Marine conservation group Sea Shepherd has just established an Icelandic chapter, RÚV reports. The group held a launch meeting in Reykjavík on Tuesday night. The group was
Whaling company Hvalur hf. killed a pregnant fin whale earlier this week. The fin whale killed by whaling company Hvalur hf. on Monday was pregnant, Vísir reports.
Hvalur hf. whaling company has caught a whale which may be a rare hybrid. Stundin reported first. Animal rights advocacy group Hard to Port, which opposes whaling
Icelandic company Hvalur hf. will begin hunting fin whales again following a two-year break.
Only 17 minke whales have been caught off Iceland’s coast thus far this season.
Around 65 percent of Iceland’s minke whaling catch is sold to local restaurants.
