{"id":435341,"date":"2026-01-27T00:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T00:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/435341\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T00:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T00:26:11","slug":"ottawa-gives-conditional-ok-for-marineland-to-export-remaining-belugas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/435341\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa gives conditional OK for Marineland to export remaining belugas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Liam Casey<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted January 26, 2026 2:13 pm<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdated January 26, 2026 2:17 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson says she has provided conditional approval for the export of <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/marineland\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marineland\u2019s<\/a> remaining beluga whales to the United States.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Thompson says in a statement posted on social media that she met with Marineland today and she will issue final permits once the Niagara Falls, Ont., theme park provides further information.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes after Marineland presented what it called an \u201curgent rescue solution\u201d to the federal government last week to keep the 30 belugas alive.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767930311_275_national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Press has previously reported that Marineland has a plan to ship the belugas and four dolphins to four different U.S. institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The park has been in discussions with Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut and SeaWorld, which has several U.S. locations.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11637051\/mark-carney-trump-tariff-threat-canada-china-deal\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769473571_831_56a9e15486f30b0aa1eb2e69266705c317ed6354ae787af97902e0eae0b122c1_ce9a55.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tU.S. affordability to face brunt of tariffs on Canada, Carney says\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11637758\/pillsbury-pizza-pop-e-coli-recall-expanded\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pillsbury-Pizza-Pops-3-Cheese-4-count-Front.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPizza Pops E. coli recall grows as roughly a dozen products now hit\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Marineland says in a statement that it is grateful to the federal government for \u201cprioritizing the lives of these remarkable marine mammals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Several sources have told The Canadian Press that Marineland gave Ottawa an imminent deadline to issue export permits or it would proceed with its backup plan to kill 30 belugas and four dolphins.<\/p>\n<p>The sources were granted anonymity because they are not allowed to speak publicly about the ongoing situation at the former tourist attraction.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Toronto<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Liam Casey The Canadian Press Posted January 26, 2026 2:13 pm Updated January 26, 2026 2:17 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