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- NOAA authorized rescuing 30 beluga whales from Marineland of Canada to U.S. and Spanish aquariums.
- Canada’s Fisheries and Oceans department approved the rescue after Marineland said it could not care for them.
- SeaWorld teams will assess health and ready the whales for transport to U.S. aquariums and Oceanogràfic València.
- Animal-welfare groups urged the move, noting Canada rejected a 2025 plan to send whales to China under its 2019 captivity ban.
