Japanese Dolphin and Porpoise Hunting
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- Created on Tuesday, 17 October 2000 19:12
The course of Dolphin and Porpoise Hunts in Japan
After the moratorium was established at the IWC in 1986, the price of dolphin meat soared on the market, replacing whale meat as a substitute. In addition to the shift from whales to the dolphins, fishermen who used to be specialized in hand-harpooning spear fish switched over to dolphin hunts, in effect doubling the total dolphin catch. Following the expansion of the dolphin hunt industry, the drastic drop in the dolphin population was an alarming one. The Japanese government and the Fisheries Agency established a registration system for dolphin hunt vessels, moderating the size of the industry. In 1993, the government classified dolphin and whale species into the following categories in an attempt to control catch quota.
Dolphin hunt at Futo! Let's take ACTION to protest.
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- Created on Friday, 13 October 2000 11:10
A dolphin hunt at Futo Port in Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan was conducted on Wednesday, Oct.13, 1999.
In the beginning, dolphins were herded into a small bay and penned up separately by two nets, inner and outer. Then they were neglected during the night. Later on, we heard that some dolphins were killed secretly at midnight.
Photos(above two): Mr. Susumu Kawaguchi (Animal Rights Center)
The next morning, Oct.14, the capture started.
Dolphin Hunt in violation at Futo '96
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- Created on Thursday, 31 October 1996 11:23
False killer whales were captuered illegally.
Our first protest against the dolphin hunt which took place Oct., 1996 at Huto off the coast of Izu Peninsula was the first attempt taken by the Japanese NGO to disclose violation regarding the dolphin hunt.
We managed to have the fishermen release about 130 bottlenose dolphins and false killer whales back to the sea, and even 6 false killer whales that had been taken to the aquarium as well. It was a great success.
Dolphins are still being hunted commercially for food in Japan.
Dolphin Hunting Videos at Futo in 1999
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- Created on Friday, 15 October 1999 12:09
Please pay attention for little children.
If necessary, please explain to the children or stop to watch.
- In 13th October 1999,Around 200 bottlenose dolphins were driven into the Futo fishing port at Ito city Shizuoka prefecture. And the dolphins were slaughtered in the morning of next day. The staffs of an aquarium caught the dolphin for exhibition and have put on the stretcher.
