After 70 years in business, the Miami Seaquarium is officially closing its doors on Sunday after the company filed for bankruptcy earlier this year.

The park is selling its lease to a developer, and the $22.5 million deal will turn the park into an aquarium without sea mammals.

The Seaquarium turned 70 on Sept. 23, but for its next birthday, it will look different under a developer's plan to turn it into the Miami Seaquarium 2.0.

"Miami Seaquarium has meant so much for this community for so many years, and I think one of the main purposes was to inspire the community," said David Martin, CEO of Miami's Terra Group.

Martin and Terra Group decided to pay the hefty price tag to take over the Seaquarium's lease.

This next step follows a year-long eviction process by Miami-Dade County ag

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