Iceland considers ban that would leave just two countries that allow whaling

• A bill to be submitted by Iceland's government in February could outlaw whaling, leaving Norway and Japan as the world's only remaining nations to permit commercial hunts.
• The industry in Iceland has provoked years of opposition from animal rights campaigners alongside prominent Hollywood figures.
• Ministers are evaluating various options to modernise the country's whaling legislation, placing specific focus on the potential implementation of a permanent ban, according to an update posted on the official government website late on Wednesday.