Iceland seafood firm gets Olympic ban for fishy whaling links
An animal rights group has managed to ensure that no food from an Icelandic company with links to whaling will be sold at this year’s London Olympics....
Iceland’s lone fin whaler hangs up harpoon
Environmental groups have welcomed the news that Iceland’s lone fin whaler is abandoning the hunt this year.
Whaling compromise not on the cards
An attempt to agree on a compromise between whaling nations and their opponents has failed. The Two days of private discussion were held by the Intern...
Whaling season in Iceland “a success”
Iceland’s whaling quota this year is coming close to being reached, but according to Managing Director of the Association of Minke Whalers Gunnar Jons...
Norway calls off whale hunt this year
Norway’s main fish sales group has decided to call off the annual whale hunt along the country’s coasts this year due to a low demand for whale meat. ...
Greenland asks to raise whale-hunting quota
As the International Whaling Commission (IWC) met in Portugal recently, Denmark requested on the behalf of Greenland to include 10 humpback whales in ...
Greenland lands its first native whale in 37 years
It’s been 37 years coming, but a Greenlandic bowhead whale has been hunted and caught near the town of Qeqertarsuaq, thus finally filling its special ...
Denmark to back Greenland over whaling
Although the European Union is trying to establish a unified position against whaling within its member nations before the upcoming International Whal...