Proposed German seal ban misinformed, Nunavut fisheries director says

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2007/03/06/nu-sealing.html

Proposed German seal ban misinformed, Nunavut fisheries director says

Proposed German seal ban misinformed, Nunavut fisheries director says
Last Updated: Tuesday, March 6, 2007 | 10:48 AM CT
CBC News

Germany's proposed ban on Canadian seal product imports stems from misinformation about the northern seal hunt, Nunavut's director of fisheries and sealing said Monday.

Wayne Lynch, director of fisheries and sealing for the Nunavut government, was responding to news in February that German Agricultural Minister Horst Seehofer plans to introduce legislation banning seal product imports from Canada, out of concern that the hunt is unethical and inhumane.

"Canada in general is feeling the pressure, and so is my department, of course," he said. "The frustrating thing I see as a program delivery person is that the bans are based on misinformation and not really seeing the whole picture."

Snip: "Seal populations are very strong both in Nunavut and in the East Coast. We've always had a practice of sustainability," Lynch said.

FULL story at link.

The protests of the seal hunt are not about sustainability. It is about the method of using a club with a hook. Many of the seals are skinned alive. And the hunters are in such a hurry to go from one seal on to the next victim, many are lost under the ice to drown etc...

[Canuckistanian]

1. Human beings have no need for seal fur

If seal hunting was used by local hunters for subsistence or clothing, fine.

But seal fur is a vanity item, going directly to fashion houses and specialty couturiers.

And the meat is wasted.