Iceland to propose whaling ban, leaving Norway and Japan isolated

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1. Thu, 10 September 2026

   2 reports
   • Die Zeit (Germany)14:23
     Walfang in Island: Island will kommerziellen Walfang dauerhaft verbieten

     Mehrere Länder betreiben trotz eines internationalen Moratoriums kommerziellen Walfang. Die Regierung in Island will ein dauerhaftes Verbot durchbringen.

   • iRozhlas (Czechia)15:47
     Island chce zatrhnout komerční lov velryb. Příští rok předloží návrh zákazu

     Islandská vláda příští únor předloží návrh zákona zakazující lov velryb, informovala ve čtvrtek agentura Reuters. Island, Norsko a Japonsko jsou zatím jediné země na světě, kde je komerční lov těchto savců legální. Tato praktika však na evropském ostrově vyvolává dlouhodobě protesty ze strany ochránců zvířat a filmových celebrit.

2. Fri, 11 September 2026

   4 reports
   • Japan Times02:40first to report
     Iceland to propose whaling ban, leaving Norway and Japan isolated

     Only Iceland, Norway and Japan have conducted commercial whaling in recent years, according to the International Whaling Commission's catch list.

   • The Guardian World05:00
     Iceland to submit bill that could ban whaling in its waters

     The country is one of just three that still permits commercial whaling, while its government has faced mounting pressure to ban the practice Iceland will submit a bill in February 2027 which could permanently ban whaling in its waters, a move that would leave Norway and Japan as the only two countries to permit commercial whaling. Whaling in Iceland has been put under intense scrutiny since a government-commissioned report was published in 2023 that found harpooned whales took two hours to die....

   • Libération (France)07:05
     L’Islande va, enfin, interdire la chasse à la baleine

     Un projet de loi sera soumis en février. S’il est adopté, ce qui est probable, la Norvège et le Japon resteront les deux seuls pays à l’autoriser.

   • ABC (Spain)09:11
     Islandia quiere prohibir por ley la caza de ballenas

     El Gobierno de Islandia presentará el próximo mes de febrero un proyecto de ley para prohibir la caza de ballenas , una medida que dejaría a Noruega y Japón como los únicos dos países del mundo que seguirían practicando la caza comercial de los cetáceos.La caza de ballenas en Islandia ha provocado en los últimos años numerosas protestas por parte de defensores del bienestar animal y de distintas celebridades de Hollywood.El proyecto de ley incluirá «una prohibición permanente de la caza de...

3. Tue, 15 September 2026

   1 report
   • South China Morning Post00:00
     Iceland’s whaling ban plan threatens to leave Japan alone in defending industry

     Iceland’s move towards a whaling ban could leave Japan more exposed than ever as it defends an industry critics say relies on public money, political symbolism and a shrinking domestic appetite for whale meat. The Icelandic government has announced plans to submit a bill early next year to end whaling – a step that would leave Japan and Norway as the world’s only two nations still carrying out commercial hunts. For environmental campaigners, the move has renewed hopes that Japan will no...