New Mazatlán Aquarium Must Open in Two Weeks, Estimates the Mayor

*After meeting with Kingu Mexicana
* They deliver penguins and sea lions

In two weeks the new Mazatlán Aquarium, in the Central Park, must be open to the public and for that reason today there was a private meeting with the members of the Kingu Mexicana company, acknowledged the mayor of Mazatlán, Edgar Augusto González Zatarain, in an interview with this Monday.

He announced that they are seeing the delivery-reception of the old Aquarium to the new one, the labor situation of the workers and the loan of animals such as penguins, birds of prey and sea lions; the cost of food for these living beings and the cost of electricity and other services.

He admitted the possibility that all the fish from the old Aquarium will not be accepted in the new facilities and see what aquariums in other parts of the country can accept them; “Make a management plan for these animals with Profepa and Semarnat,” he emphasized.

González Zatarain said that it has already been agreed that the new Aquarium will keep sea lions and penguins but for rent, not the animals, but the facilities where they are; it will not be a concession, but an income from the infrastructure. This we have to socialize with the Aquarium Council ”, he pointed out.

Regarding the staff of the old Aquarium, the municipe indicated that they will be liquidated in accordance with the labor law and that some, the experienced workers, could be rehired by the new company.

On other issues, the mayor agreed with Governor Rubén Rocha Moya that the 60 million pesos that were paid in advance to the Azteca Lighting company for more than two thousand lights can be recovered and that, finally, is one of the problems that left former mayor Luis Guillermo Benítez Torres.