A federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware will take up the proposed sale of the decades-old Marineland Dolphin Adventure, which sits near the St. Johns-Flagler county line, Monday afternoon, as dolphin experts try to make their voices heard and block the sale to a developer.

Marineland, which has been open to the public since 1938, has been owned by Mexico-based The Dolphin Company since 2019. The Dolphin Company, which operates marine life attractions in eight countries, filed for bankruptcy in March. As part of the bankruptcy process, the company’s Florida assets, which also include Gulf World Marine Park in Panama City Beach, were listed for sale.

A real estate development company based in Texas, Delightful Developments LLC, was the successful bidder at a bankruptcy auction two weeks ago

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