K1

What these documents reveal is that aquaria all over the country and world, often highly accredited, are stocking their tanks with wild-captured endangered species. But there is a window open to stop it. Leave a public comment to FWC before Thursday: https://t.co/1kLj4kr2K1

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This is just the first stage of this investigation. Pending requests will reveal exactly how many animals were captured for which aquaria and will also include all the other marine life being captured — hundreds of species beyond just sharks and rays.

The Dynasty headquarters is around the corner in the warehouse district. This is where the manta captured in July was held. Other facilities licensed to hold megafauna like tiger sharks resemble backyard swimming pools.

Dynasty Marine owners operates a shoddy aquarium called Florida Keys Animal Encounters, designed for maximum guest interaction. Yet their capture volume rivals huge Disney & SeaWorld parks. It seems likely many animals pass through here to other facilities.

Most SAL permits involve a third-party contractor the aquarium hires to trap the animals. Some licenses name multiple contractors, so while Dynasty Marine accounts for ~3/4 of contracts, it’s on 95% of the contract licenses.

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Wildlife targeted in permits include critically endangered species such as hammerheads, oceanic whitetips, and bentfin devil rays. The top-traded species was the cownose ray, a social pelagic migrator captured in huge numbers for the exploding demand for touch tanks.

Dynasty Marine was the company caught on video trapping a wild manta earlier this year. Yes, that’s an endangered species, protected under both federal and international law — but that was a legal trapping. They had a ‘Special Activity License’ (SAL) from the state of Florida.

NEW: Public records show Florida licenses capture of thousands of wild sharks and rays to major aquarium corporations around the world. >2/3 of animals permitted for capture were IUCN-redlisted. 95% of licenses list one contractor — remember this name — Dynasty Marine 🧵