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Marineland, the now-closed amusement park and zoo in Niagara Falls, Ont., has applied for permits with the federal government to export all 30 of its belugas, according to a federal government official who is familiar with the file.

On Tuesday afternoon, Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson confirmed "it's on my desk. I will make the decision shortly. It will absolutely speak to the health of the whales."