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WHO ACTUALLY ISSUED THE PERMIT. WE DO NOT HAVE THE EXACT WORDING OF <br />THE PERMIT YET, BUT IT IS STRICTLY FOR A NAVY EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM AND <br />THE ANIMALS ARE TO BE RELEASED ONCE THE EXPERIMENT IS FINISHED. SHE <br />CONTINUED THKT-T E'PERMITDOES ALLOW THE TAKING OF IO DOLPHIN, BUT WE ARE <br />STILL WAITING FOR THE EXACTING WORDINGO' COMMISSIONER LOY DID NOT FEEL <br />THE BOARD COULD TAKE ANY ACTION UNTIL THE EXACT WORDING WAS DETERMINED. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS NOTED THAT DOCUMENTS DELIVERED TO THE SHERIFF'S <br />OFFICE SPEAK ONLY OF THE INDIAN RIVER AREA AND DONT MENTION THE MELBOURNE <br />AREA. <br />INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS SAID THAT OF THE 10 DOLPHIN <br />TAKEN, 6 WOULD GO TO THE NAVY AND 4 TO SEAWORLD, WHICH IS A COMMERCIAL, <br />ENTERPRISE, <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT POINTED OUT THAT SEAWORLD IS NOT STRICTLY <br />COMMERCIAL BUT ALSO CONDUCTS RESEARCH, <br />MR. MORRISON FELT SINCE BREVARD COUNTY HAS NOT VOICED ANY <br />OBJECTION TO THE TAKING OF DOLPHINS IN THEIR "WATERS, THERE IS WHERE THEY <br />SHOULD BE OBTAINED, HE ALSO NOTED THAT THE LAW STATED "YOU MAY NOT <br />'WORRY' THESE ANIMALS," AND THEY ARE NOW BEING TAKEN FROM THE RIVER AND <br />SHIPPED BACK AND FORTH, WHICH CERTAINLY DISTURBS THEM. HE FURTHER IN- <br />FORMED THE BOARD THAT THE NAVY MUST FILE A REPORT ABOUT THE TAKING OF <br />EACH ANIMAL AND ANY COMPLICATIONS INVOLVED THEREIN. <br />IN FURTHER DISCUSSIONS IT WAS AGREED THAT WE MUST FIRST DETER- <br />MINE EXACTLY WHAT THE PERMIT SAYS BEFORE TAKING ANY ACTION. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS AGREED IF MORE DOLPHINS ARE BEING TAKEN THAN <br />THE PERMIT ALLOWS,, WE CAN TAKE SOME ACTION, BUT DID NOT FEEL THAT WE <br />HAVE ANY BASIS TO ASSUME THIS RIGHT NOW AND NOTED THAT THERE IS A MARINE <br />PATROL OFFICIAL WITH THE NAVY TEAM DURING THIS OPERATION. <br />DISCUSSION CONTINUED IN REGARD TO THE TAKING OF %O OR 30 <br />DOLPHINS AND RETURNING ALL BUT 10. <br />. COMMISSIONER LOY ANNOUNCED TO THOSE PRESENT THAT IT HAS NOW <br />BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE WORDING OF THE PERMIT DOES COVER THE ENTIRE <br />RIVER AREA AND THEY NAVY TEAM IS PERMITTED TO SCREEN ANY NUMBER OF POR- <br />POISE UNTIL THEY OBTAIN THE lO THEY NEED SO APPARENTLY THEY HAVE THE <br />AUTHORITY THEY NEED, <br />a' <br />` RJGfi 30 SAF. •�� <br />