{"id":9762,"date":"2015-09-23T09:26:53","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T09:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/distribution\/blog\/2015-09-23\/inside-icelands-whaling-industry\/"},"modified":"2015-10-10T17:59:07","modified_gmt":"2015-10-10T17:59:07","slug":"inside-icelands-whaling-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/distribution\/blog\/2015-09-23\/inside-icelands-whaling-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"The Whale Hunters: Iceland&#8217;s Controversial Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]It\u2019s an industry steeped in controversy, attacked as \u2018outdated\u2019 and \u2018barbaric\u2019 by opponents but lauded as an economic and health boon by its proponents. 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