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Norway’s Whaling Quota Unfulfilled
Whaling season started on April 1st and is due to end on 31st August however the quota of 1,052 of whales that are allowed to be caught are yet to be fulfilled. Till date only 500 minke whales have been caught and conservation groups claim that this is the proof that government should stop supporting the industry.
Norway is the only country in the world where whaling is commercialized. Truls Guwolsen from the Norwegian branch of Greenpeace reported that the number has decreased because the Norwegian’s taste for the mammal has decreased hence the marketing is almost disappearing.
Mr. Harvard P Johansen from the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries has admitted that the fishermen will not be able to fulfill the quota this year. However the government has cited different reasons for the decline in whaling this year such as the hike in oil prices and bad weather.
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