Rotterdam Meat Blockade!

Activists stop a major transport of whale meat on way from Iceland to Japan

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — At around 4:30 this morning, our activists took action against commercial whaling and trade in whale meat by blocking a container ship with fin whale meat onboard bound for Japan from Iceland. (Live updates.)

The activists chained themselves to the mooring ropes of the container ship NYK ORION, which has meat from 13 endangered fin whales onboard in seven containers. Greenpeace is calling on the authorities to seize the containers and urging the protection of whales at the upcoming meeting of the International Whaling Commission.

Update - Success!!!

Following our protest this morning, Rottderdamport police have promised that a whale meat shipment en route to Japan from Iceland will remain at the port. The ship's owner has decided to off load the Fin whale meat rather than become complicit in the trade in an endangered species.

* For more information : http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/rotterdam-whale-meat-blockade