Stockholm, June 11 (EFE).- The Authorities of Iceland granted this Tuesday a allow to hunt 128 whales this season to Hvalur, the one whaling firm within the small island nation, amid sturdy criticism from environmental teams.
The Minister of Meals, Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir, introduced the granting of the allow on the finish of a gathering of the Council of Ministers, in accordance with the Icelandic public broadcaster RÚV.
The choice doesn’t essentially align together with her standpoint or that of her get together, said the top of Meals, of the Inexperienced Left Motion, however harassed that she is obliged to adjust to the regulation and current laws.
The allow is legitimate for the 2024 season and authorizes the looking of 99 whales within the Greenland/West Iceland area and 29 whales within the East Iceland/Faroe Islands area.
The variety of animals is inside the limits really useful by the Norwegian Maritime Analysis Company and takes into consideration the ecosystem conservation elements indicated by the Worldwide Whaling Fee (IWC), the Authorities harassed.
The Icelandic Animal Welfare Affiliation expressed its disappointment on the Meals Minister’s determination and reiterated its demand that whaling legal guidelines be reformed or repealed.
“Whaling is an entire waste of time in a contemporary society,” the group stated in an announcement, during which it however described as a “optimistic step” the truth that the allow has been granted on this event for one yr. and never by 5, in addition to the discount of the looking quota.
“Nevertheless, it’s a darkish day for animal welfare in Iceland,” the group declared.
A yr in the past, the then Meals Minister Svandís Svavarsdóttir suspended the looking season sooner or later earlier than its begin based mostly on the opinion of knowledgeable council of animal welfare specialists.
Nevertheless, the authorities later discovered that the choice was not in accordance with the regulation and a brand new season was approved in August, though below stricter situations, till the tip of the yr.
Even the American actor Leonardo di Caprio had spoken out on the topic, asking the Icelandic Authorities on Instagram to help “the need of nearly all of Icelanders, who wish to cease whaling eternally.”
Iceland, Norway and Japan are the one international locations that observe business whaling. The fin whale, the species caught in Iceland, is listed as endangered.
Public figures such because the singer Bjork advocate the prohibition of this observe and in accordance with surveys roughly half of the inhabitants favors its elimination and a 3rd needs it to proceed.
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2024-06-12 06:15:42
