Iceland increase whaling quotas for 2014
Iceland has revealed that it has raised its whaling quotas for 2014 in a move that is expected to result in further international condemnation.
Icelandic companies launch ‘Green Marine Technology’
Ten Icelandic ocean technology companies have launched Green Marine Technology – a marketing initiative focusing on eco-friendly solutions for fish pr...
Quest for oil decimates Arctic whale habitat
A study of the habits of indigenous Arctic whales has revealed their habitat is being eaten up by the never-ending thirst for oil and gas. The study b...
Finnish crematoriums fail on emissions
A survey by a Finnish regional newspaper has revealed that only 10 per cent of the nation’s crematoriums will meet new emission guidelines. By 2015, t...
Nature Picture of the Year won by ‘Swallowed Alive’
A photograph entitled Swallowed Alive has been named as the 2013 Picture of the Year. The photograph, which was taken by Finn Jukka-Pekka Tikkanen, sh...
Greenland: polemic mining law to be reviewed
Greenland’s government has agreed to discuss a controversial mining law that was passed last December. The law, which makes it easier for companies to...
Sea ice melt in Greenland linked to fewer caribou births
Greenland’s melting sea ice could be the reason there is a lower number of caribou being born and a higher rate of calf mortality, revealed new resear...
Sea Shepherd targets Faroe Islands whale hunt
The conservation activist organization, Sea Shepherd, have announced plans to disrupt or stop the Faroe Island annual whale hunt tradition, known loca...