Watch, not hunt 15. júní 2006 00:01 Hvalveiðibáturinn Trausti, Reykjavíkurhöfn MYND/hörður The Whale Watching Association of Iceland has issued a statement of protest against the upoming hunting of 50 minke whales scheduled for this summer. In addition, they have asked that there be no whale hunting in whale watching areas, as they believe this undercuts their livelihood. A particular point of contention for the group is the plan put forth by the Icelandic Sea Resarch Institute to the International Whaling Commission in 2003, when Iceland sought to hunt 200 minke whales for scientific purposes. If 50 minkes are hunted this summer, this quota will then be finished, but the Whale Watching Assocation counters that 200 fin whales and 100 sei whales were also slated to be hunted in the 2003 plane, and have not yet none had been. The objections raised by the Whale Watching Association has been supported by a number of tourist groups, including the Icelandic Tourist Board. It should be noted that while tourism is one of Iceland's major industries, whaling depends on government subsidies to stay in operation, whether for scientific purposes or not. News News in English Mest lesið Lögregla leitar manns Innlent Fær þyngri dóm fyrir að nauðga konu, taka það upp og senda henni Innlent NEL tekur fyrir mál fjölskyldu Sigurðar Kristófers í júní Innlent Fólki sé vel treystandi til að fá sér bjór á íþróttaviðburðum Innlent Íslendingur í Bandaríkjunum: „Þetta er mjög óþægileg staða“ Erlent Skoða hvort eitthvað saknæmt hafi átt sér stað Innlent Lítil hreyfing á fylgi stjórnmálaflokkanna Innlent Rússar notuðu Brasilíu sem njósnaraverksmiðju Erlent Ákærður fyrir að ráðast á leigubílstjóra Innlent Svona verður Sæbraut í stokki Innlent
The Whale Watching Association of Iceland has issued a statement of protest against the upoming hunting of 50 minke whales scheduled for this summer. In addition, they have asked that there be no whale hunting in whale watching areas, as they believe this undercuts their livelihood. A particular point of contention for the group is the plan put forth by the Icelandic Sea Resarch Institute to the International Whaling Commission in 2003, when Iceland sought to hunt 200 minke whales for scientific purposes. If 50 minkes are hunted this summer, this quota will then be finished, but the Whale Watching Assocation counters that 200 fin whales and 100 sei whales were also slated to be hunted in the 2003 plane, and have not yet none had been. The objections raised by the Whale Watching Association has been supported by a number of tourist groups, including the Icelandic Tourist Board. It should be noted that while tourism is one of Iceland's major industries, whaling depends on government subsidies to stay in operation, whether for scientific purposes or not.
News News in English Mest lesið Lögregla leitar manns Innlent Fær þyngri dóm fyrir að nauðga konu, taka það upp og senda henni Innlent NEL tekur fyrir mál fjölskyldu Sigurðar Kristófers í júní Innlent Fólki sé vel treystandi til að fá sér bjór á íþróttaviðburðum Innlent Íslendingur í Bandaríkjunum: „Þetta er mjög óþægileg staða“ Erlent Skoða hvort eitthvað saknæmt hafi átt sér stað Innlent Lítil hreyfing á fylgi stjórnmálaflokkanna Innlent Rússar notuðu Brasilíu sem njósnaraverksmiðju Erlent Ákærður fyrir að ráðast á leigubílstjóra Innlent Svona verður Sæbraut í stokki Innlent