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Paul Myers

Iceland's government gives green light to resume commercial whaling

Annual quotas in Iceland authorise the killing of 217 minke whales. FILES/AFP

Commercial whaling resumed in Icelandic waters on Friday following a two- month ban imposed over concerns for animal welfare.

"Whaling can resume with detailed and stricter requirements for hunting equipment and hunting methods as well as increased supervision," the fisheries ministry said in a statement.

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