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Iceland allows whaling to resume in ‘massive step backwards’ (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] Colorcodedresistor@lemm.ee 42 points 1 year ago

I've only heard about perfumes that once contained whale juices? ...What do these whales produce in terms of raw and or commercial material. or is it for sport these days? not that any of it is okay.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 40 points 1 year ago

Yes this they used to use wheel spinal fluid as a base for perfumes. Because of course they did.

I think that practise was banned years ago mostly because it isn't remotely sustainable.

Iceland has this weird thing about wailing. You see all these whaling ships right alongside whale tour boats. It's like they sort of get it but can't quite get over the culture of whale hunting.

Which in fairness is part of their culture but they have a Costco there now as well so...

[-] confusedbytheBasics@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

spinal fluid as a base for perfumes

I can't find any evidence of that. Are you perhaps thinking of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambergris made from stones in the whale digestive system?