Iceland's Marine and Freshwater Research Institute has recommended that no more than 150 fin whales are caught in the 2026 season. #EuropeNews

Iceland still openly permits whaling, as does Norway and Japan, despite global bans.

One of Iceland’s two remaining whaling ships set out this week to hunt the giant mammals after a two-year hiatus, local media and campaigners reported on June 20.

REYKJAVIK, June 21 — One of Iceland’s two remaining whaling ships set out this week to hunt the giant mammals after a two-year hiatus, local media and campaigners reported on...

Walfänger haben in Reykjavík zwei Finnwale erlegt. Tierschützer kritisieren die Praxis als »wirtschaftlich längst unrentabel und politisch nicht mehr zu rechtfertigen«.

Iceland's Marine and Freshwater Research Institute has recommended that no more than 150 fin whales are caught in the 2026 season. #EuropeNews