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Iceland has granted a 2024 whaling license to its one remaining whaling company, Hvalur hf., according to the government.

Iceland decided that it would issue a license to hunt 128 fin whales in the coming year, despite the fact that the world has mostly moved on from whaling.

Iceland's government said Tuesday that it has issued a license to the North Atlantic nation's last fin whaling company to hunt and kill 128 fin whales this year.  Animal rights groups say that while the number is significantly lower than in previous years, the deci...

Japan launched on Tuesday a new mothership for its whaling fleet, aiming to hunt around 200 of the marine mammals this year. The nearly 9,300-tonne...

Japan launched on Tuesday a new "mothership" for its whaling fleet, aiming to hunt around 200 of the marine mammals this year.

Singer Björk is speaking out against Icelandic whaling on social media and in person.

Activists say that whales will still suffer agonising deaths despite new regulations and monitoring

A report by the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority found harpooned whales sometimes took a distressingly long time to die during hunts, with some suffering for up to two...

Food and veterinary authority report questions whether hunting large whales can meet animal welfare objectives

According to news sources in Iceland, Kristjan Loftsson, the last whaler in Iceland, is shipping 2,576 tonnes of whale meat to Japan.