Jaw-dropping video shows giant whales, dolphins and sharks gathering for ‘incredible’ feeding frenzy off Welsh coast

Jaw-dropping video shows giant whales, dolphins and sharks gathering for ‘incredible’ feeding frenzy off Welsh coast

A spectacular feeding frenzy rarely seen in British seas has been filmed off the Welsh coast. A posse of predators, headed by enormous fin whales, coraled prey fish into huge prey balls in the Celtic Deep before launching attacks. Fin whales, which can grow to 80ft and are the quickest of all whales, and the […]

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Iceland canceled its 2023 whale hunt. Now it’s time to stop whaling for good

Iceland canceled its 2023 whale hunt. Now it’s time to stop whaling for good

In June, we celebrated Iceland’s decision to suspend its 2023 whale hunt. Iceland’s own Food and Veterinary Authority published a report on the fin whale hunt concluding that the time it took to kill the animals exceeded the maximum time permissible under the Icelandic Animal Welfare Act. Footage documented by the Authority showed whales struggling […]

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Japanese whaling industry on the brink of collapse: less demand, less subsidies for whale meat

Japanese whaling industry on the brink of collapse: less demand, less subsidies for whale meat

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 […]

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Iceland will stop whaling in 2024 because of public outrage and dwindling demand

Iceland will stop whaling in 2024 because of public outrage and dwindling demand

Iceland has announced that it would stop whaling in 2024 due to diminishing demand and ongoing controversy. “There are few arguments to approve whale hunting beyond 2024,” when present quotas expire, said Svands Svavarsdóttir, Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, in an op-ed published in Friday’s Morgunblai newspaper. The minister stated that it was “undisputed” that […]

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