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- Held annually since 1992Official Newfoundland and Labrador Government Site: Sealing Industry
- Covers 3 seals: Harp seal, hooded seal, grey sealCBC: The Atlantic Seal Hunt – FAQs (April 17, 2008
- Harp seal quota: 275,000, up slightly from 270,000 in 2007, but down from 335,000 in 2006CBC: The Atlantic Seal Hunt – FAQs (April 17, 2008
- 5.5 million seals estimated to live off Atlantic coast of CanadaCBC: The Atlantic Seal Hunt – FAQs (April 17, 2008
- 70% taken off the coast of Newfoundland, the remainder in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
- Baby seals that haven't molted (less than 12 days old) excluded from the hunt
- Reportedly, 97% of seals killed under 3 months oldThe Humane Society of the United States: The Truth About the Canadian Seal Hunt
- Fewer than 1% of the seals killed are older than a yearEnvironment News Service: Canada 'Tweaks' Seal Hunt Rules to Avert EU Trade Ban (December 2008)
- 2006 seal hunt brought in $25 million to the hunters
- Market price for seal pelts fell from $108 in 2006 to $33 in 2008 per peltCBC: The Atlantic Seal Hunt – FAQs (April 17, 2008
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Canada permits an annual seal hunt, which usually runs from the end of March through May.CBC: The Atlantic Seal Hunt – FAQs (April 17, 2008
2009 Seal Hunt
Canada has modified the rules surrounding the hunt for 2009, to provide further assurances that seals will be dead before they are skinned.Environment News Service: Canada 'Tweaks' Seal Hunt Rules to Avert EU Trade Ban (December 2008)2008 Seal Hunt
In 2008, the hunt began on March 29. The permitted quota was raised slightly for 2008, and new regulations were put in place to ensure that seals are dead before they are skinned. Hunters will be required to sever the arteries under a seal's flippers, before skinning them, to make sure that the seals are dead, not merely unconscious. The hunt is highly controversial, with animal rights activists maintaining that the new regulations don't go far enough. The United States has banned Canadian seal products since 1972, and the European Union is contemplating extending their ban on baby seal pelts to all seal products.-
Canada Annual Seal Hunt Questions
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Canada Annual Seal Hunt Blogs and Commentaries
- Guardian Unlimited: Blood on the ice (March 28, 2008)
- Sea Shepherd Conservation Society: Stop the Canadian Seal Slaughter
- Stephen Leahy Environmental Journalist: About Canada's Seal Hunt (March 10, 2008)
- Ancora Imparo: Canada's Seal Hunt is Deplorable (March 24, 2008)
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