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County lawyers are pressing for a swift decision, saying the park’s new owners don’t have the financial means to care for animals because they are battling with former Dolphin Company CEO Eduardo Albor over control of the international network of marine tourist attractions.

Saying it faces ongoing cash problems in bankruptcy, the new managers of the Miami Seaquarium want the legal authority to quickly sell hundreds of marine mammals without requiring court approval for each sale, which could involve closing many parks.

Fearing for the safety of animals and finding the former Dolphin Company CEO, Eduardo Albor is defying her orders, a U.S. bankruptcy judge imposed sanctions of $10,000 a day on him.

The ousted former CEO of the company that owned Miami Seaquarium concocted a “scheme” to divert sales revenue into a separate company contrary to a U.S. bankruptcy judge’s order, a court filing alleges.

After gaining control of several marine tourist attractions, the new owners of the Miami Seaquarium are asking to put all Dolphin Company businesses up for sale.

A dense web of offshore corporations, complex international law, and a defiant CEO are clouding the future of the Miami Seaquarium, where a new, lender-appointed management team is trying to wrest control and cut a deal with Miami-Dade Mayor Daniela Levine Cava, court records show.

It's the latest chapter in an iconic tourist attraction that has become the focus of protests over alleged animal mistreatment. Miami-Dade County officials have been trying to terminate the Seaquarium’s lease, alleging nonpayment.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s office said a judge’s ruling will not deter the County from evicting Miami Seaquarium from its Biscayne Bay location.

Miami-Dade County, officially served the eviction notice on the company running Miami Seaquarium after the lease agreement came to an end over the weekend.

The Miami Seaquarium has asked a federal judge to block an eviction notice issued by Miami-Dade County weeks ago. The seaquarium faces quick turn deadline to surrender the waterfront location on Biscayne Bay.

Miami-Dade County gave formal notice Thursday it is evicting the company that owns Miami Seaquarium, citing animal welfare and a host of other issues with the iconic marine park.

The Miami Seaquarium has been an attraction in the city for almost 70 years. But in recent months the 38-acre marine park on Virginia Key in Key Biscayne has come under intense scrutiny for substandard animal care and a lack of certification.