ニューヨーク・タイムズのインスタグラム(nytimes) - 8月11日 11時41分

Whale cruises are popular in Iceland, and for good reason. There are plenty of things to see — fin whales tend to stay far offshore, but minke whales, humpbacks, dolphins, porpoises and puffins are usually easier to find. Commercial whaling, it turns out, is not so popular among the whale-watching crowd. While some don’t object to seeing dead whales on vacation — “most people clearly despise it,” said Sigurlaug Sigurdardottir, a whale-watching guide. With that in mind, Kristjan Loftsson had a suggestion for whale watchers who see his boats: “Just tell them to look somewhere else. They can just turn around and look the other way.” Kristjan’s company is the last one in the world still hunting fin whales. “If it’s sustainable, you hunt,” he said. Today, Iceland and Norway are the only countries that allow commercial whaling. Globally, fin whales are listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and commercial hunting of the species was halted in Iceland for 20 years, though some whales were taken under scientific permits. In 2006, the government allowed hunting to resume. It’s unclear whether the whaling operation is profitable and Kristjan said he has had problems moving his product because shipping companies were reluctant to carry whale meat. Iceland’s Ministry of Fisheries has given Kristjan’s company permission to hunt 238 fin whales. Bara Kristinsdottir took this photo of a fin whale being carved up at Iceland’s only whaling station. Visit the link in our profile to read more.

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