Whale hunt in Iceland Guni Magns Eirksson https

Whale hunt in Iceland Guðni Magnús Eiríksson

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Minke whale hunt Do. F check list • 1. Is there a licence for minke whale hunt on board the vessel ? • 2. Is there an experienced hunted on board ? • 3. Is there a crew member that has undertaken certified course on handing of harpoon guns and graneds ? • 4. Is there a rifle on board (min. of. 458 cal. ) ? • 5. Are the bullets full metal jacket and soft point ? • 6. Is there a hauling equipment to pull the minke whale on board ? Regulation no. 163/1973

Minke whale hunt Do. F check list Cont. • 7. Is the hauling equipment and line with at least 20% flexibility (elasticity) • 8. Can the line used for the hunt withstand 5000 kg • 9. Is the line connected to the hauling equipment during hunt • 10. Are all the harpoon on board made for granede (hvalgranade-99) Regulation no. 163/1973

Minke whale hunt -Do. F check list Regulation no. 1035/2017 Cont 11. Is the hunt carried outside the restricted area ?

Minke whale hunt Do. F check list Cont. • 12. Are the cought whales labelled accordingly ? 13. Are the ovaries / testicles sampled ? 14. Was one or both eyes sampled ? 15. Was meat sampled for tracability purposes ? 16. Was granede harpoons used in all shots and the line attached to the harpoon and the vessel ? • 17. Was there a logbook used that had numbered pages? • • Minke whale Licence

Minke whale hunt Do. F check list Cont. • 18. Was the relevant information recorded into the logbook • 19. Was the remains of the minke whale carcas dumped in an area where it might interupt fisheries or other activities • 20. Was there an action plan available on board in case of a minke whale not being instantaneously killed Minke whale Licence

Fin whale hunt Do. F check list • 1. Is there a licence for fin whale hunt on board the vessel ? • 2. Are all the harpoons shot during the hunt using Hvalgranad-99 ? • 3. Did the hunt only target fin whales • 4. Were all the fin whales labelled with the vessel number before landed ? • 5. Were all the fin whales numbered before landed ? Regulation no. 163/1973

Fin whale hunt - Do. F check list Regulation no. 1035/2017 Cont 6. Is the hunt carried outside the restricted area

Fin whale hunt Do. F check list Cont. • 7. Was the hunt reported to Do. F ? • 8. Did the logbook have page numbers ? • 9. Was the name of the vessel reported in the logbook ? • 10. Was the number and the maritime call sign of the vessel recorded in the logbook ? • 11. Was the name of the captain and the name/s of hunters firing the harpoon gun Fin whale licence

Fin whale hunt Do. F check list Cont. • 12. Was depareture harbour and time of departure recorded in the logbook ? • 13. Was arrival harbour and time of arrival recorded in the logbook ? • 14. Was the onset of the hunt recorded in the logbook ? • 15. Was the use of harpoons recorded in the logbook ? • 16. Was all successful harpoon shots recorded in a logbook ? • 17. Was the logbook signed by the captain ? Fin whale licence

Seal hunt in Iceland • Seal hunt has been restricted in Iceland with regulation no. 1100/2019 – In general seal hunt is not allowed – Individuals can apply to the Do. F for a licence to hunt a seal for their own use / consumtion • Seal hunt applications – 20 individuals applied for a licence • 188 harbour seals • 60 grey seals – Pending recommendations from the MFRI

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