In addition, "the ministers / presidential / cabinet and other senior administration officials" were told to think about "the appropriateness of the visit to Iceland in the light of its resume production of catching the whales."
Finally, Obama requested all "relevant ministries and agencies" of the US government to explore "other possible measures of response to continued whaling by Iceland."
According to the information of the US government only one Icelandic company is engaged in whaling. And the Iceland itself does not consume the meat but it exports it, mainly to Japan. In the period from 1987 to 2008 Iceland's caught only 7 whales, and then began to dramatically scale up the amount. Last year, Icelandic fishermen have caught 134 whales. And the quote that Iceland has established for the 2014-2019 years is only 154 whales per year.
Read more: http://sputniknews.com/voiceofrussia/news/2014_04_02/US-imposes-sanctions-against-Iceland-in-connection-with-continuation-of-whaling-9500/