the annual 'Grindadràp' ritual, which is traditional to the Faroe Islands. The controversial tradition takes place after the first hunt of the year.Images show the fishermen wading around the dead carcasses as the whales are hauled to the shore.The pilot whales had been swimming through the shores of the remote islands off the coast of Iceland before fishermen surrounded the mammals in boats.They were then herded towards shallow water near the beach where they were cut up.Non-profit marine conservation campaigners Sea Shepherd slammed the "barbaric practice" along with these grim pictures showing hunters killing the whales in the water.The group said 35 dolphins had been slaughtered along with the 252 pilot whales this week.This was in.
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