March 18, 2019

Japan: Leaving the IWC without losing face

What are the implications for Japan leaving the International Whaling Commission this summer? Is this devastating news for the whales or a reason for hope? When […]
July 30, 2015

The change from indifference to an active stance in favour of pilot whale hunting

By Erla Brekkustova As a child in the 60’ties we had whale meat (grind) and blubber occasionally, but not often, since no one in the household […]
December 16, 2014

Faroe Islands: Foreign activists provoke patriotic reaction

The radical actions of foreign opponents to the pilot whale hunt serves to trigger patriotic counter- actions in the Faroe Islands. The vast majority of Faroese […]
August 29, 2014

From the Faroese perspective — the pilot whale hunt

Cooperation rather than confrontation – in this way, whale defenders and the Faroese might jointly contribute to an accelerated end to the pilot whale hunt. Here […]
August 11, 2014

Thoughts of a former whale hunter in the Faroe Islands

The following was written by a Faroese who formerly participated in the pilot whale hunts known as the “grind”. It is his response to misinformation on […]
July 31, 2014

When will the pilot whale hunt end in the Faroe Islands?

The pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands will end in the not too distant future. In this the Faroese are mostly in agreement, even many […]
September 17, 2013

Many Faroese people have stopped eating pilot whale

The following is a partial and rough translation of an article that appeared in a Faroese magazine in September 2013. As this is a translation of […]
July 29, 2013

Faroese are listening about the grindadráp, say dolphin advocates

Having just returned from a trip to the Faroe Islands once more to spark a conversation on the islands’ controversial pilot whale hunt, two dolphin advocates […]
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