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2003 October 30
by constantia

Fishermen work on a boat filled with freshly caught dolphins while a diver prepares to submerge in the blood-filled water near the fishing town of Taiji in Wakayama Prefecutre in this photo taken Friday, Oct. 6, 2003 by American anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Fishermen in this western Japanese town regularly conduct dolphin hunts during the October to April season. They’ve caught more than 60 striped dolphins so far this year under the government quota system which allows 22,275 to be caught. The meat is usually canned andsold in supermarkets.(AP Photo/Sea Shepherd Conservation Society)

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