The Icelandic government is on the verge of cracking and cutting fishing subsidies. The hunting season for fin whales, the second largest animal on the planet, after the blue whale, could close early
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himIl Icelandic government is on the verge of crack e cuts fishing subsidies. Could therefore close early the season of fin whale hunting, the second largest animal on the planet, after the blue whale.
The inhabitants of the island known for the volcanoes and for geyser they are also the most reluctant to provide accurate information on how many they kill, but we know that in 2009 they were already killed 127 whales e in 2010 I 148. But for this year the number could decrease, as the season of hunting, which began last April, should have continued for the whole summer and dozens of large whales could have save your life thanks to the non-renewal of a deduction tax for their hunters.
According to the Icelandic media, in fact, Kristjan Loftsson, CEO of Whale, the largest company in the sector, following the no agreement with its employees on the remuneration for i long periods spent at sea and the government's decision to cancel the tax privileges, it would be willing to close its doors. Already last year, due to the Japanese economic crisis following the tsunami and the collapse of the market, the company had not captured any specimens.
Thus, one animal rights and environmentalist battle is about to be won, even if the Icelandic government's decision of cancel the tax deduction in question could have been dictated not so much by a newfound sustainability as rather by the desire to enter the European Union, where the hunting of these animals is prohibited by environmental regulations. The director ofInternational Fund for Animal Welfare Briton, Robbie Marslands, expressed his satisfaction: “We are happy to hear that they will no longer be there needlessly slaughtered whales in Iceland and that Loftsson understood that this outdated industry is now uneconomical".
Still not convinced of the real intentions of the Icelandic whaling industry is, however, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, WDCS, which remembers how about the 5% of Icelanders continue to consume whale meat, While the same fishing industry is closely related to that whaling ship. And what about the fact that the hunting of other cetaceans will continue anyway? Hence the new Ifaw appeal, for Iceland to convert all whaling activities into a tourist attraction, such as whale whatching with tourists.
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Roberta Ragni
