Little interest in whale meat 12. september 2006 12:48 Úlfar Eysteinsson á veitingarstaðnum 3 frakkar með hvalkjöt According to Árni Mathiesen, Minister of Fisheries, Icelanders will be taking up commercial whaling again this autumn, and in light of this, the Icelandic Association for the Protection of Nature has released the results of a Gallup poll on the popularity of whale meat. According to the poll, only 1,1 percent of Icelanders eat whale meat once per week, but 82,4 percent of people aged 16-24 never eat whale meat. In an announcement from the association it says that this shows little national interest in whale meat. " The current policy of the Minister of Fisheries, in blaming whales for the diminishing cod stock does not comply to scientific methods. If the minister is serious about building up cod stock in Icelandic waters he should comply to the International Marine Research Institute on cod fishing quotas. Unfortunately the Minister has refuted this advice. News News in English Mest lesið Sagður hafa tæmt sjóði flokksins og rekur nýja stjórn úr húsnæðinu Innlent Greindi þátt almennings og fjölmiðla í máli „strokufangans“ Innlent Óku á yfir 60 og missa ökuréttindin Innlent Halla forseti blandar sér í götuljósaumræðuna Innlent Vonar að Rauði krossinn endurskoði afstöðu sína Innlent Handtóku ökumann eftir eftirför á Sæbraut Innlent Þúsundir syrgja í Tehran og Trump segir æðstaklerkinn ljúga Erlent Reiða fram rúma milljón fyrir Jakub Innlent Steini frá Straumnesi látinn Innlent Málið týndist í kerfinu og reyndist á endanum fyrnt Innlent
According to Árni Mathiesen, Minister of Fisheries, Icelanders will be taking up commercial whaling again this autumn, and in light of this, the Icelandic Association for the Protection of Nature has released the results of a Gallup poll on the popularity of whale meat. According to the poll, only 1,1 percent of Icelanders eat whale meat once per week, but 82,4 percent of people aged 16-24 never eat whale meat. In an announcement from the association it says that this shows little national interest in whale meat. " The current policy of the Minister of Fisheries, in blaming whales for the diminishing cod stock does not comply to scientific methods. If the minister is serious about building up cod stock in Icelandic waters he should comply to the International Marine Research Institute on cod fishing quotas. Unfortunately the Minister has refuted this advice.
News News in English Mest lesið Sagður hafa tæmt sjóði flokksins og rekur nýja stjórn úr húsnæðinu Innlent Greindi þátt almennings og fjölmiðla í máli „strokufangans“ Innlent Óku á yfir 60 og missa ökuréttindin Innlent Halla forseti blandar sér í götuljósaumræðuna Innlent Vonar að Rauði krossinn endurskoði afstöðu sína Innlent Handtóku ökumann eftir eftirför á Sæbraut Innlent Þúsundir syrgja í Tehran og Trump segir æðstaklerkinn ljúga Erlent Reiða fram rúma milljón fyrir Jakub Innlent Steini frá Straumnesi látinn Innlent Málið týndist í kerfinu og reyndist á endanum fyrnt Innlent