Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Iceland-Resumes-Commercial-Fin-Whaling-27MZIFVEB5S0.htmlConceptually similarIceland Resumes Commercial Fin WhalingGP04MUHCompleted★★★★★★Iceland Resumes Commercial Fin WhalingGP04MUICompleted★★★★★★Iceland Resumes Commercial Fin WhalingGP04MUJCompleted★★★★Iceland Resumes Commercial Fin WhalingGP04MUGCompleted★★★★Iceland Resumes Commercial Fin WhalingGP04MUDCompleted★★★★Iceland Resumes Commercial Fin WhalingGP04MUCCompleted★★★★★★Documentation on Whaling in IcelandGP0STOAGBCompleted★★★★Documentation on Whaling in IcelandGP0STOAGCCompleted★★★★★★Icelandic Whaling 2015 First Fin Whale LandedGP0STP5H0Completed★★★★View AllGP04MUEIceland Resumes Commercial Fin WhalingThe first fin whale catch of the 2013 season by Icelandic whaling vessel Hvalur 8, in Hvalfjordur port, signaling a resumption of commercial whaling by Icelandic whaler Kristján Loftsson. Loftsson's company Hvalur plans to hunt up to 180 fin whales in the 2013 season in an operation backed by the Icelandic government.Greenpeace is opposed to the commercial hunt, stressing that the operation is being carried out despite a ban on commercial whaling introduced by the International Whaling Commission (IWC). The fin whale is also listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN) Red List of threatened species.Locations:Hvalfjörður-Iceland-Northern EuropeDate:18 Jun, 2013Credit:© GreenpeaceMaximum size:3000px X 2000pxKeywords:Day-Fin whales-Flensing-KWCI (GPI)-Oceans (campaign title)-Outdoors-Ports-Whalers-Whaling-Wharfs (Docks)Shoot:Iceland Resumes Commercial Fin WhalingThe Icelandic whaling vessel Hvalur 8 returns to Hvalfjordur port with the first fin whale catch of the 2013 season, signaling a resumption of commercial whaling by Icelandic whaler Kristján Loftsson. Loftsson's company Hvalur plans to hunt up to 180 fin whales in the 2013 season in an operation backed by the Icelandic government.Greenpeace is opposed to the commercial hunt, stressing that the operation is being carried out despite a ban on commercial whaling introduced by the International Whaling Commission (IWC). The fin whale is also listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of threatened species.Related Collections:Icelandic Whaling Compilation (Photos & Videos)
