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Iceland allows whaling to resume in ‘massive step backwards’
(www.theguardian.com)
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Oh there's only like 200 whales left, might as well finish them off - icelandic gov.
Minke has a minimum population estimate of 17000, so you are a bit off there. https://media.fisheries.noaa.gov/2022-08/Com%20Minke%20Whale-Can%20E%20Coast%20Stock_SAR%202021.pdf
Ah. So just a couple of whale hunting seasons away from extinction.