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Greenpeace talks with Icelanders about whaling

Minke whale, (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Enlarge Image

Stop Icelandic whaling

Iceland announced a few days ago the resumption of its "Scientific Whaling" programme. We have turned our flagship "Rainbow Warrior" around to do something about it.

Iceland has announced it will recommence whaling in 2003. Enlarge Image

Rainbow Warrior arrives in Reykjavik to oppose whaling

Our flagship Rainbow Warrior has now arrived in Reykjavik, Iceland, on its mission to help overturn the Icelandic Government's plan to resume its 'scientific whaling' programme.

Minke caught by the whaling ship from Isafjordur in NW Iceland. Whalers cut the whale on board and place it in containers before bringing their boat in to the harbour. Enlarge Image

Icelanding whaling support declines

Our presence in Iceland is starting to turn the tide of opinion on this North Atlantic Island. The Icelandic Government is now reviewing the so-called "scientific whaling" programme and the Prime Minister recently indicated that if no export markets can be secured in future, this will mean an end to Icelandic whaling.

Iceland has announced it will recommence whaling in 2003. Enlarge Image

Changing minds in Iceland

According to a new Gallup poll, 48 percent of the Icelandic public thinks the existence of groups like Greenpeace is "rather important to very important" -- a marked shift from past antagonism against Greenpeace for its anti-whaling policies.

Esperanza in Isafjordur, Iceland Enlarge Image

Esperanza in Iceland

One day, our ship is docked in Iceland's number one whaling station. The next, the country's number one whale-watching spot. The contrast is striking. Isafjordur, in the stunning west fjords on the northwestern coast, is a sleepy ring of houses, an aging port, and an airstrip clinging to a fjord. Husavik, on the far northern coast of Iceland just on the edge of the arctic circle, is a bustling whale-watching success story.

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Take Action! Tell Iceland you'll consider a trip to their beautiful shores -- when they stop whaling. Send an e-card to your friends and ask them to join you. Tell Iceland's Ambassadors you think Iceland should reconsider whaling If you've already written to the Icelandic Ambassadors and received their reply, send this rebuttal! More Information Read Greenpeace's offer to the Icelandic Government The truth about "scientific whaling" A rebuttal to the Icelandic Ambassador's defence of scientific whaling. Whale watching -- the future? Whaling: A brief history