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This dead right whale calf had injuries consistent with a vessel strike, including fresh propeller cuts on its back and head, broken ribs, and bruising. Photo: FWC/Tucker Joenz, NOAA Fisheries permit #18786

Emergency Right Whale Petition Seeks Overdue Protections From Vessel Strikes

This dead right whale calf had injuries consistent with a vessel strike, including fresh propeller...
Icelandic hunting vessels in port

Whaling boat kept in port after more hunt cruelty exposed

Icelandic whale hunting fleet One of the whaling boats involved in the latest hunts in...
Commerson's dolphin

New Important Marine Mammal Areas added to global ocean conservation list

Commerson's dolphin Experts from a number of countries have mapped out a new set of...
Fin whale shot with two harpoons

Whalers kill just days after Iceland’s hunt suspension is lifted

Whalers in Iceland have claimed their first victims since the lifting (just a few days...

Document reveals whale meat could be in feed on Norwegian fur farms

A document has been released which suggests that whale meat is being used in feed supplied to fur farms in Norway.

Norway’s whalers continue to carry out commercial whaling each year, killing hundreds of minke whales, though in recent years they have been unable to reach their government’s self-allocated quota of over 1200 whales.

The discovery of the document by colleagues at EIA and AWI comes as Norway continues to struggle to find markets for its whale meat. WDC has shown in the past that there is little domestic demand in the country with Government subsidies helping to prop up the industry. In 2015, it was revealed that whale meat exported to Japan had been dumped after routine safety tests discovered that it contained up to twice the allowed level of potentially dangerous pesticides.

Also in 2015, a Norwegian company was fined after attempting to sell whale meat at a food and agricultural fair in Germany.

More on whaling in Norway and the trade in whale meat.