Iceland issues license for 128 fin whales to be hunted this year
- Iceland's government issued a license to Hvalur hf. to hunt 128 fin whales in 2024, down from 264 in 2023, across Icelandic waters and regions of Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
- Kristján Loftsson's company, Hvalur, will be allowed to hunt 128 fin whales during this year's season.
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Icelandic government grants new license to whaling company to hunt 128 fin whales
The Icelandic government has granted a whaling license to commercial whaling company Hvalur, despite previously suspending its operations due to animal welfare concerns. On June 11, the government announced that Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir, Iceland’s minister of food, agriculture and fisheries, had granted a license for the 2024 whaling season, permitting Hvalur to hunt 99 vulnerable fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) in the waters around Greenl…
Unlike last year's 24 permits issued as a government survey showed whales were being tortured for up to two hours, this year permits were granted for more than five times as many.
Iceland has given permission to the country's last whaling company to hunt 128 grooved whales, according to the Guardian. Conservationists consider it a “disappointing” and “dangerous” move to allow the harrowing of whales after last year's restriction.Iceland has given permission to Europe's last whaling company to kill more than 100 animals this year, despite hopes the practice was halted after the cruelty-related Concerns led to a temporary s…
This hunting season, 128 fin whales may be caught in the sea around Iceland, reports the Icelandic Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. According to the responsible minister, the decision to grant permits does not necessarily reflect the views of her or her left-green party. Minister Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdottir stressed that she must comply with laws and regulations.
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