Icelandic tourism companies have publicly expressed their opposition to the resumption of commercial whaling. They think that it will damage Iceland's tourism industry, an industry that brings in far more income than whaling. They are rightfully concerned that potential visitors will simply travel and go whale watching in countries that do not kill whales. We will certainly not be visiting Iceland again until you stop hunting whales.
The International Whaling Commission's 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling was adopted to protect the great whales, whose populations were dangerously depleted by decades of commercial hunting. Fin whales are still classified as endangered and are listed on Appendix 1 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
By choosing to kill 30 minke and 9 fin whales by September 2007 for commercial purposes, Iceland is undermining the moratorium and heading in the wrong direction for the world's beleaguered whales.
I hope that you will reconsider your decision to hunt whales, and until then neither I nor my friends and associates will be visiting Iceland. We will also be actively spreading the word through our various mailing lists and web groups to like-minded people around the world.
Regards,
Martin.
Martin Bailey, Ecologist
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