Iceland has resumed the commercial hunting of fin whales. The government has put stricter requirements on hunting methods and increased supervision.
Iceland imposed a temporary ban on the hunting of fin whales in June.
A fin whale is seen stranded, possibly stuck on its stomach, on the western coast at Vejle, Denmark, on June 16, 2010.other than blue whales, according to the International Whaling Commission. "There is simply no way to make harpooning whales at sea anything other than cruel and bloody, and no amount of modifications will change that," said Ruud Tombrock, executive director of the group.
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