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Clips from The Cove (2009)

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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