Bucking the conservation trend, an Icelandic company intends to restart commercial fin whale hunting this season, raising the spectre of sanctions imposed by the United States.
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Whale hunting to resume in Iceland’s waters
Posted on 10 May 2013.
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Iceland, Japan and Norway block UN whaling role
Posted on 16 July 2012.
Whale hunting nations have denied the United Nations the ability to have greater influence on whaling policies.
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EU denies Greenland whaling extension bid
Posted on 11 July 2012.
European officials have ruled against a Danish bid to extend Greenland’s indigenous people’s current rights to whaling.
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Iceland seafood firm gets Olympic ban for fishy whaling links
Posted on 31 May 2012.
An animal rights group has managed to ensure that no food from an Icelandic company with links to whaling will be sold at this year’s London Olympics.
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Iceland’s lone fin whaler hangs up harpoon
Posted on 17 May 2012.
Environmental groups have welcomed the news that Iceland’s lone fin whaler is abandoning the hunt this year.
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IFAW anti-whaling ads in airport ethics dispute
Posted on 29 June 2011.
The operators of Keflavik International Airport have removed International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) posters encouraging tourists not to taste whale meat in Iceland. The action follows complaints from whalers. IFAW accuses the airport of censorship.
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New ad campaign encouraging tourists in Iceland not to taste whale
Posted on 10 June 2011.
A new advertising campaign is encouraging adventurous visitors to Iceland not to taste whale meat. According to the campaign, whale is not a traditional Icelandic food, as tourists usually believe; and even a small taste does a lot of harm.
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Whaling compromise not on the cards
Posted on 29 June 2010.
An attempt to agree on a compromise between whaling nations and their opponents has failed. The Two days of private discussion were held by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) this week but an agreement could not be reached.
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