skeleton of a mink whale by
Asmundur
A skeleton of a mink whale hanging above the deck of whale whatcing boat in Reykjavik harbour.
Iceland has a long tradition of subsistence whaling. Indeed, whaling of one form or another has been conducted from the island since it became populated more than eleven hundred years ago. The early reliance on whales is reflected in the Icelandic language – hvalreki is the word for both “beached whale” and “jackpot”.
Modern whaling in Iceland began in 1883. By 1915, 17,000 whales had been taken from Icelandic waters. The Icelandic Government banned whaling in its waters to allow time for population recovery. The law was repealed in 1928.
By 1935, Icelanders had set up their own commercial whaling operation for the first time. They hunted mostly sei, fin, and minke whales. In the early years of this operation, blue, sperm, and humpback whales were also hunted, but this was soon prohibited due to decimated numbers. Between 1935 and 1985, Icelandic whalers killed around 20,000 animals in total(wikipedia)
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this is sick and wrong they do not have the right to die the way they do its cruel and is completly repulsive it should be stopped as people find it a sport and people who enjoy whaling are in my opinon murderers
By laura-amy · Posted on Jul 8, 09:04 AM