Iceland’s whaling season cancelled

Iceland’s whaling season cancelled

Iceland’s only active whaling company, Hvalur hf., will not be operating this summer, marking the second consecutive year without a hunting season. According to reports, the company cited ongoing global economic pressures and declining demand for whale meat as the main reasons for the cancellation. CEO Kristján Loftsson told Icelandic media: “As we see the situation, Hvalur hf. Source

Iceland is - besides Norway and Japan - the only state in which whaling is permitted. However, due to the global economic turbulence this will fail again - very much to the delight of animal protectionists.

Iceland's only active whaling company, Hvalur, will not hunt whales this summer, reports Morgunbladid.

Iceland will see no whaling this summer for the second year in a row, following the announcement by Hvalur, the only whaler still active in the country. This activity, which has been banned in the world since 1986, is still allowed in Iceland, but it does not earn enough due to inflation and uncertainty about customs duties.

The demand for whale meat imports from Iceland is declining. Already last year no whale hunting took place

Inflation in Japan, where the Icelandic company sells almost all its stocks, turbulence on the world markets due to customs duties... The only whaler in the country decided not to hunt cetacean this summer.