over 2,500 tonnes of whale meat en route to Japan from Iceland
According to news sources in Iceland, Kristjan Loftsson, the last whaler in Iceland, is shipping 2,576 tonnes of whale meat to Japan.
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According to news sources in Iceland, Kristjan Loftsson, the last whaler in Iceland, is shipping 2,576 tonnes of whale meat to Japan.
According to news sources in Iceland, Kristjan Loftsson, the last whaler in Iceland, is shipping 2,576 tonnes of whale meat to Japan.
The whaling industry in Japan is on the brink of collapse as young generations tastes have rapidly changed and government subsidies are beginning to shrink. The industry employed thousands of people in the decades immediately after World War II, and sustained entire communities during those difficult economic times, is today losing the government subsidies that has kept it afloat.
Japan's whaling industry is struggling to stay afloat as government subsidies dwindle and consumers are less interested in what used to be a staple food on Japanese dinner tables.
Tokyo says it may pull out of the International Whaling Commission after losing an attempt to restart commercial whaling. The 72-year-old IWC is facing its worst split over conservation needs versus substainable hunting.