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Minke whale hunting ends in Iceland
28 JUL 2018
The controversial hunt for minke whales in Iceland has come to end after declining profits led to the local industry closing, the International Fund for Animal Welfare said on Friday.
Only six minke whales were caught in June and none in July -- usually the peak month for hunting -- out of a quota of 262, the IFAW said in a statement.
It was the smallest number since Iceland resumed whaling in 2003, with 17 animals caught last summer, and 46 in 2016.
The head of whaling company IP-Utgerd Ltd, Gunnar Jonsson, confirmed to AFP that hunting has stopped.
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https://www.afp.com/en/news/2265/minke-whale-hunting-ends-iceland-doc-17z5nb2
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