| Exactly when dolphins first became a commercial fish is uncertain. They have long sparked commercial interest, which consequently gave rise to the hunting of these cetaceans.
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| There are laws which prohibit the capture, processing and sale of dolphins. But still, 15,000 to 20,000 dolphins are being killed annually, and the number is increasing every year. What greatly endangers dolphins is their accidental entrapment in fishing nets.
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| Tuna fishermen in the Eastern Pacific Ocean discovered that setting nets on dolphins to catch tuna underneath is a profitable technique, even though this practice is extremely harmful for dolphins. Fortunately, a "dolphin-safe" tuna label is established to ensure that any tuna caught by intentionally netting dolphins cannot be labeled and sold in the markets. Yet, it doesn't stop some greedy fishermen from killing and selling dolphin meat since it is clearly well-paying.
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| An active awareness campaign is needed to protect what many consider as man's other best friend. Just think of wonderful it is to see dolphins with grinning faces doing spectacular leaps in the open sea, and how awful it is to look into the eyes of a dead dolphin being dragged into a market weighing scale.
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