Taiji town, antiwhaling groups meet over dolphin hunt

Taiji town, antiwhaling groups meet over dolphin hunt

TAIJI, Japan - Representatives of the town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture (left side) and members of antiwhaling groups including the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (right side) discuss dolphin hunting by local fishermen during their first dialogue in the western Japan town on Nov. 2, 2010.

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