In June 2023, Icelandic Fisheries Minister, Svandís Svavarsdóttir, announced the suspension of the fin whale hunt in Iceland until 31stAugust. This decision follows the conclusions made by Iceland’s Animal Welfare Board experts, that methods used to hunt whales does not comply with the Icelandic Animal Welfare Act.
This news will come as a major blow to the last commercial whaler in Iceland, Kristjan Loftsson, and his whaling company Hvalur hf, who have fought tirelessly to keep the hunt alive.
IFAW has always affirmed that there is simply no humane way to kill a whale.
This timely decision to pause whaling this summer signals that this could be a critical turning point for the Icelandic Government to permanently end commercial whaling in the country.
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