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The Faroe Islands from page 14
View over central Tórshavn and Bokjarabrekka Street. Photo by Vincent van Zeijst Pilot whales following the grindadrap. Photo by Erik Christensen
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FOR ONLY PENNIES A DAY Some 800,000 long-finned pilot whales are found in
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source for the islanders. Pilot whales are called “grind”
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into the water and gaff them, dragging them onshore. It
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carcass of the whale measures some 54 percent, whereas
meat from other fish usually does not reach 47 percent.
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