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]]>OPS Creates Film Short For June IWC Meetinghttp://www.opsociety.org/news/2008/6/9/ops-creates-film-short-for-june-iwc-meeting.htmlOPS2008-06-09T19:43:14Z2008-06-09T19:43:14Zfish.jpg

Boulder-June 9, 2008- The Oceanic Preservation Society (OPS) of the United States, an environmental film group with the support of the Chilean NGO Centro de Conservacion Cetacea (CCC) is releasing a short film of recently acquired covert footage of Japanese whalers slaughtering dolphins, to media groups, non government organizations (NGOs) and delegates to the 60th annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC).

In anticipation of the June IWC meeting in Santiago, and the expected bid by Japan to open coastal whaling, OPS and CCC hope to highlight Japan’s continued efforts to overturn the 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling.]]>Something’s in the Waterhttp://www.opsociety.org/news/2008/2/18/somethings-in-the-water.htmlOPS2008-02-18T01:04:00Z2008-02-18T01:04:00Zsomething_in_the_water.jpgBoulder, CO., February 17, 2008 - The OPS team set out two years ago to make a beautiful documentary film about dolphins and whales.  We have, but we also came up with an epic horror film whose plot resembles that of a Steven King novel.

    The fate of dolphins and humans intertwines, which led us to a secret cove hidden away in a Japanese National Park in Taiji, Japan.

    On the surface, this sleepy little village appears to love dolphins and whales.  Whaling began here, 400 years ago.  There are statues of dolphins and whales everywhere, a whaling museum and a tour boat shaped like dolphins and whales.   However this coastal village of has a very dark secret, one they don’t want the world to know about.  Taiji is the site of the largest slaughter of dolphins in the world.

]]>Human Hearts Might Save Dolphins After AllPress Releaseshttp://www.opsociety.org/news/2008/2/18/human-hearts-might-save-dolphins-after-all.htmlOPS2008-02-18T01:03:00Z2008-02-18T01:03:00ZSushi03_thumb.jpgBoulder, CO., January 23, 2008 - The New York Times has broken the high mercury story recently on its front page.

The Rising, OPS’ film due for summer 2008 release, also highlights dangerous mercury levels in certain seafood, commonly thought to be safe for consumption. The NYTimes article focuses on tuna sushi, having performed independent mercury content tests on various tuna served around New York City. Also mentioned is a 2007 New York City De