(Saltwire) If this were Mount Everest, we’re at the base and we’ve got a long way to go to get to the summit.
That’s the analogy Dion Dakins uses to describe the work that lies ahead to rebuild the sealing industry in Atlantic Canada.
Dakins is the chief executive officer of Carino, a company in Newfoundland and Labrador that produces health supplements from seal oil, along with food and textiles.
Although the recent seal summit in St. John’s included a display of products made from seal, the focus of the two-day event was not on marketing, Dakins said.
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