| Porpoise Hunt | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1547 |
| Catalog #: | 350671 | |
| Clip Number: | 350671-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 023-361-04 | |
| Timecode: | 00:03:38 - 00:04:29 | |
| Location: | Japan | |
| Year Shot: | 1950 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/GENERAL: Endangered ANIMALS/GENERAL: Ethics & Issues ANIMALS/MARINE MAMMALS: Porpoises FISHING: Commercial, Large Scale LOCATIONS/ASIA: Japan | |
| Description: | Porpoise Hunt Japan is hunting its coastal cetacean populations to extinction. Hundreds of boats are licensed to kill porpoises and use specialized equipment. They have severely depleted, in sequence, populations of striped dolphins, pilot whales, beaked whales, and Dall's porpoise. | |
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