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WHALE FOR SALE THE GLOBAL TRADE IN DEAD WHALESsailed aboard the ECL Commander to Rotterdam where the meat transferred to the NYK Olympusbefore sailing on in early March, transiting Le Havre, Hamburg and Southampton, before heading onto Japan via the Suez Canal. 9In December 2013, it was reported within Japan that a shipment of 34 tonnes of Norwegianminke whale meat would arrive in early 2014. 10Since 2003, there have also been continued shipments of whale meat from Norway to the FaroeIslands with a total of 11,516 kg of meat. In 2012, 473 kg of minke whale meat was exported to asupermarket in Thorshavn. 9© Petr KratochvilOther products and by-productsPharmaceuticals and dietary supplements: In 2005, a government-funded study linked with theNational Institute for Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) looked into the commercial possibilitiesof whale blubber and oil. The study concluded that purified whale oil should have a very good futurein the dietary supplements market and cited several Norwegian companies as having the experienceand the expertise needed to take products to market, nationally and internationally. NIFES continuesto support related research, for example a 2012 study into the level of contaminants in minke whalemeat. 11Between 2010 and 2011, Nofima (the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and AquacultureResearch and Europe’s largest institute for applied research within the fields of fisheries, aquacultureand food), supported a study researching the possible health effects of cold-pressed whale oil. 12Animal Feed: Whale meat is sold as pet food in Norway since this ‘special use’ is allowed by theMinistry for Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. 13{ 30 }