Article: Greenpeace hurting Iceland canners most, but frozen whitefish producers also hit. (QFFI's Global Seafood Magazine)

Greenpeace Hurting Iceland Canners Most, But Frozen Whitefish Producers Also Hit

Iceland continues to hang tough in the wake of an anti-whaling campaign waged by Greenpeace and allied environmental factions that has cost exporters an estimated US$40 million in sales. Boycotts of their seafood products have been acutely effective in West Germany, with consumer resistance also being felt in the United States.

But as far as the North Atlantic island nation (which derives more than 78% of its export earnings from marine products trade) is concerned, outsiders should keep out of its affairs. "We cannot accept that people from other countries have the right to ...

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