Norway increases its whaling quota for 2010

A whopping 45% increase in whale kills

Norway Dramatically Ups Its Whaling Quota

Norway has dramatically increased it’s Norwegian Minke whale quota for 2010, which has jumped by some 45% from the 2009 limit. It was announced that next year’s quota for Minke whales will be set at 1286, up from the previous quota of 885. It was stated that the overall take will be further broken down according to area, with 1016 whales able to be killed in Norwegian coastal waters; the remaining  270 whales can be hunted off the more-distant Jan Mayen island chain.

[Source: Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society]

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