Posts Tagged ‘Iceland fin whaling’
Automated cruelty – vending machines in Japan now dispense dead whale
In an effort to prop up the cruel and declining whale hunting industry in Japan, one company is desperately attempting to increased consumption of whale meat by selling it via vending machines. Kyodo Senpaku Co., a Tokyo-based major whaling operator, is opening four unmanned Kujira (whale) vending machine stores selling whale meat and processed whale…
Read MoreIcelandic tourist board backs end to whaling
The man behind Iceland’s only fin whale hunting company has hit back at recent announcements from within the country that whaling could be ending for good, by hinting that he would like his whaling boats to go out again this summer. Kristján Loftsson, CEO of Hvalur hf. has announced to Icelandic media that he expects…
Read MorePositive whaling news emerges from Iceland
News emerging from Iceland indicates that the company behind Iceland’s fin whale hunts, Hvalur hf, will not be venturing out to kill endangered fin whales this summer. According to Icelandic press reports, Hvalur hf’s owner, Kristian Loftsson has said the hunts will not take place due to tough market conditions in Japan. This will be the second…
Read MoreWDC and other groups sceptical of whaler’s effort to distance Icelandic seafood company from fin whaling
The Don’t Buy From Icelandic Whalers campaign, an alliance of 14 conservation and animal protection groups including WDC, has reacted with dismay to the news that Icelandic whaling company, Hvalur will resume fin whaling and with skepticism to the news that Hvalur has abruptly sold its shares in seafood giant, HB Grandi to Brim, another major Icelandic seafood company, on…
Read MoreThirty-five governments call on Iceland to stop whaling
A formal diplomatic protest, known as a démarche, was today delivered to the Icelandic Government in Reykjavik. The top-level protest registered countries’ “strong opposition” to Iceland’s continued whaling, particularly of endangered fin whales. The démarche also objects to Iceland’s international trade in whale products, stating: “Fin whales and minke whales are listed under the Convention…
Read MoreEurope’s largest whale museum to open in August
The largest whale museum in Europe will open it’s doors to visitors in mid August. The museum is located in Reykjavík, Iceland and will house 23 life-size models as part of its main exhibition, representing all the different types of whales found off the shores of Iceland. Iceland’s whale watching tourism trade is growing and…
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