{"id":33724,"date":"2023-09-29t15:56:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-29t15:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/?p=33724"},"modified":"2023-09-29t16:33:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29t16:33:19","slug":"whaling-resumes-iceland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/whaling-resumes-iceland\/","title":{"rendered":"youth advocates rally together as whaling resumes off the coast of iceland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>despite outrage from icelanders and a large international community of environmental advocates, whales off the shores of the country are at risk yet again after the icelandic government allowed commercial whaling to resume on sept. 1, 2023. this follows a brief, temporary ban from iceland\u2019s prime minister of food, agriculture and fisheries, svand\u00eds svavarsd\u00f3ttir.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>as hit artist bj\u00f6rk stood behind a dj booth, her music filled a busy square as whale bones and roses scattered the ground. dozens of roses were placed around the space representing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifaw.org\/press-releases\/148-fin-whales-killed-in-iceland-this-season-with-no-market-in-sight\">148 fin whales killed<\/a> off the coast of iceland the previous season. the crowd was filled with young and old, natives and tourists gathered to make their sentiments about whaling known.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/katieperkins-220093-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33726\" style=\"width:608px;height:406px\" width=\"608\" height=\"406\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">icelanders and tourists gather to listen to performer bj\u00f6rk at the anti-whaling protest held in reykjav\u00edk, iceland on june 3, 2023. (katie perkins)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>ida harris, a 17-year-old icelander, stood proudly in a bustling crowd in downtown reykjav\u00edk, the capital city of iceland, wielding a sign at a protest. her light, curly hair framed her young face and pale skin while her eyes were alive with passion for a cause she has dedicated years of activism efforts toward.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c[whales] decrease the amount of greenhouse gas emissions,\u201d she said. \u201con the animal cruelty front, it&#8217;s completely inhumane.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/katieperkins-220441-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33727\" style=\"width:646px;height:431px\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">seventeen-year-old, ida harris and her mother hold signs at the anti-whaling protest on june 3, 2023, at hjartatorg square in downtown reykjav\u00edk. (katie perkins)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>whales are the only carbon-sequestering organisms in the ocean comparable to the role of large trees on land. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elibrary.imf.org\/view\/journals\/022\/0056\/004\/article-a011-en.xml\">studies find<\/a> that the natural death of a great whale sequesters significant amounts of co2. as a whale falls to the bottom of the ocean, approximately 33 tons of co2 is captured and not resealed back into the atmosphere, while a tree only absorbs an average of 48 pounds of co2 annually.&nbsp;furthermore, phytoplankton, which contribute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elibrary.imf.org\/view\/journals\/022\/0056\/004\/article-a011-en.xml\">50 percent of oxygen<\/a> to the atmosphere, feed on whale waste and cultivate a cycle of fostering phytoplankton growth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the 2022 whaling season was the first to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjornarradid.is\/library\/01--frettatengt---myndir-og-skrar\/mar\/fylgiskjol\/20230828%20sk%c3%bdrsla%20um%20lei%c3%b0ir%20til%20a%c3%b0%20f%c3%a6kka%20fr%c3%a1vikum%20vi%c3%b0%20vei%c3%b0ar%20%c3%a1%20langrey%c3%b0um%20.pdf\">officially documented<\/a> and audited by the icelandic government. despite explosive harpoons being used to hunt these whales, results showed 41% of whales were not killed in an immediate and painless manner as required by current whaling regulations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>according to the professional council on animal welfare, \u201cwhen hunting large whales, it is not possible to meet the conditions necessary to ensure the welfare of animals during killing.\u201d therefore, the hunting of whales does not align with the provisions outlined in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mast.is\/static\/files\/library\/regluger%c3%b0ir\/55_2013logvelferddyraen1505.pdf\">animal welfare act.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/katieperkins-220467-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33728\" style=\"width:598px;height:399px\" width=\"598\" height=\"399\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">online petitions gathered over 433,000 signatures in support of revoking whaling licenses and stopping the harvesting of whales off the coast of iceland once and for all.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>a report on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjornarradid.is\/library\/01--frettatengt---myndir-og-skrar\/mar\/fylgiskjol\/230820_mar_efnahagsleg_ahrif_hvalveida%20-%20copy%20(2).pdf\">economic impact of whaling<\/a> showed that hvalur hf., the last remaining whaling company operating in icelandic waters, has not turned a profit in years. this is largely in part to a widespread decrease in demand for whale meat and byproducts. in fact, this disinterest is coupled with restrictions across 183 countries on the transportation and trade of whale products by the convention on <a href=\"https:\/\/cites.org\/eng\/disc\/what.php\">international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora<\/a> (cites).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>harris encourages visitors to iceland to boycott restaurants serving whale meat. she says it does not represent the culture of a modern iceland.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cwhaling in iceland has no cultural significance. it is not a historic thing like people like to say it is. icelanders have been very recently modernized,\u201d harris said. \u201cold icelanders have never eaten whales, caught whales, done anything with whales. just us now.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a board member of the youth environmental association of iceland and an active participant in the fridays for future protests, harris has advocated for environmental justice and change since she was just 13 years old. now she and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stopwhalingiceland\/\">environmental organizations<\/a> in iceland have resumed protests against whaling after the ban was lifted on sept. 1, 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cwe demand a revocation of the whaling license and that these brutal killings be stopped and banned once and for all,\u201d the organization <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/ban-whaling-in-iceland\">hvalavinir stop whaling in iceland<\/a> stated, accompanying a global petition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>local icelanders are not the only activists working against the whaling industry. 26-year-old american lillian seibert spent her fourth time visiting the land of fire and ice at a whaling boycott. after she knelt down to sign her neat signature, denoting her defiance to the industry, she took photos and videos to share with her thousands of instagram followers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/katieperkins-229990-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33730\" style=\"width:618px;height:412px\" width=\"618\" height=\"412\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">protesters gather in reykjav\u00edk, iceland on june 3, 2023 in support of revoking whaling licenses and stopping the harvesting of whales off the coast of iceland once and for all. a facebook events announcement read, \u201cjoin us for a day of music, solidarity, and artistic expression as we gather for a cause close to our hearts.\u201d popular icelandic singer, bj\u00f6rk performed a set amongst other artists and speakers. (katie perkins)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cculture evolves, and some things go out of fashion when they go out of necessity,\u201d seibert said, glancing around the crowd of tourists and icelanders. \u201ci think that that&#8217;s just part of the growth of culture that becomes part of your history.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>while not native to iceland, seibert said she has dedicated her travels to sustainable tourism practices. a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/ban-whaling-in-iceland\">petition<\/a> to ban whaling in iceland that was shared in reykjavik and online has now garnered over half a million signatures from all over the world. much of this initiative was led by young activists fighting for the rights of animals and for their right to a healthy world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>hvalur hf.&#8217;s permit to hunt fin whales will expire in december of 2023. activists are hopeful that their work to stop whaling once and for all will take root in 2024. a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.althingi.is\/altext\/154\/s\/0099.html\">bill<\/a> has been proposed in the icelandic parliament to shut down whaling operations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cit is proposed to make whaling illegal by repealing the act on whaling, no. 26\/1949, and bring whales under the law on the protection, preservation, and hunting of wild birds and wild mammals, no. 64\/1994,\u201d according to the bill.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/katieperkins-229910-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33729\" style=\"width:660px;height:440px\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">a minke whale jumps out of the water off the coast of iceland. (katie perkins)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>anti-whaling groups like hvalavinir-stop whaling in iceland have continued to organize gatherings in recent weeks, mobilizing followers on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stopwhalingiceland\">social media<\/a> to continue protesting the whaling permits and speak in support of the proposed bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201ci&#8217;ve always been really passionate about the health of this planet and how intertwined it is with human existence. any species that we share this planet with has just as much of a right to be here as we do. so, i&#8217;m for stopping whaling. i think everyone else here can agree with that too,\u201d seibert said with a nod, grinning as she scanned the crowd of passionate environmentalists.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>anti-whaling advocates, including musician bj\u00f6rk, gathered in reykjavik in early june to protest the continued practice that many say is cruel and inhumane.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11860,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4929,4935,4923,4899],"tags":[],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-33724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biodiversity","category-conservation","category-oceans","category-policy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- this site is optimized with the yoast seo plugin v23.4 - 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