Effective and noninvasive whale and biodiversity monitoring is now possible with the help of citizen scientists, opening up ...

Iceland will not be hunting fin whales this summer, following a decision by Hvalur hf., the only company in the country ...

Iceland’s second largest whaling company, IP-Utgerd ceased operations in 2020, citing declining profits and demand for whale meat facilitated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Iceland's largest whaling company – Hvalur hf. – will not be hunting this season. This marks the second consecutive year that the company has opted out of whaling during the summer season. Although ...

Whaling season cancelled for second consecutive year in Iceland The controversial practice of ‘whaling’, hunting and killing whales to extract and sell their meat is currently only permitted ...

An international moratorium paused whaling in Iceland in 1986, but it was restarted in 2006. Now, it is one of only three nations, alongside Norway and Japan, that still permit commercial whaling.

But while Japan’s whaling program may be the most publicized, Japan isn’t the only nation hunting whales for commercial gain. Iceland does too. Along with Norway, the country openly defies a ...

Iceland's government said Tuesday that it had granted a license to hunt 128 fin whales for the country's sole whaling company amid widespread criticism of the practice.

Whaling in Iceland generally takes place between mid-June and September. With the new license, 99 whales can be hunted in the Greenland/West Iceland region and 29 whales in the East Iceland/Faroe ...

Whaling in Iceland generally takes place between mid-June and September. With the new license, 99 whales can be hunted in the Greenland/West Iceland region and 29 whales in the East Iceland/Faroe ...