Stan Minasian

Web in the Water (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A Navy dolphin researcher, who discovered a way to communicate with the dolphins he worked with, refuses to divulge this information to his superiors, leading to a courts-martial and dishonorable discharge. Through a series of events, he joins with an environmental organization to utilize this discovery to end the killing of dolphins in tuna nets. Unbeknownst to him and his team, his discovery poses a serious threat to a worldwide way of thinking, and an effort is organized to kill the project and anything that gets in its way.

For the past fifty years, tuna fishers have been setting nets on dolphins to catch yellowfin tuna due to an enigmatic relationship between these two species in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. Over eight million dolphins have been killed in the process. While the premise of Web in the Water is fiction, much of what is included about these animals is not. This work informs readers of a severe and ongoing humanitarian issue. It opens a dialogue as to what internal assets a species must possess for us to recognize their right to live without human interference and exploitation.

Are we the only intelligent species on the planet, with logic, reason, a social nature, and culture? If not, how do we treat those who share so many things we have in common? Web in the Water is designed to get people thinking about these magnificent animals, the rights they should have, rand our role in understanding non-human intelligence.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Stan Minasian
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798201483180
• Artikelnr.: 61821205

Autorenporträt

About the Author:

For nearly three decade, Stan Minasian presided over the non-profit organization Marine Mammal Fund (later changed to Animal Fund), whose purpose was to end the killing of dolphins during fishing operations of the U.S. purse seine tuna fleets. Over the past forty years, over eight million dolphins have perished in U.S. tuna nets.

In the process of helping to end the U.S. involvement, Minasian produced two major television documentary films on this issue, one of which was the recipient of three Emmy Awards. His documentary film, Where Have All the Dolphins Gone?, hosted by the late George C. Scott, was broadcast primetime on the Discovery Channel and was instrumental in all three U.S. tuna canneries (StarKist, Chicken-of-the-Sea, and BumbleBee) no longer accepting tuna caught by the use of dolphins, thus establishing the "Dolphin Safe" label on all cans of tuna sold in the United States.

As a filmmaker, he has written, produced and co-produced documentaries centering on animal education and welfare issues. Below is a partial list of his productions and links for free viewing.

Where Have All the Dolphins Gone?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY6NHyYqFJw

A Fall From Freedom

https://vimeo.com/26338045

By All Rights

https://vimeo.com/269046489

The Free Willy Story: Keiko's Journey Home

https://vimeo.com/422442912

Minasian has been a certified scuba diver since the early 70s, part of Special Forces Training as a six-year member of the U.S. Coast Guard. He has an Advanced Arts degree and currently lives in Marin County north of San Francisco.