Posts Tagged ‘Fin whale’
Breach: 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…
Read MoreTourists 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…
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