The Cove

2. The dolphin slaughter took place in Taiji Japan

4. Ric O-Barry's turning point that completely changed and "turn his Porches in for this crusade" is when he experienced the suicide of Flipper, his dolphin, because she was suffering from being held captive.

6. The country that indirectly runs the International Whaling Commission is Japan

8. Fishermen trap the dolphins in the cove by banging metal rods which scares the dolphins away from the noise and towards the cove. Then the cove is blocked so that thousands of dolphins are captured. 

10. 23,000 every year. 

12. The toxic substance is mercury.

14. Japanese people continue to eat dolphin meat because they are unaware of the mercury content and dolphin meat is marketed as whale meat.

16.The number of fish are declining due to over fishing. IWC blame dolphins and whales for the declining rate. 

18. The form of propaganda to "sell" dolphin meat to people by selling it to schools to tell people that it is healthy and safe. 

20. The main character goes to IWC conference room carrying monitors to display the reality of the dolphins. 

22. Whaling was banned in 1986