JAPAN-ENVIRONMENT-ANIMAL-DOLPHIN(01 of13)
Open Image ModalProtected by police officers demonstrators display placards during a protest march against an annual dolphin hunt in Taiji, in central Tokyo on August 31, 2014. Almost 30 protesters staged the demonstration to protest against the annual dolphin hunt which starts on September 1 in Taiji. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
PHILIPPINES-JAPAN-ENVIRONMENT-CONSERVATION-DOLPHIN(02 of13)
Open Image ModalFilipino activists hold slogan-placards \'stop the kill\' during a protest at the Japanese embassy against the controversial six-month dolphin hunting, as it kicks-off September 1 in Taiji Japan, in Manila on September 1, 2014. The controversial six-month dolphin hunting season began on September 1 in the infamous town of Taiji, but bad weather would delay any killing, a local official said. The annual catch, in which people from the southwestern town corral hundreds of dolphins into a secluded bay and butcher them, was thrust into the global spotlight in 2010 when it became the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary \'The Cove\'. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TED ALJIBE via Getty Images)
JAPAN-ENVIRONMENT-ANIMAL-DOLPHIN(03 of13)
Open Image ModalA placard reading \'Stop! Dolphin hunt\' is displayed during a protest against an annual dolphin hunt in Taiji, in central Tokyo on August 31, 2014. Almost 30 protesters staged the demonstration to protest against the annual dolphin hunt which starts on September 1 in Taiji. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
JAPAN-ENVIRONMENT-ANIMAL-DOLPHIN(04 of13)
Open Image ModalDemonstrators display a banner during a protest march against an annual dolphin hunt in Taiji, in central Tokyo on August 31, 2014. Almost 30 protesters staged the demonstration to protest against the annual dolphin hunt which starts on September 1 in Taiji. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
JAPAN-ENVIRONMENT-ANIMAL-DOLPHIN(05 of13)
Open Image ModalProtected by police officers demonstrators display a banner during a protest march against an annual dolphin hunt in Taiji, in central Tokyo on August 31, 2014. Almost 30 protesters staged the demonstration to protest against the annual dolphin hunt which starts on September 1 in Taiji. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
JAPAN-ENVIRONMENT-ANIMAL-DOLPHIN(06 of13)
Open Image ModalDemonstrators display placards during a protest march against an annual dolphin hunt in Taiji, in central Tokyo on August 31, 2014. Almost 30 protesters staged the demonstration to protest against the annual dolphin hunt which starts on September 1 in Taiji. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
JAPAN-ENVIRONMENT-ANIMAL-DOLPHIN(07 of13)
Open Image ModalProtected by police officers demonstrators display a banner during a protest march against an annual dolphin hunt in Taiji, in central Tokyo on August 31, 2014. Almost 30 protesters staged the demonstration to protest against the annual dolphin hunt which starts on September 1 in Taiji. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
AUSTRALIA-JAPAN-ANIMAL-CONSERVATION-DOLPHIN(08 of13)
Open Image ModalProtesters hold banners to create awareness for Japan Dolphin Day in Sydney on August 30, 2014. The international day of awareness \'Japan Dolphin Day\' marks the beginning of the dolphin drive hunting season in Taiji, Japan with nearly 80 events and demonstrations at consulates and other venues planned all over the world on or around September 1. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PETER PARKS via Getty Images)
AUSTRALIA-JAPAN-ANIMAL-CONSERVATION-DOLPHIN(09 of13)
Open Image ModalProtesters hold banners to create awareness for Japan Dolphin Day in Sydney on August 30, 2014. The international day of awareness \'Japan Dolphin Day\' marks the beginning of the dolphin drive hunting season in Taiji, Japan with nearly 80 events and demonstrations at consulates and other venues planned all over the world on or around September 1. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PETER PARKS via Getty Images)
PHILIPPINES-JAPAN-ENVIRONMENT-CONSERVATION-DOLPHIN(10 of13)
Open Image ModalA Filipino activist holds a glass decorated with dolphins during a protest at the Japanese embassy against the controversial six-month dolphin hunting, as it kicks-off September 1 in Taiji Japan, in Manila on September 1, 2014. The controversial six-month dolphin hunting season began on September 1 in the infamous town of Taiji, but bad weather would delay any killing, a local official said. The annual catch, in which people from the southwestern town corral hundreds of dolphins into a secluded bay and butcher them, was thrust into the global spotlight in 2010 when it became the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary \'The Cove\'. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TED ALJIBE via Getty Images)
PHILIPPINES-JAPAN-ENVIRONMENT-CONSERVATION-DOLPHIN(11 of13)
Open Image ModalA Filipino activist performs a street play during a protest at the Japanese embassy against the controversial six-month dolphin hunting, as it kicks-off September 1 in Taiji Japan, in Manila on September 1, 2014. The controversial six-month dolphin hunting season began on September 1 in the infamous town of Taiji, but bad weather would delay any killing, a local official said. The annual catch, in which people from the southwestern town corral hundreds of dolphins into a secluded bay and butcher them, was thrust into the global spotlight in 2010 when it became the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary \'The Cove\'. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TED ALJIBE via Getty Images)
PHILIPPINES-JAPAN-ENVIRONMENT-CONSERVATION-DOLPHIN(12 of13)
Open Image ModalFilipino activists hold slogan-placards \'stop the kill\' during a protest at the Japanese embassy against the controversial six-month dolphin hunting, as it kicks-off September 1 in Taiji Japan, in Manila on September 1, 2014. The controversial six-month dolphin hunting season began on September 1 in the infamous town of Taiji, but bad weather would delay any killing, a local official said. The annual catch, in which people from the southwestern town corral hundreds of dolphins into a secluded bay and butcher them, was thrust into the global spotlight in 2010 when it became the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary \'The Cove\'. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TED ALJIBE via Getty Images)
PHILIPPINES-JAPAN-ENVIRONMENT-CONSERVATION-DOLPHIN(13 of13)
Open Image ModalFilipino activists hold slogan-placards \'stop the kill\' during a protest at the Japanese embassy against the controversial six-month dolphin hunting, as it kicks-off September 1 in Taiji Japan, in Manila on September 1, 2014. The controversial six-month dolphin hunting season began on September 1 in the infamous town of Taiji, but bad weather would delay any killing, a local official said. The annual catch, in which people from the southwestern town corral hundreds of dolphins into a secluded bay and butcher them, was thrust into the global spotlight in 2010 when it became the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary \'The Cove\'. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TED ALJIBE via Getty Images)