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Logistically, it was extremely challenging
to film or do anything about the whaling in Antarctica. But I found there was one place
in the south of Japan where this industry could still be seen
operating from the coast, in a place called Taiji, where each year over 700 dolphins
and small whales are herded into a cove for slaughter. I wanted to find out just how big of a threat
Japan's whaling practices were compared to plastic. So I set up a meeting
with one of the few activists who'd been involved in this issue
for years, a guy named Ric O'Barry. The Japanese government
go through a lot of trouble to make sure
that people don't know about this
to film or do anything about the whaling in Antarctica. But I found there was one place
in the south of Japan where this industry could still be seen
operating from the coast, in a place called Taiji, where each year over 700 dolphins
and small whales are herded into a cove for slaughter. I wanted to find out just how big of a threat
Japan's whaling practices were compared to plastic. So I set up a meeting
with one of the few activists who'd been involved in this issue
for years, a guy named Ric O'Barry. The Japanese government
go through a lot of trouble to make sure
that people don't know about this
Full Transcript
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Logistically, it was extremely challenging
to film or do anything
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about the whaling in Antarctica.
00:00:06.255 --> 00:00:09.003
But I found there was one place
in the south of Japan
00:00:09.383 --> 00:00:12.386
where this industry could still be seen
operating from the coast,
00:00:12.047 --> 00:00:14.018
in a place called Taiji,
00:00:14.263 --> 00:00:19.518
where each year over 700 dolphins
and small whales are herded into a cove
00:00:19.602 --> 00:00:20.645
for slaughter.
00:00:20.728 --> 00:00:21.854
I wanted to find out
00:00:21.937 --> 00:00:24.565
just how big of a threat
Japan's whaling practices were
00:00:24.649 --> 00:00:25.941
compared to plastic.
00:00:27.276 --> 00:00:29.082
So I set up a meeting
with one of the few activists
00:00:29.904 --> 00:00:34.002
who'd been involved in this issue
for years, a guy named Ric O'Barry.
00:00:34.283 --> 00:00:36.952
The Japanese government
go through a lot of trouble
00:00:37.001 --> 00:00:40.164
to make sure
that people don't know about this.
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Movie Summary
Passionate about ocean life, a filmmaker sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine species - and uncovers alarming global corruption.
