I had a friend who's father worked on the set of the original Flipper TV series (before the uproar over abuse of animals in film and TV productions).

As for the captain of the SS, I think he's the guy who was kicked out of Greenpeace. Some of his recent attempts at gaining publicity have only served to prove he's a wanker.

Ancient traditions that involve not wasting any part of a slaughtered animal (and only when its species is in abundance) just aren't "civilized".