The endangered fin whale will be catching a lucky break this summer, at least off the shores of Iceland. Whaling company Hvalur, the Nordic country’s lone fin whale hunter, has called off its summer hunt because of “endless obstacles” in whale meat’s biggest market, Japan.KristjánLoftsson, the CEO of Hvalur, said he canceled the hunt because of Japan’s outdated meat-testing methods, which make it difficult for the company to sell its products, according to Iceland Monitor. Whale meat typically comes with a chemical analysis certificate, but Japan sticks to a 40-year-old system that no one else uses.

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