Iceland imposed a temporary ban on the hunting of fin whales in June. The country recently resumed hunting of fin whales, but with increased supervision and requirements on hunting methods. Rights ...

FILE PHOTO: A man stands near a finwhale being towed to a port in Reykjavik OSLO (Reuters) - Iceland's government said on Thursday it will resume hunting fin whales after a two-month halt, but with ...

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003 file photo, a whale is hauled on a fishing boat after it was killed in the Atlantic Ocean, off the west coast of Iceland. A whaling company in Iceland is ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland's whaling industry will be allowed to keep hunting whales for at least another five years, killing up to 2,130 baleen whales under a new quota issued by the ...

Iceland has announced that commercial hunting of fin whales can resume, albeit with stricter requirements on hunting methods and increased supervision. This decision comes after a temporary ban was ...

The Iceland government suspended whale hunting for the rest of the summer on Tuesday, following a report that found the practice contravenes the country's animal welfare standards. “I have taken the ...

LONDON (AP) — One of Iceland's top whaling companies says it has stopped hunting minke whales this year, in response to a new government regulation that has enlarged the protected area for baleen ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland – A whaling company in Iceland is preparing its fleet to bring commercial hunting of fin whales back to the country. Whaling company Hvalur hf (Whale Inc.) said Tuesday it is ...

OSLO (Reuters) - Iceland's government said on Thursday it will resume hunting fin whales after a two-month halt, but with new guidelines aimed at killing them as quickly as possible to reduce ...

Iceland's whaling industry will be allowed to keep hunting whales for at least another five years, killing up to 2,130 baleen whales under a new quota issued by the government. The five-year whaling ...