Wakayama, Sep 02 (News On Japan) –
The conventional dolphin and whale drive hunt resumed in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, with round 10 Risso’s dolphins captured on the opening day.
Drive looking is a conventional methodology through which boats encompass pods of dolphins or whales offshore and drive them right into a cove the place they’re captured.
On the primary day of the season, September 1st, 9 fishing boats carrying native fishermen departed shortly after 5 a.m. While anti-whaling activists had been seen close by holding placards, there have been no main disruptions or incidents.
The hunt situated a pod of Risso’s dolphins about 8 kilometers offshore and drove roughly 10 animals into the cove for seize.
The dolphins can be auctioned and shipped to market, with the drive hunt season persevering with by the top of April subsequent 12 months.
Source: YOMIURI