Washington, DC—Japan and Norway resumed slaughtering whales this month, while Iceland’s only fin whaling company has decided that it will not hunt this summer, citing a declining demand for whale meat ...

The Faroe Islands' annual whale hunt has begun, sparking condemnation from animal rights groups - though it remains a complex cultural issue. This year's first pilot whale hunt took place in the North ...

Whaling is not what it used to be in the days of Moby Dick. Stinking old sailing whalers have given way to stinking little steamers. Earringed harpooners have yielded to modern marksmen, who earn as ...

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After the slaughter of 78 pilot whales on July 7, The Modern Day Pirate for the Oceans and his crew responded to another hunt, with Faroese authorities attempting to intimidate and block the John Paul ...

The slaughter of the leviathan -- Whaling in ancient times -- New South whales -- Whaling among the Maori and missionaries -- The business of whaling -- The Pacific capital of whaling -- The floating ...

An iconic whalebone arch which has overlooked an historic British fishing port for more than a century is at the centre of a row over what should replace it. The 12ft high bones at the former whaling ...