In Iceland and the Faroe Islands, it’s a practice that’s been kept alive for centuries by commerce and culture. Some locals are fiercely nationalistic in their pride for the hunt, but passionate activism, dwindling demand, and fears of polluted meat are complicating whale hunting’s fate. With pressure mounting, has the ship sailed on this age-old tradition? Harper Pestinger and Caelan Monkman report for In Motion.


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