Marine Connection has for many years campaigned against whaling, raising awareness about this cruel business.
We are encouraged that Svandís Svavarsdóttir, Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries, has publicly announced there is little evidence that whaling is economically beneficial to the country and although current regulations allow the practice to continue until 2023, the Minister states she sees little reason to permit whaling after that licence expires. One minke whale was killed in 2021 but sadly more than 1,500 fin and minke whales have been killed in Iceland since 2003. The Icelandic government plans to carry out an assessment on the potential economic and social impact of whaling this year. Fingers crossed Iceland will hang up its harpoons for good and become an ethical whale watching nation only.
