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Surrounded by fishermen, divers and boats, over 200 bottlenose dolphins frantically being held at the Taiji cove in Japan.

CNN reports:

Appearing severely stressed, some even tried to jump over partitions and flailed as they got tangled in nets, as seen through a live stream provided by the marine life group, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

An environmental group said that the trapped dolphins appeared bloodied and had nothing to eat for more than 72 hours.

For a fourth night, more than 200 dolphins will remain trapped, where several of them are likely to be slaughtered Tuesday, according to the environmental activists who have been monitoring activities in the cove in southwest Japan.

Although the hunting of dolphins is widely condemned in the West, many in Japan defend the practice as a local custom and tradition, and say it is no different to the slaughter of other animals for meat.

Kazutaka Sangen, the mayor of Taiji defended the practice as legal:

“We have fishermen in our community and they are exercising their fishing rights. We feel that we need to protect our residents against the criticisms.”

SOURCE: CNN