Three lives lost
24. June 2026
Iceland’s controversial fin whaling season has begun, with the first three fin whales of the season landed at the whaling station in Hvalfjörður over the past few days.
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Read MoreFrom Ægisgarður to Hobart – The Long Road to the IWC
11. May 2026
When the International Whaling Commission voted to implement a global moratorium on commercial whaling, I was just three months old. Needless to say, whales and whaling were not yet on my mind at that time.
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Read MoreInternational Whaling Commission Grants Observer Status to Hard To Port
2. March 2026
We are proud to announce that Hard To Port – Marine Conservation has been accredited with NGO Observer Status at future meetings of the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
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Read MoreOutgoing PM grants controversial whaling licenses
8. December 2024
Acting Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Fisheries Bjarni Benediktsson has issued new whaling licenses despite widespread opposition in Iceland.
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Read MoreIceland’s shortened 2023 fin whaling season ends
2. October 2023
23 animals have been landed and butchered at the whaling station in Hvalfjörður. One animal was struck and lost at sea.
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Read MoreHvalur hf. violates animal welfare regulations
14. September 2023
The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) has temporarily stopped the harpoon ship Hvalur 8 due to serious violations of animal welfare regulation.
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Read MoreLong-awaited whaling report released
13. May 2023
The whaling report of the 2022 fin whaling season has been released and its results have sparked outrage in Iceland and abroad.
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Read MoreWhaling Transparency petition calls for release of fin whaling footage
21. March 2023
After Hard To Port’s disturbing revelations of the mistreatment of fin whales during the 2022 whaling season in Iceland…
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Read MoreHvatningarverðlaun 2022 – Incentive Award for Hard To Port
2. November 2022
Hard To Port has received the 2022 Incentive Award from the Icelandic Vegan Society.
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Read MoreHistoric change in Iceland’s whaling policy
12. August 2022
Hard To Port has achieved meaningful change in Iceland’s whaling policy.
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Read MoreAn animal welfare nightmare
2. August 2022
The marine conservation organization Hard To Port has documented the landing of an adult fin whale yesterday, whose body had been hit by four harpoon shots.
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Read MorePregnant fin whale killed by commercial whalers
22. July 2022
Two fin whales were landed by catcher ship Hvalur 8 at the whaling station in Hvalfjörður around midday yesterday. One of the animals was a pregnant female.
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Read MoreConservationists call for suspension of whaling season
20. July 2022
The landing of a female fin whale in the morning hours of July 19 has revealed another case of malfunctioning whaling equipment during this year’s hunting season.
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Read MoreGrenade malfunction confirms animal welfare concerns
4. July 2022
The landing of a female fin whale in the afternoon of July 4th has confirmed concerns about animal welfare violations during Iceland’s whale hunt.
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Read MoreFirst fin whale killed in 2022
24. June 2022
Visual footage of whaling is indubitably hard to look at, but it is an essential but missing puzzle piece in an honest debate about the future of whaling.