Hvalur 8 (Whale 8), a fishing ship of whaling company Hvalur hf. (Whale Ltd.), has come to the shipyard to be cleaned before whaling commences in June this year. According to Kristján Loftsson, director of Hvalur, whaling is expected to begin at some time around 20th June, but a precise timetable has yet to be published.

Approximately 150 jobs have been created with the planned resumption of whaling. Kristján adds that his team is ready to go. The quota has been set at 150 finbacks, along with an unused quota of 25 from the previous fishing year.

Source: mbl.is
Image: moohaha

Labels: Environment, Whaling