Dave Rastovich and the Dolphin Slaughter of Taiji
Their is a small cove in Taiji, Japan where the ocean water is dyed red from the blood of dolphins.
Each year approximately 2,000 dolphins are killed during the dolphin drive hunting practice which involves fisherman using boats and nets to circle pods of dolphins and drive them into the cove, where they are stabbed and drown and sold.
Not exactly uplifting but it’s an important issue that deserves full exposure.
Last year professional surfer Dave Rastovich and actress Hayden Panettiere led a team of conservationists into the cove to document and possibly rescue the dolphins during the hunt. They were unsuccessful in rescuing any dolphins, but they did film and document the secret fishing practices. The footage they recorded is now on PodSurf TV:
