Whaling-foreman
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The whaling foreman is in Faroese
known as a grindaformaður. He is a central figure in the Faroese pilot whale hunt.
He has the following responsibilities in a hunt:
Faroese language
Faroese , is an Insular Nordic language spoken by 48,000 people in the Faroe Islands and about 25,000 Faroese people in Denmark and elsewhere...
known as a grindaformaður. He is a central figure in the Faroese pilot whale hunt.
He has the following responsibilities in a hunt:
- He is responsible for organising the pilot whale drives
- He makes sure the word spreads when pilot whales are sighted close to land
- He makes sure that there are enough boats to drive the whales, and that there are enough people on shore to help out.
External links
- Whaling.fo - Website from the Faroese Gouvernment
- Information page from the High North Alliance (in favour of whaling)
- The North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission
- Information page from the Campaign Whale campaign (against whaling)
- Museum of Natural History Faroe Islands Tagged pilot whales
- Torkilsheyggi Images from a pilot whale hunt in Gøtu 2006