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I do want to say that we |
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Shit. |
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I thought of all the possibilities |
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and it kept me up at night. |
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The story that Ric |
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was just the tip of the iceberg. |
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Here it is... the town of Taiji. |
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The little town |
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It's funny driving into Taiji. |
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It's kind of like The Twilight Zone. |
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It's so bizarre |
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because if you didn't know |
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you would think this is a town |
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On our left here is the infamous |
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And I really, really |
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When we first got to Japan, |
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Ric O'Barry was incredibly frustrated. |
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He said, "Oh, you have |
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Otherwise, they'll know |
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And I thought, okay, all right. |
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There's the police. |
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I've got to hunch over |
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so they think |
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I thought, you know, what am I doing? |
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I went halfway across the world |
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locked up with this paranoid guy. |
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Somebody's behind me. |
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I don't know who that is. |
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Yep. He's coming. He's coming. |
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Is he really? |
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Yeah. I've been doing this too long. |
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The mayor of this town |
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I was welcome then. |
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Today they'd kill me if they could. |
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And I'm not exaggerating. |
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If these fishermen could |
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they would. |
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About three years ago, |
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my friend Jim Clark and I |
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The Oceanic Preservation Society, OPS. |
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We've been diving for over 35 years, |
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and you could go back to the same |
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and literally see |
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before your very eyes. |
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There's major extinctions |
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Jim had the idea |
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to try to do something |
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so I began documenting |
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I went to a marine mammal conference |
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There was 2,000 of the world's |
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and Ric O'Barry was supposed |
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and at the last minute, |
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the sponsor of the program |
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I thought, oh God, that's interesting. |
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Well, who's the sponsor? |
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They said, "Sea World." |
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A lot of marine mammal |
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from Hub Research Institute, |
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which is the nonprofit arm of Sea World. |
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They don't like me. |
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They don't like my message |
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and they took me off the list. |
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They wouldn't let me |
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I said, "Dolphin slaughter? |
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He says, "Well, I'm going next week. |
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You want to come?" |
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Now we're approaching the area |
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That's a dolphin's |
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Hundreds of thousands |
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You'll see the signs... |
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There are fishermen walking |
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This is a national park. |
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The fishermen told me. |
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They said, "If the world finds out |
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we'll be shut down." |
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Can you imagine that? |
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They actually told us that. |
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We knew to get in there |
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We need to know the truth. |
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When we got back to the hotel... |
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It's a big spa hotel, |
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people going by in robes, |
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and there's these three |
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No. |
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No. |
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- No. |
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No. |
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In the background, |
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you could see these dolphin boats |
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and it was just... it was so surreal. |
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I couldn't... I wanted to laugh, |
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and I wanted to scream |
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No. No. |
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Right. I know. |
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Yeah. |
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I don't enter. No, no. |
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Thank you so much, and... |
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You're welcome. |
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- See you again. |
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I never planned |
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One thing leads to another, |
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and now if there's |
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anywhere in the world, |
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my phone will ring. |
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Ric is world famous |
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The first time I connected |
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was on a trip down to Nicaragua. |
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There were two dolphins |
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in a swimming pool filled |
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Ric somehow enlisted |
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The dolphins were |
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and then out to sea we go, |
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and the dolphins are released. |
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We're going to capture these dolphins |
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and bring them into captivity. |
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There are people |
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In March of this year, |
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O'Barry was arrested |
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for trying to free some captive dolphins. |
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On Earth Day, he was |
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on the Island of Bimini. |
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How many times |
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This year? |
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Swimmer, you're within |
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You are holding up |
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Do you understand? |
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God damn it. |
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A dolphin in the right spot |
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There's a lot of money in it. |
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If you get in their way... |
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and I get in their way... |
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it can be very, very dangerous. |
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Jane Tipson, she was murdered. |
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She's the second colleague |
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The other one was Jenny May. |
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We were trying to stop |
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and it involved a hunger strike. |
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About the tenth day, I passed out, |
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and I went to a hospital there, |
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so Jenny became a target, |
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and they followed her |
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and strangled her with her own belt. |
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These dolphins are symbolic |
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It's all about respect now, |
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I feel somewhat responsible |
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because it was the Flipper TV series |
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that created this |
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It created this desire |
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and hold them and hug them |
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and it created all these captures. |
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There were five female dolphins |
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who collectively played |
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I captured the five dolphins myself. |
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The entire crew turns to |
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When the porpoise is sighted, |
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not a moment can be lost. |
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The men handle this creature |
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She seems to sense |
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that no harm will come to her now. |
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She is safe. |
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When I started training dolphins, |
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I would get the script, |
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and it says "Flipper goes over |
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and then swims down left to right." |
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I had to actually translate that |
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Thanks, Flipper. |
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Yeah. Thanks, Flipper. |
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The thing that really struck me |
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was that they're smarter |
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The house that you see |
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where the family lives |
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was actually my house. |
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I lived there all year round |
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And right in front of the house |
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there was a lake, salt water lake, |
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and that's where Flipper was |
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When Flipper came on television |
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I would take my television |
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and go down the end of the dock |
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with a long extension cord, |
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and Cathy would watch |
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and she could tell the difference |
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who was another Flipper |
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I knew then they were self-aware, |
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and when you become conscious |
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you realize after a while |
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But I didn't do anything about it. |
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One day, it all ended. |
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Like the props, they went |
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When you just walk into this place |
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the dolphin is jumping and smiling, |
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it's hard to see the problem. |
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But a dolphin's smile |
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It creates the illusion |
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The nerve center of any dolphinarium |
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And if you go to any one |
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you'll see bottles |
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And they're used |
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because they're all stressed out. |
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You have to see them in the wild |
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to understand |
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In the wild, they're traveling |
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They could be surfing |
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and the next hour |
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feeding or socializing. |
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Dolphins are acoustic creatures. |
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That's their primary sense. |
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The best sonar that man has |
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is a toy compared |
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When you're in the water, |
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the dolphins can see |
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They can see your heart beating. |
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They can see your bones. |
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They can see if you're pregnant. |
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They get a lot of information |
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The dolphin is captured |
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surrounded by a stadium |
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At the National Aquarium in Baltimore, |
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when it first opened, |
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They couldn't keep dolphins alive, |
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and they finally figured out |
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it's because the filtration system |
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It's the stress that kills them. |
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So they're very sensitive to sound. |
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That's their primary sense, |
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and that's their downfall in Taiji. |
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... |
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There's 12 of them. |
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This is a classic drive, |
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what you're watching here. |
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There are migratory routes |
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that dolphins have been using |
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and they just wait |
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The boats then put these |
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which have a flange on the bottom, |
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and they just bang on these poles |
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and they create a wall of sound |
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There were several hundred dolphins |
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I'd never seen so many |
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and they were all |
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running from this wall of sound. |
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I think I can actually |
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but I hear it all the time. |
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I hear it in my sleep. |
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That sound never goes away |
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By the time they get to the lagoon, |
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they're totally freaked out, |
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They seal it, then they go home. |
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The next morning, |
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all of these dolphin trainers |
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selecting the ones that they want |
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They're looking for bottlenose |
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They're looking for Flipper, |
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and so they collect young females, |
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just like we did for the Flipper show. |
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And they're flown to different |
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I could have my own dolphin facility |
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and be making 2 or 3 |
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like these guys, if I wanted to. |
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But I walked away from that. |
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The thing that turned me around |
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was the death of Flipper, of Cathy. |
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She was really depressed. |
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I could see it. |
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And she committed suicide in my arms. |
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That's a very strong word, suicide. |
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But you have to understand |
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dolphins and other whales |
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like we are. |
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Every breath they take |
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And so they can end their life |
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whenever life becomes too unbearable |
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by not taking the next breath. |
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And it's in that context |
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She did that. |
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She swam into my arms |
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and looked me right in the eye |
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and... took a breath... |
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and didn't take another one. |
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I just let her go, |
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and she sank straight down on her belly |
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The next day, I was in the Bimini jail |
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for trying to free a dolphin |
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That's how I reacted to it. |
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I was going to free |
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I spent ten years |
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And I spent the last 35 years |
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When I started out, |
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Today it's become |
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In all of these captures, |
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we helped create the largest slaughter |
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Anyone can watch the capture process |
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But Ric pointed out |
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where they take the boats |
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that nobody could see |
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are slaughtered and sold for their meat. |
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Here in Taiji, |
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you can go to the Whale Museum |
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and eat a dolphin at the same time. |
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They sell dolphin and whale meat |
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It's the captivity industry |
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by rewarding the fishermen |
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They only get $600 for a dead dolphin, |
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but they can get more than $150,000 |
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I told Ric |
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that we'll fix this, we'll change this. |
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And I didn't tell him how |
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because I really didn't know |
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There are lots of groups |
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World Wildlife Fund, Greenpeace, |
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International Fund |
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They all make hundreds |
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This is the largest slaughter |
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Where are they? |
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There is one organization |
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whose sole purpose is to protect |
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That's the IWC... |
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the International Whaling Commission. |
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But for some reason, |
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small cetaceans, dolphins |
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Dolphins are whales. |
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Size doesn't matter. |
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The IWC will go down in history |
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There's no... |
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by any stretch of the imagination. |
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They do whatever the hell |
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Mr. O'Barry, you know I'm here. |
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Yeah? |
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I have to ask you to leave the hotel. |
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You could have waited |
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Sir, I asked you very nicely |
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The reason why small cetaceans |
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is because the whaling nations |
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clearly has the best interest |
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particularly if they |
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Joji Marshita is the Deputy |
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He's a talented guy from Japan |
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He has to get up every day. |
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First he'll look at himself in the mirror, |
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and then he's got to go out |
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and explain to the world |
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Very complicated subject to get around. |
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It's clear the issue of whaling |
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is becoming more of emotions. |
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We have never |
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why this species is so special. |
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The International |
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is the only international body |
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that's officially recognized |
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It's basically |
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but it is the only |
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Well, there's a clause |
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in the International |
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that allows a nation |
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and Japan has decided |
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Currently, Japan |
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that involve killing minke whales, |
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fin whales, sei whales, |
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Every scientific catch, to me, |
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is a dark spot on the record |
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They're talking about |
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They're not talking about |
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the 23,000 over here |
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The IWC has presided |
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over one of the greatest |
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environmental |
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The reality is the International |
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does have a mandate |
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to look at issues |
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but the Japanese are |
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that just about every country |
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Governments are really great |
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at getting together |
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and conferences |
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but they never ever seem |
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It's as Margaret Mead once said... |
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never ever depend |
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to solve any major problem. |
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All social change comes |
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If saving cetacean |
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relies upon the International |
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then there is no hope. |
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During the Greek era, |
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it was punishable by death |
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They were protected, |
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and they were protected |
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because there's a lot |
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of dolphins saving the lives of humans. |
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There's some real magic there |
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There's this other species |
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that you can't consciously |
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and you're both experiencing a thing |
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that's purely for joy |
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beyond the level of survival. |
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I went surfing |
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About half an hour |
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I was sitting |
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and he goes, "Wait," |
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and on the surface of the next wave |
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Its fins were down, |
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This thing was literally |
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and I look down, and right there... |
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it's like in a glass case in a wall... |
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this dolphin comes out of right field |
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and T-bones this shark |
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and pushes it directly |
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In that moment... |
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That's the most obvious demonstration |
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A few years ago, |
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about what was going on in Japan. |
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23,000 are being |
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and it's not even acknowledged. |
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Nobody has actually seen |
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and so the way to stop it |
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They've already told us that... |
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"Don't take pictures." |
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The sign says "Don't take pictures." |
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And so the way to stop it |
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Eventually, |
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"Look, this is not working. |
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No! No photograph. |
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I brought the BBC, |
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Time Magazine, |
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and everybody |
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No photos, okay? |
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They're afraid of cameras. |
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One morning I didn't |
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and a couple guys from the boat, |
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they took a baby dolphin up |
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It was already dead, |
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and they were just |
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and I almost hit this guy. |
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He got right in my face. |
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We called him Private Space. |
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That's the only two words |
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private space. |
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Private! |
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And he got right in my face, |
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and he's screaming |
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He wanted me to hit him. |
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I mean, he just egged me on, |
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and I almost... man, |
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and knocked him off that rock. |
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That's what they want you to do... |
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hit them or do something |
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The only way they can |
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is get us arrested and get it on video. |
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I spend most of my time |
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trying to keep from getting arrested |
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They spend most of their time |
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trying to arrest us |
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and get us out of the game. |
| 00:27:11 |
In 2003, I sent a crew to Taiji. |
| 00:27:15 |
Their objective was to |
| 00:27:17 |
and see what's going on there. |
| 00:27:19 |
They got into the water |
| 00:27:21 |
and released some |
| 00:27:23 |
and were immediately |
| 00:27:26 |
Come on! |
| 00:27:27 |
That actually worked out |
| 00:27:29 |
to show that we were determined |
| 00:27:30 |
to protect the lives |
| 00:27:32 |
but of course it made it |
| 00:27:38 |
In 2007, when I wanted |
| 00:27:40 |
to expose the issue, |
| 00:27:42 |
I was shocked |
| 00:27:43 |
that I was the only surfer |
| 00:27:46 |
that knew about this, |
| 00:27:47 |
so Hayden Panettiere, Isabel Lucas, |
| 00:27:50 |
we all connected, |
| 00:27:52 |
okay, we're going to paddle out. |
| 00:27:53 |
No one's |
| 00:27:55 |
And they got really fired up. |
| 00:28:00 |
We had to pull the pin. |
| 00:28:02 |
There was nothing we could do, |
| 00:28:03 |
nothing more we could do |
| 00:28:14 |
You see, this is like |
| 00:28:16 |
Those particular activists, |
| 00:28:18 |
they were arrested right here |
| 00:28:21 |
Now they can never come back. |
| 00:28:22 |
They're out of the game. |
| 00:28:26 |
My heart went out to them. |
| 00:28:28 |
I watched Flipper as a child. |
| 00:28:30 |
I grew to love the oceans |
| 00:28:32 |
We are going to stop this. |
| 00:28:34 |
We're going to stop this. |
| 00:28:36 |
And here's the guy that started it all. |
| 00:28:39 |
He's trying to rectify |
| 00:28:41 |
but he can't find |
| 00:28:44 |
If we could just get in there, |
| 00:28:51 |
The first guy I called was |
| 00:28:53 |
He's a adrenaline junkie. |
| 00:28:56 |
He's been sail master on |
| 00:28:58 |
He's traveled all over the world |
| 00:29:00 |
He's the guy that has a heart of gold |
| 00:29:02 |
and nerves of steel. |
| 00:29:07 |
I remember distinctly a phone call |
| 00:29:11 |
saying I needed to be in Japan. |
| 00:29:14 |
We stepped off the train in Taiji, |
| 00:29:16 |
and we were immediately |
| 00:29:19 |
along with the police. |
| 00:29:21 |
I'm not entirely sure |
| 00:29:22 |
Louis knew what he was |
| 00:29:26 |
On our initial trip to Japan, |
| 00:29:28 |
we had a formal meeting |
| 00:29:31 |
with the fishing union |
| 00:29:32 |
and with all the proper authorities. |
| 00:29:35 |
We spent seven hours |
| 00:29:39 |
where we would try to be |
| 00:29:40 |
That was the point to me, |
| 00:29:44 |
And we started to realize |
| 00:29:48 |
You have to get permission |
| 00:29:50 |
to get permission to do... |
| 00:29:52 |
and nobody wants to do |
| 00:29:55 |
After two days of negotiations, |
| 00:29:58 |
they said, "We're not |
| 00:30:01 |
and they put a map on the table |
| 00:30:02 |
and pointed with these |
| 00:30:05 |
and said, "Don't go here, |
| 00:30:07 |
don't go here, don't go here." |
| 00:30:09 |
And then Charles said... |
| 00:30:10 |
"Could we just hang on |
| 00:30:12 |
just so we know where |
| 00:30:15 |
That kind of thing. |
| 00:30:16 |
And that became sort of our template |
| 00:30:27 |
The secret cove is a natural fortress. |
| 00:30:30 |
It's surrounded on three sides |
| 00:30:36 |
There are several tunnels |
| 00:30:37 |
that you need to get |
| 00:30:41 |
High fences surrounded |
| 00:30:48 |
I've traveled all over the world |
| 00:30:51 |
and the coastline is majestic. |
| 00:30:54 |
It's astounding to think |
| 00:30:58 |
in one of the most beautiful places. |
| 00:31:03 |
We snuck up to this park. |
| 00:31:05 |
It was called Tsunami Park. |
| 00:31:06 |
It was blockaded, |
| 00:31:09 |
The only safe time |
| 00:31:11 |
is when there are no |
| 00:31:14 |
Then there are no guards around. |
| 00:31:16 |
Ric pointed down |
| 00:31:19 |
and he said, "That's |
| 00:31:23 |
The cops were on our tail, |
| 00:31:24 |
and I thought, let's get out of here. |
| 00:31:26 |
We'll try to regroup. |
| 00:31:27 |
So we went off to do |
| 00:31:33 |
All these beautiful |
| 00:31:35 |
some of the most beautiful |
| 00:31:40 |
In one of these temples, |
| 00:31:42 |
where the monks rake these rocks, |
| 00:31:44 |
and in the center |
| 00:31:46 |
that people come from all |
| 00:31:50 |
It was gorgeous, |
| 00:31:51 |
but I thought, in America, |
| 00:31:52 |
people would never go |
| 00:31:58 |
Suddenly I got this idea. |
| 00:32:01 |
What if the rocks looked back? |
| 00:32:11 |
This was a big waterfall set |
| 00:32:13 |
that we constructed |
| 00:32:16 |
A dam breaks and floods |
| 00:32:18 |
and takes the... |
| 00:32:20 |
One of my best friends |
| 00:32:23 |
was a guy that became |
| 00:32:25 |
at Industrial Light and Magic, |
| 00:32:26 |
so I called up and said, |
| 00:32:30 |
"I want to hide |
| 00:32:32 |
Can you help us?" |
| 00:32:37 |
Is that what you had in mind? |
| 00:32:40 |
It's a work of art, man. |
| 00:32:41 |
We can do all of them |
| 00:32:43 |
or we can do a combination |
| 00:32:45 |
I think brown and gray |
| 00:32:47 |
I think this is going |
| 00:32:50 |
that these are all gray. |
| 00:32:51 |
I would try to keep them |
| 00:32:52 |
as lower of a profile |
| 00:32:54 |
We needed a special group of people |
| 00:32:56 |
to implement this mission. |
| 00:32:57 |
We needed people with |
| 00:33:01 |
I started to set up this team, |
| 00:33:03 |
this... sort of this |
| 00:33:06 |
Simon Hutchins, |
| 00:33:08 |
the only guy that had |
| 00:33:09 |
Simon created all these weird ways |
| 00:33:12 |
to hide Hi-Def cameras |
| 00:33:14 |
You know, he's a mad genius. |
| 00:33:16 |
If we could dream it, |
| 00:33:20 |
Joe Chisolm organized rock concerts, |
| 00:33:22 |
and we were kind of like |
| 00:33:24 |
you know, incognito. |
| 00:33:25 |
You know, we had hundreds |
| 00:33:29 |
that we had to import into Japan, |
| 00:33:30 |
and he did the logistics. |
| 00:33:32 |
Louis came back, and he said, "Look, |
| 00:33:34 |
we got to get in," |
| 00:33:35 |
and Louis and I started discussing |
| 00:33:36 |
all of the ways that we can film it. |
| 00:33:38 |
We had a military grade |
| 00:33:41 |
which you're not allowed |
| 00:33:43 |
If it has a pulse, |
| 00:33:46 |
One thing that we had decided to do |
| 00:33:49 |
so we decided to take |
| 00:33:53 |
We looked into, you know, |
| 00:33:56 |
to do satellite pictures. |
| 00:33:57 |
We decided to make |
| 00:34:01 |
with a gyro-stabilized |
| 00:34:04 |
We actually named it Cathy, |
| 00:34:06 |
and that was purely |
| 00:34:09 |
The idea there was |
| 00:34:10 |
that even if the blimp didn't succeed |
| 00:34:15 |
that everybody loves a balloon... |
| 00:34:17 |
you know, kids, police, everyone. |
| 00:34:22 |
One of these devices |
| 00:34:25 |
is the hydrophone... |
| 00:34:27 |
put in underwater housing. |
| 00:34:29 |
I wanted to hear |
| 00:34:31 |
but we didn't know |
| 00:34:33 |
We had rebreathers, |
| 00:34:34 |
but it would be clanky, |
| 00:34:35 |
Mandy-Rae Cruickshank and Kirk Krack |
| 00:34:39 |
are world class freedivers. |
| 00:34:42 |
Freediving in its simplest terms, |
| 00:34:44 |
it's like deep snorkeling. |
| 00:34:46 |
On one breath we see |
| 00:34:48 |
how long we can hold our breath. |
| 00:34:50 |
Mandy-Rae's owned |
| 00:34:51 |
eight world championships |
| 00:34:53 |
She can go down to 300 feet |
| 00:34:57 |
and come back on her own power. |
| 00:35:02 |
They got on board pretty quickly |
| 00:35:04 |
when they found out |
| 00:35:13 |
We have some of the same |
| 00:35:16 |
that whales, seals, |
| 00:35:19 |
We're all air-breathing mammals. |
| 00:35:21 |
They live in the water. |
| 00:35:26 |
When you're out |
| 00:35:28 |
and you have whales |
| 00:35:31 |
it is one of the most |
| 00:35:35 |
It's so humbling that this wild creature |
| 00:35:39 |
would come up and be |
| 00:35:42 |
It's... |
| 00:35:43 |
It's unbelievable, really. |
| 00:35:49 |
Even though there's |
| 00:35:53 |
you really feel like you're on some |
| 00:35:57 |
like there's an understanding |
| 00:36:06 |
I don't normally touch |
| 00:36:09 |
but I just thought, you know, |
| 00:36:10 |
it had been swimming |
| 00:36:12 |
I put my hand out in front of me, |
| 00:36:14 |
and it rolled right into my hand, |
| 00:36:16 |
and it just stayed there |
| 00:36:18 |
letting me rub its belly. |
| 00:36:21 |
Here you have this dolphin, |
| 00:36:23 |
wild and on its own terms, |
| 00:36:25 |
come up and really |
| 00:36:29 |
It really wanted to be with us. |
| 00:36:33 |
When they asked us |
| 00:36:35 |
if we wanted to partake |
| 00:36:38 |
to uncover the dolphin slaughter, |
| 00:36:41 |
we without hesitation said, |
| 00:36:43 |
What can we do?" |
| 00:36:49 |
- This is what... |
| 00:36:53 |
It's so cool. |
| 00:36:54 |
Yeah. |
| 00:36:55 |
I'm just a cute little innocent rock. |
| 00:36:57 |
Getting these into Customs |
| 00:36:59 |
is going to be the trick, I think, next. |
| 00:37:01 |
I hope we'll be able |
| 00:37:03 |
once we plant them. |
| 00:37:04 |
Actually, come back to the hotel |
| 00:37:21 |
There's 47 suitcases. |
| 00:37:24 |
I don't think they're going |
| 00:37:44 |
We definitely were trying |
| 00:37:48 |
but there's nothing discreet |
| 00:37:52 |
in a place where there are |
| 00:37:56 |
and it was noted. |
| 00:38:00 |
Well, now, there's a car here. |
| 00:38:02 |
Just... I just got here yesterday. |
| 00:38:04 |
You think... Do you think |
| 00:38:08 |
You do? |
| 00:38:12 |
First morning we arrived in Taiji, |
| 00:38:14 |
Ric O'Barry met us at our hotel. |
| 00:38:16 |
He decided that it would |
| 00:38:18 |
if he'd take us on a tour |
| 00:38:20 |
so we got the lay of the land. |
| 00:38:21 |
So we all get in the vehicles, |
| 00:38:23 |
and one of the first |
| 00:38:25 |
was that we got an escort. |
| 00:38:34 |
This is the butcher shop right here, |
| 00:38:36 |
the slaughterhouse. |
| 00:38:37 |
This is the union right here, |
| 00:38:39 |
and there's Private Space. |
| 00:38:49 |
When we first got in the country, |
| 00:38:50 |
we had no idea |
| 00:38:52 |
There was about seven or eight cars |
| 00:38:56 |
so we knew that we were being |
| 00:38:58 |
We didn't know |
| 00:39:00 |
We didn't know if it was Yakuza, |
| 00:39:03 |
We had no idea. |
| 00:39:07 |
I'd met this guy that spoke English. |
| 00:39:08 |
He was from |
| 00:39:10 |
and I asked him, "Do you know |
| 00:39:13 |
He looks over there, and he goes, |
| 00:39:18 |
If you're around Ric, |
| 00:39:54 |
Our first encounter |
| 00:39:56 |
was they went down there |
| 00:39:59 |
and as soon as we arrived, |
| 00:40:01 |
a number of fishermen showed up. |
| 00:40:04 |
We were down by the beach |
| 00:40:07 |
You could see the blood |
| 00:40:10 |
You could see a bunch of the babies |
| 00:40:12 |
were cordoned off by themselves |
| 00:40:14 |
while their parents |
| 00:40:19 |
And so I wanted to get |
| 00:40:24 |
and as Joe and I tried |
| 00:40:28 |
some of the fishermen came |
| 00:40:32 |
Don't touch the girl. |
| 00:40:35 |
Trying to stop us |
| 00:40:36 |
from getting that vantage |
| 00:40:39 |
And just after that, |
| 00:40:41 |
We walked down |
| 00:40:43 |
and this one poor dolphin, it... |
| 00:40:46 |
You could see it |
| 00:40:49 |
and it was swimming |
| 00:40:51 |
and it actually made it |
| 00:40:54 |
and every time |
| 00:40:56 |
you could see all this blood |
| 00:40:59 |
and you could see |
| 00:41:02 |
and then it went down, |
| 00:41:52 |
Bye-bye-bye-bye. |
| 00:41:58 |
It's a relatively small group of people |
| 00:42:01 |
Outside these few remote villages, |
| 00:42:03 |
most of the population |
| 00:42:09 |
The fishermen here who do this |
| 00:42:13 |
"This is our culture. |
| 00:42:14 |
"You don't understand us. |
| 00:42:15 |
You eat cows. |
| 00:42:18 |
Well, the truth is that's the big lie. |
| 00:42:22 |
How can it be their culture, their tradition, |
| 00:42:24 |
if the Japanese people |
| 00:42:29 |
23,000 dolphins |
| 00:42:37 |
You never heard of it? |
| 00:43:05 |
People in Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo... |
| 00:43:08 |
the reason they don't know about it |
| 00:43:11 |
is because of a media cover-up, |
| 00:43:13 |
a systematic, deliberate cover-up, |
| 00:43:16 |
a media blackout, |
| 00:43:18 |
because the dolphin meat |
| 00:43:36 |
Mercury starts in the environment |
| 00:43:38 |
with the smallest of organisms, |
| 00:43:39 |
and every step of the ladder up, |
| 00:43:42 |
it gets magnified about ten times... |
| 00:43:45 |
until the top of the food chain, |
| 00:43:48 |
where you get these |
| 00:43:50 |
All the fish that we love most to eat... |
| 00:43:53 |
things like striped bass, bluefish, |
| 00:43:55 |
tuna, swordfish, marlin... |
| 00:43:57 |
this is a major source of mercury, |
| 00:44:01 |
and these substances |
| 00:44:04 |
not just to dolphins, but to people, |
| 00:44:06 |
because people and dolphins feed |
| 00:44:09 |
at the same level of a food chain. |
| 00:44:12 |
If you looked at bottlenose dolphins... |
| 00:44:15 |
that's Flipper, by the way... |
| 00:44:17 |
you'd discover, in fact, |
| 00:44:19 |
these animals are swimming |
| 00:44:23 |
It's better to refrain |
| 00:44:29 |
how do I say? |
| 00:44:30 |
Too much. |
| 00:44:32 |
But still dolphin meat |
| 00:44:38 |
This is a matter |
| 00:44:39 |
that the consumer affairs |
| 00:44:44 |
and I can assure you |
| 00:44:48 |
that exceeds any of their standards. |
| 00:44:51 |
By their standards. |
| 00:45:22 |
Almost nobody eats dolphin meat, |
| 00:45:25 |
but 23,000 are slaughtered every year, |
| 00:45:30 |
so that begs the question, |
| 00:45:31 |
Where is all this meat going? |
| 00:45:36 |
Dolphin meat is generally considered |
| 00:45:40 |
and it would sell for far, far less |
| 00:45:43 |
So the meat is distributed |
| 00:45:48 |
Scott Baker set up a portable DNA lab |
| 00:45:51 |
at a hotel in downtown Tokyo. |
| 00:45:53 |
We brought him samples, |
| 00:45:56 |
and found that |
| 00:45:58 |
that were labeled |
| 00:46:00 |
was actually dolphin meat. |
| 00:46:02 |
A consumer may think |
| 00:46:05 |
from whales from |
| 00:46:07 |
and they might be getting |
| 00:46:09 |
from the coast of Taiji |
| 00:46:11 |
with levels of mercury |
| 00:46:14 |
than World Health |
| 00:46:17 |
The fishermen |
| 00:46:19 |
are poisoning themselves, |
| 00:46:20 |
but they're also poisoning |
| 00:46:22 |
the people that they're selling it to. |
| 00:46:24 |
And the government knows this, |
| 00:46:25 |
and the government's covering this up. |
| 00:46:29 |
They had this problem |
| 00:46:34 |
That's where mercury poisoning |
| 00:46:39 |
They called it Minamata disease. |
| 00:47:08 |
Japan has a history |
| 00:47:11 |
sometimes referred to |
| 00:47:14 |
But it's not a disease. It's not caught. |
| 00:47:16 |
It's the result of this toxicity. |
| 00:47:21 |
The most serious health risk |
| 00:47:25 |
is to pregnant women. |
| 00:47:26 |
It's the fetus that's most sensitive |
| 00:47:51 |
The children were |
| 00:47:55 |
And it's going to happen again. |
| 00:47:59 |
Nobody has really looked |
| 00:48:02 |
looked into the records |
| 00:48:04 |
to see how many people |
| 00:48:07 |
The symptoms are memory loss, |
| 00:48:10 |
loss of hearing, |
| 00:48:13 |
It doesn't just knock you over dead. |
| 00:48:15 |
It takes a while. |
| 00:48:17 |
And that's happening. |
| 00:48:20 |
Does he want to know |
| 00:48:22 |
of other Japanese |
| 00:48:24 |
He doesn't want to know. |
| 00:48:26 |
He doesn't want to know about it. |
| 00:48:28 |
Well, in Minamata, |
| 00:48:30 |
they weren't poisoning the people |
| 00:48:32 |
Remember that? |
| 00:48:33 |
The Chisso factory? |
| 00:48:36 |
The Chisso factory? |
| 00:48:37 |
Same thing, same problem. |
| 00:48:39 |
You don't think there's |
| 00:48:41 |
with the amount of mercury |
| 00:48:42 |
I don't think that a similar |
| 00:48:46 |
because of the dolphin meat. |
| 00:48:48 |
I don't think so. |
| 00:48:51 |
Ultimately, the dolphin meat |
| 00:48:53 |
is based on supply and demand |
| 00:48:56 |
and if that product is poison |
| 00:48:59 |
and they can't sell it in Taiji, |
| 00:49:01 |
then they can't sell it in Iwate, |
| 00:49:02 |
and they can't sell it in Okinawa, |
| 00:49:04 |
and they can't sell it wherever else |
| 00:49:07 |
So you have to stay focused |
| 00:49:11 |
in order to shut this down. |
| 00:49:16 |
Howdy. How are you doing today? |
| 00:49:25 |
If we got arrested, |
| 00:49:28 |
They don't have to |
| 00:49:30 |
The way the law works in Japan, |
| 00:49:32 |
they can keep you in jail |
| 00:49:35 |
90% of the convictions in Japan |
| 00:49:39 |
are obtained by confessions |
| 00:49:43 |
because they can |
| 00:49:45 |
They can wake you up |
| 00:49:48 |
all night long, you know, and... |
| 00:49:49 |
I've been doing that to them all week. |
| 00:49:51 |
That may be aggressive... |
| 00:49:52 |
Can we prosecute him? |
| 00:49:55 |
I came to realize |
| 00:49:57 |
that this was going to be |
| 00:49:59 |
so we utilized our time over there |
| 00:50:04 |
We observed. |
| 00:50:06 |
There's two crews |
| 00:50:09 |
the guys that come |
| 00:50:11 |
They're sent to look on the left side. |
| 00:50:13 |
They shine their flashlights. |
| 00:50:15 |
because they want |
| 00:50:17 |
What they're doing is looking |
| 00:50:19 |
They normally go up there |
| 00:50:21 |
when they have dolphins |
| 00:50:23 |
They go up and see if anybody's |
| 00:50:25 |
What I'm thinking |
| 00:50:27 |
Maybe I use that location |
| 00:50:29 |
and I cut the branch on a night |
| 00:50:32 |
There was two parts to the mission. |
| 00:50:34 |
The first one was to get |
| 00:50:37 |
Where can we drop a big |
| 00:50:40 |
with arms sticking out? |
| 00:50:42 |
We could plant hydrophones |
| 00:50:45 |
that was easiest to get into. |
| 00:50:47 |
It's a lot easier getting down |
| 00:50:49 |
The right side is right in the center |
| 00:50:53 |
I go first with the thermal camera. |
| 00:50:54 |
I can tell if there's |
| 00:50:57 |
If they're hiding in the bushes, |
| 00:50:58 |
they're going to be popping out. |
| 00:50:59 |
So the hydrophone was |
| 00:51:02 |
to see if we could get away with it. |
| 00:51:03 |
You guys go in with two cameras, right? |
| 00:51:05 |
Three cameras. |
| 00:51:06 |
The second mission, |
| 00:51:07 |
what we call the full orchestra. |
| 00:51:09 |
Let's go, then, with three cameras... |
| 00:51:11 |
you're 2, you're 1... |
| 00:51:12 |
and think about fourth. |
| 00:51:14 |
We would plant all the rocks, |
| 00:51:15 |
the hydrophones, underwater cameras. |
| 00:51:18 |
They have scuba divers, |
| 00:51:21 |
They're straining the bottom of that bay, |
| 00:51:23 |
so we don't want them to |
| 00:51:25 |
Once you get right here, you're safe. |
| 00:51:28 |
This is the first sign |
| 00:51:30 |
- We don't know what it says. |
| 00:51:32 |
We have no idea. |
| 00:51:33 |
It says "Welcome to Taiji" |
| 00:51:35 |
"Enjoy our wonderful UNESCO site." |
| 00:51:37 |
I wanted to have |
| 00:51:39 |
with what's going on in that lagoon. |
| 00:51:41 |
I wanted to hear everything |
| 00:51:44 |
everything that the whalers were saying. |
| 00:51:46 |
The effort wasn't just |
| 00:51:50 |
You want to capture something |
| 00:51:55 |
This weekend, the thin, mournful cry |
| 00:51:59 |
echoed through London's |
| 00:52:02 |
as thousands of demonstrators |
| 00:52:03 |
demanded an end to all whale killing. |
| 00:52:06 |
In the 1960s, |
| 00:52:08 |
when the IWC wasn't doing anything |
| 00:52:09 |
about the slaughter of large whales, |
| 00:52:11 |
there was one guy, Roger Payne, |
| 00:52:12 |
who helped start the whole |
| 00:52:14 |
by exposing to the world |
| 00:52:15 |
that these animals were singing. |
| 00:52:17 |
That was profound. |
| 00:52:18 |
What do we want? |
| 00:52:20 |
Save the whales! |
| 00:52:21 |
When do we want it? |
| 00:52:22 |
Save the Whale demonstrators |
| 00:52:25 |
And they are determined to see |
| 00:52:28 |
At the time, about 33,000 whales |
| 00:52:32 |
We got it down eventually |
| 00:52:36 |
It's now going back up again. |
| 00:52:40 |
There has to be a new generation |
| 00:52:43 |
There's only so many Ric O'Barrys |
| 00:52:46 |
They're all in their 60s and 70s now, |
| 00:52:47 |
and there's not a lot |
| 00:52:50 |
picking up where they've left off. |
| 00:52:59 |
I like this. |
| 00:53:00 |
It sinks very slowly, this line. |
| 00:53:03 |
It does sink, but it's very slow, |
| 00:53:04 |
so I just put a couple weights on it. |
| 00:53:07 |
We're going to have these two |
| 00:53:10 |
- One thing, though. |
| 00:53:12 |
I took all the other stickers off, see? |
| 00:53:13 |
Go on the... |
| 00:53:14 |
"Please return dry." |
| 00:53:15 |
Yeah, let's take the sticker off. |
| 00:53:16 |
Okay? Jesus. |
| 00:53:19 |
(03) 3224-5000. |
| 00:53:25 |
That's the cell phone number |
| 00:53:28 |
as well as the cell phone numbers |
| 00:53:33 |
just in case something shits the bed. |
| 00:53:39 |
When we very discreetly |
| 00:53:42 |
with four or five guys |
| 00:53:45 |
with camera equipment, |
| 00:53:47 |
we have it timed really well. |
| 00:53:49 |
We know when the guard turns up. |
| 00:53:51 |
We know how far the cop |
| 00:53:53 |
We know how long |
| 00:53:55 |
to get from the next village there. |
| 00:53:58 |
It was probably |
| 00:54:00 |
because we'd been up |
| 00:54:02 |
preparing for this. |
| 00:54:03 |
We're exposed out there. |
| 00:54:05 |
There's very few places we could hide. |
| 00:56:33 |
Joe. |
| 00:56:55 |
Here you go. |
| 00:56:58 |
Come on. Let's go. Go. |
| 00:57:00 |
Holy Christ. |
| 00:57:03 |
Nice work. |
| 00:57:05 |
Jesus. |
| 00:57:08 |
100% of the people in the vehicle? |
| 00:57:10 |
It's a good night. |
| 00:57:11 |
That's a good night. |
| 00:57:22 |
Me? |
| 00:57:24 |
I don't know. |
| 00:57:25 |
I don't know. |
| 00:57:26 |
Not me. |
| 00:57:27 |
At midnight, I'm sleeping. |
| 00:57:39 |
I don't know. |
| 00:57:40 |
I cannot speak for OPS. |
| 00:57:41 |
I can only speak for Ric O'Barry. |
| 00:57:44 |
I cannot speak |
| 00:57:47 |
At midnight, I'm sleeping. |
| 00:57:49 |
No, no, no. |
| 00:57:52 |
I don't know. |
| 00:57:54 |
I'm not OPS. |
| 00:57:56 |
I'm not OPS, no. |
| 00:57:59 |
Well, I do interviews. |
| 00:58:00 |
Anybody who wants to talk to me, |
| 00:58:02 |
- I will talk to them. |
| 00:58:04 |
OPS wants to talk to me, |
| 00:58:07 |
I talk to anybody |
| 00:58:13 |
- Thank you. |
| 00:58:14 |
Thank you so much for your time. |
| 00:58:15 |
- Bye-bye. |
| 00:58:27 |
I think the most horrifying thing |
| 00:58:32 |
was that, you know, |
| 00:58:33 |
communicating with each other, |
| 00:58:35 |
and you knew that that next morning |
| 00:58:39 |
They'd be silenced forever. |
| 00:58:44 |
They're always trying |
| 00:58:47 |
and that's hard to explain, |
| 00:58:48 |
but when you live with them |
| 00:58:50 |
like I did on the Flipper TV show |
| 00:58:52 |
I could read that body language. |
| 00:59:01 |
There's something visceral |
| 00:59:03 |
about being in the water |
| 00:59:06 |
As a scientist, |
| 00:59:08 |
I'm trained to recognize intelligence |
| 00:59:12 |
tool use, cognitive processes, |
| 00:59:13 |
As a human being, |
| 00:59:15 |
when I see a dolphin looking at me |
| 00:59:19 |
and I lock eyes with that animal, |
| 00:59:22 |
there's a human response |
| 00:59:24 |
that I'm connecting |
| 00:59:29 |
Science has been tantalized for years |
| 00:59:33 |
to the most intelligent |
| 00:59:35 |
which may not be human beings. |
| 00:59:36 |
A small group of scientists |
| 00:59:38 |
determined to see |
| 00:59:40 |
can learn to talk to each other. |
| 00:59:42 |
We keep spending billions of dollars |
| 00:59:47 |
and we have a species here |
| 00:59:48 |
that can conceivably be |
| 01:00:01 |
Dolphins can understand |
| 01:00:04 |
how to relate to people, |
| 01:00:05 |
how to create innovatively |
| 01:00:10 |
It sometimes amazes me |
| 01:00:11 |
that the only language |
| 01:00:13 |
which has been extensively |
| 01:00:15 |
is a version of |
| 01:00:17 |
which, of course, |
| 01:00:19 |
so you have |
| 01:00:21 |
and people use their hands |
| 01:00:25 |
And this somehow |
| 01:00:27 |
because dolphins don't have hands, |
| 01:00:29 |
so this is inherently |
| 01:00:32 |
And it's this anthropomorphic |
| 01:00:34 |
"We have something |
| 01:00:37 |
and perhaps we ought to be looking |
| 01:00:43 |
It's not about intelligence. |
| 01:00:45 |
It's about consciousness. |
| 01:00:48 |
They are self-aware, |
| 01:00:53 |
That means that we look in the mirror, |
| 01:00:55 |
and we know exactly |
| 01:00:58 |
I don't believe that the fishermen |
| 01:01:07 |
When they're in that killing cove |
| 01:01:08 |
and their babies are being |
| 01:01:11 |
they're aware of that. |
| 01:01:13 |
They can anticipate |
| 01:02:03 |
The first time I went to Taiji |
| 01:02:07 |
and I had been to Iki the year before. |
| 01:02:11 |
Iki is a tourist destination for Japanese |
| 01:02:15 |
which became infamous |
| 01:02:17 |
for this... most ghastly |
| 01:02:21 |
I mean, literally thousands of them |
| 01:02:28 |
Well, I went back to Iki |
| 01:02:33 |
and they don't have any dolphins, |
| 01:02:35 |
where once they had thousands of them |
| 01:02:48 |
Irony of ironies. |
| 01:02:49 |
Because the international |
| 01:02:54 |
they want to be in on it, |
| 01:02:56 |
and they don't have any dolphins. |
| 01:03:01 |
They have to have dolphins |
| 01:03:03 |
so they go buy them in Taiji now. |
| 01:03:08 |
Every cetacean known to man |
| 01:03:12 |
just by going anywhere near Japan. |
| 01:03:18 |
We asked the Taiji fishermen |
| 01:03:22 |
in other words, if you leave the boats |
| 01:03:25 |
we'll pay you the same amount of money |
| 01:03:27 |
you would have made |
| 01:03:31 |
They got back to us and said |
| 01:03:35 |
It's about pest control." |
| 01:03:38 |
Pest control. |
| 01:03:39 |
In other words, |
| 01:03:41 |
they're being told by the government |
| 01:03:44 |
that the dolphin are |
| 01:03:57 |
This is not attempt |
| 01:04:03 |
However, we cannot ignore |
| 01:04:09 |
It's seriously hard to take that |
| 01:04:15 |
I have to tell you |
| 01:04:19 |
that whales are consuming |
| 01:04:23 |
that are also the target of fisheries. |
| 01:04:26 |
The Government of Brazil |
| 01:04:28 |
that to us it certainly amounts |
| 01:04:30 |
to what only can be described |
| 01:04:33 |
It is clear that the fisheries |
| 01:04:36 |
and the obvious culprit is people, |
| 01:04:39 |
and we don't want to acknowledge that. |
| 01:04:50 |
We look at the ocean |
| 01:04:54 |
and I think we're learning |
| 01:04:56 |
that this isn't true. |
| 01:05:01 |
We're pulling the fish |
| 01:05:04 |
and eroding and diminishing |
| 01:05:07 |
so bad that the whole |
| 01:05:23 |
70% of human beings, |
| 01:05:26 |
rely as their principal |
| 01:05:30 |
If we lose access to fish in the sea, |
| 01:05:34 |
we will be causing |
| 01:05:38 |
human beings have ever faced. |
| 01:05:46 |
The Japanese literally control |
| 01:05:50 |
They have buyers in every |
| 01:05:54 |
They're catching their fish |
| 01:05:58 |
and I think they have a real fear |
| 01:06:04 |
What more logical thing could they do |
| 01:06:10 |
International Whaling Commission |
| 01:06:15 |
coastal small-type |
| 01:06:32 |
This body should seriously consider |
| 01:06:37 |
Dominica would like to compliment |
| 01:06:41 |
We strongly support the proposal. |
| 01:06:43 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
| 01:06:46 |
Do we have any concern, any sympathy |
| 01:06:49 |
for the plight of the people of Japan? |
| 01:06:51 |
This is an opportunity to help Japan. |
| 01:06:54 |
We could help the Japanese cause |
| 01:06:57 |
We therefore urge this IWC to grant... |
| 01:07:01 |
...their basic request |
| 01:07:04 |
And therefore, St. Kitts and Nevis |
| 01:07:08 |
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. |
| 01:07:09 |
In my opinion, this has |
| 01:07:14 |
to allow for the replenishment |
| 01:07:20 |
which were in decline |
| 01:07:21 |
and some others which were |
| 01:07:24 |
There are several facets in the interests |
| 01:07:28 |
First of all, the government |
| 01:07:29 |
is presently interested |
| 01:07:31 |
because the Japanese government's |
| 01:07:35 |
The Japanese government |
| 01:07:38 |
go to small bankrupt nations |
| 01:07:41 |
and offer them financial support, |
| 01:07:44 |
offer them whatever it takes, |
| 01:07:46 |
firstly to get them to join the IWC |
| 01:07:48 |
and then, when they get here, |
| 01:07:51 |
This is how whaling |
| 01:07:54 |
What kind of whales |
| 01:07:56 |
We have... |
| 01:07:58 |
I think the Commissioner might be... |
| 01:08:00 |
I think there's |
| 01:08:01 |
- Yes. |
| 01:08:02 |
I'm not sure of the details |
| 01:08:03 |
of the whales that pass |
| 01:08:04 |
at this point in time, |
| 01:08:06 |
that pass through our waters |
| 01:08:08 |
I have seen only... |
| 01:08:10 |
My only interaction with whales |
| 01:08:14 |
It is so transparent to even the least |
| 01:08:19 |
that they have prostituted themselves |
| 01:08:27 |
The Japanese government |
| 01:08:32 |
for participation in the International |
| 01:08:35 |
It has nothing to do with nutrition. |
| 01:08:37 |
It simply has to do with the fact |
| 01:08:40 |
"so let's give you something |
| 01:08:42 |
"that it was worth your while |
| 01:08:45 |
fisheries complexes." |
| 01:08:49 |
Interestingly, |
| 01:08:53 |
have already gone into disuse |
| 01:08:54 |
because it has nothing to do with fishing. |
| 01:08:58 |
One neighbor got the goodies, |
| 01:09:00 |
and every other neighbor |
| 01:09:03 |
Every island |
| 01:09:05 |
St. Kitts, Antigua, |
| 01:09:07 |
Grenada, Dominica... |
| 01:09:09 |
we all have the same goodies. |
| 01:09:12 |
In Dominica, we have a $22 million |
| 01:09:15 |
which is used for the local merchants |
| 01:09:22 |
It's very sad to see the beautiful |
| 01:09:26 |
becoming neon-lit whorehouses |
| 01:09:32 |
It really runs counter to logic |
| 01:09:34 |
why the Japanese continue |
| 01:09:36 |
to keep this dying |
| 01:09:39 |
especially when you get the facts |
| 01:09:41 |
about the levels of mercury |
| 01:09:43 |
and other contaminants |
| 01:09:45 |
I visited Japan earlier this year, |
| 01:09:47 |
and I discovered that there |
| 01:09:51 |
for the Japanese position |
| 01:09:53 |
This has not got to do |
| 01:09:57 |
it hasn't even got to do with politics. |
| 01:09:59 |
It really has to do with the... |
| 01:10:02 |
the remnants |
| 01:10:06 |
They had had enough of the West |
| 01:10:09 |
telling them what to do |
| 01:10:12 |
"Well, you're not going to make us |
| 01:10:15 |
There's some kind of misplaced |
| 01:10:20 |
It's an industry that is |
| 01:10:22 |
by Japanese taxpayers, |
| 01:10:23 |
and when you have those sorts |
| 01:10:25 |
you invite corruption. |
| 01:10:27 |
In order to perpetuate |
| 01:10:31 |
the Taiji dolphin hunters |
| 01:10:33 |
started giving |
| 01:10:37 |
to the school system. |
| 01:10:38 |
They're getting this |
| 01:10:41 |
They're not being told |
| 01:10:42 |
that the free lunchmeat |
| 01:10:45 |
are contaminated |
| 01:10:48 |
Are you aware |
| 01:10:51 |
to distribute dolphin meat |
| 01:10:52 |
to Japanese children? |
| 01:10:55 |
I think you... |
| 01:10:58 |
Did I? |
| 01:11:00 |
You perfectly misunderstood. |
| 01:11:16 |
Two city council members |
| 01:11:19 |
They risked their... |
| 01:11:20 |
if not their lives, |
| 01:11:46 |
There's a saying in Japan |
| 01:11:48 |
that says the nail that sticks out |
| 01:11:51 |
and so it's a real problem |
| 01:11:53 |
just to stand up |
| 01:11:57 |
There's no environmental movement |
| 01:12:01 |
that has any kind |
| 01:12:05 |
We are dumping in the environment |
| 01:12:07 |
all kinds of chemicals |
| 01:12:12 |
We have the obligation... |
| 01:12:13 |
We have a moral authority |
| 01:12:16 |
In a few years, |
| 01:12:17 |
we may look back |
| 01:12:19 |
allowing more and more tons |
| 01:12:23 |
We have a moral obligation, |
| 01:12:25 |
and let it not be said |
| 01:12:28 |
You know about it. |
| 01:12:31 |
To me, you're either an activist |
| 01:12:35 |
and I wanted to be active. |
| 01:12:37 |
I wanted to stop this. |
| 01:13:17 |
I recognize it. Do you? |
| 01:13:19 |
8335. Yeah, I do recognize it. |
| 01:13:21 |
I think it was the double |
| 01:13:25 |
Can you go straight? |
| 01:13:28 |
They're doing a circle. |
| 01:13:30 |
Let's take a quick break. |
| 01:13:32 |
Quick, quick, quick, quick. |
| 01:13:33 |
- It's 766. It's the cop. |
| 01:15:18 |
Louie, Louie, are you there? |
| 01:16:09 |
Yeah, that's cool. |
| 01:16:20 |
Set it down. |
| 01:20:56 |
There was kind of a collective horror |
| 01:21:02 |
It was mind-boggling. |
| 01:21:07 |
They're doing it exactly |
| 01:21:09 |
like they did with the large whales. |
| 01:21:10 |
they're slaughtering |
| 01:22:03 |
Why didn't they set them free? |
| 01:22:10 |
That question has kept me |
| 01:22:23 |
I've watched them give birth. |
| 01:22:25 |
I've nursed them back to health |
| 01:22:31 |
Had I known what I know now, |
| 01:22:33 |
I would have raised enough money |
| 01:22:35 |
to buy them away |
| 01:22:37 |
and set them free. |
| 01:22:38 |
That would have been |
| 01:22:41 |
I was buying |
| 01:22:44 |
But I was as ignorant as I could be |
| 01:22:50 |
I didn't think about that |
| 01:23:00 |
Listen to me. |
| 01:23:02 |
Our killing method |
| 01:23:05 |
and the fishermen in Taiji |
| 01:23:07 |
are using specific-made knife |
| 01:23:09 |
and put the... do that... |
| 01:23:13 |
and then most of the animals |
| 01:23:16 |
- Killed instantly? |
| 01:23:18 |
And if they were killed |
| 01:23:21 |
would that be cruel? |
| 01:23:25 |
As I told you, I don't want to talk |
| 01:23:28 |
I want to show you |
| 01:23:57 |
When and where did you take this? |
| 01:25:29 |
I have to see this end in my lifetime. |
| 01:25:35 |
Right now I'm focusing |
| 01:25:39 |
where that slaughter takes place. |
| 01:25:42 |
If we can't stop that, |
| 01:25:46 |
forget about the bigger issues. |
| 01:25:50 |
There's no hope. |
| 01:30:41 |
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| 01:30:48 |
Everyone there, |
| 01:30:51 |
Hey. How are you? |
| 01:30:53 |
Nice to see you. |
| 01:31:08 |
So we went for... |
