THE COVE FILMMAKERS FORCE CLOSURE OF RESTAURANT
The sushi restaurant at the centre of a sting operation staged by police and the director and consultants of Oscar-winning documentary THE COVE ha s closed temporarily after chefs served up illegal whalemeat.
The filmmakers joined sea-life activists and investigators at the Ocean ic Preservation Society after picking up gold at the Academy Awards earli er this month (Mar10) to shoot undercover footage of restaurant The Hump in Santa Monica, California.
The Hump’s bosses now face misdemeanour charges and fines for offering up banned seafood on their menu.
The owners have chosen to close the restaurant as a "self-imposed punis hment". They also plan to make "substantial contributions" to charities d edicated to saving whales and endangered creatures.
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