US EditionIceland resumes fin whale hunting, but killing needs to be faster
- Iceland's government has lifted a summer suspension on whaling, allowing hunting to resume under new regulations. Only one company, Hvalur, still hunts whales off Iceland, and the whaling season has only weeks to run.
- Fisheries and Foods Minister Svandis Svavarsdottir said she understood the views of most Icelanders who wanted an end to whaling. However, she had to follow the legal framework based on the license granted earlier this year.
- Profits from whaling have declined, and the increasingly stringent regulations will make hunting far more costly and difficult to do. Under the new guidelines, fin whales can only be hunted within a distance of 25m from the boat, no calf must be involved, and hunting should take place in daylight with no electricity allowed.
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Iceland resumes whale hunting under stricter conditions
Iceland's government is set to resume hunting fin whales after a two-month pause but with guidelines in place aimed at killing the animals as quickly as possible to reduce suffering. A global moratorium on whaling has been in place since 1986 but the controversial practice continues in Iceland, Norway and Japan. *Warning: Some images in this report may be distressing to viewers.
Iceland says commercial whaling can resume after temporary ban
Iceland's government says commercial hunting of fin whales can resume in the country with stricter requirements on hunting methods and increased supervision. Animal rights groups responded to the decision with
Iceland says commercial whaling can resume after temporary ban
Commercial hunting of fin whales can resume in Iceland but with stricter requirements on hunting methods and increased supervision, the North Atlantic island nation's government said Thursday. Animal rights groups responded to the decision with dismay and called it “shameful.” The temporary ban that Icelandic authorities imposed in June, on…
Iceland resumes fin whale hunting, but killing needs to be faster
OSLO: Iceland's government said on Thursday (Aug 31) it will resume hunting fin whales after a two-month halt, but with new guidelines aimed at killing them as quickly as possible to reduce suffering. Iceland resumed hunting fin whales, which can reach lengths of over 20 metres, in 2006 after a 20-year pau
Iceland resumes fin whale hunting but government says killing needs to be faster to ‘reduce suffering’
Iceland's government said on Thursday it will resume hunting fin whales after a two-month halt, but with new guidelines aimed at killing them as quickly as possible to reduce suffering.
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