Nice post and pictures Irene! :-)
Sounds to me like the owner of those ships has a few screws loose. I like the idea of one being used as a museum and the others should be sunk to make places for marine life to LIVE ON rather than to DIE ON!
(although I am not sure how many things would grow on them there boats, as much as they would if they were sunk in the tropics.... but you get the idea!)
You're right, whaling is a thing of the past it's such a shame that Iceland isn't prepared to bury it just yet.
Lizardfish x
Posted by Sink the Ships!! at July 2, 2004 8:41 PMWhat are the people of Iceland saying about possibly joining the EU?
Posted by Steve at July 3, 2004 10:31 AMSteve,
Iceland is split about joining EU:
28,1 % are for joining the EU
34,2% are against and
37,7% are undecided
Ann
Posted by ann novek at July 3, 2004 3:50 PMHow do they feel about efforts to stop the amouint of Whaling?
Posted by Steve at July 4, 2004 7:47 AMSteve,
New Gallup poll out today:
Since April 2003, the percentage of Icelandic people in favour of whaling has dropped from 74.6% to 67.3%. During the same period, the number of people opposed to whaling has increased from 12.3% to 15.2% and the proportion of those who are undecided has increased from 13.1% to 17.4%
--b
Posted by brianfit at July 5, 2004 12:46 PMWhat can possibly be the arguments FOR hunting whales? I am surprised that the level of support for continuing whaling is still so high in Iceland - do large numbers of these most majestic of animals cause any problems for the people there? Or is it just that this isolated community knows no other way to make a living? Tourism must be the answer, or are the people opposed to this option?
Posted by Sam Powell at July 10, 2004 11:32 AMAMI ME GUSTARIA ESTRA PRECENTE ALLI PARA AYUDARLOS A DEFENDER ALOS ANIMALES DE LOS INCONSINTES QUE LOS DAÑA
Posted by ANDERSON at July 14, 2004 8:23 PMthis is shame
Posted by bella at August 26, 2004 9:52 PMthis is shame
Posted by bella at August 26, 2004 9:52 PM