Iceland’s Last Whaling Company Shrugs Off Threat of Permanent Ban
Hvalur says it has caught 85 fin whales this season and can withstand a renewed government effort to permanently ban commercial whaling.
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Iceland's last whaling company shrugs off threat of permanent ban
The Trump administration has threatened tariffs and demanded that Iceland end its whaling, reports the Icelandic news site Visir, citing anonymous sources.
The Trump administration has threatened to impose tariffs on Iceland, demanding that it end its whaling, the Icelandic news site Visir reports, citing anonymous sources. According to the newspaper, Iceland's Minister of Economic Affairs Katrin Fridriksson is planning a bill to permanently ban whaling in Icelandic waters early next year. The EU has also previously threatened Iceland with tariffs if the Icelanders do not stop whaling, according to…
Iceland Moves Toward Potential Permanent Ban On Commercial Whaling
Iceland could be moving closer to ending commercial whaling after the government announced plans to introduce a new bill in February 2027 that could permanently prohibit hunting whales in the country. The proposal is included in Iceland’s legislative agenda for the 2026–2027 parliamentary session and would overhaul the country’s decades-old whaling law. As part of […]
In February next year, Hanna Katrín Friðriksson, the Icelandic Minister of Labour, will present a proposal to amend the Whaling Act. Whaling may be banned. This write English media. Only three countries have commercial whaling, Iceland, Norway and Japan. However, the Norwegian newspaper ABC Nyheter mentions that when a panel discussion was held earlier this month on whaling, no MP was against whaling. All parties participated in the discussion. …
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