The deal was done with the approval of the United Arab Emirates and Solomon Island governments, through the company Solomon Islands Marine Mammal Education Centre and Exporters Limited (who had overturned the earlier ban in court).
Masalah ini berakhir dengan persetujuan dari pemerintah Uni Emirat Arab dan Kepulauan Solomon, melalui perusahaan Solomon Islands Marine Mammal Education Centre and Exporters Limited (yang berhasil mencabut larangan awal di pengadilan).