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Whale-In, Whale-Out
Will the economics of Icelandic whaling be its undoing? On April 11, 2025, Kristján Loftsson, CEO of Hvalur hf., was quoted as saying his company would not be sending his whaling ships out this summer to hunt fin whales. For just over…
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Icelanders Against Whaling Release Open Letter To The Government
Numerous Icelandic orgs have sent off an open letter to Parliament, objecting categorically to the government response to whale hunting. Of special cause for concern is Minister of Fisheries Kristján Þór Júlíusson’s decision last February to green light whale hunting until 2023.…
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Iceland’s Fishing Minister Green Lights Whale Hunting To 2023
Minister of Fisheries Kristján Þór Júlíusson has approved the hunting of fin whales and minke whales until 2023, but not without criticism. According to a statement from the Minister on the decision, he argues that “it is clear that the two species…
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Reader Letters: The Whale-Hunting Debacle
Hi, I just read on your site that more minke whales will be killed because of the demand of some tourists. I am certain that a vast majority of tourists are against whale hunting. Why the government is following the demand of…
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Minke Whale Hunting An Industry In Decline
More than half the minke whale hunting companies in Iceland have either quit the business or gone bankrupt since 2007. Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, in response to a formal question posed to him by Left-Green alternate MP Rósa…
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Whalers To Hunt Dozens Of Minke Whales This Year
Fin whales are off the menu this year, but minke whale hunting will move forward as scheduled, hunters have vowed. While Iceland’s largest whaling company, Hvalur hf., has announced they will not hunt endangered fin whales this year, this does not mean…
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Likely Shortage Of Whale Meat This Winter
Whale hunters have fallen far under quota, making it very probable that there will be a shortage of whale meat in Iceland this winter. RÚV reports that minke whale hunting season will be drawing to a close on October 30. Only one…
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First Whales Of Season Caught
The first two whales of the season were caught yesterday, reports RÚV. A 62-foot long fin whale was caught by Hvalur 8 yesterday afternoon and was summarily skinned upon arrival at the whaling station in Hvalfjörður, north of the capital. The second whale…