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Arguments Against Dolphin Slaughter – New York Times (blog)
… slaughter of dolphins in Japan and his team's work exposing the serving of Sei whale meat at The Hump, a sushi restaurant in Santa Monica, Calif. …

Around the nation – Arizona Daily Star
They pocketed a sample, and genetic testing confirmed it was meat from an endangered Sei whale. LOS ANGELES – Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose …

Food for thought – HeraldNet (blog)
… sushi restaurant owner in California who marine mammal activists claim was serving slices of Sei whale, an endangered species, in a $600 chef's special. …

The Cove film-makers break up alleged whale-meat smuggling operation – The Guardian
The samples were sent to an expert who established the slices were from a sei whale. The species is endangered but is still hunted in Japan under a …

Larry Wilson: A whale sushi sting with thanks to Oscar – Pasadena Star-News
… and DNA samples show it's from the endangered Sei whale hunted under an absurd exemption by Japanese "scientists" … a sting made possible by Oscar.

Dead sea lion, and other delicacies – True/Slant
Professor Baker said DNA testing there revealed that the samples sent to him were from a Sei whale, which are found worldwide and are endangered but are …

The Filter: State Pension Funds Betting on Wall St. Rebound – AOL News
Lab analysis showed the slices came from a Sei whale, which are an endangered species. Lindsay Lohan Lawsuit: Lindsay Lohan is suing E-Trade for $100 …

Rare whale of a time at Port Douglas – Cairns Post
"They are one of the fastest whales with bursts of speed up to 55km/h. "The sei whale is very similar in appearance to the fin and Brydes whales, …

The Antarctic Whale Research Expedition – Wildlife Extra
Nine species of cetaceans have been sighted: humpback whales, Antarctic Minke whales, Fin whales, Sei whales, Sperm whales, Southern bottlenose whales, …

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Sushi chef charged with serving illegal whale meat
Makers of The Cove, an Oscar-winning documentary on Japan’s dolphin slaughter, drew authorities’ attention to alleged whale meat smuggling operation at a Santa Monica sushi restaurantFederal prosecutors filed charges yesterday against a sushi chef and a Santa Monica restaurant following allegations that they served illegal and endangered whale meat.Typhoon Restaurant Inc, which owns The Hump restaurant, and sushi chef Kiyoshiro Yamamoto, 45, were charged with illegally selling an endangered species product.According to a search warrant, marine mammal activists were served whale during three separate visits to the restaurant. Tests confirmed the meat came from a Sei whale, an endangered species protected by international treaties, documents said.Agents also seized some suspected whale meat during a search of the restaurant Friday but are awaiting test results to confirm it was Sei whale, US attorney spokesman Thom Mrozak said.In October, two activists posing as customers went to The Hump and ordered “omakase,” which means they let the chef choose the choicest fresh fish. They also requested whale and pocketed a sample.The young women worked with Louie Psihoyos, director of the Oscar-winning documentary The Cove, to record the meal with a hidden camera and microphone.”These are endangered animals being cut up for dinner,” Psihoyos said. “It’s an abuse of science.”Psihoyos took their findings to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which started an investigation.Activists claim the whale meat came from Japan’s scientific whaling program and was illegally exported, but the US attorney’s office is still investigating the source of the meat.Japan kills hundreds of whales in Antarctic waters each year under its research whaling programme, which has triggered violent protests by conservationists and caused strong objections by diplomats in recent years.An attorney for Typhoon, Gary Lincenberg, said the restaurant accepts responsibility for serving whale and will agree to pay a fine. If convicted, the company could be fined up to $200,000.Court records say agents interviewed Yamamoto, a Culver City resident and a chef at The Hump for the past seven years, and he admitted serving whale to two young women.Yamamoto’s attorney, Mark Byrne, declined to comment on the charges, saying he hadn’t had time to review them. If convicted, Yamamoto could face a year in prison and a fine of up to $100,000.WhalingEndangered speciesFishingFoodActivismUnited StatesFood & drinkguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds.

The Cove filmmakers break up alleged whale meat smuggling operation
The documentary-makers exposed an alleged whale-meat smuggling operation at the US sushi restaurant The HumpIt was an action worthy of the eco commandos of Greenpeace or the Environmental Investigation Agency: the sushi sting.Fresh from their Oscar-winning triumph, the makers of a documentary featuring clandestinely shot footage of Japan’s dolphin slaughter, have helped break up an alleged whale meat smuggling operation at a popular sushi restaurant in Santa Monica, the New York Times has reported.On offer at The Hump, aside from the menu listings of yellowtail tuna, live octopus, and baby abalone, was what was said to be whale meat, despite a ban on the sale and possession of whales.A spokesman for the US attorney’s office told the newspaper the restaurant could be formally charged as early as this week. If convicted, they could face a prison or a fine of up to $20,000 (£13,340).The crew from The Cove led police investigators to the restaurant this month after conducting their own surveillance operation. Secretly filmed video from that earlier supper showed the activists ordering off the chef’s special omakase menu, with a waitress bringing thick pink slices of what she said was whale meat. The pair took a few bites before putting the meat in a plastic bag so it could be sent for DNA testing.The samples were sent to a whale expert at the Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon State University, who established the slices were from a sei whale. The species are endangered but are still hunted in Japan under a controversial programme that allows the killing of up to 1,000 whales a year in the name of scientific research.The bust offered yet more positive buzz for The Cove after it took the Oscar for best documentary.The film, the first feature-length project by the director, Louie Psihoyos, relied on remote-controlled cameras mounted in helicopters, helium balloons, and even fake rocks as well as night vision equipment to record the annual dolphin hunt in a small coastal village on Honshu Island in Japan.Fishermen, banging on the hulls of their boats to confuse the dolphins’ sense of direction, head out to sea to trap the migrating shoals. They herd the dolphins back to shore, packing them into a small inlet as closely as sardines, and then stab them to death with long harpoons and clubs.In the course of each fishing season, the fishermen kill 2,000 dolphins, selling the meat to local supermarkets for about $500 a dolphin.

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