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LIA director Ren Yabuki witnessed the killing. "It violently thrashed as blood splattered around, but the fishermen were laughing while working," he told 9news.com.au. "I witnessed the agony and my hands were trembling." The Taiji dolphin hunts run from September 1 to February 28. Nine species are permitted to be killed and caught. Minke whales are not listed as one. The hunt quota is broken down by species.(Dolphin Project) Mr Yabuki explained the rules around capturing minke whales are complicated as they're a species that falls under commercial whaling. However, that does not make the kill...

Concerns grow for trapped minke whale in Japan's 'The Cove' The animal has been caught in fishing nets for 15 days and has been filmed trying to escape 7 January 2021 • 11:51am A minke whale that has been trapped in nets in the town of Taiji, Japan, since Christmas Eve Credit: Ren Yabuki/Life Investigation Agency A minke whale that has been trapped in a small cove in Japan for 15 days is visibly distressed and weakening because it has been unable to feed, according to an animal rights activist, who is calling for the local government to force fishermen to release the creature.

LIA director Ren Yabuki was on the ground in the cove and witnessed the hunt firsthand. He told 9news.com.au he felt helpless as he watched the pod get herded from open water into the narrow cove. "Dolphins that were selected were thrashing in resistance," Mr Yabuki said. "The dolphins were very stressed, and many of them slapped the surface of the water with their tail flukes. "They were clicking and whistling at each other, communicating with each other and calling out to the parts of the pod that were separated by some of the nets night and day.

Ground there, dolphin project, for 11 years now. and we're starting to have japanese people join us. and hopefully they will take over and we'll step out and let them -- because only the japanese people can solve this problem. >> yeah. >> it's starting to happen. yolko ohno, wherever you are, thank you, i love you. she is doing the same thing caroline kennedy is doing, speaking out, and it's starting to happen now. i'm very excited. >> the documentary "the cove" certainly was a big boon to stop this. rick o' barry, thank you. we'll continue to follow this. we'll be right back. barry, than. we'...