The animal rights organization Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) before the statement has successfully prompted the ban of the LOCOG right of HB Grandi, Iceland aquatic London 2012 Olympic Games will not purchase their products because the company and the Whaling Industry associated. This statement was subsequently the LOCOG sustainable development department is responsible for confirmed. Only of finfish fishing in Iceland, the Hvalur chairman Kristjan Loftsson is also HB Grandi board members, causing concern the WDCS right correlation of the two companies, and in the past two years has been committed to HB Grandi products removed from the UK market.
WDCS anti-whaling movement Vanessa Williams-Grey, said that last year due to market downturn Havlur not catch finfish, but there is evidence that fishing may resume in June this year. The Hvalur of finfish fishing quota for the 150-170 head, in recent years, a total of nearly 2000 tons of whale meat exports to the Japanese market.
