Bayworld in Port Elizabeth needs R400 million for a new structure to house the dolphins according to a report from Bhisho’s Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture committee that was tabled in the Legislature today.
The report reveals that 600 000 people visited the complex last year including 50 000 pupils.
One of the major problems facing the institution, the report states, is that there are now only two dolphins and they cannot be allowed to breed so that if the facility is to survive as a tourist attraction money will have to be found for a new facility and for additional animals.
Currently the budget allocation for Bayworld from the province is less than R900 000 and represents 20 per cent of operational costs. There is also a shortage of skilled staff and only 67 posts out of 93 were filled at the end of last year.
Add to that the head of department appointed a committee including the senior manager: Museums and Heritage to drive the proposed re-development of the facility but he had “not been available to attend meetings nor has he advanced the required actions of the department in this regard”.
Full story in The Herald tomorrow.
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