Canada’s annual seal hunt ends after only a quarter of the quota is reached

Monday, June 29, 2009

Pelt prices have fallen to around $12 Canadian from a high or around $100 a few years ago so many fishermen did not take part in this years hunt. 

Although the current economic crisis is also a factor in the drop in price, both Russia and China are large purchasers of seal fur and both are being hit by the current global recession, the EU ban and growing international opposition to the hunt are a major factor in the collapse of the market.

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