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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…

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Iceland permits whale hunting amid sharp criticism

The government grants a licence to Iceland's sole whaling firm - a move condemned by animal welfare groups.

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Iceland Decides To Continue Whaling, Issuing Hunting Permits For 128 Fin Whales

Iceland's dying whaling industry lives for another hunting season.

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Iceland issues license for 128 fin whales to be hunted this year

Iceland’s government says it has issued a license to the North Atlantic nation’s last fin whaling company to hunt and kill 128 fin whales this year

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Iceland issues license for 128 fin whales to be hunted this year

Iceland’s government says it has issued a license to the North Atlantic nation’s last...

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Iceland issues license for 128 fin whales to be hunted this year

Iceland’s government says it has issued a license to the North Atlantic nation’s last fin whaling company to hunt and kill 128 fin whales this year.

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada 10 months ago on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.

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