Batu whale will not sail this summer. mbl.is/ Julius Sigurjónsson
No whaling, the Ministry of whales hf. this summer. According to Kristjan Loftsson, Secretary whales, are the main reasons this endless obstacles in Japan with imports of whale products, but Japan is the main market of the country for whale products.
Then said Christian to strong Icelandic krona also influenced in this regard and less assurance for export now than ever.
In the summer of 2015 caught the whaling boats 155 fin whales this season and won the 150 people with whaling and the processing of products in Whale hf. No whaling was conducted by the company last summer and said, Loftsson then in an interview with the company had met endless obstacles to establishing whale products on the market in Japan.
He says that no change has taken this despite the Icelandic embassy in Japan has spoken to US authorities for many years and Icelandic Ministers have taken issue with colleagues in Japan. Also have been meetings in Japan with officials and experts from Iceland and Norway. Still has no definitive conclusions come out of the negotiations.
20 thousand samples for testing
Christian says that the obstacles inherent in the Japanese use include the 40-year-old investigative analytical, which is used nowhere else in the world. This appearance Japan is contrary to international agreements such as Codex and has cost Whale hf. loss and delayed delivery of products.
Christian says that since 2009 has Whale hf. exported various whale products of 680 fin whales. Of these products were taken, Iceland and Japan, about 20 thousand samples for testing with the associated costs and delays.