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>> well, they have paid -- well, we know that ocean world casino in the dominican republic paid $154,000 for each dolphin. >> for each dolphin. >> and when we started speaking out against this, myself and the institute, we were hit with a $700 million dollar lawsuit which im still -- were still dealing with, but, yeah, i think that the cap tours are the economic underpinning because the dolphin meat, the dead dolphin is worth about 4 or $500 so, yeah, capturing them and thats the hardest thing f...

And they wait for dolphins. dolphins that are migrating and they get on the outside of them and they are evenly spaced a couple hundred feet apart. they put a long metal pole in the water that has a falange or bell on the bottom and they start banging. this creates a wall of sounds or an an an acouacoustical net. it ter rises them and they drive them into the cove and they seal it. its the dry fisheries. it has been going on for 400 years but not with the mechanized boats. they are driven in the...

On the outside of them and theyre evenly spaced a couple hundred feet apart and they put a long metal pole in the water that has sort of a flange or a bell on the bottom and they start banging and this creates a wall of sound or an acoustical net and literally terrorizes the dolphins and theyre able to drive them into the cove and they seal it and they call this the drive fisheries, its been going on for about 400 years, but not with these mechanized boats. thats going on for 33 years. so theyre...

Home. the next morning, all of these dolphin trainers will be lined up selecting the one that they want for the dolphin areas. theyre looking for bottle nosed dolphin primarily. theyre looking for flipper. its the captivity industry that keeps this lawsuiter going, by rewarding the fishermen. >> a few years ago a friend of mine told me about what was going on in japan. >> 23,000 are wiped out every year and its not even acknowledged. nobody has actually seen what takes place back there.

Are 38 feet long. and they wait for dolphins. dolphins that are migrating and they get on the outside of them and they are evenly spaced a couple hunt feet apart. and -- couple hundred feet apart. and they put a long metal pole in the water that has sort of a bell on the bottom and start banging. this creates a wall of sound or acoustic net and terrorizes the dolphins. they are able to drive them into the cove. and they seal it. and they call this the drive fisheries. it has been going on for ab...

And they think they are dealing with a fish. the dolphin trainers that you see in the movie capturing the dolphins, they know better. they know they are self-an they look them in the eye every -- self-aware. they look them in the eye everyday. they gave them names. so for the life of me i cant figure out what they are doing there. >> mike: the trainers that are selecting the best particularly the ones that look like flipper. what happens to the rest of them now theyve herded them into the cove? ...

They are freaked out, stressed out to the max. they seal it, then they go home. the next morning, all of these dolphin trainers will be lined up, selecting the ones that they want for the -- they are looking for flipper. >> it is the captivity industry that keeps this slaughter going by rewarding the fishermen. >> a friend of mine told me what was going on in japan. >> 26,000 wiped out every year. and it is not even acknowledged. >> nobody has actually seen what takes place out there.