Iceland’s government says it has issued a license to the North Atlantic nation’s last fin whaling company to hunt and kill 128 fin whales this year. Animal rights groups say that while the number allowed is significantly lower than in previous years, the decision to allow the practice to continue is inhumane and disappointing.
FILE - A fin whale is seen stranded, possibly stuck on its belly, in a shallow fjord on the western coast at Vejle, Denmark, on June 16, 2010. Iceland ’s government said Tuesday, June 11, 2024 that it has issued a license to the North Atlantic nation’s last fin whaling company to hunt and kill 128 fin whales this year.
Iceland’s government said in a statement Tuesday that commercial whaling company Hvalur hf. was given a license to hunt 128 fin whales in Icelandic waters and parts of Greenland and the Faroe Islands during the 2024 season, which typically runs from June to August. “Today’s announcement represents a significant reduction in the quota and the duration of the hunt,” said Patrick Ramage, the group’s director. But he added that it was “absolutely ridiculous that hunting at any level should be allowed to continue.
Fin whales are the world’s largest whale species other than blue whales, according to the International Whaling Commission.
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