Albino dolphins cost half a million dollars captured in Japan

Japanese fishermen have just caught a rare albino dolphin. Fish are being trained to become familiar with humans and may be sold for $ 500,000.

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On its website, the Sea Shepherd conservation group said the dolphin was a member of the Risso dolphin population of about 16, discovered by fishermen in Taiji waters, Japan. They were immediately hunted by fishermen.

Rare albino dolphin before being captured - (Photo: CNN)

As a result, 11 dolphins in the herd were killed, two were caught, including albino dolphins.

CNN on November 27 led Sea Shepherd to say the dolphin is locked in a small tank and is being trained to eat dead fish as well as adapt to human interaction.

It is predicted that fish will be sold for up to $ 500,000 for display in marine parks, and that the Sea Shepherd is strongly opposed to this.

Melissa Sehgal - a Sea Shepherd campaign coordinator - said the dolphin hunt is essentially a profit-driven massacre, and emphasizes that dolphins " do not belong to Japan, they belong to the ocean".

They also accused Taiji fishermen of killing about 170 Risso dolphins since the hunting season began in September. They are currently filming footage as evidence that fishermen catch dolphins for meat. .

Taiji is known to the world for dolphin hunting and sawing after the Oscar-winning documentary The cove was released in 2010. Local fishermen believe that hunting dolphins is their long tradition and there is nothing different than slaughtering other animals for meat.

Reference: CNN