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Demand for whale meat in Norway rising after years of decline
Norway remains one of only three countries to publicly allow commercial whaling, along with Japan and Iceland. Much of the catch is sent to Japan, where demand is high, but for the first time in years businesses have reported increased interest in eating whale meat domestically. Four hundred and eighty-four minke whales have been killed so far this year, which is fewer than half the annual quota of 1,278. Last year’s total of 429 whales caught was the lowest in decades. The fleet has also been in decline, with only 12 vessels participating in this year’s hunt, down from 34 in 2004. Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen, Norway’s fishing minister, said: “It is very positive that we are witnessing an increase in both catches and demand for products this year. >click to read< 14:04
Why do some countries still hunt whale’s?
The “hacktivist” group Anonymous recently took down many Icelandic government websites, in protest at the country’s practice of . “Whales do not have a voice. We will be a voice for them. It’s time to speak out about this impending extinction of a species,,, Iceland is not the only country that still practices whaling: Norway and Japan also do so, as do a few smaller populations. This often baffles and horrifies people from elsewhere. If so many people are opposed to it, why are countries still whaling? (because they’re sustainable?) Read the article here 08:39
The Enviro’s are Howling over the Icelandic whale meat shipment to Japan
Environmentalists reacted angrily Tuesday to a controversial shipment of fin whale meat to Japan by an Icelandic whaling company, saying it flouted international conservation agreements. Iceland and Norway are the only nations that openly defy the International Whaling Commission’s (IWC’s) 1986 ban on hunting whales. Icelandic whalers caught 137 fin whales and 24 minke in 2014, according to the anti-whaling group WDC, compared to 134 fin whales and 35 minkes in 2013. Read the rest here 19:59
Japan’s Diet committee urges gov’t to keep whaling
A fishery committee of the Japanese Lower House on Wednesday adopted a resolution, urging the government to continue whaling in the Antarctic and consider”every possibly option”to preserve the tradition of whaling, local media reported. Read more here 12:06
Shock over meat of endangered whales shipped through Canada
News of Canada’s role in the commercial trade of endangered species comes as a shock both to politicians and environmentalists, including Greenpeace, which told The Sun that it received a tip more than a week ago about Iceland shipping 12 containers of whale meat to Halifax. Read more@vancouversun 16:05
Whale meat snacks seized at German trade fair
The meat is illegal in Germany and the majority of the EU. “Norway is breaking the law in several ways here,” said Astrid Fuchs of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. “Both the import and the sale are illegal.” Read more@theguardian 08:48
