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 Sagður hafa nauðgað konu fyrir níu árum Innlent Mættur í Samfylkinguna Innlent Færri ánægðir með Höllu en Guðna og Ólaf Ragnar Innlent Brynjar ákærður fyrir að brjóta á fleiri stúlkum Innlent Ítalía tekur aftur upp agaviðurlög frá tíma Mussolini Erlent Ekkert gert til að gera nikótínpúða jafn óaðlaðandi og sígarettur Innlent Hefur þrisvar komið að 13 ára syni sínum meðvitundarlausum Innlent Einn stærsti fellibylur síðustu hundrað ára veldur usla í Flórída Erlent Nýjasti kafbátur Kínverja sökk við bryggju Erlent Grunur um að fiskar úr landeldi hafi komist í sjó 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 Sagður hafa nauðgað konu fyrir níu árum Innlent Mættur í Samfylkinguna Innlent Færri ánægðir með Höllu en Guðna og Ólaf Ragnar Innlent Brynjar ákærður fyrir að brjóta á fleiri stúlkum Innlent Ítalía tekur aftur upp agaviðurlög frá tíma Mussolini Erlent Ekkert gert til að gera nikótínpúða jafn óaðlaðandi og sígarettur Innlent Hefur þrisvar komið að 13 ára syni sínum meðvitundarlausum Innlent Einn stærsti fellibylur síðustu hundrað ára veldur usla í Flórída Erlent Nýjasti kafbátur Kínverja sökk við bryggju Erlent Grunur um að fiskar úr landeldi hafi komist í sjó Innlent