Whaling, only legal in 3 countries at the moment, might be coming to an end in Iceland as it gets cancelled for the 2nd year ...

Iceland’s only active whaling company, Hvalur hf., will not be operating this summer, marking the second consecutive year ...

The largest commercial whaling company in Iceland has canceled its seasonal hunt due to an uncertain economic outlook. Only three countries are allowed to hunt whales — Iceland, Norway and most ...

The Iceland government suspended whale hunting for the rest of the summer on Tuesday, following a report that found the practice contravenes the country's animal welfare standards. “I have taken ...

REYKJAVIK, April 12, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Iceland's only active whaling company, Hvalur, will not hunt whales this summer for a ...

A 1658 map of Iceland, reprinted from Abraham Ortelius ... were not mythical creatures but rather whales engaged in a behavior that was only recently documented: “trap feeding.” ...

Update: No commercial whaling for fin whales—a threatened species—occurred in Iceland in 2019, 2020, and 2021. In 2022, the Hvalur whaling company resumed activities, and 148 fin whales were killed.

In 2021, Norwegian boats harpooned 575 whales, less than half their allotted quota. At the same time, Iceland has seen a boom in its tourist industry as hundreds of thousands of people flock to ...

The nutrients often benefit coastal areas with low nitrogen and coral reef ecosystems. Fin whales in Iceland may produce more than 250 gallons of urine per day when they are feeding. By comparison, ...

With terrain shaped by volcanic eruptions and shifting tectonic plates, and surrounding waters filled with glaciers, icebergs and whales, Iceland is like no other place on Earth. It's also an ...