Posts Tagged ‘Commercial whaling’
Hunters in Norway shoot first whale of season
The first minke whale has been killed in this year’s hunting season in Norway. Reports say that the whale was shot by harpoon in the Varangerfjord area of the country. The whaling season started on April 1, and this year Norwegian whalers are allowed to catch up to 1,406 minke whales – an increase from…
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How many whales will Norway kill in 2025?
At the end of 2024, Finnish customs authorities discovered 36 tonnes of whale meat, disguised as dog food, had been illegally imported and sold as sausages for sled dogs.
But how did thousands of kilograms of whale meat enter the EU illegally and where did it come from? The answers lie with Norway.
So, how are they getting away with it, considering there is a global ban on commercial whaling?
Government in Norway to allow killing of more whales
The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans in Norway has increased the number of minke whales that can be killed by hunters in 2025. A quota of 1,406 individual whales can be slaughtered this year (up from 1157 in 2024) despite the fact that demand for the meat is falling in the country. Norway continues these…
Read MoreWhales could live longer than we first thought
A new study, published in the journal Science Advances, suggests that the industrial hunting of great whales such as sperm, blue, fin and right whales has hindered our ability to measure just how long they could live Previously, bowhead whales were thought to have been to longest living whales, sometimes reaching up to 200…
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Working together to end the hunts – WDC in action in Norway
In November, I returned to Oslo, Norway, to connect with politicians and organisations who want to stop whaling there. The trip was inspiring and energising, and left me excited about the power of collaboration in creating a Norway For Whales. But as uplifting as the conversations were, it wasn’t long before I was reminded of the challenges that lie ahead.
Read MoreMinke whale hunt season ends in Norway
More whales are killed in the Norwegian hunts compared to Japan and Iceland combined. This must stop. © MortenEkker The pointless whale hunt season in Norway has come to an end this year, with 414 minke whales killed in total, slightly down on the 507 taken last year. Norway’s government had increased the total number…
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