An image showing the fin that experts say is evidence that this is a blue whale Genetic material from a large whale killed off the coast of Iceland has confirmed the creature was a rare hybrid.
Almost two years ago, Iceland’s Hvalur Inc., headed by Kristjan Loftsson, suspended its fin whale hunt. It continued however to export thousands of tons of mainly fin whale products, principally to ...
Iceland has four harpoon-equipped vessels, owned by three shipping companies reported to be running them at a loss or small profit. Last year, the industry killed 5 minke whales and 145 fin whales, ...
Whalers are allowed to kill up to 209 fin whales and 217 mink whales but catches have often been low. Polls have also shown that the general public in Iceland has also turned against the ...
Endangered fin whales are supposed to be protected internationally. Not only is this killing wrong, the toxins found in whales make them unfit to eat. Both Iceland and Japan have stockpiles of unw ...
Fin whales travel in the open seas, away from the coast, so they are difficult to track," says a species overview from NOAA. There are fin whale stocks all over the globe, from temperate polar ...