The trap had cut off the blood supply to her tail, and she was in a serious condition, young, alone, critically injured and stressed by having to adapt to captivity. She was found by a small fishing boat, and first taken to the local Marine Discovery Centre and then transferred to Clearwater. Winter had been found in Mosquito Bay, in the coastal waters of Florida, caught in the ropes of a crab trap in December 2005 – hence her name. “I started here in early 2006, which is exactly the time that Winter the Dolphin was rescued. Yates had no idea that when he joined Clearwater Aquarium, that Winter the dolphin was there fighting for her life. “But, I had to go out and quickly tell the story so more people would come and see us, and would want to donate.” I saw the work we did, and knew people would love the it. “I had to find something to tell our story. I knew if I didn’t change things quickly, within three or four months it would close down. It was a risk: “…if I could not get it up and running again, it certainly wouldn’t help my career. "I thought, my kids like it here it’s very small and kind of run down, but it has a kind of homey feel, and I thought I’d do something nice for the community, maybe do a turnaround and spend a year here, then pass it on to somebody else.” "My second boy, Chris, a keen animal lover, heard about the possible job and he said, ‘Dad, you’d better take that, or I’ll kick your butt.’ I had left Iron Man in ’98, and I was now asked by the Board of Clearwater Marine Aquarium to do a turnaround, because it had got into very serious trouble, and was ready to close down.
“We had brought our kids over the years to Clearwater Marine Aquarium to visit, back before it took off, in the early days, and so we were familiar with it. “I fell in love with marine life and the environment, and spent a lot of time out on the waters, " says Yates. Ironman events take place all over the world, often in the most exotic of locations: Hawaii, the Canary Islands, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, to name a few: beautiful places with a rich variety of marine life. He joined as Vice President in 1989, then became CEO for around a decade. There was no money, the donors had left, attendance was down and falling still further, and the building was falling apart.ĭavid Yates (pictured left) spoke to Blooloop about how he took on the aquarium at its lowest point and, with the help of a dolphin called Winter, turned it into a global success story.ĭavid Yates had been working as a certified public accountant for two or three years when he was approached to work for the Ironman Triathlon Company. In 2005, when David Yates took over as CEO, the aquarium was failing in every aspect. Now a thriving global organisation where attendance is predicted to top 800, 000 this year, the CMA has come a long way in ten years. I mean it was delicious! Thanks to my neighbor, I also found out it's not that hard to make.The Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA), which opened in 1972 on Clearwater Beach in Florida, is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of sick and injured marine animals, as well as research, education and animal-assisted therapy. The other fills a big gumbo pot and then he makes wine out of them at his house. One day he offer me a glass and I couldn't believe how good it was. One of them comes several times over the course of a few weeks and fills an entire backpack up. So, I always let two of my neighbors pick all the muscadines they want.
Now truth be told, I love grapes but I don't care for muscadines, mainly because of the seeds. I happen to have a very healthy, muscadine vine growing on my fence. If you haven't tried it, you don't know what you're missing.
I like wine, but I'm more of a Canadian Whisky girl (Crown Royal.) Be that as it may, if I had to choose my favorite flavor in wine.hands down it would have to be muscadine wine. Another word, it's not my go-to when I am drinking socially. Did you know it makes the best wine? To be honest I don't consider myself a wine drinker. It's a giant grape, with seeds in it and it's known as the fruit of the South. Hey, y'all! I just found out it's muscadine season in Louisiana.
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