Even number Q's:
2.Where is the dolphin slaughter taking place (city and country)?
The dolphin slaughter is taking place at Taiji, Japan.
4. What is the turning point in his life that makes him completely change and "turn his Porsches in for this crusade"?
Ric O Barry was working as a successful dolphin trainer and his turning point was the death of 'flipper,' Cathy. Cathy was a dolphin who Ric used to train but she committed suicide in his arms by refusing to take a breath. Ric then realized how unethical it was to forcefully isolate dolphins from their environment for the entertainment of humans.
6. What country indirectly runs the International Whaling Commission?
Japan is the country who indirectly runs the International Whaling Commission.
8. How do the fisherman trap the dolphins in the cove?
Fisherman traps the dolphins by driving them closer to the cove using their boats and making loud noises by hammering long poles. Since dolphins are extremely sensitive to sounds, this causes them to run away from the boats as quickly as possible and eventually end up in the cove where several nets are set up.
10. How many dolphins are killed at this secret cove a year?
23,000 dolphins are killed every year at the cove secretly.
12. What toxic substance is found in dolphin meat?
Mercury is the toxic substance found in large amounts in dolphin meat.
14. Dolphin meat had 2000ppm of mercury in it while the recommended amount is no more than 0.4ppm. Why do many Japanese people eat it then?
Japanese people eat dolphin meat because the dolphin meats are labelled as other fresh and healthy meat such as a whale. Therefore, the people are getting tricked by fake labels on dolphin meats and consume significant amount of mercury with dolphin meats without knowing.
16. The number of fish is severely declining. What is the cause?
Humans are the greatest consumers of fish. However in the video, the Japanese government blames the dolphins in the ocean for the declining population of fish to make an excuse to kill and slaughter the dolphins for meat.
18. What is the form of propaganda they plan to use to "sell" dolphin meat to people?
The form of propaganda they plan to use is giving out free dolphin meats to schools which children eat for lunch.
20. The main character goes to the IWC and does what at the end (even though he is banned from their meetings)?
The main character goes to the IWC with a TV screen strapped to his stomach which shows the massive killing of dolphins at the cove.
22. When was whaling banned?
Whaling was banned in1986.
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