Norwegian "scientific" minke whaling 1992, North Atlantic (Oen 1993) Whales NOT killed instantaneouslyĭuring 1993, in addition to its continued "scientific" whaling research programme, the Norwegian government sanctioned a unilateral resumption of commercial minke whaling in defiance of the IWC's moratorium and classification of the depleted Northeast Atlantic minke whale stock as "Protection Stock". Harpooned whales that lived for more than 15 minutes Whales that had a second harpoon fired into them
Whales, still alive after harpooning, and killed with rifle bullets The following summary of killing data is drawn from the Norwegian government's and commercial whaling industry's own reports: Norwegian commercial minke whaling 1984-1986, North Atlantic (Oen 1992b, Oen 1994) Whales NOT killed instantaneously Even though there have been several modifications made to the grenade, the one used by Norwegian minke whalers today remains essentially the same. Following field trials in 1983 with the first generation prototype penthrite grenades, the cold harpoon was banned by the Norwegian government all gunners had to undergo a two-day training course in the use of the new explosive grenade and the second generation penthrite grenades went into use during the 1984 commercial minke hunt. In January 1981, when faced with the imposition of the International Whaling Commission's (IWC) ban on the use of the cold harpoon for commercial minke whaling (at the start of the 1983 coastal season) due to consensus that it was unacceptably inhumane, the Norwegian minke whaling industry began a project to investigate and develop a "more effective and humane" killing method for its commercial operations.Īfter observation of the cold harpoon hunting technique, trials with high- velocity projectiles and modified cold harpoons, consideration of electrical harpoons, drugs and the Japanese penthrite grenade as alternatives to the cold harpoon, work on the Norwegian penthrite grenade harpoon began in 1983. The cold (non explosive grenade) harpoon was employed as the primary killing device in Norwegian commercial minke whaling operations until the development of a new type of harpoon, using a grenade head containing penthrite explosive.
Norwegian Minke Whaling: Killing Methods by Breach Marine Protection UK 1998 Self Appointed Quota (opposed by the International Whaling Commission): 671 Whales Penthrite Grenade Harpoon Norwegian Whale Killing Methods - Whales on the Net
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