The Cove is a 2009 documentary film which sheds light on the extremely horrific dolphin hunting practices in Japan. It was awarded the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2010. The film is a call to action to halt mass dolphin kills, change Japanese fishing practices, and to inform and educate the public about the risks, and increasing hazard, of mercury poisoning from dolphin meat.
The number of dolphins killed in the Taiji dolphin drive hunting is several times greater than the number of whales killed in the Antarctic, and 23,000 dolphins and porpoises are killed in Japan every year by the country’s whaling industry.
The migrating dolphins are herded into a cove where they are netted and killed by means of spears and knives over the side of small fishing boats. Needless to say, dolphin hunting as practiced in Japan is unnecessary, cruel and needs to be stopped.
Even if the film is available in full length on Youtube, please buy your own copy of the film on the creators website to show your support. Thanks!