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June 2008 - Testing Reveals Extreme Levels of Mercury in Dolphin Eaters
at Taiji, Japan - Tests conducted by BlueVoice.org in concert with Elsa
Nature Conservancy during the spring of 2008 on residents of the village
of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan revealed that people who eat dolphin
meat exhibit extremely high levels of mercury and other heavy metals.
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June 2008 - White Paper Entitled "A Shared Fate" Reveals Links
Between Ocean Toxins And Cancer In Marine Mammals And Humans Bluevoice.org,
has released version 1 of A SHARED FATE, documenting risks shared by humans
and dolphins consuming fish and marine mammals from contaminated ocean
habitats.
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April 2008 - The Toxins in our Environment - POPs (Persistent Organic
Pollutants) Fact Sheet.
Scientists are finding extremely high levels of man-made chemicals in
marine mammals and have come to understand the disastrous effect these
chemicals have on marine and human life.
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May 2007 - Japan's Glut of Whale Meat - And No One Wants It! 1,035 tons
of whale meat are in the markets of Japan now, and an additional 2,700
tons remain unsold. Whale meat is showing up in school lunches, meals
at senior centers and even pet food.
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May 2007 - Japan To Kill Humpback Whales Beloved by Millions
Japan has announced plans to kill humpback whales beloved
by millions of people in the southern hemisphere when the
whales migrate to their Antarctica feeding grounds. 98%
of Humpbacks have already wiped out.
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May 2007 - The History of Whaling In Antarctica - a Tale
of Slaughter
The whaling industry in the Antarctic has produced a history
of carnage that threatens the continuing existence of some
whale species.
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