No one needs to kill whales.
No one needs to kill any being
Except for musquitos. They’re fair game.
And ticks!
But muh culture!
Loftsson says the economic situation in Japan – where Hvalur HF sells almost all of its products – such as inflation, have reached a point where whaling is no longer economically viable.
Thanks capitalism! How are we supposed to avenge the war crimes they committed!
Fuck you Cow and Chicken!
It’s a pet project of some right wing sleaze bag uncle, subsidized by the government while whale watching makes a mountain of cash. Complete idiocy. Hopefully this will be the end of it.
is this good news? ie lets not kill more whales
or bad news? ie there aren’t enough whales to make it worth it
Good news as in, it costs more to catch the whales than we can sell them for.
You can find out by reading the article.
Good news. Tourism is far more important to Iceland than the few people who were still eating whalemeat, and they’re smart enough to realise how many people were turned away because of it.
