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Japan hunt kills season’s 1st dolphins
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JAPANESE fishermen yesterday killed the first dolphins of the season in a controversial annual hunt that attracted global attention after it was featured in the Oscar-winning 2009 documentary “The Cove.”
Fishermen at the western town of Taiji caught 20 dolphins, according to the local Kii Mimpo newspaper.
“We finally caught them. I’m relieved,” Yoshifumi Kai, a senior official of the local fisheries association, told Kyodo News agency.
Campaign group Dolphin Project, led by US animal rights activist Ric O’Barry, tweeted that about “12 to 15 Rissos dolphins were slaughtered in the cove.”
During the six-month hunting season, people from the southwestern town corral hundreds of the mammals into a secluded bay and butcher them, turning the water crimson red.
The scene was featured in the documentary, drawing unwanted attention to the little coastal community.
Environmental campaigners visit the town every year to watch the gruesome event and authorities have boosted their presence to prevent any clashes between locals and activists.
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