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 ending the U.S. involvement, he 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.
Minasian has written and lectured extensively on protecting the ocean and its inhabitants and is currently working with engineers to develop ropeless crab and lobster traps to prevent the entanglement and death of whales and turtles along both coasts of the United States.
As a filmmaker, Minasian has also written and 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
Keiko, the star of the Free Willy movie series, was the first killer whale to be released from captivity back to the wild, and as such became a pioneer for future killer whale releases, which, in my opinion, are inevitable. I wrote this eBook to describe the enormous efforts of so many caring and devoted people to get Keiko out of Mexico City for rehabilitation in Newport, Oregon, his first step toward an eventual return to the Icelandic waters from where he was taken as a juvenile twenty years earlier. While this eBook is certainly an account of Keiko's incredible journey, it is also an overview of a two-year effort for me and my film crews to document his journey all along the way, ending with a Discovery Channel primetime nationally televised, award-winning documentary. At the end of this eBook, you will have the opportunity with one free click to experience this journey for yourself.
Título : My Time With Keiko
EAN : 9798201892760
Editorial : Delphinus Books
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