Write now to stop this trade in Bottlenose Dolphins

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Linda Furness

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Sunday, November 14, 2004

12:04 PM

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Write now to stop this

trade in Bottlenose Dolphins

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ian

 

 

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Sunday, November

14, 2004 4:36 PM

 

 

Alert 14/11

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write now to stop this trade in Bottlenose

Dolphins

 

 

 

 

 

We have just received this news update on the Japanese Drive Fisheries

from Marine Connection. http://www.marineconnection.org/

 

Responding to an order placed by members of the dolphin captivity industry, the

fishermen of Futo, Shizuoka Prefecture,

Japan have

driven a pod of about 100 bottlenose dolphins into Futo harbour. The harbour

has been sealed with a net so that the dolphins can't escape. Divers from at

least two Japanese aquariums will be arriving in Futo to select between 20 and

30 " show-quality " dolphins for their facilities. Some of the dolphins

will be killed for research. What will happen to the remaining dolphins is uncertain

at this point.

 

With this capture there is a great risk that Futo will follow in the

footsteps of Taiji and become a supplier of dolphins for Zoos and Aquariums in Japan and

abroad. In order to prevent this, worldwide protests are needed immediately.

Please urge the authorities to let the captured dolphins go.

And ask that no further dolphin captures will take place in Japan in the

future.

 

Please send your email today to:

 

Fisheries Section of Shizuoka

prefecture

E-mail:webmaster

 

Mr. Yoshinobu Ishikawa, Governor of Shizuoke prefecture

E-mail: webmaster

 

Ito Fishing Cooperative

E-mail: ito