Tag: commercial-whaling

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Join EIA on the front lines of global eco crime

The risky undercover work of the EIA is showcased in three new films to be broadcast in the UK on Nat Geo Wild. A year in the making, the films follow EIA through countries as diverse as Iceland, Japan, Vietnam, Laos, China and Kenya to chronicle new investigations into whaling, illegal logging and the ivory trade

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New fin whale export by unrepentant Iceland

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) today confirmed that a further 131 tonnes of Icelandic fin whale has been shipped to Japan and renewed its call for global retailer Yahoo! to immediately prohibit the sale of the endangered species via Yahoo! Japan

Fin Whale meat factory in Iceland
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Iceland exports fin whale meat as sanction threat looms

Environmental and welfare groups today revealed that Iceland’s commercial whaling operation exported a further 133 tonnes of whale products worth an estimated $1.2 million from endangered fin whales in July, despite the pending threat of US trade sanctions for violating conservation agreements protecting the creatures

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Making a killing from endangered whales

As the 63rd annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) opens today (July 11, 2011) in Jersey, a new report exposes how Iceland is defying international treaties to hunt endangered fin whales in a bid to create a new consumer market in Japan