(MENAFN) Iceland's whaling industry will be permitted to keep hunting whales for at least another five years, killing up to 2,130 baleen whales under a new quota issued by the government.
The five-year whaling policy was due for renewal when Fisheries Minister announced this week an annual quota of 209 fin whales and 217 minke whales for the next five years.
While many Icelanders support whale hunting, an increasing number of businessmen and politicians are against it due to the North Atlantic island nation's dependence on tourism.
According to them, whaling is bad for business and poses a threat to the country's reputation and the expanding international tourism that has become a mainstay of Iceland's national economy.
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