ZME Science on MSN

Iceland resumed whaling, but no one seems to want to do it anymore

In 2023, Iceland’s government lifted a ban on commercial whaling. The temporary ban had been implemented in June due to ...
Mongabay on MSN

Hundreds of whales to be harpooned as Iceland issues new hunting licenses

On Dec. 6, Iceland’s caretaker government announced it had issued five-year licenses to hunt fin and minke whales in ...
IFLScience

Iceland Decides To Continue Whaling, Issuing Hunting Permits For 128 Fin Whales

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KHQ

Iceland authorises whale hunting until 2029

Iceland, one of only three countries still allowing whale hunting, on Thursday issued permits to two whaling companies for the next five years, until 2029, the outgoing government announced. The ...
WBAL

Iceland stops hunting minke whales, but only for this season

LONDON (AP) — One of Iceland’s top whaling companies says it has stopped hunting minke whales this year, in response to a new government regulation that enlarged the protected area for baleen whales.
Global Times

Iceland responds to intl opposition against whaling

Iceland's Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture Sigurdur Ingi ... led a joint multi-country opposition against the Icelandic government's permission for commercial whale hunting and trading Monday.