Iceland, one of the only countries that still hunts whales commercially, said on Friday it will end the practice from 2024 as demand for whale meat dwindles. Demand for whale meat has decreased dramatically since Japan — Iceland’s main market, especially for fin whale meat — returned to commercial whaling in 2019 after a three-decade hiatus. The extension of a no-fishing coastal zone has also made whale hunt more costly.AFP

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