Iceland resumed commercial fin whaling on 22 June 2026 after two blank seasons. This page logs the season as it happens — every documented kill, every inspection finding, every political move — with a source on every line. Newest first.
fin whales killed — last confirmed count
the scientific cap advised for 2026 (the licence ceiling is 209)
a bill to end whaling is due in parliament after the season — and on 29 August the country votes on resuming EU membership talks
Part of A Thousand Whales. One Man. For What? — an independent, fully-sourced investigation into Iceland's whaling. Every entry above links to its source; corrections are logged, not silently applied. Icelandic is quoted in the original with a translation; where a speaker's English reached us only through an Icelandic paper's translation, it is given as reported speech rather than quotation. Written from Hvalfjörður.