The whaling foreman is in Faroese known as a grindaformaður. He is a central figure in the Faroese pilot whale hunt.
He has the following responsibilities in a hunt:
He is responsible for organising the pilot whale drives He makes sure the word spreads when pilot whales are sighted close to land He makes sure that there are enough boats to drive the whales, and that there are enough people on shore to help out.
See also Whaling in the Faroe Islands
External links Whaling.fo - Website from the Faroese Government Information page from the High North Alliance (in favour of whaling) The North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission Information page from the Campaign Whale campaign (against whaling) Museum of Natural History Faroe Islands Tagged pilot whales Torkilsheyggi Images from a pilot whale hunt in Gøtu 2006