Seal Hunting in the Magdalen Islands
On the remote Quebec islands where the controversy over Canada’s seal hunt began, some are urging the world to rethink its views, suggesting seal is the farm-to-table (well ice floe to plate) food.
Dion Daikens of Carino Ltd.
Click image above or here to see a Tour of the Carino Processing Limited’s seal tanning plant. This video segment is produced by NTV from their series “Made Right Here by Danielle Butt”. The CSA appreciates NTV’s participation in showing the industrial benefits of a sustained seal harvest.
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From the CBC Archives: “Defending The Seal Hunt”. A look at how the hunt was viewed and practiced in the early 1970’s.
Videos from Department of Fisheries and Oceans
We will be adding more over time.
The hunting of harp seal pups known as white coats, or blue backs (the hooded seal pups), is illegal in Canada and has been since 1987
The monitoring of the Canadian Seal Hunt is a rigorous regime
Fishery officers use a variety of assets to monitor the seal hunt
Fishery officers use a variety of assets to monitor the seal hunt
DFO does not subsidize the seal hunt.
Sealing can make an important contribution to the annual income of people living in rural coastal communities.