• Spacehooks@reddthat.com
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    1 month ago

    Loftsson says the economic situation in Japan – where Hvalur HF sells almost all of its products – such as inflation, have reached a point where whaling is no longer economically viable.

    Thanks capitalism! How are we supposed to avenge the war crimes they committed!

  • belzebubb@lemmus.org
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    1 month ago

    It’s a pet project of some right wing sleaze bag uncle, subsidized by the government while whale watching makes a mountain of cash. Complete idiocy. Hopefully this will be the end of it.

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    1 month ago

    is this good news? ie lets not kill more whales

    or bad news? ie there aren’t enough whales to make it worth it

    • DigitalDilemma@lemmy.ml
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      1 month ago

      Good news. Tourism is far more important to Iceland than the few people who were still eating whalemeat, and they’re smart enough to realise how many people were turned away because of it.