Iceland has broken a 21-year-old international moratorium on commercial whaling by killing a fin whale - an endangered species.
The whale was caught by the Hvalur 9 whaling vessel about 200 miles (320 km) west of Iceland.
TV footage showed the creature, which measured 20m (65ft) in length, being brought ashore at a landing station.
The move follows the country’s announcement last week that it planned to resume commercial hunting of whales.
Norway is the only other nation that allows commercial whaling. Japan says it hunts for scientific research.
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