Correct. But to reverse ocean acidification requires carbon removal. And I don’t say this by any means to downplay the imperative to end fossil fuel and animal agriculture.

This is a horrible reality we have to face that makes solving the climate crisis vastly more difficult.

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In the meantime, a celebration is well-deserved.

Good riddance to the Miami Seaquarium.

May we seize this opportunity to turn a corner toward the end of this horrific industry and put its shameful legacy behind us.

There is a committee of scientists pushing the developer in this direction, but we also need the public to make this mandate clear to Miami’s Mayor Cava and the county government.

I urge you to join me in writing them a letter. I’ll follow up with more details in the coming days.

The plan publicized by the developer who won the bankruptcy bid is not set in stone.

There is still a window to demand the city build a sanctuary and rehabilitation facility for injured turtles and manatees, a restoration center for corals, instead of yet another aquarium in FL.

These animals were born free, just like Toki the orca, and could still be released to their home in the bay, just over the concrete wall, with proper quarantine and veterinary oversight.

FWC records I have obtained show that MSQ captured over 1,500 wild animals from Biscayne Bay in 2023.

Most of them are probably dead now, but many, including sharks and rays who could be decades old, are still trapped inside.

This cannot be allowed to continue.

The commitment by the new developer not to keep captive marine mammals is a huge step forward, but he has made concerning comments about expanding the aquarium.

If they don’t hold marine mammals, that likely means capturing other marine wildlife.

www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/d...

A lot of people deserve credit for shutting down MSQ, including local activists who protested regularly for years, NGOs who organized boycotts against its business model, & veterinary professionals on the inside who put their careers on the line & blew the whistle.

theintercept.com/2024/03/02/m...

pretending only vegans and vegetarians eat tofu and tempeh as if you’ve never heard of Asia

I agree consciousness is fascinating. But it is a question science cannot answer. As a natural scientist, I am interested in sentience, a different concept.

Sentience is, yes, by definition, a biological phenomenon. If a reflex to a *stimulus is emulated by a machine, it is artificial sentience.