Stan Minasian, Advisor

Stanley M. Minasian founded Marine Mammal Fund in 1973 to educate the public on marine mammal issues, especially the killing of dolphins during intentional chase and encirclement in commercial purse seine fishing operations. Under Minasian, MMF initiated two major lawsuits against the U.S. government on the tuna/dolphin issue. The 1974 lawsuit sought to acquire extensive film footage taken by government employees aboad a tuna boat showing dolphins being killed in the nets. This footage, acquired through court order, became the basis for the first documentary film on the tuna/dolphin issue, titled Last Days of the Dolphins? produced by MMF and hosted by Dick Cavett. The second lawsuit came in 1993, filed against the U.S. Dept of Commerce for allowing Mexican dolphin-unsafe tuna into the United States in violation of the Marine Mammals Protection Act (MMPA). That victory halted all importation of dolphin-unsafe tuna into the USA.

Minasian has produced eleven television documentaries and/or home videos on marine mammals and other animal issues. Broadcasters include Discovery Channel (The Free Willy Story: Keiko’s Journey Home and Where Have All The Dolphins Gone, hosted by George C,. Scott) Turner Broadcasting Systems (Dolphins in Danger, hosted by Bridget Fonda). He was senior author of The World’s Whales, published by Smithsonian Press, and The Whales of Hawaii.

Currently, Minasian is producing several documentaries on animals for domestic and international television, and recently established the Athletes for Animals project under Animal Fund, directed by world-class triathlete and Iron Man competitor Eric Harr. He remains the Executive Director of Marine Mammal Fund, and is President of Animal Fund.

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