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Newfoundland seal hunters are finished for the season
They'll have to do their "clubbing" on land till next year.
Heartless barbarians.
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Go Newfoundland!
I can't be bothered finding a pic.
Canada's seal hunt wraps up
Posted Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:19am AEST
Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans has officially closed the last and largest phase of the seal hunt off Newfoundland and Labrador.
Officials say participation for this year's hunt was low, mainly because of the high price of fuel and the low price of pelts, which were selling for about half of what they were a year ago.
Hunting conditions were far from ideal, with heavy sea ice and snow hampering the sealers.
At least three boats were abandoned over the past week because of ice, and nearly a dozen others required assistance from the Canadian Coast Guard.
Federal officials say only about 80 per cent of this year's quota of 275,000 seals were taken.
Posted Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:19am AEST
Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans has officially closed the last and largest phase of the seal hunt off Newfoundland and Labrador.
Officials say participation for this year's hunt was low, mainly because of the high price of fuel and the low price of pelts, which were selling for about half of what they were a year ago.
Hunting conditions were far from ideal, with heavy sea ice and snow hampering the sealers.
At least three boats were abandoned over the past week because of ice, and nearly a dozen others required assistance from the Canadian Coast Guard.
Federal officials say only about 80 per cent of this year's quota of 275,000 seals were taken.
Heartless barbarians.
*Wezil checks flag icon
Go Newfoundland!
I can't be bothered finding a pic.
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