Surfers, Celebrities & mermaid paddle out defend dolphins in Taiji Japan

Less than 24 hours after professional surfer Dave Rastovich, professional Mermaid Hannah Fraser and supporters from around the globe led an international group of over 30 surfers, celebrities, and musicians on a peaceful paddle-out ceremony to honor the more than 25,000 dolphins killed each year in Japan, fishermen in the tiny village of Taiji resumed the slaughter that had been delayed by the increased worldwide media attention. In response, the surfers decided in solidarity to make a pre-dawn return to t