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The Whales Are Still Not Safe from Icelandic Harpoons

The Whales Are Still Not Safe from Icelandic Harpoons

June 25, 2023 Iceland’s modern-day Captain Ahab, the 80-year old Kristján Loftsson, intends to start killing whales again on September 1st if he is unsuccessful in overturning the ban this summer.  He is working to overturn the ban on whaling, working to replace the government of Iceland and working to secure a 5-year permit to continue killing endangered Fin whales. Obsessed, angry and seeking revenge, Loftsson is seeking to recruit 32 votes in the Icelandic Parliament to overturn the temporary…

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Iceland’s Modern-Day Captain Ahab

Iceland’s Modern-Day Captain Ahab

June 24, 2023 The Hvalur 8 and 9 remain tied to the dock in Reykjavik. Iceland’s modern-day Captain Ahab continues to rage and whine that his whale murdering hobby has been banned for the season. The crew of the JOHN PAUL DEJORIA remain on station at just over 12 miles from shore in the event Loftsson defies the government order. It looks like not a single endangered Fin whale will be slain this summer. Loftsson’s efforts to reverse the decision…

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Icelandic Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Svandis Svavarsdottir Stands Firm

Icelandic Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Svandis Svavarsdottir Stands Firm

June 24, 2023 Despite the threats and the anger of the whalers, the Icelandic Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture is standing firm on her decision to ban whaling for this season. She said at the meeting today: “Whales don’t fill any halls and there’s no one who boos or claps in a group of fin whales, but the parliament has entrusted me by law to look after these interests and that’s what I’m doing.” The crew of the John Paul…

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LOFTSSON THREATENS TO SUE THE GOVERNMENT OVER WHALING BAN

LOFTSSON THREATENS TO SUE THE GOVERNMENT OVER WHALING BAN

June 23, 2023 The richest man in Iceland, this whale killing obsessed modern-day Captain Ahab is using all his influence to try and remove the Icelandic Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Svandis Svavarsdottir for her decision to ban whaling for the season. He is trying to overturn her decision and he is trying to secure a five-year permit to continue to kill endangered Fin whales. Loftsson is going to fund, and get his lawyers to help every employee of Hvalur…

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Angry Whalers Confront Svandís Svavarsdóttir, the Icelandic Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture.

Angry Whalers Confront Svandís Svavarsdóttir, the Icelandic Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture.

June 23, 2023 The Icelandic Pro-whalers called an emergency meeting this evening and invited the Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Svandís Svavarsdóttir. She announced her decision to attend. Courageously she did so, despite the boos and jeers to defend her decision to ban Kristján Loftsson’s illegal whaling operations for the season. Kristján Loftsson despite his bluster and name-calling, threats and whining did not attend. This is a transcript in English of the meeting. It is lengthy but gives a…

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VICTORY FOR THE WHALES IN ICELAND

VICTORY FOR THE WHALES IN ICELAND

June 20, 2023 The decision to end whaling in Iceland came about because of the incredible efforts by so many people for so many years. Many organizations in Iceland and around the world have contributed to this special day. The efforts of Sea Shepherd UK over the years have provided a constant opposition, and SS UK volunteers have kept the pressure on Kristjan Loftsson on the ground at his whale meat processing plant where every single crime Loftsson has committed…

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The Icelandic Whale Hunt Has Been Shut Down

The Icelandic Whale Hunt Has Been Shut Down

June 20, 2023 A few hours after the crew of the John Paul DeJoria arrived in Icelandic waters. Svandís Svavarsdóttir, the Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture announced her decision to temporarily stop Kristján Loftsson’s illegal whaling operations. “I have made the decision to temporarily stop whaling in light of the unequivocal opinion of the professional council on animal welfare,” said the Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture. “The conditions of the law on animal welfare are inescapable in my mind, if…

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The Censorship of Sea Shepherd History

The Censorship of Sea Shepherd History

 June 18, 2023 Commentary by Captain Paul Watson Founder of Sea Shepherd (1977 Removed from Sea Shepherd in 2022 by a hostile takeover of the Board. The SSCS website has removed all references to myself. They have removed the fact that I founded the organization. They have removed my pictures. However, the most egregious thing these people did who engineered the hostile takeover of Sea Shepherd was that they removed the history. They removed anything controversial, and this includes removing…

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ICELANDIC REPORT CONDEMNS ICELANDIC WHALING OPERATIONS

ICELANDIC REPORT CONDEMNS ICELANDIC WHALING OPERATIONS

June 19, 2023 “The expert council on animal welfare has come to the conclusion that the fishing method used for hunting large whales does not comply with the provisions of Act no. 55/2013 on animal welfare.” NOT ONLY IS ICELANDIC WHALING A VIOLATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION’S GLOBAL MORATORIUM ON COMMERCIAL WHALING, IT IS ALSO IN VIOLATION OF ICELANDIC ANIMAL WELFARE LAWS. The professional council on animal welfare says that whaling does not comply with the law.  Hólmfríður Gísladóttir…

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HARPOONS HAVE BEEN FITTED TO VESSELS HVALUR 8 AND 9: ICELAND WHALING TO START WITHIN DAYS.

HARPOONS HAVE BEEN FITTED TO VESSELS HVALUR 8 AND 9: ICELAND WHALING TO START WITHIN DAYS.

June 18, 2023 Kristjan Loftsson’s whaling company, Hvalur hf., is getting ready to begin whaling as final preparations are being made to Iceland’s whaling fleet. The harpoons that have been recently fitted are produced by Kongsberg Gruppen, a Norwegian weapons manufacturer.  This modern-day whaling harpoon cannon (pictured) is based on the Bofors 40mm cannon used extensively by both the Allies and Axis forces in the Second World War. Early guns had a 70 mm bore and launched a 22 kilogram harpoon…

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