"For me whale meat is my childhood, my memories," says Frode Revke, as he sorts through a pile of white Norwegian cheese. "Even my mother's spaghetti bolognese was whale meat. The first time I ...

Whale fin meat from off Japan's northern coast was sold for the first time in nearly 50 years. Officials said the animal protein was sold for more than $1,300 per kilogram (2.2 lbs) at an auction ...

About 80,000 pounds of illegally imported whale meat was found in dog food in Finland, officials said. The meat — sourced from minke whales, a protected species — was shipped from Norway in 2022 and ...

Whale meat in Japan was an affordable source of protein for the country’s malnourished population in the years following World War II, with annual consumption peaking at 233,000 tons in 1962.

In Shimonoseki, where 250 kilograms (550 lbs) of fin whale meat was flown from Hokkaido for the event, the tail meat — a delicacy known as “onomi” — fetched the day’s highest price at ...

In Shimonoseki, where 250 kilograms (550 pounds) of fin-whale meat was flown from Hokkaido for the event, the tail meat — a delicacy known as “onomi” — fetched the day’s highest price at ...

Large quantities of dog food in Finland were found to contain illegally imported whale meat, officials said. Photo from Karl Heinz Muller, UnSplash About 80,000 pounds of illegally imported whale ...

MINAMI-BOSO, Chiba Prefecture--A soft-serve milk ice cream topped with generous slices of raw whale meat. Anyone? Hanamaru Ichiba, a farmers’ market at roadside rest facility Rosemary Park here ...

Japan said its recent stock surveys confirmed a sufficient recovery of fin whale populations in the North Pacific. Fresh meat of fin whales displayed on tray at a fish market in Shimonoseki ...

Finnish customs officials have investigated illegal imports of minke whale meat, a prohibited item, from Norway. In 2022, about 36,000 kilograms (79,366 pounds) of whale meat were imported to ...