But the country has recently been criticized by experts for lack of proper management of its whale hunt, coming under particular criticism for the large numbers of breeding females taken. In response, Norway adjusted this year's quota downward slightly, claiming to do so for conservation reasons - but not without first juggling the formula to allow them to kill more whales than the formula agreed by the IWC would have allowed. This, says IFAW, is unacceptable. We'd say 'not much' both in terms of responsibility to the international community which supports the IWC, or in terms of whale conservation. Norway is currently in discussions with Japan in regards to the terms under which this trade would be carried out.
Japan is, potentially, the biggest and most lucrative market for Norwegian whale meat and blubber.
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