Opening remarks
Kate Sanderson, Conference Chair, Head of the representation of the Faroe Islands in London
Petter Meier, Chair of NAMMCO, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, Norway
Bjørnar Selnes Skjæran, Minister of Fisheries & Ocean Policy, Norway
Árni Skaale, Minister of Fisheries of the Faroe Islands
Karl Tobiassen, Minister for Fisheries and Hunting, Greenland
Introduction
Food security and blue foods. What are the key challenges facing future food systems to feed the growing human population?
Manuel Barange, FAO
What role do wild animals play in food systems and supporting livelihoods
Shane Mahoney, IUCN
Marine mammals, food or icon?
Joji Morishita, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Q&A with Shane Mahoney and Joji Morishita
Sustainability and climate
The meaning of Kalaalimernit- Greenlandic Foods
Natuk Lund Olsen, Department of Constitution, Government of Greenland
Sustainability implications of food choices in Greenland
Friederike Ziegler, RISE – Research Institutes of Sweden
Utilisation of marine mammal resources in the blue bioeconomy: Reflections on sustainability
Unn Laksá, Sjókovin – Blue Resource, Faroe Islands
Q&A with Friederike Ziegler and Unn Laksá
Nutrition and food safety
Seal fishery and products: Full utilization of harvest for health and nutrition
Fereidoon Shahidi, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Health aspects and nutritional benefits of marine mammals – the case of pilot whales
Pál Weihe, University of the Faroe Islands
Fatty acids and other healthy nutrients in pilot whale meat and blubber
Hóraldur Joensen, University of the Faroe Islands
Weighing and understanding risks and benefits
Gert Mulvad, Ilisimatusarfik – the University of Greenland
Q&A with Edel Elvevoll, Hóraldur Joensen and Gert Mulvad
From the sea to the plate
Canadian Seal Meat Marketing Campaign: Good for You. Good for the Environment
Romy Vaugeois, Canadian Seals & Sealing Network
How a quality standard made people start buying whale meat?
Øyvind Haram, Norwegian Seafood Federation
Ensuring the future of whale meat as a community food resource in Taiji, Japan
Masaki Wada, Taiji Town Office
Local Foods and Local Education
Jacob Zederkof, Greenland Food College
Food for the future
Marine mammals. How can they contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals?
Arne Bjørge, Norwegian Institute of Marine Research
Intangible Cultural Heritage: a new tool for sustainability? (Estonia, France, Canada)
Anatole Danto, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University
What can ancient communal hunting practices teach us about sustainability? The case of the Faroese grindadráp
Elisabeth Skarðhamar Olsen, University of the Faroe Islands
Japan’s community-based whaling: small-type coastal whaling, drive fishery, and measures against obstructive activities by anti-whaling organizations
Yoshifumi Kai, Japan Small-Type Whaling Association
Q&A with Arne Bjørge, Anatole Danto, Elisabeth Skarðhamar Olsen and Yoshifumi Kai
Is marine mammal hunting compatible with youth visions for the future
Therese Hugstmyr Woie, former Head of Nature and Youth Norway
Whalers and hunters
Perspectives on the Pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands
Hallgerð Akurstein, whaler from the Faroe Islands
The importance of self-sufficiency and Marine Mammals in Ittoqqortoormiit
Åge Hammeken, hunter from East Greenland
Minke whaling in Norway
Bjarne Pettersen, whaler from Norway
Q&A with Hallgerð Akurstein, Åge Hammeken and Bjarne Pettersen