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.
- Hvalur, Iceland's last active whaling company, stated it can survive a renewed government push to ban the practice, citing the failure of previous attempts to outlaw whale hunting.
- The government announced it will submit a bill in February that could permanently ban whaling, a move threatening the industry in Iceland, one of only three countries alongside Norway and Japan that still allow commercial hunts.
- Hvalur has caught 85 Fin whales this season against a quota of 150, while public opinion remains divided; Forty-one percent of Icelanders oppose the practice, one-third support it, and 26% are neutral, RUV reported.
- Fin whales are classified globally as "Vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, though the IUCN lists North Atlantic populations as "Least concern," with numbers considered healthy enough to sustain managed harvesting.
- Loftsson told Reuters on Monday that "Over recent decades, bills to ban whaling have been discussed in parliament a few times, but every time it ended in nothing," expressing confidence in continued industry support.
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Iceland, along with Norway and Japan, continues to allow the commercial hunting of these huge marine mammals, which provokes harsh criticism from animal defence groups. "In February, a bill to amend legislation on whaling will be submitted to parliament," a spokesman for the Icelandic Ministry of Industry told the AFP. The text could give "special attention to the recommendations made regarding a permanent ban on whaling," he said. Industry Mini…
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