As I write this, two whaling ships have just hung up their harpoons for the season, and we are all left to wonder, what is next? Was whale number 25 the last fin whale to be killed in Iceland? Or just another bloody chapter in an endless saga pitting one man’s trophy hunting obsession against […]
Whaling has been front of mind in Iceland this summer with the government postponing and then allowing the hunt. We examine the past, present and uncertain future of the industry.