Iceland to submit bill that could ban whaling in its waters

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center · Published: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 05:00:01 GMT

The country is one of just three that still permits commercial whaling, while its government has faced mounting pressure to ban the practiceIceland will submit a bill in February 2027 which could permanently ban whaling in its waters, a move that would leave Norway and Japan as the only two countries to permit commercial whaling.Whaling in Iceland has been put under intense scrutiny since a government-commissioned report was published in 2023 that found harpooned whales took two hours to die. The report led to a temporary suspension of the hunt that year. Continue reading...

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