Posts Tagged ‘Fin whale’
NGOs take campaign against fin whaling to Boston Seafood EXPO
BOSTON SEAFOOD EXPO. Members of the “Don’t Buy from Icelandic Whalers” coalition have affirmed that their campaign will continue until Iceland permanently ends commercial whaling and international trading of whale products, despite recent news that Icelandic whaling company Hvalur hf is suspending its summer hunt of endangered fin whales. The coalition encourages supermarket and food…
Read MoreWhy fin whales won't be targeted off Iceland this year
I learned some years ago that it is useless to try to second-guess the mindset and motivations of Iceland’s sole fin whaler, Kristjan Loftsson. And so it proves once again. I am certainly not complaining though, as the news coming out of Iceland in recent days is that there will be no fin whaling…
Read MoreNo fin whaling in Iceland this summer!
WDC warmly welcomes the news that there will be no fin whaling in Iceland this summer, saving the lives of up to 184 endangered fin whales. Kristjan Loftsson, CEO of Hvalur hf, Iceland´s sole fin whaling company, made the announcement that no fin whaling will be happening in Icelandic waters for the second year running.…
Read MoreNorwegian whalers turn their sights on humpback and fin whales
Members of the Vestvågøy Fisheries Association, in the Lofoten district of Norway, are demanding a review of whether fin and humpback whales should be hunted in local waters, citing increased numbers of these species in the waters around Bjørnøya and Bjørnøya-Hopen. They speculate that declining seabird numbers could be due to whales competing with seabirds for fish,…
Read MoreRare Behavior by the World’s Second Largest Creature Caught on Film
On Tuesday May 17, 2016, passengers on board Hyannis Whale Watcher witnessed the highly unusual sighting of a breaching fin whale (also known as a finback) . Fin whales are a federally endangered species and the second-largest creature on earth, out-sized only by the blue whale. Full grown, fin whales reach lengths of 75 ft (22…
Read MoreWhy whales can help save our planet – if we let them
As Icelanders spend today assessing the damage caused by last night’s “double hurricane force” winds which battered their island, and people in north west England and southern Scotland begin the grim process of mopping up after widespread flooding in the wake of Storm Desmond, few are likely to link these extreme weather events with whales…
Read MoreBreach: London screening a great success
We were privileged to host the first screening of Breach in Europe on Friday evening. Breach, a film about Icelandic whaling, was presented by its producer and director, Los Angeles-based film-maker, Jonny Zwick. It was a great night at an amazing avant-garde venue, the historic Horse Hospital in the heart of London’s Bloomsbury district. Audience…
Read MoreRecord killing and trade of fin whales in Iceland on a par with rhino and elephant poaching
As Iceland’s whaling season officially ends this week, it’s time to take stock. A total of 184 whales (155 fin whales and 29 minke whales) have been harpooned this year in the waters around Iceland. That fin whale total is the largest since the international whaling moratorium came into effect in 1986 and is the first…
Read MoreWDC joins the call to GLACIER delegates: No whale products through the Arctic!
WDC has joined a coalition of NGOs to launch a two-week advertising campaign to coincide with this week’s Conference on Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement and Resilience (GLACIER) in Anchorage, Alaska. Sponsored by the US State Department, GLACIER will highlight key US and international priorities in the Arctic and brings together scientists, policy…
Read MoreIllegal sale of whale meat uncovered in Hong Kong
(image copyright Tim Stenton) A food store chain in Hong Kong has been criticised for illegally selling tins of whale meat curry. The cans, which reportedly contain meat from the critically endangered fin whale, were discovered on the shelves of the 759 grocery shop in Tuen Mun. Fin whales are classified as endangered under the…
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