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Oct 92 min read

A Summary of Blue Manifesto in Action: Uniting to End Whaling in Europe

Stop the Grind's webinar at Ocean Week united policy experts, legal minds, and activists to tackle the pressing issue of whaling.

Sep 302 min read

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

Sep 252 min read

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 22 min read

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 14 min read

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 62 min read

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 62 min read

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 32 min read

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 21 min read

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 22 min read

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 183 min read

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, 20236 min read

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, 20231 min read

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, 20232 min read

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.

Sep 30, 20231 min read

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, 20233 min read

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, 20238 min read

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 20, 20232 min read

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, 20229 min read

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, 20223 min read

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...