Taiji, environmentalists meet over dolphin hunt

TAIJI, Japan - Richard O'Barry, a dolphin conservationist from the United States, speaks to reporters on Nov. 2, 2010, in front of the waters in Taji, Wakayama Prefecture, where dolphin hunting, featured in the U.S. documentary film ''The Cove,'' is conducted. The first meeting between local leaders and foreign activists campaigning against dolphin hunting ended with no accord.

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