Iceland Issues New Permits To Kill Up To 426 Fin And Minke Whales A Year
Iceland has emerge a new five - year license to hunt hundreds of giant in their waters each year , boldly reaffirm its controversial position on whaling . The Icelandic Ministry of Food and Agricultureannouncedthis hebdomad it had give licence that allow yearly catches of 209 fin whales and 217 minke hulk during the whaling time of year , which runs from June to September . The license are granted for five yr with annual extensions , allowing up to 20 per centum of unused quotas to roll over ....