Because whaling is so last season

Iceland announces it will reinstate whaling ban next year 2

Rejoining the 21st century is Iceland, who after lifting its 10-year-old whaling ban just a year ago, announced it will reinstate the ban for the coming season because the whaling market just isn't as lucrative as it used to be.

The Iceland announcement marks a victory for whales, though many obstacles remain. Bycatch still threatens the survival of many smaller whale species and sonar disorients whales, which use sound to communicate and to navigate their migration routes.

Andrew Sharpless is the CEO of Oceana, the world’s largest international nonprofit dedicated to ocean conservation. Visit www.oceana.org.

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  1. Mark Powell Posted 9:32 am
    30 Aug 2007

    Don't forget right whales!Northern right whales are the most endangered whales on earth.  They are large whales that are being killed by getting tangled up in fishing gear and rammed by ships.  
    They're big, and they're in trouble today.

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  2. amc89 Posted 1:31 am
    31 Aug 2007

    Trip to Iceland?Cool, I can stop my tourism boycott to Iceland now.

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