Eighteen months after Sea Shepherd filed a detailed police report on a grind in which dozens of whales were left alive in shallow water in violation of Faroese law, that complaint has now led to formal police charges against the whalers. As a result, the grind foremen have announced there will be no further hunts in the northern islands until the case is resolved.

In November, our team spent four days in Brussels and London meeting with policymakers to present the latest findings on the grind and to update them on our work in the Faroe Islands.

Sad statistics in the Faroe Islands: so far this year, 996 pilot whales and dolphins killed in 10 grinds, and the year isn’t over. You’ve been asking what you can do to stop these slaughters: now is your chance to make your voice heard! These killings continue while the Faroe Islands benefit from EU trade agreements and program funding. A Motion for Resolution is now before the European Parliament that would condition this partnership on ending the grind, but it needs support from Members of...