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:

• 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.

[edit] See also

• Whaling in the Faroe Islands

[edit] External links

• Whaling.fo - Website from the Faroese Gouvernment (English)
• 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