A bundle of white dolphins were transported to the most important river within the North Atlantic region on Sunday.
Boats brought them into the shallow waters of the Scalabotnur Sea in Eysturoy, where they were killed with knives.
The bodies were pulled from the ocean and given to the local people to use.
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Hunting images show dolphins swirling around in water that have turned red with blood as many people stare at the beach.
Known as grinding (or Grindadrap in Faroese), the hunting of marine mammals - especially whales - may be a tradition that has been practiced for hundreds of years within the distant Faroe Islands.
The French government estimates that some 600 whales are caught annually. White-tailed dolphins are caught at lower prices, like 35 in 2020 and 10 in 2019.
Proponents claim that whaling may be a sustainable thanks to collect food from nature and is a crucial a part of their identity. Animal rights activists have long disagreed, considering the brutal and unnecessary slaughter.
The BBC's Stacey Dooley is investigating whale hunting
Sunday's hunt was no different, as conservation groups came out of the hunt to condemn the killings.
But the ocean level scandal at Scalabotnur has shocked many locals and has caused criticism from groups involved within the practice.
Bjarni Mikkelsen, a marine biologist from the Faroe Islands, cites the reported fatalities.
He said records showed that this was the most important number of dolphins ever killed during a single day within the Faroe Islands, an independent a part of Denmark.
He said the previous record was 1,200 in 1940. subsequent largest arrests were 900 in 1879, 856 in 1873, and 854 in 1938, said Mr Mikkelsen.
In an interview with the BBC, the chairman of the Faroese Whalers Association, Olavur Sjurdarberg, admitted that the killings were extreme.
Why were dolphins so killed?
'People are shocked'
"It was an enormous mistake," said Mr Sjurdarberg, who didn't participate within the hunt. "When the bottle was discovered, they estimated that it had been only 200 dolphins."
It was only the murder process began that they found the particular size of the pod, he said.
"One should have known better," he said. "A lot of individuals are shocked by what happened."
Map: A map showing the situation of Scalabotnur within the Faroe Islands.
However, consistent with Mr Sjurdarberg, the arrest was approved by local authorities and no law was violated.
Such hunting is regulated within the Faroe Islands. they're not commercial and are organized at the community level, usually spontaneous when one sees a gaggle of mammals.
To participate, hunters must have a politician training certificate able to kill animals.
'Legal but not popular'
The killing of white dolphins is "legal but illegal", said Sjurdur Skaale, a member of the Danish Parliament within the Faroe Islands.
He visited the Scalabotnur beach to speak to locals on Monday. "People were furious and angry," he said.
However, he defended the hunt, saying it had been "human" if wiped out the proper way.
That involves a specially designed spear, wont to cut the whale's back or dolphin before the neck is cut.
Using this method, it should take "less than a second to kill a whale", said Mr Skaale.
"From an animal welfare perspective, it is a great way to kill meat - far better than keeping cattle and pigs kept," he said.
The Sea Shepherd campaign denied the allegations, saying "killing dolphins and pilots isn't as fast because the French government".
"The Grindadrap hunt could become a long-running, unplanned massacre," the group said.
"Whales and dolphins are often killed for an extended time ahead of their relatives while being trapped in sand, rocks or struggling in shallow water."
'Big attack' arrested
Studies show that the bulk of individuals are against the massacre of dolphins on the Faroe Islands.
On Sunday, the national response "was a shocking and shocking incident", said Trondur Olsen, a journalist for French public broadcaster Krringvarp Foroya.
"We did a fast survey yesterday asking if we should always still kill these dolphins. Only quite 50% say no, and only quite 30% say yes," he said.
Contrary thereto , he said, a separate survey suggested that 80% said they wanted to continue the killing of driving whales.
Voting reflects the general public perception of the killing of marine mammals.
Criticism of the Pharaohs hunt has diminished and flowed over the years. Hunting brings a good range of attention from time to time, as happened with the favored Seaspiracy text on Netflix earlier this year.
This time, however, locals say the reaction - especially within the whaling community - was unusually harmful.
"There has been tons of attention round the world. My suspicion is that folks are preparing for a serious attack," Olsen said.
"This may be a blast for the campaigners to place more pressure. it'll vary this point because the numbers are too big."