2.Where is the dolphin slaughter taking place(city and country)
In the documentary, the slaughter is taken place in Taiji, Japan.
4.What is the turning point in his life that makes him completely change and "turn his Porsches in for this crusade"?
When he was working for the popular American TV show Flippers, the dolphin Cathy, who played Flipper most of the time, died in his arms, making him realize that this kind of animal should not suffer this stress any more.
6.What country indirectly runs the International Whaling Commission?
The IWC is indirectly ran by Japan.
8.How do the fishermen trap the dolphins in the cove?
The fishermen gather together to hunt for dolphins in the ocean, then they surround them and push them to the cove, where they can drop the nets and trap the dolphins.
10.How many dolphins are killed at this secret cove a year?
23000 dolphins are killed a year.
12.What toxic substance is found in dolphin meat?
The toxic substance is mercury.
14.Dolphin meat has 2000 ppm of mercury in it while the recommended amount is no more than 0.4 ppm. Why do many Japanese people eat then?
They are unaware of the danger they are taking and they do this under the permission of the government.
16.The number of fish is severely declining. What is the cause?
The large consumption of fish makes people over-hunting fish.
18.What is the form of propaganda they plan to use to "sell" dolphin meat to people?
They provide the compulsory lunch which includes dolphin meat to children,
20.The main character goes to the IWC and does what at the end(even though he is banned from their meetings)?
He showed the video taken secretly about the inhumane scene of fishermen in Taiji slaughtering dolphins in the cove.
22.When was whaling banned?
In 1986.
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