A view of the "whale prison" in Srednyaya Bay, outside the Far Eastern port of Nakhodka, Primorsky krai region, Russia. Team of French ocean explorer Jean-Michel Couste arrived in Russia to examine the fate of dozens of orcas and belugas which were captured for sale to oceanariums.

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A view of the "whale prison" in Srednyaya Bay, outside the Far Eastern port of Nakhodka, Primorsky krai region, Russia. Team of French ocean explorer Jean-Michel Couste arrived in Russia to examine the fate of dozens of orcas and belugas which were captured for sale to oceanariums.

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A view of the "whale prison" in Srednyaya Bay, outside the Far Eastern port of Nakhodka, Primorsky krai region, Russia. Team of French ocean explorer Jean-Michel Couste arrived in Russia to examine the fate of dozens of orcas and belugas which were captured for sale to oceanariums.

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French ocean explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau, right, visits the "whale prison" in Srednyaya Bay, outside the Far Eastern port of Nakhodka, Primorsky krai region, Russia. Cousteau arrived in Russia to examine the fate of dozens of orcas and belugas which were captured for sale to oceanariums.

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From left, Acting Primorsky krai region Vice Governor Alexei Nazdratenko, French ocean explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau, Acting Primorsky krai region Vice Governor Oleg Melnikov and Director of the Whale Sanctuary Project Charles Vinick visit the "whale prison" in Srednyaya Bay, outside the Far Eastern port of Nakhodka, Primorsky krai region, Russia. Cousteau arrived in Russia to examine the fate of dozens of orcas and belugas which were captured for sale to oceanariums.

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French ocean explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau, left, and Acting Primorsky krai region Vice Governor Oleg Melnikov visit the "whale prison" in Srednyaya Bay, outside the Far Eastern port of Nakhodka, Primorsky krai region, Russia. Cousteau arrived in Russia to examine the fate of dozens of orcas and belugas which were captured for sale to oceanariums.

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French oceanologist Jean-Michel Cousteau walks before a news conference in Vladivostok, Russia. Cousteau arrives in Russia to examine the fate of dozens of orcas and belugas which were captured for sale to oceanariums.

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French oceanologist Jean-Michel Cousteau talks to the media in Vladivostok, Russia. Cousteau arrives in Russia to examine the fate of dozens of orcas and belugas which were captured for sale to oceanariums.

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French oceanologist Jean-Michel Cousteau talks to the media in Vladivostok, Russia. Cousteau arrives in Russia to examine the fate of dozens of orcas and belugas which were captured for sale to oceanariums.

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