Posts Tagged ‘Commercial whaling’
Norway’s whale meat industry has gone to the dogs
Days after the Norwegian whaling industry announced that 575 minke whales were slaughtered this season (the most in five years) shocking new documents reveal that dwindling domestic demand for the meat means it is sold for dog food or dumped into the sea. In August, Hopen Fisk, a company based in the northern Lofoten region,…
Read MoreOver 570 whales killed during 2021 hunts in Norway
The highest number of whales killed in Norway since 2016 has been announced just as WDC and partners have released the findings of a new poll showing that most Norwegians don’t want to eat whale meat, and have serious welfare concerns with the hunt. Despite low demand for whale meat Norwegian whalers killed the highest…
Read MoreWill whale poo help save whales?
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) was founded to regulate whale hunting. But the release today of a new IWC workshop report represents a significant potential shift in its focus, from the slaughter of these magnificent creatures to the important value of live whales for the health of our shared planet. The report confirms the great…
Read MoreNorwegian whale slaughter ramps up
Norway’s whale hunters continue to kill large numbers of minke since the hunt season began on 1st April. ‘Last summer marked a four-year high with 503 whales killed’, says WDC anti whaling campaigner Vanessa Williams-Grey. ‘But this year, the whalers seem intent on a record killing spree just to make a point – already killing…
Read MoreJapanese whaling ships leave ports to hunt for whales
Two commercial whaling vessels departed on the 10th and 11th of June from the Japanese ports of Shimonoseki and Innoshima to kill up to 187 Bryde’s whales and 25 sei whales. Japan resumed commercial whaling three years ago after leaving the International Whaling Commission (IWC – the body that regulates whaling) and following widespread international…
Read MoreOver 100 whales killed in opening days of Norway hunt season
According to reports from Norway, the whale hunting season there has begun with the bloody slaughter of over 140 minke whales in just the first few days. Eight boats have set out so far and have killed nearly three times the number of minke whales at this stage of the hunts compared with last year.…
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