Tag: whaling
Iceland suspends whaling in the name of animal welfare
Europe 1 with AFP / Photo credit: CRIS BOURONCLE / AFP 3:43 p.m., June 20, 2023modified to 4:52 p.m., June 20, 2023 In the name of animal welfare, the Icelandic…
Iceland temporarily suspends whaling in the name of animal ‘welfare’
The Icelandic government announced on Tuesday, June 20, to suspend whaling until the end of August, in the name of animal welfare. “I have made the decision to temporarily stop…
Bitcoin Distribution: Crypto retail investors go whaling
As the Bitcoin price continues to tread water, there is a redistribution of the volume in circulation from large investors to small investors. Source: BTC ECHO Crypto retail investors…
Whaling commission advises on dealing with endangered marine mammals
Again, different views will collide: The struggle for whale protection and whaling also determines this year’s meeting of the whaling commission IWC. A minke whale is caught off Kushiro, in…
Iceland wants to ban commercial whaling
Peaceful times await Iceland’s minke and fin whales as the government plans to ban commercial whaling. The industry can cope, because the business has become unprofitable due to a lack…
Iceland towards the end of whaling
A whale dives into the waters of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland, on August 2, 2021 (AFP/Archives/Tom GROVE) Iceland, one of the last three countries in the world to still practice commercial whaling,…