9 Responses to “Sealing Season is set to begin”

1. #  AdamHarris 12:17 PM

   There was a really interesting article in the Chronicle-Herald today about the EU countries that are banning imports, and the delegation of Canadians going to the Hague to try and convey the positive side of the story.  

2. #  Chelsea Adams 7:12 PM

   Similar to this article, I've been reading alot more on "Canada's side of things" concerning the seal hunt. Although the negative media still far exceeds the alternative perspective, it's good to know that people are starting to see the other side of things.
   On another point, I think it's interesting that the son in this aritcle said that they will continue to hunt even if there isn't a large market, and in such a case the pelts could be of waste.  

3. #  Erinn 10:29 AM

   Now that I have a better understanding of the seal hunt controversy, I feel myself getting angry when I read articles about people claiming the seal hunt is bad when they have little or no background on it and that those activists groups against the seal hunt do tend to show videos from 20 years ago! I totally agree the woman when she says that the seal hunt is no longer cruel and that it is a tradition and an important way of life some people. I really hope that the public will come to terms with the truth behind seal hunting and realize all the garbage that of these activist groups are throwing. I inform all my friends and family about what I now know about the seal hunt… I think it is really important!  

4. #  jeremytibbetts 11:30 AM

   every controversy has at least two sides... usually both well informed and provide a coherent, knowlegdeable arguement... doesn't really seem to be the case here... in my opinion most people who are opposed the seal hunt... know little to nil about the subject.. other then "poor, innocent baby seals are being beating to death".. i'm not saying that i know everything... but i know enough to see fact from fiction... the seal hunt is no longer as cruel as it once was.. and there are more important things to worry about in this world... like global warming for instance...  

5. #  BenClare 4:03 AM

   Although somewhat out of date perhaps, the book Seal Wars!: An American Viewpoint by Janice Scott Henke provides an interesting take on Sealing. It looks at much of the negative media that arises from the hunt, it looks at a development agreement on the humane killing of seals, and there are some interesting clips of advertisements proposing a ban of canadian fish products - even McDonald's fish burgers. The book was written in 1985 but is still quite relevent. It's available at the Dal Killam for anyone who might be interested.  

6. #  BenClare 4:19 AM

   Although not related to sealing, an interesting report I came across, titled 'Case studies on the allocation of tranferable quota rights in fisheries' published by the UN, has some articles concerning Atlantic fisheries. One, titled 'Allocation of harvesting rights in three atlantic canada marine fisheries' written by Barrow et al. concludes that the most controversial issue arising from the implementation of individual rights has been the job loss. the article goes on to say that a typical offshore fleet (for scallop fishing) was 39-44 vessels and had dropped to about 25. Despite this loss, the DFO has deemed the programme as successful, as it has met a number of other objectives. Other articles in this report review the management methods in place with regards to herring on the bay of fundy and 'The Initial Allocation of of Quota Rights in the Scotia-Fundy Inshore Mobile-Gear Groundfish Industry.'
   Call No. SH 1 F2 no. 411 at Dal Killam.  

7. #  Martha 7:13 AM

   I would have to say that after your class on the seal hunt a few weeks ago, my opinion on the hunt has changed. I will admit that I did not really know much about it when I was against it but now I understand that it is a way of living for those who hunt the seals. The only thing that I was against was how they killed them but that has changed too and they now mostly use guns. I wish that others could see that this issue is no worse then killing chickens who live in a box that is smaller then they are or bottom trawling.  

8. #  BenClare 1:24 PM

   As part of your "show what you know" assignment, I recommend writing to the EU Ombudsman and letting him know what you think about the pending ban on seal products. Address below:
   http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/home/en/default.htm  

9. #  Scott Sawler 9:36 AM

   I thing banning seal products is a very bad idea, as it sends out the messeage that the seal hunt is wrong and just adds to the fuel for the fire that is the protesters we witness every year on the seal hunt. The seal hunt is a sustainable practice and has been shown to be much more humane then many other hunts of animals (sharks for example). If the EU is gonna ban anything why not start with a real endangered inhumanely fished species such as sharks and shark finning.