Green Options » whalers http://greenoptions.com/tag/whalers Posts tagged 'whalers' Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:20:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Iceland’s New Government to Keep Increase in Whaling Quota http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/19/icelands-new-government-to-keep-increase-in-whaling-quota/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/19/icelands-new-government-to-keep-increase-in-whaling-quota/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:20:00 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/19/icelands-new-government-to-keep-increase-in-whaling-quota/

Contrary to previous reports, Iceland’s new government announced that they will keep the controversial increased whaling quota that the outgoing Fisheries Minister enacted last month, just one day before leaving office.

Steingrimur J Sigfusson, Iceland’s new Fisheries Minister, said that the country will keep the whaling quota, but added that whalers should not expect the quota to extend five years, as was originally planned. The quota increase has been criticized by environmental groups because it allows the killing of 150 endangered fin whales.

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Sea Shepard crew deploys over two dozen bottles of rotten butter sending a stench throughout the whale killing ship that will remain for days…

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