Major Music Festival Drops Faroe Islands as Focus Country Due to the Grind
Europe's largest music industry festival, The Great Escape, has decided to remove the Faroe Islands as the focus country for the 2024 event
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- Sep 25
- 2 min
Stop the Grind to Host Webinar at Ocean Week 2024
As part of the EU Parliament's Ocean Week event, STG will be hosting a webinar "Blue Manifesto in Action: Uniting to End Whaling in Europe".
- Aug 2
- 2 min
Researcher Disputes Alleged “instantaneous” Killing Method in the Grind
A recent article draws attention to the lack of evidence of the apparent humanness of the killing methods used in the Grindadráp.
- Aug 1
- 4 min
What Can the European Union Do to Stop the Grind?
The EU faces challenges in addressing cetacean slaughter in the Faroe Islands, due to the islands' unique political status.
- Jul 7
- 2 min
592 Dead Pilot Whales Are Weighing Heavily On Our Minds
Yesterday 90 more pilot whales were killed in Hvalvik, bringing the death toll to 592 whales in just 8 weeks .
- Jul 7
- 2 min
Faroes to Introduce Tourism Tax for "Nature Protection" While Continuing to Kill Whales
The Faroe Islands have made headlines five times in just eight weeks for killing 592 pilot whales during several large grinds. This...
- Jun 3
- 2 min
The Unprecedented Brutality of the Second Grind of the Year
The whales that weren't slaughtered were left in the fjord, where they stayed until Sunday evening, visibly stressed and traumatized.
- May 2
- 1 min
Child Propaganda to Encourage Grind Participation
In an attempt to preserve a controversial practice of killing pilot whales amid dwindling participation, the Faroe Islands Whalers...
- May 2
- 2 min
STG Coalition Supports Motion for the European Parliament to Suspend Funding to Faroe Islands
We are excited to announce that MEP Francisco Guerreiro, with the backing of the Stop the Grind Coalition, has submitted a motion for a...
- Mar 18
- 3 min
A Call for Expanded Responsibility in EU-Faroe Islands Relations: An Open Letter to the EU Commission President
Dear President Von der Leyen, We at #StoptheGrind, a coalition of conservationists and MEPs dedicated to ending the slaughter of pilot...
- Dec 1, 2023
- 6 min
Times Have Changed: The Faroes' Responsibility as Part of the International Community
Presentation by Valentina Crast, Faroe Islands Campaign Lead at Sea Shepherd, for the November 30th European Parliament event,...
- Nov 29, 2023
- 1 min
Stop the Grind Coalition Meeting at the European Parliament
The Stop the Grind coalition, co-led by Shared Planet, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, and Sea Shepherd Global takes a stand at the...
- Oct 20, 2023
- 2 min
Unmasking Hypocrisy: Challenging the MSC Certification of Faroe Islands Fisheries
The Stop the Grind coalition is currently conducting research on the Marine Stewardship Council's (MSC) certification process.
- Oct 1, 2023
- 1 min
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Joins the Stop The Grind Coalition Leadership
On Friday, September 22, the ocean turned red after a “grind” used boats and jet skis to herd cetaceans into coves in the Faroe Islands....
- Sep 4, 2023
- 3 min
Faroese Children and the Grindadrap: An Overlooked Trauma?
Perhaps it’s time to consider the psychological and emotional impact on Faroese children witnessing the grinds.
- Aug 29, 2023
- 8 min
Faroe Islands Newspaper: "Young People are Afraid to Participate in Whaling"
"The Whale Hunting Association wants the authorities to enforce the whaling laws. They want to have peace to work while there is a whale...
- Aug 21, 2023
- 2 min
Botched Whale Tagging Operation Leads to Unfortunate Kill in Hvalvik
Attempt by the Faroese Marine Research Institute to tag a pod of pilot whales in rough waters on results in the slaughter of eight whales.
- Oct 31, 2022
- 9 min
Can the International Whaling Commission Help Bring an End to the Grind?
Members of the Stop the Grind Coalition went to Portoroz, Slovenia earlier this month for the 68th International Whaling Commission (IWC)...
- Oct 16, 2022
- 3 min
Stop the Grind at the IWC Conference in Slovenia
Representatives from the Stop the Grind Coalition are in Slovenia this week to make the case for the protection of small cetaceans – such...
- Sep 12, 2022
- 1 min
Announcing World Dolphin Day - September 12th
Today Sea Shepherd UK, Shared Planet and the Stop the Grind Coalition announce the creation of World Dolphin Day on September 12th -- the...
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