whaling

Whales are cut up by Japanese fishing crew after the country resumed whaling

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Photographs have emerged of a freshly-caught whale being skinned and gutted in Japan, a year after the country resumed whaling. Fishermen slaughtered the 34-foot long Baird’s Beaked Whale earlier today in Wada Port, Chiba, and later winched it into a slaughterhouse where its meat was prepared for sale to shops and restaurants.  Whaling as long … Read more

Iceland’s whaling companies will not carry out ANY hunting this summer for a second straight year

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Iceland’s whaling companies will not carry out ANY hunting this summer for a second straight year, partly due to coronavirus IP-Utgerd said it was no longer profitable and would hang up harpoons for good Hunt had become too expensive after a no-fishing coastal zone was extended  Hvalur postponed hunt due to social distancing measures at … Read more