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 in Iceland, Norway and Japan.
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The controversial practice of ‘whaling’, hunting and killing whales to extract and sell their meat is currently only permitted in Iceland, Norway and Japan.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/13/whaling-season-cancelled-for-second-consecutive-year-in-iceland
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00:01Iceland's largest whaling company Kvalur HF says they will not be hunting this season.
00:06It's the second consecutive year the company does not partake in the practice.
00:11Whaling is the practice of hunting and killing of whales to extract their meat for commercial purposes.
00:17Last year, the company was forced to abandon its hunt in the summer
00:20as their permits were issued just a day before the start of the season.
00:24This year, CEO Christian Lofzahn says the company will abandon its hunt due to global economic conditions and declining demand.
00:33Kvalur sells most of its products to Japan, which has been battling an economic and cost-of-living crisis.
00:40Whaling is currently only permitted in three countries, Iceland, Norway, and Japan.
00:45The controversial practice has been one of the forefront issues for animal rights groups in recent years.
00:51The whaling season in Iceland begins in mid-June and runs through to September.