Bringing whale meat in to the EU

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Is whale meat legal in the UK?

Penalties of imprisonment or fines up to \xa35,000 could be meted out by the courts, says the Foreign Office, because importation into Britain and other EU countries is illegal under the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (Cites).

Is whale meat illegal?

Why does whaling continue? Whaling is illegal in most countries, however Iceland, Norway, and Japan still actively engage in whaling . Over a thousand whales are killed each year for their meat and body parts to be sold for commercial gain.

Is there a market for whale meat?

There is relatively little demand for whale meat, compared to farmed livestock. Commercial whaling, which has faced opposition for decades, continues today in very few countries (mainly Iceland, Japan and Norway), despite whale meat being eaten across Western Europe and colonial America previously.

What countries eat whale meat?

Norway, Iceland, and South Korea still allow for limited commercial whaling, and a number of nations including the United States, Canada, Russia, and Greenland still allow limited subsistence harvests by indigenous communities. In 2017, the IWC reports a total 2759 total whales caught.

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We Talked to a Whale Meat Restaurant Owner in Japan | ASIAN BOSS

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