Hvalur ends whaling season after 93 fin whales

Hvalur hf. has ended its whaling season after catching 93 fin whales, mbl.is reports. The company will not send its ships back to sea because of a poor weather forecast for next week.

The season lasted 94 days. Hvalur chief executive Kristján Loftsson said the weather had significantly disrupted operations, with the company spending about 25 days waiting in Hvalfjörður fjord because of poor conditions.

The ships’ equipment was brought ashore in Hvalfjörður on Sunday, including guns, harpoons and explosives. The Hvalur 8 and Hvalur 9 have also arrived in Reykjavík, where they will remain at Ægisgarður until next summer.

Processing has not yet been completed in Hvalfjörður. Workers are handling material from the last whales landed before cleaning and preparations for storage begin.