2015/2016 Taiji Drive Hunt

The Taiji Drive Hunt is due to start again, no alarm bells ringing for the lack of meeting the quota, no alarm bells ringing for the fact no false killer whales have been captured for 4 years!!

Where is the sustainability investigation? Where is the investigation into why radioactive animals in Chernobyl turned white, 3 white dolphins arrived in Taiji after Fukushima. Where is the study?

Where is the study into the toxicity of the meat they sell to their people?

Where is study from ALL Japanese people asking their opinions on the hunt? We know many many are against it.

Those Taiji supporters blame Sea Shepherd, they blame Ric claiming it is a tradition. We know that is a lie, drive hunting is relatively new and didn't start until after the whaling ban. What is the reason for that.

When will those few people realise what hatred and shame they bring to the beautiful island of Japan? When Sangen isn't mayor anymore? When the Fisherman's union says so?
Who knows but we know it will end whether they like it or not.

what happens in Taiji? 
Is it tradition? Its about captives!  
All these parks buy from the drive hunt!



 TOTAL QUOTA 1873 cetaceans

Species                       Quota      Caught      killed         captive         released       remaining quota
Bottlenose                    462           243            66               102              81                     294     
False Killer Whale           70              0             0                 0                  0                       70
Pantropical Spotted      400               0             0                0                  0                      400
Pacific white sided        134              4              0                4                  0                     130
Risso's                         256           274          248                8                  9                        0
Pilot whale                    101            70           51                 1                  0                       49
Striped                         450           289          289                0                  0                     161

Total                           1873           876         654              115                90                   1104    



11th September 2015                Rissos - 12 driven in 12 killed
19th and 20th September,         80 bottlenose dolphins driven in, 47 taken captive 
23rd September                       12 Rissos dolphins killed
9th october                              18 Rissos dolphins
12th October                           4 Rissos dolphins
14th October                          25 Rissos dolphins 
19th October                          18 Rissos dolphins
28th October                          20 Rissos dolphins
30th October                          23 Striped dolphins 
31st October                           7 Rissos
4th November                        20 Rissos
10th November                      14 Bottlenose dolphins driven 5 captive, 6 dead 3 dumped at sea
15th November                      9 Rissos 
16th November                      2 Rissos captives 
19th November                      approx 50 pilot whales driven into the cove
20th November                      11 dead 1 captive pilot whales
21st 22nd Nov                       46 were slaughtered, one captive was taken, and at least five intentional/unintentional drownings
29th November                      6 Risso's dolphins 
16th December                       8 Rissos dolphins 
20,21,22 Dec                          Bottlenose and unconfirmed species 
5th Jan 2016                           16 Rissos slaughtered 
6th Jan 2016                           35 striped dolphins
7th Jan 2016                           6 Bottlenose dolphins 
8th Jan 2015                          13 Rissos 2 captive
10th Jan 2016                        16 Rissos dolphins 
12th January                          40 striped  
14th Jan                                 4 bottlenose 
17th Jan                                4 Rissos dolphins 
21st Jan                                15 Rissos dolphins 
22nd Jan                               25 Striped dolphins 
26th Jan                                50 Striped dolphins
27th Jan                                8 Risso's dolphins
28th Jan                                65 striped dolphins
29th Jan                               4 Pacific whitesided dolphins
31st Jan                               16 striped dolphins
1st Feb                                6 Risso's dolphins
3rd Feb                               6 Risso's dolphins
4th Feb                                4 Risso's dolphins
5th Feb                               20 bottlenose dolphins,
7th feb                                bottlenose 11 captive, 3 dead
8th feb                                rissos dolphins
9th Feb                               35 striped dolphins
11th Feb                              6 bottlenose dolphins

Bottlenose : 108 caught · 028 killed · 041 live-capture · 039 released · 069 total take · quota = 509 · 440 more allowed False Killer Whale : 000 caught · 000 killed · 000 live-capture · 000 released · 000 total take · quota = 070 · 070 more allowed Pantropical Spotted : 193 caught · 040 killed · 024 live-capture · 127 released · 064 total take · quota = 400 · 336 more allowed Pacific White-sided : 006 caught · 000 killed · 006 live-capture · 000 released · 000 total take · quota = 134 · 128 more allowed Risso's : 333 caught · 259 killed · 007 live-capture · 067 released · 266 total take · quota = 261 · 005 over quota Short-finned Pilot : 061 caught · 041 killed · 002 live-capture · 018 released · 049 total take · quota = 114 · 065 more allowed Striped - See more at: http://www.ceta-base.com/drivefisheries.html#sthash.RzaLjAMR.dpuf

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