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Clips from The Cove

TV Series 2009 1,274 clips
Crime
It's funny driving into Taiji.
"It's funny driving into Taiji."
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It's kind of like The Twilight Zone.
"It's kind of like The Twilight Zone."
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because if you didn't know what's going on over here,
"because if you didn't know what's going on over here,"
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you would think this is a town that loved dolphins and whales.
"you would think this is a town that loved dolphins and whales."
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And I really, really hate this place.
"And I really, really hate this place."
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Ric O'Barry was incredibly frustrated.
"Ric O'Barry was incredibly frustrated."
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so they think I'm just some old Japanese guy.
"so they think I'm just some old Japanese guy."
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locked up with this paranoid guy.
"locked up with this paranoid guy."
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The mayor of this town actually gave me the key to the city.
"The mayor of this town actually gave me the key to the city."
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and you could go back to the same dive spot year after year
"and you could go back to the same dive spot year after year"
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Jim had the idea
"Jim had the idea"
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and Ric O'Barry was supposed to be the keynote speaker,
"and Ric O'Barry was supposed to be the keynote speaker,"
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I thought, oh God, that's interesting.
"I thought, oh God, that's interesting."
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Well, who's the sponsor?
"Well, who's the sponsor?"
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from Hub Research Institute,
"from Hub Research Institute,"
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He says, Well, I'm going next week.
"He says, Well, I'm going next week."
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Now we're approaching the area that's most important.
"Now we're approaching the area that's most important."
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The fishermen told me.
"The fishermen told me."
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They said, If the world finds out what goes on here,
"They said, If the world finds out what goes on here,"
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Can you imagine that?
"Can you imagine that?"
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We need to know the truth.
"We need to know the truth."
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and there's these three undercover cops talking to Ric.
"and there's these three undercover cops talking to Ric."
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No.
"No."
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I couldn't... I wanted to laugh,
"I couldn't... I wanted to laugh,"
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No. No.
"No. No."
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Right. I know.
"Right. I know."
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There were two dolphins
"There were two dolphins"
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The dolphins were put on a helicopter,
"The dolphins were put on a helicopter,"
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How many times have you been arrested?
"How many times have you been arrested?"
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A dolphin in the right spot can make a million dollars a year.
"A dolphin in the right spot can make a million dollars a year."
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Jane Tipson, she was murdered.
"Jane Tipson, she was murdered."
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She's the second colleague I've worked with that was murdered.
"She's the second colleague I've worked with that was murdered."
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and strangled her with her own belt.
"and strangled her with her own belt."
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I feel somewhat responsible
"I feel somewhat responsible"
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I captured the five dolphins myself.
"I captured the five dolphins myself."
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When I started training dolphins, there was no manual.
"When I started training dolphins, there was no manual."
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where the family lives
"where the family lives"
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And right in front of the house
"And right in front of the house"
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there was a lake, salt water lake,
"there was a lake, salt water lake,"
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and that's where Flipper was at the end of the dock.
"and that's where Flipper was at the end of the dock."
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You have to see them in the wild
"You have to see them in the wild"
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They get a lot of information with their sound.
"They get a lot of information with their sound."
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They couldn't keep dolphins alive,
"They couldn't keep dolphins alive,"
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it's because the filtration system was making a lot of noise.
"it's because the filtration system was making a lot of noise."
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7...
"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7..."
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that dolphins have been using for thousands of years,
"that dolphins have been using for thousands of years,"
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and they were all running for their lives,
"and they were all running for their lives,"
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running from this wall of sound.
"running from this wall of sound."
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I hear it in my sleep.
"I hear it in my sleep."
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That sound never goes away once you hear it.
"That sound never goes away once you hear it."
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selecting the ones that they want for the dolphinariums.
"selecting the ones that they want for the dolphinariums."
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They're looking for bottlenose dolphin, primarily.
"They're looking for bottlenose dolphin, primarily."
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I could see it.
"I could see it."
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And so they can end their life
"And so they can end their life"
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and... took a breath...
"and... took a breath..."
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The next day, I was in the Bimini jail
"The next day, I was in the Bimini jail"
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That's how I reacted to it.
"That's how I reacted to it."
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I spent ten years building that industry up.
"I spent ten years building that industry up."
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They only get $600 for a dead dolphin,
"They only get $600 for a dead dolphin,"
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I told Ric that I'd help him out,
"I told Ric that I'd help him out,"
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whose sole purpose is to protect all cetaceans in the wild.
"whose sole purpose is to protect all cetaceans in the wild."
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That's the IWC...
"That's the IWC..."
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The IWC will go down in history as a ship of fools.
"The IWC will go down in history as a ship of fools."
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They do whatever the hell they want to do.
"They do whatever the hell they want to do."
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The reason why small cetaceans are not popular with the IWC
"The reason why small cetaceans are not popular with the IWC"
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is because the whaling nations that set this thing up
"is because the whaling nations that set this thing up"
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particularly if they happen to be eating them.
"particularly if they happen to be eating them."
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He has to get up every day.
"He has to get up every day."
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First he'll look at himself in the mirror,
"First he'll look at himself in the mirror,"
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but it is the only organization that does exist.
"but it is the only organization that does exist."
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environmental catastrophes of all time.
"environmental catastrophes of all time."
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does have a mandate
"does have a mandate"
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but the Japanese are trying to legitimize a practice
"but the Japanese are trying to legitimize a practice"
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Governments are really great
"Governments are really great"
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at getting together and holding meetings
"at getting together and holding meetings"
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and conferences and glad-handing each other,
"and conferences and glad-handing each other,"
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It's as Margaret Mead once said...
"It's as Margaret Mead once said..."
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During the Greek era,
"During the Greek era,"
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beyond the level of survival.
"beyond the level of survival."
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and on the surface of the next wave was a tiger shark.
"and on the surface of the next wave was a tiger shark."
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it's like in a glass case in a wall...
"it's like in a glass case in a wall..."
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A few years ago, a friend of mine told me
"A few years ago, a friend of mine told me"
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23,000 are being wiped out every year,
"23,000 are being wiped out every year,"
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and so the way to stop it is to expose it.
"and so the way to stop it is to expose it."
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Don't take pictures.
"Don't take pictures."
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Eventually, the Japanese government will say
"Eventually, the Japanese government will say"
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No! No photograph.
"No! No photograph."
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They're afraid of cameras.
"They're afraid of cameras."
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and they were just trying to get me angry,
"and they were just trying to get me angry,"
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private space.
"private space."
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And he got right in my face,
"And he got right in my face,"
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is get us arrested and get it on video.
"is get us arrested and get it on video."
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They spend most of their time
"They spend most of their time"
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and get us out of the game.
"and get us out of the game."
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In 2003, I sent a crew to Taiji.
"In 2003, I sent a crew to Taiji."
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Their objective was to just get evidence to film
"Their objective was to just get evidence to film"
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and released some pilot whales and dolphins
"and released some pilot whales and dolphins"
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That actually worked out
"That actually worked out"
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to show that we were determined
"to show that we were determined"
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to protect the lives of these animals,
"to protect the lives of these animals,"
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to expose the issue,
"to expose the issue,"
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we all connected, and we made the decision,
"we all connected, and we made the decision,"
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We had to pull the pin.
"We had to pull the pin."
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Those particular activists,
"Those particular activists,"
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I watched Flipper as a child.
"I watched Flipper as a child."
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And here's the guy that started it all.
"And here's the guy that started it all."
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but he can't find anybody to help him.
"but he can't find anybody to help him."
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He's traveled all over the world on photo assignments.
"He's traveled all over the world on photo assignments."
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I remember distinctly a phone call
"I remember distinctly a phone call"
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saying I needed to be in Japan.
"saying I needed to be in Japan."
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I'm not entirely sure
"I'm not entirely sure"
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and with all the proper authorities.
"and with all the proper authorities."
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And we started to realize that they were hiding something.
"And we started to realize that they were hiding something."
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and they put a map on the table
"and they put a map on the table"
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and said, Don't go here, don't go here,
"and said, Don't go here, don't go here,"
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High fences surrounded by razor ribbon.
"High fences surrounded by razor ribbon."
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It was called Tsunami Park.
"It was called Tsunami Park."
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Ric pointed down to the secret lagoon,
"Ric pointed down to the secret lagoon,"
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and he said, That's where all the dirty business happens.
"and he said, That's where all the dirty business happens."
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So we went off to do some sightseeing outside Taiji.
"So we went off to do some sightseeing outside Taiji."
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