Dolphin park protesters will be marching to the Cabinet Building to see Premier Alex Scott this lunch-hour.

At noon today, more than 30 demonstrators will meet at Rock Island Coffee on Reid Street to begin their march on Cabinet.

Singer/songwriter Heather Nova is expected to take a break from making best-selling records to lend her celebrity to the anti-Dolphin Oasis movement.

"Currently over 30 people have confirmed that they will be attending including Stuart Hayward, Heather Nova and Graeme Outerbridge," demonstration organiser Lisa Vickers said. "However, we hope that many more people will join us."

"I want to make it completely clear that this is not a protest as such, but more a demonstration of support for the future rejection of the plans for the new dolphin park," she said.

She said the marchers wanted to urge Environment Minister Neletha Butterfield to make the right decision in refusing planning permission to Dolphin Oasis owners Martin and Lynn Hassell.

The Hassells have appealed a decision by the Development Applications Board to refuse planning permission to the dolphin park in Sinky Bay, Southampton.

Overseas planning experts are being flown in to go over the appeal as well as the response from the Society for the Protection of Animals.

They will advise Minister Butterfield who will ultimately make the decision of whether a second dolphin park will open in Bermuda.

Rock Island will be closed from 12 p.m. to 12.15 p.m. today as a "mark of solidarity", Ms Vickers said,

Posters and signs have been displayed in the cafe's windows.

"The route for the march will be along Reid Street to Burnaby Street then along Front Street to the Cabinet Office where we will wait for the Premier to come out and officially acknowledge the demonstration," Ms Vickers said.

The marchers will hold a sit-in at the Cabinet grounds.

"The Cabinet Office has already agreed to this."

She said the march was a peaceful demonstration, which would not intentionally cause any disturbance to traffic or pedestrians in Hamilton.

Demonstrators are not "against" the Government, she said.

Since news of the demonstration broke on Tuesday, Ms Vickers had to get a permit from the Commissioner of Police in order to lawfully hold their demonstration.

Section four of the Public Order Act 1963 states that a permit is required for any public procession and it shall be unlawful for any public procession to take place unless a permit has been issued.

The demonstration was in danger of being postponed, however Ms Vickers said Police were very helpful and supportive and by Thursday a public procession permit had been issued by Deputy Governor Nick Carter.