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Iceland was ruled by Norway and then Denmark until As a result, Icelanders often chafe under external pressure. Many saw foreign protests against whaling as a threat to their national identity, and local media coverage was distinctly pro-whaling. This view started to shift around , when European governments refused to allow the transport of whale meat harvested by Icelandic whalers through their ports, en route to commercial buyers in Japan. Many European countries opposed Icelandic whaling and were unwilling to facilitate this trade.

Whalers no longer looked so invincible, and Icelandic media started covering both sides of the debate. These decisions meant that the hunt was off. At times he seemed animated about the prospect that no whaling permits would be allotted. At others, he looked gloomy because whalers and their allies in the Icelandic government had co-opted the conversation.

At first, both companies insisted that they would start whaling again in Now trade is getting even tougher. In Japan announced that it would leave the International Whaling Commission, stop its controversial Antarctic whaling program and focus on hunting whales in its coastal waters , reducing the demand for Icelandic whale meat.

Tourist behavior in Iceland is also changing. For years, tourists would go out whale watching, then order grilled minke in restaurants. For many Icelanders, whale meat is an occasional delicacy. A lot of the whale meat goes to tourist restaurants and cruise ships. The lack of domestic demand and inability to meet the high hunting quotas suggests that, absent support by the Norwegian government, the whaling industry in Norway could fail.

Norway relies on the myth that whales are responsible for the decline in fish stocks, and suggests that whaling could solve the global problem of depleted fisheries. But the decline in fish stocks has clearly been linked to human overfishing. Additionally, researchers have debunked this myth by mapping human fish catches against fish species that whales eat and found only minor overlap.

There is no evidence that whales or other marine life deplete fisheries that humans depend on. Norway has also increasingly obscured the inhumane methods of their whale hunting operations.

Whaling still involves the use of harpoons fired into the whales. Furthermore, the likelihood of obtaining a clean, accurate strike resulting in a swift death is often low. When not achieved, the harpooned whales can bleed out slowly before dying an agonizing death.