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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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Well, You Asked: Grinding Gears And A Whale Tasty Meal
You asked. We answered. Isn’t that enough? “How do you really piss off an Icelandic person?” Icelanders are touchy on a number of subjects, which makes it super easy to cheese someone off at a moment’s notice. My favourite way to provoke…
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The Last Whaler: Why Is Whaling In Iceland Still A Thing?
Every whaling season, environmentalist and animal rights groups at home and abroad raise the alarm: Iceland is still hunting whales. While it is true that culpability for letting whaling happen does rest upon many different offices, there is only one company left…
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Increase In Number Of Hunted Whales
The number of hunted whales is expected to rise compared to last year, RÚV reports. Whaler Gunnar Bergman Jónsson hopes to catch around 50 mink whales this summer—4 more than in 2016. Summer, bloody summer The uncooperative weather that has plagued the…
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Japan Awaits Whale Meat Shipment From Iceland
Japan’s whale meat stocks are depleting, waiting for a shipment from Iceland, but there are signs demand for the meat in Japan is on the wane. The Japan Times reports that the country’s whale meat wholesalers only have about 1,157 tonnes of…
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Icelandic Parliament To Review Whaling
Nine opposition MP’s have tabled a motion in parliament to assess the overall benefits of whaling, reports RÚV. The MP’s have asked Finance Minister, Bjarni Benediktsson, to conduct an independent investigation of the benefits of whaling. The report should also review the…
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Shops And Restaurants Running Out Of Minke Whale
The minke whale cull has fallen far below expectations, prompting a shortage of whale meat in shops and restaurants in Iceland. Vísir reports that whalers have only hunted 18 minke whales so far this year. While only 3% of Icelanders eat whale…
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Amanda Palmer Got Stuck In Iceland Because Of That Volcano
The amazingly talented Amanda Palmer (of Dresden Dolls fame) is stuck in Iceland, due to our fancy new volcano bringing about THE END OF AIR TRAVEL AS WE KNOW IT. Never one to pout, Amanda instead tweeted her way to the Blue…
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Ben Frost Responds To Anti-Whalers
Re: Stop whaling in Iceland! ´Global` boycott against products, ´made in Iceland` Dear Andreas, I am replying to your letter, which I received today, asking everyone to boycott all Icelandic products on account of Iceland’s scientific whaling policy. First and foremost let…