The Government of Iceland’s new whaling quotas are a major step in the wrong direction
New whaling quotas for the next five years announced by the Government of Iceland are a big step in the wrong direction..
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New whaling quotas for the next five years announced by the Government of Iceland are a big step in the wrong direction..
Iceland’s multi-millionaire rogue whaler Kristján Loftsson and his company Hvalur hf have resumed their slaughter of endangered fin whales in defiance of the international ban on commercial whaling. The hunt is Iceland’s first in three years and marks the start of a whaling season that could see up to 239 whales killed
After a two-year hiatus, Iceland’s whaling kingpin announced he intends to resume hunting endangered fin whales. The last two killing seasons were scrapped, with Hvalur hf CEO Kristján Loftsson citing ongoing difficulties with Japanese customs on imports of his whale products and the strong krona