Tribe.net. Local Connections http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod/thread/e6bc22a9-1d06-49c9-a4f3-cff096acc57c 2006-02-22T06:46:40Z 2006-02-22T06:46:40Z

<div>People are joining this but there is no action. Why are you joining. Is anyone there? Want to start making something happen?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod">1dpcRESEARCHpod</a> - 0 replies </div>

2006-02-22T06:46:40Z http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod/thread/72c5f11f-fe8a-4b71-bad3-5c2e2051503a 2005-10-05T15:18:08Z 2005-10-05T15:18:08Z

<div>Elsa Nature Conservancy of Japan <br/>Earth Island Institute <br/>One Voice - France <br/> <br/>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br/>Oct. 5, 2005 <br/> <br/>Contacts: David Phillips, Earth Island <br/>(415) 788-3666 x145 <br/> <br/>Richard O'Barry, One Voice <br/>(305)-668 4834 <br/>(33) 6 79 83 1661 (France) <br/> <br/>Sakae Hemmi, Elsa Nature Conservancy of Japan <br/>(81)-298511637 (Japan) <br/> <br/> <br/>Memo Reveals Japan Aquarium Industry's Secret Sponsorship of Dolphin Slaughter <br/> <br/> <br/>An international consortium of environmental organizations*, fighting to end the world's largest dolphin slaughter in Japan, today released an internal memo prepared by the Japan Cetacean Conference on Zoological Gardens and Aquariums to its member aquariums encouraging the buying of more dolphins from the Taiji drive fishery. <br/> <br/>"The aquarium industry is secretly subsidizing the violent slaughter of thousands of dolphins in Taiji and other fishing villages in Japan," stated David Phillips, Director of the International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute. "This memo is the first direct proof from the Conference to its member aquariums soliciting buyers for dolphins." <br/> <br/>"In a key part of the memo," adds activist Richard O'Barry, former trainer of TV star Flipper and marine mammal specialist for One Voice, a leading French animal welfare organization, "the Conference encourages its member aquariums to request even more dolphins that are currently not available due to permit restrictions." <br/> <br/>"Fishermen herd dolphin schools into shallow waters, where around two thousand are annually slaughtered for meat," adds Sakae Hemmi, spokesperson for Elsa Nature Conservancy. "The aquarium industry subsidizes the slaughter by offering thousands of dollars to buy a few prime specimens of dolphins from the shallow waters of the blood-filled slaughter pools. Without these enormous prices for prime specimens, it will be quite difficult for the drive fishery to survive, for dolphin meat is much contaminated with mercury." <br/> <br/>The memo was prepared by Senzo Uchida, Executive Secretary of the Japan Cetacean Conference on Zoological Gardens and Aquariums and sent to the directors of aquariums that are members of the Conference. The memo outlines a meeting held by representatives of the Conference, the Taiji Fishing Cooperative, Taiji town councillors, and the Isana Union, representing the drive fishermen at Taiji. Even the Japanese government was involved, as Mr. Hidehiro Kato of the Japan National Research Institute, a government agency, originally recommended this meeting be held. The memo states in part (English translation): <br/> <br/>"...for the purposes of continued cetacean capture and stable supply, it is necessary to have frank expressions of opinion from fishers involved in dolphin drive fisheries and from aquariums needing cetaceans." <br/> <br/>"Currently when dolphins are captured in drive fisheries, they are sorted live to select individuals for captivity, after which the rest are all used for meat." <br/> <br/>"Pacific striped dolphins cannot be taken in drive fisheries at Taiji because no permits have been granted. However, if the capture of this species at Taiji were to become possible, this would benefit fishers and the aquariums which keep cetaceans...Applying for a permit to capture a new cetacean species at Taiji would require that there is a need. Accordingly, from the perspective of exhibiting cetaceans for educational purposes, we would like to perform a questionnaire survey to determine the extent to which aquariums participating in the Cetacean Conference want Pacific striped dolphins, and then use the results to justify applying for a permit to capture them at Taiji." <br/> <br/>A copy of the original memo in Japanese and an English translation are attached to this press release. <br/> <br/>David Phillips concluded: "The public, including the people of Japan, would be outraged if they knew the truth -- that thousands of innocent dolphins die a horrible death so that a few can be shown doing tricks in aquariums. The drive fishery and the slaughter must be stopped, and the aquarium industry should be ashamed of sponsoring the killing of thousands of dolphins annually." <br/> <br/>* The campaign to stop the dolphin slaughter is a joint project of the Elsa Nature Conservancy of Japan, the International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute, and One Voice, a leading French animal protection organization <br/> <br/>- 30 - <br/> <br/>Copies of the original memo and English translation are attached as an Acrobat "pdf" file. <br/> <br/>MEDIA ALERT: VIDEO FOOTAGE and PHOTOS of the dolphin drive fisheries of Japan is available from Earth Island Institute by calling (415) 788-3666 or faxing (415) 788-7324. For further information, visit http://www.earthisland.org/saveTaijiDolphins/. <br/> <br/> <br/>>>> i have the original docs - and will upload em later - they are in pdf. if anyone wants a copy to email out to their friends please email me anjlfsh@sprint.ca and i'll send them to you.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod">1dpcRESEARCHpod</a> - 0 replies </div>

2005-10-05T15:18:08Z thewildflower http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod/thread/8f08b984-b5d2-45a2-b872-2eda419503d4 2005-10-05T05:05:36Z 2005-09-24T17:58:25Z

<div>hi all <br/>i've compiled some info based on the above. <br/> <br/>“A Message from the People of Taiji, Japan <br/>May 23, 1994 <br/>The Village of Taiji, where we live is located on the southern part of the Japanese archipelago at the tip of the peninsula which extends into the Pacific Ocean. Steep mountains which are covered with dense forests come to the shoreline and fall sharply into the ocean. With flat land suitable for farming being so limited, the people of Taiji must depend on the resources available from the sea. As far back as our knowledge of history can tell, the people of Taiji have been catching a variety of whales. For people without farming, whales have been an important source of food as well as commodity for exchange to obtain rice and vegetables from the farmers. Particularly, since the 17th century when Yorimoto Wada and Yoriharu Wada, the well-respected founding fathers of Taiji Kujiri Gumi (Taiji Whaling Group), invented net whaling, whaling has become the most important subsistence activity and industry for villagers. This has continued into the modern period after Japan opened its doors to the west. Whaling is the very activity we have learned from our ancestors and lived by for many generations. <br/>Because of those historical reasons, we consider ourselves to be "a whaling people." We are proud of our own heritage and want to hand it down to the next generations. Thus, it was a traumatic experience that our values were attacked fiercely by western environmentalists and animal right activists, and the International Whaling Commission (IWC) mercilessly forced us to stop whaling. The impact of the whaling ban has been tremendous. Many villagers lost their proud occupations and important means of livelihood, and wounds and scars were made in the heart of many men and women. <br/>No matter how viciously the environmentalists and animal right activists condemn us, we will not give up whaling. We simply cannot do that, because it would mean to us not only a significant economic loss but also a loss of our pride and the unique culture of our own. A small village like Taiji would be wiped out completely by the massive forces of industrialization and commercialization without a pride for its own heritage and a strong sense of community identity. <br/>Although Japan is one of the world's most advanced industrialized nations, there are a number of small communities which are still dependent on traditional subsistence activities based on natural resources and maintain traditional values which contrast sharply with the increasing influence of urban and western values. Taiji is one such community, and we want it to remain that way and we are trying so hard for that. <br/>We believe our views on nature and its utilization, which have been accumulated and nurtured by generations of experience right here in Taiji, are not only valuable for ourselves but potentially for many other coastal peoples who suffer from environmental deterioration caused by mishandling of the nature. Humans, the greatest predator on earth, need wisdom and technology tested by generations of experience in order to live in harmony with the nature. The nature is so diversified that our approaches to the nature need to be diversified. We should try to understand and respect unique adaptive values of the individual cultures in their own environment, and try to utilize and protect the nature rationally by making full use of those diversified cultures. Cultural imperialism which some western environmentalist are promoting, either knowingly or unknowingly, is harmful to both people and nature. <br/>We believe we know more about our own sea in Taiji than anyone who lives hundreds or thousands of miles away from us. We also believe we are more concerned with its protection and assume more responsibilities than anybody else in the world. We are sure that the same view is shared by Alaskan Eskimos, Faroese, Greenlanders, Icelanders, Norwegians, and Russians in Chukotka as well. We hope many environmentally concerned people in the industrialized nations will understand our views and trust us as rational and humane people, and stop making whaling a "scape goat" of the environmental crusade and making inhumane attacks on whaling people. Cultural diversity is just as important as biological diversity in order to protect the earth's environment. After all, it is only a diversified people who can really take tender care of a diversified nature and make truly rational and orderly use of it. <br/>We people of Taiji need whaling and we have a right and a good reason to continue whaling. We hope our position is well understood by all the participants of the IWC meeting, and rational actions will be taken by the Commission. We urge the Commissioners to sincerely respond to our humble request of interim allocation of 50 minke whales to alleviate our distress caused by the unreasonable and unjustified moratorium since 1988 for four small coastal whaling communities including Taiji. <br/>S. Hamanaka, Mayor and The People of Taiji <br/>Note: The IWC has continuously denied Taiji's request for a quota of 50 minke whales, or .2 percent of a local stock estimated at 25,000 animals. With a global population of close to a million animals, the minke is abundant and in no danger of depletion or extinction by hunting. However, the number of people living in the whaling villages of Japan has been substantially reduced since the imposition of the "temporary" whaling moratorium.” <br/>http://www.furcommission.com/resource/perspect3.htm <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod">1dpcRESEARCHpod</a> - 10 replies </div>

thewildflower 2005-09-24T17:58:25Z http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod/thread/aff00e46-4b01-4c05-9a1c-b16fbc2ca9b2 2005-09-20T01:46:14Z 2005-09-05T16:46:21Z

<div>Status: Much needs to be understood about their perspective. The cultural mindset needs to be understood. Their needs. Their history. Crucial piece. <br/> <br/>Volunteered: Perpetua, William, StarFish's daughter (excuse me, her name is not available at this moment)</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod">1dpcRESEARCHpod</a> - 2 replies </div>

2005-09-05T16:46:21Z http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod/thread/4f8d6c2a-2c3d-48ca-89c2-090286b16fa0 2005-09-16T19:13:15Z 2005-09-12T19:43:23Z

<div>Arrrrrrrrr..I be wondering howye be doing here? Its so quiet I thought ye all might have slipped on yer books and all knocked yer selves out...who is here and how ya doing and what ye be doing I asks?... <br/> <br/>I knows Lula is off on vacation.... <br/> <br/>This is no slackers room....how be yer progress?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod">1dpcRESEARCHpod</a> - 2 replies </div>

2005-09-12T19:43:23Z http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod/thread/831816ea-8fcc-406f-9f4b-5abb6d21f1ec 2005-09-08T14:55:45Z 2005-09-05T16:54:33Z

<div>Status: What celebrities are dolphin lovers? <br/> <br/>Assignend or volunteered: None</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod">1dpcRESEARCHpod</a> - 6 replies </div>

2005-09-05T16:54:33Z http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod/thread/78ed7013-d593-4867-ad93-3a27f076b9a7 2005-09-07T06:38:15Z 2005-09-05T16:35:30Z

<div>Status: I have a vancouver media dbase for a press release. Our needs in this area are large. We need to find people with media databases that will share or trade. <br/> <br/>Currently Assigned: None</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod">1dpcRESEARCHpod</a> - 4 replies </div>

2005-09-05T16:35:30Z http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod/thread/d2e77521-4854-45ee-a326-26bff27dbf35 2005-09-07T01:57:08Z 2005-09-05T16:59:15Z

<div>Status:Who buys dolphin meat. How many dolphin aquariums are there? Who makes the nets that tuna fisherment use. What is the breakdown of the tuna industry. Who kills dolphins? Who goes to dolphin aquariums? <br/> <br/>Assigned or Volunteered? none</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod">1dpcRESEARCHpod</a> - 4 replies </div>

2005-09-05T16:59:15Z http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod/thread/bd62f2a1-9dcf-43cd-a07c-4fdc0346abb5 2005-09-07T01:47:10Z 2005-09-07T01:47:10Z

<div>A great list of reference papers <br/> <br/>http://swfsc.nmfs.noaa.gov/PRD/PROGRAMS/DolphinSafe/default.htm</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod">1dpcRESEARCHpod</a> - 0 replies </div>

2005-09-07T01:47:10Z http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod/thread/a95c10f3-9af4-47a0-88a0-995a62a97019 2005-09-06T02:00:38Z 2005-09-06T01:44:29Z

<div>A good simple Q &amp; A about dolphins: <br/> <br/>http://www.tne.net.au/~adrf/AdrfFrameEN.html</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod">1dpcRESEARCHpod</a> - 1 reply </div>

2005-09-06T01:44:29Z http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod/thread/4c652d73-d9a6-4de6-a3c6-5b6f006062ed 2005-09-06T01:27:55Z 2005-09-06T01:27:55Z

<div>http://www.aims.gov.au/pages/about/communications/expert-listing.html <br/> <br/>Australian Institute of Marine Sciences <br/> <br/>But what is interesting is they have no dolphin experts in a very comprehensive list.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod">1dpcRESEARCHpod</a> - 0 replies </div>

2005-09-06T01:27:55Z http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod/thread/7b2b3c64-9529-4354-9add-f16aa5d21698 2005-09-06T01:25:44Z 2005-09-06T01:25:44Z

<div>http://www.aims.gov.au/pages/research/project-net/apnet-subjects.html <br/> <br/>Interesting this list of programs put out by the Australian Gov't and there are no programs about dolphins.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod">1dpcRESEARCHpod</a> - 0 replies </div>

2005-09-06T01:25:44Z http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod/thread/1d3ff19a-9455-4fce-baab-b5820a9da256 2005-09-06T01:21:56Z 2005-09-05T16:33:47Z

<div>Status: All current allies in campaign found at Earth Island is in a scsv. file compiled by Kent. Needs to be transferred into .pst. Needs to be added with all the other NGO's that are out there. There needs to be a disticntion between those who are actively participating in Faiji campaign and those who are not. </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod">1dpcRESEARCHpod</a> - 1 reply </div>

2005-09-05T16:33:47Z http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod/thread/603cbd88-471d-4523-acc8-813dd25d595f 2005-09-05T17:24:16Z 2005-09-05T16:53:05Z

<div>Status: Most of the embassies have been identified by Lula. ESL Schools would be good to have.Other smaller targets in this category need to be identified. <br/> <br/>Assigned or Volunteered: Lula</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod">1dpcRESEARCHpod</a> - 3 replies </div>

2005-09-05T16:53:05Z http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod/thread/c9316c8f-a468-4224-a2ec-e7de12dffd33 2005-09-05T16:51:37Z 2005-09-05T16:51:37Z

<div>Status: We have a huge list but its going to take a few people to make a .pst <br/> <br/>Assigned or volunteered: Kent</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod">1dpcRESEARCHpod</a> - 0 replies </div>

2005-09-05T16:51:37Z http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod/thread/b02ba24d-2ae7-484e-881d-f95e94c93132 2005-09-05T16:50:13Z 2005-09-05T16:50:13Z

<div>Status: who are the local activists in Japan and why are they not participating in FAIJI. What are the names of the most successful ones in Japan? <br/> <br/>Assigned or Volunteered: None</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod">1dpcRESEARCHpod</a> - 0 replies </div>

2005-09-05T16:50:13Z http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod/thread/cd83b808-7a2e-4d8b-bb66-6a68696afda4 2005-09-05T16:48:51Z 2005-09-05T16:48:51Z

<div>Status: We need to understadn the mindset of the japanese culture and their history with outside interference. yesterday it was brought up that the teenagers are looking to rebel and also are very trendy...the combination may be very useful to gaining supporters in that age group. <br/> <br/>Assigned or Volunteered: None</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod">1dpcRESEARCHpod</a> - 0 replies </div>

2005-09-05T16:48:51Z http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod/thread/ccc4a042-28be-49c5-9fa8-5825ac5f5723 2005-09-05T16:40:59Z 2005-09-05T16:40:59Z

<div>Status: Very vague..needs to be broken down into sub categories. <br/>Assigned: None</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod">1dpcRESEARCHpod</a> - 0 replies </div>

2005-09-05T16:40:59Z http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod/thread/0285eeab-b5b8-4935-b86b-fa58da73df3a 2005-09-05T16:39:00Z 2005-09-05T16:39:00Z

<div>Status: The Global Ecotourism Assoc list has been identified and compiled By Kent. The file was sent to me in a pst but was empty. Need to retry. Awaiting communication from Kent.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod">1dpcRESEARCHpod</a> - 0 replies </div>

2005-09-05T16:39:00Z http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod/thread/28097b65-26aa-4919-ab6c-50f1bdb49498 2005-09-05T16:30:55Z 2005-09-05T16:30:55Z

<div>Currently Assigned: Dave X</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/dpcresearchpod">1dpcRESEARCHpod</a> - 0 replies </div>

2005-09-05T16:30:55Z