Whaling and sealing, though internationally controversial, form a small part of Norwegian fisheries (Box 6.5). For this reason, it resumed whaling in 1993 after a five-year break following the moratorium set by the International Whaling Commission (IWC). That year Norway became the only state in the world to resume commercial whaling, it had objected to, and thus opted out of, the moratorium. The IUCN Red List categorises the northern minke whale (the subspecies found in Norway) as of “least concern”, though it is listed in CITES Appendix I (threatened). No commercial or scientific whaling of other species takes place, and the whaling industry does not receive direct subsidies.