drive hunting drive hunting called drive fishing method hunting occasionally small driving boats usually bay beach escape prevented closing route open sea ocean boats nets hunted way places world including peru japan known method numbers hunted meat end despite controversial nature hunt resulting international criticism possible health risk meat causes thousands caught drive hunts year country islands mainly killed drive hunts meat species killed rare occasion northern whale sided northern whale mainly killed accidentally close beach return water locals find stranded nearly stranded beach kill share meat villagers northern whale mainly happens villages northern believed happens navigation problem whale places distance east west coasts short kilometer reason like whale want short cut thinks sound late discovers shallow ground unable turn happened august northern swam ashore gorge men working harbour noticed time later died killed locals cut food people municipality hunt pilot whale known locals fixed hunting seasons soon pod close land spotted locals set begin hunt approval animals driven bay approved government try beach way blocked boats stay men waiting shore slaughtered beach stuck remained far water dragged beach putting hook land killed cutting major spinal cord neck time takes whale die varies seconds half minute depending cut locals fail beach animals altogether let free pilot whale stock eastern central north_atlantic estimated number thousand pilot killed way year usually dozen animals belonging small species numbers vary greatly year killed year believed threat population brutal appearance hunt resulted international criticism especially animal welfare organisations pollution consumption meat considered especially children pregnant women risk exposure primarily consumption pilot whale meat resulted children november reported article research lead recommendation government consumption meat stop proved toxic government people eat pilot whale meat contamination advice effect resulted reduced consumption according senior health official june sent official recommendation consumption meat pilot whale recommend pollution whale adults eat dinner pilot whale meat month special advice women girls girls women eat finished given birth children women plan pregnant months pregnant women women probably eat whale meat liver pilot eaten iceland mid-1950s fishermen iceland requested assistance government remove waters damaged fishing equipment fisheries accounting iceland employment time perceived economic impact significant government asked united_states assistance nato ally air base iceland navy deployed achieve task according navy hundreds animals killed rockets depth charges late 1970s ban hunting washington discussed later article hunting iceland resumed time aiming capture live animals entertainment industry captured went netherlands animals soon transferred captures continued additional animals going hong_kong commercial place waters today longer hunted whale watching popular tourists japan japan striped spotted commonly hunted species occasionally caught small number caught past relatively found coastal waters probably hunting caught killed january despite rarity entire pod killed painful method causes severe distress catches amounted southern short pilot total animals numbers include small whale species killed methods offshore hunts mainly killed southern short pilot captured use entertainment industry japan china korea taiwan set government species targeted drive hunts year allowed capture southern short pilot applies hunting methods town japan drive hunting takes place large scale captive sold swim programs world animals captured die days shock injury die transport rest live considerably shortened lives captivity hunt took place area wanted step hunting programs approving estimated million construction massive effort consumption country increase criticism considerable meat appears achieving opposite hunt season estimated captured pilot killed taken use remaining animals set free instead killed consumption number welfare advocacy groups dispute official japanese claims groups assert number killed higher estimated year australian non profit organisation called australia featured documentary killing cove launched world lawsuit drive hunts lawsuit known action angel case museum illegally refused entry welfare observers aims open museum public scrutiny lawsuit ongoing expected reach outcome prime minister asked understanding japanese hunting small town western japan responding ambassador japan said hunting ancient practice rooted culture supports country region practices ways living culture handed ancestors naturally feel respected method japan hunting select group fishermen pod spotted driven bay fishermen metal rods water scare confuse bay quickly closed nets escape usually caught killed immediately instead left calm night following day caught killed killing animals japanese government banned method officially killed driving metal pin neck causes die seconds according memo executive secretary team analysis video footage japanese hunters killing striped method suggested case death took minutes entertainment industry briefly mentioned occasionally captured left alive taken mainly exclusively japanese prior practice banned exported united_states parks refused permit occasion import caught japanese drive hunt recent years japanese drive hunts exported china taiwan egypt multiple occasions members observed drive hunts japan human health risks meat caught found high levels mercury ddt organic like levels high pose health risk frequently eating meat researchers warn children pregnant women shouldn eat meat health concerns price meat decreased significantly hair samples residents tested mercury average mercury found hair samples parts million men women compared average men women tests conducted locations japan eighty residents showing extremely high mercury levels underwent medical testing check symptoms mercury poisoning residents displayed traditional symptoms mercury poisoning according institute japan reports mortality rate nearby meat consumed higher rate similarly sized villages japan chief said high mercury concentrations intake whale meat particular cases damaged health seeing especially high concentration levels found like continue conducting surveys low food self rate japan relies secure stable food supply japan million ton included nearly tons whale meat japan started serve whale meat school government initiative reduce amounts criticism serving whale meat school children allegations toxic mercury levels consequently bid expand school lunch programs include whale meat brought controversy estimated meat served school meat taken school contamination levels mercury taken samples whale meat sold likely providing schools lunch programs times advised mercury levels high supermarket chain japan permanently removed meat shelves protests protests campaigns common activists arrested cutting fishing nets release captured detained days american actress involved confrontation japanese fishermen tried disrupt hunt australia united_states attempt reach pod captured following confrontation lasted minutes forced return beach drove straight osaka airport left country avoid arrested japanese police fishery cooperative union argues protesters continue facts fishery based international law science emotion economic self interest animal welfare organizations campaigning drive hunts barry voice whale criticism result photos videos taken hunt slaughter common final capture slaughter place site inside tent plastic cover sight public circulated footage probably drive subsequent capture slaughter process taken october seen right shot japanese animal welfare organization nature footage shown cnn recent years video widespread internet featured animal welfare documentary method killing shown video officially banned critical documentary hunts japan titled cove released shown film festival known images taken japanese fisherman stabbing death spears shallow water similar drive hunting existed mid 20th century peru forbidden law hunt eat meat sold sea pork english large number killed illegally fishermen year catch driven boats encircled nets dragged boat death alive species hunted according estimates local animal welfare organisation released october killed annually consumption killed use shark bait sharks captured primarily use shark fin soup solomon islands smaller scale drive hunting takes place specifically capture meat shared equally households teeth jewelry currency island hunted similar fashion japan stones instead metal rods produce sounds scare confuse species hunted spotted spinner killed year known information suggests hunting season hunting season lasts roughly december april closest shore japan exclusively solomon islands sold entertainment industry controversy july exported water park large portion animals later transported interaction programs export banned export resumed october ban lifted following court decision allowing sent found dead near holding dealer exported stated intend release remaining wild future tourism minister visited community announced government financially support development tourism swimming stopped killing april decided cites depth review commercial trade conducted place came conclusion insufficient population data exists prove wild captures current export animals year solomon island abundance project established provide data size local population hunts report published march result effort indicated capture sustainable low rate previous rates capture seen sustainable future solomon islands signed memorandum understanding conservation habitats convention conservation migratory species commitment improve conservation efforts reduce threats undertake research monitoring provide reports prime minister announced opposes export live defends traditional hunting capture trade wild prohibited recent years villages continued hunt villages signed non governmental organization stop hunting early agreement broke men resumed hunting hunting continued early tourism minister visited community offered fund tourism business project involving swimming ceased killing taiwan taiwan drive fishing practiced practice outlawed government mainly indian ocean common captured hunts united_states hawaii ancient hawaii fishermen occasionally hunted meat driving beach killing ancient legal system meat considered forbidden women kinds food today drive hunting longer takes place hawaii texas hunting time incorrectly referred fish primarily firearms considered form recreational hunting shores gulf_of_mexico texas late 19th early 20th century pleasure hunting cruises booked corpus 1920s promise tourists successful kill excursion free charge brutality practice started spark animal welfare concerns reference practice occurring texas second world war washington drive hunting methods capture 1960s 1970s hunts led owner entrepreneur edward griffin partner edward purchased caught accident fishermen british_columbia edward don drive hunting techniques area capture entertainment industry followed despite practice continued state washington ordered release number held subsequently banned practice
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