Himself
For eons, a one-of-a-kind population of killer whales has hunted chinook salmon along the Pacific Coast of the United States. For the last 40 years, renowned whale scientist Ken Balcomb has closely observed them. He’s familiar with a deadly pattern, as salmon numbers plummet orcas starve. The orcas need roughly a million salmon a year, where to find a million fish? The solution, says Balcomb, is getting rid of four fish-killing dams 500 miles away on the largest tributary to what once was the largest chinook producing river on earth.
Biologist
Present the efforts to establish legal and appropriate rights for whales and dolphins by designating them as legal persons, due to their many similarities to humans.
Self
Em 24 de fevereiro de 2010, a experiente treinadora Dawn Brancheau é atacada pela baleia orca com quem fazia um show no SeaWorld. O caso teve repercussão mundial e levantou questionamentos sobre as condições que os animais viviam em cativeiro e a segurança dos próprios treinadores ao dividirem a mesma piscina com eles durante os shows. O documentário investiga o histórico dos shows com baleias orca nos Estados Unidos, mostrando que acidentes deste tipo não são tão raros assim.
