The Cove (film)
Videos
The Cove is a 2009 American documentary film directed by Louie Psihoyos that analyzes and questions dolphin hunting practices in Japan. The film is a call to action to halt mass dolphin kills and capt
Film poster featuring a photograph of Canadian freediving world champion Mandy-Rae Cruickshank swimming with dolphins
Ric O'Barry at the Cove in Taiji, Japan, in 2014
Whaling in Japan
Videos
Japanese whaling, in terms of active hunting of whales, is estimated by the Japan Whaling Association to have begun around the 12th century. However, Japanese whaling on an industrial scale began arou
A whale and a sub-adult being loaded aboard a factory ship, the Nisshin Maru. The sign above the slipway reads, "Legal research under the ICRW." Australia released this photo to challenge that claim.
Inshore whaling in Taiji, Japan
Japanese whale boat, Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia, 1935
The Tonan Maru No. 2 whaling factory ship, drafted into military use, was damaged by a Dutch submarine while taking part in the landing at Kuching, Borneo.