Prof. Gro Ween hosted a group of 12 scholars from across Norway, Japan, and the UK to discuss local, small scale “artisanal whaling” on 14 January. Among the highlights of the seminar was a discussion about small scale whaling in Taiji Japan, the history of Saami involvement in both small scale and industrial whaling, and a discussion of new ways of commodifying relations with cetaceans through community food systems and tourism. The group decided to keep in touch with a website and work together on a co-authored article and an online blog.
