NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC AD M INI:> I KA I IUN

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MAY 2 7 1987

Mr. John R. Twiss, J r .

Executive Dir ector
Marine aTnMal ComI'l ission
1625 Eye Str eet, N.W.
Hashin gton , D. C. 20006
Dear John ,

Encl osed for your co:r1ment is a r equest subm itted by Sea W orl d,
In c. (P2P) to modify Per m it No. 504 to take a r epl acem ent fa l se
k i l l e r whal e (Pseudor ca cr assid en s) .

I f you have any question s r egar d in g th is 1m od ification r e uest,

pl ease con tact Wanda Cain (202/673-5 34 8) .

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Isl \V. L. Caln

R. B. Brurosted
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Per m it Division

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Sea World E n terprises, In c.

1720 SOUTH SHORESROAD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92109-9980

L A N N Y H. C OR N E L L , D. V . M .
Sen ior V ice Presiden t
Zool ogica l Director
(619) 226-3829

May 7, 1987

R ober t B r um sted
N ation al M ar ine F ish er ies Ser vice
U. S. Depar tm en t o f Commerce
W ashington , D. C. 20235

Dear Mr . B r um sted:

On March 9th o f th is y ea r , un d er th e ter m s and co n d itio n s o f

P er m it No. 5 04 , Sea W orl d im por ted s ix P a cific bl ack whal es
(Pseudor ca cr a ssid en s) . As you know, th e s e l e c tio n of m ar in e
an im al s fr om th e w il d i s n o t al ways an exact scien ce .
Occasio n al l y an an im al i s acquir ed and , wh il e i t appear s to be in
good h ea l th , can be fr a ugh t w ith in te r n a l d isea se an d /o r
p a r a s ite s which l ea d to i t s d ea th .
· Such was the case w ith one of th e bl a ck whal es .
329 cm l on g ,
je t fr e ig h te r .
A fem al e,
d ied in t r a n s i t to San Diego aboar d a c h a r te r 707
The an im al showed no war n in g sign s p r io r to
d ea th . N ecr opsy showed sever e p a r a sitism and pul m onar y edema ,
which was th e l ik e l y r e s u l t o f th e p a r a s ite l o ad and compromi sed
th e l un gs and l i v e r .

The o th er five whal es , al th o ugh havin g th e i r sh a r e o f

p a r a s ite s as wel l , a r e pr o gr essin g n icel y a t our San Diego par k.

This l e t t e r i s to r equest we be al l owed to r epl a ce th is

sin g l e an im al which d ied . As you know, th is i s an in fr equen t
r equest fr om Sea W orl d , and we woul d a ppr ecia te y our appr oval .
C opies o f th e n ecr opsy r ep o r t l a b o r a t or y r e s u l ts a r e
en cl o sed .

Lanny H. C or n el l , D.V. M.
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NECROPSY REPORT

GENUS/SPECIES:
- - P-sued
- -or-ca- -cr-a ssid
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PATH. NO.
DATE/TIME OF DEATH: 4 -1 2 -87/1 90 0
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DATE/TIME OF NECROPSY : 4 -13 - 87/0900 SEX:
- - -fem
- -al -e - - - - - - -
CLINICAL HISTORY PRIOR TO DEATH: Animal d ied d ur in g tr a n sp o r t to the
Un ited Sta te s .

APPEARANCE: The an im al is an a d u l t fem al e in good fl e s h .

WEIGHT: LENGTH: - 329 cm GIRTH:

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GROSS NECROPSY FINDINGS:

INTEGUMENT: A 3 cm in l en gth a br a sio n i s p r esen t on the ven tr a l sur fa ce of

th e l e f t fl uke.

MUSCULOSKELETAL: un r em ar kabl e

RESPIRATORY: The l un gs a r e in fl a te d and p ur p l e-r ed in c o l o r a tio n . On c u t-

sur fa ce th e l un gs a r e r ubber y and a l l air way s ooze w h itish foam. The
tr a ch ea l mucosa i s con gested and th e l umen co n ta in s some w h itish foam.

CARDIOVASCULAR: un r em ar kabl e
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GROSS FINDINGS (co n tin ued ) :

DIGESTIVE:

LIVER: The l i v e r is nor m al in s iz e and co l o r a tio n . On cut sur fa ce some

bl ood oozes fr om va scul a tur e, and numerous th r ea d l ike fl ukes appr oxim atel y
4 cm in l en gth a r e p r esen t w ith in th e b i l e d ucts. Two th in sca r s, 6 cm in
l en gth , a r e pr esen t w ith in th e par enchy m a.

STOMACH: C on sid er abl e kel p i s p r esen t w ith in the for estom ach and
gl a n d ul a r stom ach. The mucosa i s g r o ssl y n or m al , and no p a r a s ite s ar e
gr o ssl y a ppa r en t.

PANC REAS: The pan cr eas is s l ig h tl y co n gested , but o th er w ise

) .m r em ar kabl e.

INTESTINE: Sever al tapewor ms a r e p r esen t w ith in th e a n te r io r co l o n .

The i n te s ti n e is o th er w ise un r em ar kabl e.

UROGENITAL: The bl a d d er l umen i s s l i g h tl y co n gested .

KIDNEY: un r em ar kabl e

ENDOCRINE:

ADRENAL: un r em ar kabl e

THYROID: un r em ar kabl e

REPRODUCTIVE: The o va r ies appear b i l a t e r a l l y quiescen t. The uter us i s

un r em ar kabl e and th e cer vix i s cl o sed .

LYMPHATICS: The subl ur nbar l ymph nodes a r e s l i g h tl y co n gested .

SPLEEN: un r em ar kabl e

NERVOUS SYSTEM: un r em ar kabl e

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

HISTOPATHOLOGY:

PARASITES: num er ous fl ukes in b i l e d u cts ; num er ous tapewor m s in i n t e s t i n e

CULTURES:

DIAGNOSIS:

PRIMARY: sever e a cute pul m on ar y edema

SECONDARY: p a r a s itis m

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 HISTOPATHOLOGY

Animal I . D.
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P athol ogy No.
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Lung: The o n l y chan ge seen in th e l un g was edema o f a l v e o l i and

br o n ch i and to a l e s s e r ex ten t in some i n t e r s t i t i a l ti s s u e .

Hear t: The m y ocar d ial fib e r s ar e pa l e. I t i s d i f f i c u l t to

d eter m in e i f th i s chan ge i s postm or tem a u to l y s is o r hy d r ophi c
d egen er a tio n .

L iver : A m od er ate co n gestio n o f th e sin uso id s and c e n tr a l vein s

was evid en t, e s p e c ia l l y n ea r th e m ain b i l e d u ct. The b i l e d uct
p a p il l a e and a d ja cen t duodenum co n ta in p a r a s i te s th a t have some
c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f tr em a to d es.

Spl een : un r em ar kabl e

Lymph n od es: The l ymph n odes wer e m o d er atel y ed em atous.

Al l o th e r ti s s u e s wer e e s s e n t i a l l y n or m al .
· DIAGNOSIS: 1. pul m on ar y edema
2. p a r a s itis m - tr em ato d e

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