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Dolphin hunt to be evaluated — Prime Minister

Local.foSeptember 18, 2021

“The Atlantic white-sided dolphin catch on Sunday 12 September has raised some issues about Atlantic white-sided dolphin catches, e.g. the number of dolphins taken in a single drive and hunting methods in dolphin drives,” the Government of the Faroe Islands announces. “The situation on 12 September was extraordinary, mainly because the pod was several times larger than is usually the...

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Comprehensive cetacean surveys in North Atlantic show increase in populations

Local.foDecember 8, 2019

In order to effectively manage human impacts on marine mammals, one must know how many there are in a specific area, and whether population numbers increase or decrease. The Faroe...

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Anti-whaling activists publish book whose aim is to make people of all ages aware of ‘all the crimes committed every day against the oceans and the creatures that inhabit it’

Jens Hákun LeoOctober 17, 2019

Spanish illustrator Roger Olmos and Dutch artistic director of Sea Shepherd Geert Vons have published a new children's book called "GRINDADRÁP". The aim of the book is to make people...

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Here is the reason why route 100 only stopped at the high school in Vestmanna

Jens Hákun LeoAugust 28, 2019

98 pilot whales were killed in a “Grindadráp” in the town of Vestmanna yesterday, reports Faroese news website Portal.fo. Yesterday was the first time since 2013 that a grindadráp took...

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Sea Shepherd UK calls on 16 cruise companies to postpone future voyages to the Faroes

Jens Hákun LeoAugust 23, 2019

Sea Shepherd UK has called on cruise ship companies to postpone future voyages to the Faroe Islands. The organization writes on its webpage that it "is calling on cruise companies...

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Brazilian president takes on Norway for whaling – but why is he using a video of the Faroese grindadráp to ram home point?

Jens Hákun LeoAugust 21, 2019

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has, rather interestingly, blasted Norway for its whaling practice. This comes after Norway announced last week that it, like Germany, was blocking 30 million euros of...

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Opinion: “I visited the Faroe Islands to learn about the Grindadrap. Here’s what I found out.”

Local.foAugust 17, 2019

Written by Nicholas Burns Around May, my wife and I received an invitation to travel to the Faroe Islands. We had long wanted to visit the Islands — not only for...

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23 pilot whales killed in a ‘Grindadráp’ in Hvalvík; Sea Shepherd crew live stream event

Jens Hákun LeoAugust 2, 2019

23 pilot whales were killed in a 'grindadráp' in the village of Hvalvík this afternoon, shortly after 1pm. That is according to several Faroese news outlets. 25 small boats participated...

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Pamela Anderson, who was in the Faroes in 2014 to stop the grind, now demands protection of wild salmon by removal of salmon farms from British Columbia

Jens Hákun LeoJuly 31, 2019

Pamela Anderson and Sea Shepherd have taken action against Cermaq, a Mitsubishi-owned fish farming company. The protest, which took place on Sunday, was against Cermaq’s Venture Point farming site in...

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“Fatboy Slim will donate entire G! Festival fee to marine conservation charities,” alleges Blue Planet Society

Jens Hákun LeoJuly 15, 2019

According to volunteer pressure group Blue Planet Society, Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim, has made a statement to the group regarding his appearance at the G! Festival in the Faroe...

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Bergfrost: One of the largest and safest cold stores in the Nordic Seas region — video
https://vimeo.com/639610406 Cold store Bergfrost, likely the largest and safest of its kind in the entire Nordic Seas region, has had a film produced titled ‘Ultra Safe Cold Storage: Bergfrost’. “No wonder freezer trawlers and reefer ships from a range of countries call regularly at the Port of Fuglafjørður in the Faroe Islands — to make […]
Port of Fuglafjørður: A Growing International Hub for the Fish Industry — Video
https://vimeo.com/641732871 Port Director Rólant Højsted: Most of our port business is represented by [Bakkafrost-owned fishmeal and salmon feed factory] Havsbrún. They receive ship calls every single day. For instance, they distribute salmon feed around the country by sea and by road, and also they import additives for [the production of] fish meal and […]
Rock Solid Cold Storage
Bergfrost managing director Símin Pauli Sivertsen (Maria Olsen Photo) With an environmentally friendly power generation enabling it to consume 20 percent less energy compared to its competition, Bergfrost is one of the ecologically soundest, safest and largest cold stores in the Nordic Seas region. [Bui Tyril] Fuglafjørður-based cold storage facility Bergfrost is not [...] The […]
Fishermen’s Union ‘Pleased’ to See End of Rights Auctions
FF Chairman Jan Højgaard (Maria Olsen Photo) The Faroe Fishermen’s Union (FF) says it’s ‘fairly satisfied’ with the Faroe Islands’ revised fisheries reform; but the introduction of a compulsory health insurance for fishermen is ‘long overdue’ according to chairman Jan Højgaard. [Bui Tyril] Unlike for other workers and officers in the Faroe Islands, [...] The […]
Logistics Provider of Choice
ASB managing director Eli Lassen (Maria Olsen Photo). Runavík’s Atlantic Supply Base has taken care of logistics and storage for offshore oil and gas exploration activities in the Faroe Islands for years; the company also manages stock for foreign vessels fishing in the Northeast Atlantic. [Bui Tyril] “Never say you can deliver unless [...] The […]