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This topic has appeared in the English Wikipedia rankings 1 time. It first appeared on 2026-04-25 and was most recently seen on 2026-04-25.
Whaling in Iceland began with spear-drift hunting as early as the 12th century, and continued in a vestigial form until the late 19th century, when other countries introduced modern commercial practices. Iceland is one of the countries that have objected to a moratorium established by the International Whaling Commission in 1986, and that still maintain a whaling fleet. One company remains concentrated on hunting fin whales, largely for export to Japan, while the only other one previously hunted minke whales for domestic consumption until 2020, as the meat was popular with tourists. In 2018, Hvalur hf. whalers killed a rare blue whale/fin whale hybrid.
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