Norway Increases 2025 Minke Whale Quota to 1,406

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Norway has announced it will kill more whales in 2025, raising its self-allocated quota to 1,406 minke whales.

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Norway continues whaling by exploiting a legal loophole.

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Norway formally objected to the 1986 global moratorium on commercial whaling, allowing it to set its own quotas.

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Norway's highest catch since resuming commercial whaling in 1993 was 660 whales, recorded ten years ago.

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Whaling involves shooting whales with explosive harpoons that penetrate the body before detonating.

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In Iceland's 2023 fin whale hunts, 24% of whales had to be shot more than once, while the median time to death from the first shot was 11.5 minutes.

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In 2022, Finnish customs intercepted 36 tonnes of whale meat disguised as dog food, illegally imported from Norway.

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The meat also makes its way to Japan through another legal loophole.

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The European Union has repeatedly condemned Norway's whaling activities, and conservation organizations are working to expose the industry.

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