Program Term Archive
Whaling
Japan and Iceland Approve Fin Whale Hunts, Despite Record Low Demand for Whale Meat
Press ReleaseJune 11, 2024Marine WildlifeToday, Japan and Iceland decided to allow each country’s last remaining whale companies to hunt fin whales, the second largest animal on the planet. Adopting the recommendations of a pro-whaling...
Report: US Must Ban Seafood from 11 Nations Over Whale, Dolphin Deaths
Press ReleaseNovember 30, 2023Marine WildlifeA report issued today by conservation groups finds that 11 nations have at least some fisheries that fail to meet US standards for preventing whale and dolphin bycatch. Entanglement in...
New Report Debunks Claims of Whale and Dolphin Hunters in Faroe Islands
Press ReleaseSeptember 25, 2023Marine WildlifeToday, in the wake of the latest Faroe Islands drive hunt on Friday that killed 42 more pilot whales, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and six other leading animal welfare...
Iceland to Resume Whaling with Restrictions
Press ReleaseAugust 31, 2023Marine WildlifeIceland will again allow fin whaling, beginning Sept. 1, but with stricter requirements, the country’s minister of food, agriculture and fisheries announced today. Minister Svandis Svavarsdótti previously announced on June 20 that...
AWI Welcomes Halt to Iceland’s Whaling Season Due to Welfare Concerns
Press ReleaseJune 20, 2023Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes Iceland’s decision Monday to stop fin whale hunting until August 31, 2023. Svandís Svavarsdóttir, Iceland’s minister of food, agriculture and fisheries, based her decision on...
US-Funded Experiment Kills Minke Whale in Northern Norway
Press ReleaseJune 7, 2023Marine WildlifeA controversial US-backed research study that aimed to capture whales in northern Norway and test how they would respond to ocean noise has resulted in the death of a minke...