Posts Tagged ‘Fin whale’
Tourists shocked by hunting vessel dragging dead whales into port
Graphic new photos have emmerged that demonstrate how whaling is threatening whale-watching. The images of an Icelandic whaling vessel dragging dead endangered fin whales to shore for processing were released today by Timothy Baker, a US whale-watching tourist. Hoping to see protected fin whales in their natural environment, Baker and others in his party were…
Read MoreIcelandic government official questions whale hunts
A leading member of the Icelandic government has questioned the extent of the country’s whale hunting in a surprising interview with a local news service. In the first acknowledgement of its kind from an Icelandic government official for many years, Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, Iceland’s Foreign Minister has indicated that Iceland should consider reducing its whaling…
Read MoreIcelandic fin whale slaughter now at 36
Despite the fin whale hunting season starting later than usual in Iceland, reports from the country say that a further four endangered fin whales were killed at sea earlier in the week, putting the total for this hunting season at 36. It is thought that calm weather conditions at sea have made the slaughter relatively…
Read MoreMystery surrounds fin whale deaths in Alaska
Scientists in the US are trying to discover what caused the death of at least 9 fin whales, the bodies of which have been found in the waters near Kodiak Island, Alaska. Normally only one or two dead whales are seen every couple of years. One theory is that the whales may have eaten something…
Read MoreLatest ’whale beer’ in Iceland: what a load of b*lls!
In what feels increasingly like a warped version of the Hokeycokey (in… out…in…out), ‘whale beer’ will once again be on sale in Iceland from January 23rd – but with an obscene twist. This time it will be flavoured by smoked fin whale testicles. Yes, really. Whale beer #1 – January 2014 Last January, we reported…
Read MoreHB Grandi share profits bankroll Icelandic fin whaling
Multi-millionaire fin whaler, Kristjan Loftsson, just got richer. According to a recently-published annual report for the year to September 2013, his fin whaling company, Hvalur Ltd., made a good profit last year, with almost a billion ISK (986 million ISK, around £5.1 million) paid out in dividends to shareholders. However, despite killing a record 137…
Read MoreSometimes there are no words
Date: September 3rd, 2014. Destination: Iceland Location: Whaling station, Hvalfjörður Target: Fin whale #109 of the season The IWC is meeting in Slovenia this September. A new report on fin whaling in Iceland can be found here. There continues to be overwhelming public opposition to Icelandic whaling. Help WDC stop this cruel activity today.
Read MoreGovernments and retailers must act to halt Iceland’s slaughter of endangered fin whales
PRESS RELEASE GOVERNMENTS AND RETAILERS MUST ACT TO HALT ICELAND’S SLAUGHTER OF ENDANGERED FIN WHALES A new report today calls for the international community and vested commercial interests to take tough action to endIceland’s ongoing slaughter of endangered fin whales. Slayed in Iceland: The commercial hunting and international trade in endangered fin whales has been…
Read MoreUK and German citizens overwhelmingly reject Iceland’s commercial whaling
UK and German citizens overwhelmingly reject Iceland’s commercial whaling A new poll commissioned by leading anti-whaling organisations, Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), Humane Society International (HSI), International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), OceanCare, Pro Wildlife, and Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), indicates overwhelming public opposition in Germany and the UK to Iceland’s…
Read MorePincer movement: Why ending whaling in Iceland will be a team effort
I’m just back from a short trip to monitor whaling activities in Iceland. In my last blog, I described feelings of anger and sorrow as we watched healthy, endangered fin whales landed and butchered – almost certainly to join other hapless members of their species in industrial freezers in Japan. As I write, at least…
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