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Iceland fisheries minister hints she may pull the plug on whaling

February 9, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

But whaling baron Kristján Loftsson, 80,  will not go down without a fight REYKJAVIK, Iceland––Iceland minister of food,  agriculture,  and fisheries Svandis Svavarsdottir on February 4,  2022 indicated in a guest column for the newspaper and news web site Morgunblaðið that she may pull the plug on the nearly moribund Icelandic whaling industry. But Kristján Loftsson, […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Iceland, Laws & politics, Marine life, Scandinavia, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Hvalur, Kitty Block, Kristján Loftsson, Merritt Clifton, Paul Watson, Svandis Svavarsdottir

COVID-19 brings no net gains for marine life––except in Iceland

April 9, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

“There is no market,”  but fish,  shellfish,  seals,  & whales are all still hunted WESTERLY,  Rhode Island;  HONOLULU,  Hawaii;  REYKJAVIK, Iceland––Restaurant closures ordered because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have economically crippled the U.S. commercial fishing industry from Long Island Sound to Hawaii,  and have hit the fishing industry worldwide,  but––except in Iceland,  where a case […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Crustaceans, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Food, Iceland, Marine life, Meat issues, Namibia, Norway, Scandinavia, Seals, Sub-Saharan, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Aristos Georgiou, Cynthia Drummond, Joe Roman, Kristján Loftsson, Merritt Clifton, Rick Daysog

Whaling harpoons Icelandic tourism & the whole nation suffers (UPDATE!)

June 27, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Iceland suspends whaling after ANIMALS 24-7 exposes how killing whales wounded a whale-watching industry that brings in twice as much money             REYKJAVIK, Iceland––The two remaining Icelandic whaling companies,  Hvalur,  killing fin whales,  and IP Útgerð,  killing minke whales,  on the afternoon of June 27,  2019 jointly announced that they will not go whaling this year,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Food, Iceland, Marine life, Meat issues, Scandinavia, USA, Vegetarians & vegans, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Gunnar Bergmann Jonsson, Hugh Morris, Kristján Loftsson, Lauren Yakiwchuk, Merritt Clifton, Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir

Revenge-seeking Icelandic “Ahab” denies killing the great blue whale

July 13, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

“Blood feud” with anti-whalers began when Sea Shepherds sank two of his ships in 1986 REYKJAVIK, Iceland––Kristján Loftsson,  the “Captain Ahab” of the North Atlantic,  has furiously denied that the 22nd of at least 27 whales killed by his ships in June and July 2018 was the first endangered blue whale harpooned by whalers since 1978,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Europe, European Union, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Food, Humane history, Iceland, Marine life, Meat issues, Norway, Religion & philosophy, Scandinavia, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Adam A. Pack, Captain Ahab, David Howitt, Gunnar Bergmann Jonsson, Kristján Loftsson, Merritt Clifton, Paul Watson, Phil Clapham, Rod Coronado, Stefán Ásmundsson, Steinar Bastesen

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