Thanks for that data, Martyn. Pardon my ignorance. Am I to understand then =
that all the slaughter is legally sanctioned by the Japanese government? Or=
, does it choose to ignore the law? Based on the prices, it would seem ther=
e is a significant demand for dolphin meat there. Is that correct? Who's bu=
ying the captive, live dolphins, and for what use?
All the best,
Eric
--- In Martyn Stewart <> wrote:
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> In real terms Eric, nobody profits from the loss of a species. Dolphins a=
re declining rapidly around Japanese waters, quoters are not being met and =
very often than not the pods caught are an average of 10 as opposed to 30's=
and 40's over the previous years.
> In monetary terms they get $125,000 for a live dolphin and $500 for the m=
eat of a dead one. There is a fleet of 12 banger boats that enter the hunt =
each day at a cost of around 2k to run.
> The dolphin trade is a big business in Taiji selling many captive dolphin=
s throughout the world and even inflating the prices to $200,000 to the mid=
dle east.
> Couple all of this though with how much Taiji and the government has to s=
pend on resources including the security forces because of activists on the=
ground add up to around $2,000000 per season.
> Who profits? I'm not sure but Mother Earth looses big time regardless.
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> Martyn
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> On Nov 4, 2011, at 9:50 AM, Eric wrote:
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> > Hello,
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> > Perhaps learning about whether dolphins are self-aware adds to the horr=
or...being discussed today 11/4/2011 on Science Friday: http://www.sciencef=
riday.com/
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> > "Pyschologist and dolphin researcher Diana Reiss discusses her work wit=
h dolphin communication and cognition."
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> > Expressions of moral outrage have been expressed here. I wondered, have=
you analyzed and published about who profits from this slaughter, Martyn?
> >
> > All the best,
> > Eric
> >
> > --- In Martyn Stewart <mstew@> wrote:
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> > > http://soundofcritters.com/archives/1529
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> > > Just an update while i'm here in Japan.............. Still the atroci=
ties continue...
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