Oslo rejects plea to sell whale blubber to Iceland
OSLO, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Norway turned down an application to export whale blubber to Iceland on Monday, saying the time was "not quite right" to resume the controversial international trade in whale products.
The Fisheries Ministry said it had rejected an application by Bastesen Fishing Corp AS to export up to 100 tonnes of minke whale blubber to Nordic neighbour Iceland.
Norway resumed commercial whaling in 1993, defying a worldwide moratorium banning the practice. Oslo justifies whaling as part of domestic coastal traditions.