The Canadian seal hunt 2009

March 23/2009

QUICK FACTS:
Harp seal quota for 2009 hunt:338,200
Harp seal quota for 2008 hunt: 275,000
Harp seal quota for 2007 hunt: 270,000
Estimated size of the seal herd off Atlantic Canada in 2009: 6.4 million seals
Price for best seal pelts in 2006: $105
Price for best seal pelts in 2007: $62
Expected price for best seal pelts in 2008: $33

Expected price for best seal pelts in 2009: $31

According to the Canadian Fisheries and Oceans department, the value of the Canadian seal hunt in 2008 was seven million Canadian dollars (six million US).

Once again the annual Canadian seal hunt is up and running. In 2008 the sealers earned approx. 8.25 million dollars directly from the seal hunt. That is 250 thousand seals harvested at 33 bucks each.

And now for the 100's of animal rights groups worldwide that protest the seal hunt. The estimate of the money earned by them ranges from 100 million a year all the way up to 300 million a year. WOW-big bucks from the seal protest industry.

For the sealers to earn their money, they will need a ship and crew, expense money, fuel and be willing to take big risks. For all that they get paid very little.

For the seal protesters, they will need a computer, a chair and their hot coffee. For all that they get paid up to 300 million dollars.

The moral of the story here is get out of sealing and get into the seal protest business.
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