1. We should not disvalue the aboriginal way of life simply because they are a minority
2. The absolute quota number does not matter as long as the harvest is ecologically sustainable
3. Seal meat is eaten by aboriginals. It'd probably be easier to find a market for seal meat if PETA and the Sea Shepard weren't spreading propaganda.
4. An area can be economically healthy and still have impoverished peoples. Aboriginals and fishers generally are impoverished in Atlantic Canada.
5. Is fur any less valuable a commodity than meat? I would rather use natural materials to make waterproof clothing than environmentally damaging plastic clothing. There is nothing inhumane about the way the seals are killed; 90% are taken by rifle, the remaining 10% are traditional with clubs and hakapiks.
Hunting of whitecoats (harp seals) and bluebacks (hooded seals) has been banned since 1987. Harp seals abandon their young around the same time they start moulting, so would this be similar to the seal being a young adult?
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