TROMSØ, NORWAY — June 20 – 2013, (From Nunatsuvut Times) Norway, hit hard by the European Union’s seal product ban, wants to use research to show the world that they’re sealing in an acceptable manner.
The two most common arguments leveled by seal hunt critics is that too many seals are being caught, and that seals are being hunted in an inhumane way.
The two most common arguments leveled by seal hunt critics is that too many seals are being caught, and that seals are being hunted in an inhumane way.
That’s why Tore Haug, a researcher with the Institute of Marine Research in Tromsø, says extensive monitoring is done to make sure seal populations hunted by Norway’s sealers are healthy. Full article is here by Alex Boyd.
The Institute of Marine Research in Tromsø sent out a veterinary researcher on board the Kvitbjorn this year to look at the seal hunt. (PHOTO BY ALEX BOYD)ALEX BOYD