Dolphin hunts have been carried out in Japanese town for centuries . Residents protest ` ` barbaric '' treatment of the marine mammals . His government has dispatched a customs ship to monitor and videotape the whalers . Local governments of other nations have no right to ban dolphin hunts . Japanese research has found unsafe hormone levels in dolphins .
Dolphin hunts have been carried out in Japanese town for centuries . Residents protest ` ` barbaric '' treatment of the marine mammals . Local governments of other nations have no right to ban dolphin hunts . Japanese research has found unsafe hormone levels in dolphins .