The Islands Where Watching Whales Could End Their Lives

[Omaha Steve]

A new Faroe Islands law forces tourists to report whale sightings—so hunters can find them too, activists say.

http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/06/29/islands-where-watching-whales-could-end-their-lives?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-06-29




Long-finned pilot whale. (Photo: Courtesy NOAA.gov)


JUN 29, 2015 David Kirby has been a professional journalist for 25 years. His third book, Death at Seaworld, was published in 2012.

The Faroe Islands, a North Atlantic archipelago, have put a new twist on the phrase “If you see something, say something.” But it has nothing to do with terrorism.

In June, the parliament of the Faroes, an autonomous region owned by Denmark, approved a measure mandating that tourists report sightings of whale and dolphin pods to local authorities.
Critics such as Sea Shepherd Global, which monitors and tries to interfere with the annual whale hunt in the Faroe Islands, known as the grindadráp, say the law was created to help whalers drive the animals toward shore, where they are slaughtered for meat and blubber.

So, Why Should You Care? Whale grinds are permitted in 22 Faroese bays, where up to 120 pilot whales can be killed at a time. According to Sea Shepherd, 1,200 pilot whales are killed during the hunt season in the Faroes.

FULL story at link.

[shenmue]

1. Sigh

[tymorial]

2. This is utterly disgusting.

[KamaAina]

3. Easy. Report fake sightings.

And is there anything from the Faroes that we can boycott?