In comparison, the total revenue of whale-watching companies in Iceland amounted to 3.2 billion Icelandic kronur in the same year. Not surprisingly, this key segment of Iceland’s tourism ...

An entangled whale was set free off the coast of Iceland, following a daring, multi-hour rescue mission. The incident took place off Viðey — an island near Reykjavík, the capital — on Dec ...

Iceland's booming tourist industry, which includes popular whale-watching tours, is also in direct opposition to the hunt. “If the government and licensees cannot guarantee welfare requirements ...

Crews worked to rescue a whale entangled in an anchorage line off the island of Viðey in Iceland on December 13. The rescuers slowly untied the whale over 6 hours, allowing it to swim away.

Almost two years ago, Iceland’s Hvalur Inc., headed by Kristjan Loftsson, suspended its fin whale hunt. It continued however to export thousands of tons of mainly fin whale products, principally to ...