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The Captain Paul Watson Foundation shares the exciting news that neither of the two people with whale-killing permits in Iceland will kill any whales in 2025! This is the culmination of the efforts of many groups and individuals working tirelessly to protect whales, and although the fight to ban whaling permanently is ongoing, we have much to celebrate.

Breaking: No Whales will be Killed in Iceland this Year!
From The Captain Paul Watson Foundation, PaulWatsonFoundation.org
June 2025

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Earlier this year, Kristján Loftsson—the man keeping Icelandic whaling alive—confirmed that despite holding a government-issued permit, he will not be killing whales in 2025.

Why? Because it’s no longer financially viable. With 90% of his whale meat exports going to Japan, demand and profit have collapsed.

Now, Gunnar, the holder of Iceland’s second whaling permit, has listed his whale-killing ship for sale. The industry is collapsing. No whaling ships. No slaughter.

This news is part of a rising wave of change:

In June, over 70 pilot whales were saved in northern Iceland.

Multiple rescue attempts were made to save a stranded orca.

Public opinion is shifting. Iceland is standing up for whales.

This milestone is the result of decades of resistance:

But this moment doesn’t belong to one ship, one group, or one person. So many people and organisations have fought for this—especially the individuals and grassroots activists on the ground in Iceland who have never given up.

This is a moment to celebrate, but not a moment to stop.

We won’t rest until Icelandic whaling is not just paused—but banned forever.

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Posted on All-Creatures.org: July 2, 2025
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