Canada’s seal industry once worth millions annually brought in only thousands in 2021.
“In 2021, we are recording export of a value of approximately $275,000 which was mainly seal oil and fats to Asian markets,” said Jordan Reeves, director general of trade at the Department of Foreign Affairs, according to Blacklocks Reporter. He was testifying to the Senate fisheries committee on Nov. 24.
By contrast, the Atlantic market was worth $34.3 million in 2006, including $18 million in fur exports, according to Blacklocks. Reeves said Canada has only exported $6,000 worth of furs in the past four years.
Senator Jane Cordy of Nova Scotia said: “We all know that the seal population is exploding and that hungry seals eat lots of fish so it creates a problem.”…