The Cove

When I hear someone talk about a documentary I always instantly think that they are going to be boring, and give no decent information, but “The Cove” has greatly impacted that thought. The Cove is movie about the recent outburst of dolphin slaughtering, and how it impacts our world. This movie tells us this by showing us three main facts. The First is that most fish meat labeled as whale meat is actually dolphin meat. The next one is that most of the slaughtered dolphins come from china. And finally they show us a way to stop this from happening.

The majority of grocery stores that sell fish labeled as whale meat are actually lying to you by not telling you that most of the whale meat you see, is actually dolphin meat. The reason that this is so important is because Dolphins have an extremely high dose of mercury poisoning which make them extremely unhealthy, while whales have very minimal amounts. The Recommended amount of mercury is 0.5 PPM, but dolphins can hold up to 2000 PPM.

You may be thinking about, “Where does all this meat come from?” The answer is actually China. In china there is a large supply of dolphins, making it one of their main exports to other countries. One reason why the Chinese kill all these dolphins and export this meat is because they are easy to kill because they are so sensitive to sound. Any loud noise can easily kill or at least knock a dolphin unconscious.

The group people that made this video understand how people who watch their documentary will most likely want to end up helping all of the people. Because of this, they made it so that if you text “Dolphin” to a certain number, you would be able to help prevent more slaughtering of dolphins.

I really love this documentary because it almost seems as if it is based on an essay. They give an intro, and tell you what’s happening. They give you some facts about it, and why it’s happening. And finally they give you a solution that you can follow to fix it.

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