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The film follows former-dolphin-trainer-turned-activist Ric O'Barry's quest to document the dolphin hunting operations in Taiji, Wakayama, Japan.In the 1960s, O'Barry helped capture and train the five wild dolphins who shared the role of "Flipper" in the hit television series of the same name.
The Taiji dolphin drive hunt is based on driving dolphins and other small cetaceans into a small bay where they can be killed or captured for their meat and for sale to dolphinariums The new primary killing method is done by cutting the spinal cord of the dolphin, a method that claims to decrease the mammal's time to death. [ 1 ]
Ric O'Barry in West Bali assisting with the construction of a seapen for ex performing dolphins. Richard "Ric" O'Barry (born Richard Barry O'Feldman; October 14, 1939) [1] [2] [3] is an American animal rights activist and former animal trainer who was first recognized in the 1960s for capturing and training the five dolphins that were used in the TV series Flipper.
After viewing a YouTube video of four dolphins shipped from Taiji in a swimming pool at a home in Egypt, O'Barry went to Hurghada Egypt [6] to rally local support and get the dolphins moved into a bigger tank. The Minister of Environment issued a statement that no more wild caught mammals would be imported into the country.
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Dana Point, where the footage was filmed, was crowned the dolphin and whale watching capital of the world in 2019, according to Capt. Dave’s Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari.