Despite the killers claim for culture, today’s capture of 4 White-Sided dolphins displayed the true motivation for their work — money.
Just outside of the Taiji harbor the pod of White-Sided dolphins were trapped within a large net that was made smaller and smaller, until killers in scuba and snorkel gear could wrap a net around each dolphin.
Killers in skiffs then lifted the dolphin into the boat, drove them to the harbor pens, where they then threw their payday into the sea pens. Worth more alive than dead, every dolphin from the pod was taken into captivity.