Iceland sends shipment of 1,700 tonnes of whale meat to Japan

An animal welfare group said the ship carrying the whale meat needs to make four stops en route to Japan but this could be difficult due to local protests A ship carrying 1,700 tonnes of whale meat left Iceland on Thursday bound for Japan, said a leading animal welfare group that is protesting against the controversial delivery. The website Marinetraffic.com also showed the vessel, known as Winter Bay, leaving the port of Hafnarfjordur in western Iceland just after 10.30 GMT.