Commercial seal exports shrink to next to nothing under Liberals

Sheila Gunn Reid
  |   February 24, 2023   |   Be the first to comment

According to Senate Fisheries Commitee documents obtained by Blacklocks, exports of seal products are at $275,000 annually, down from $34 million in 2006, before a European ban on seal products took hold in 2009.

The documents, submissions from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, explained how dire the situation has become for the commercial seal hunt:

Seal food products which typically consist of bulk seal oil in 200 litre drums, pasteurized, are traditionally exported to Norway and Hong Kong.

Seal meat has historically been exported to South Korea and Hong Kong.

In the past a significant amount of seal penis (bulk frozen) referred to as ‘seal organs’ has been exported as food from Newfoundland and Labrador to Hong Kong and Japan.

The seal genitals are used in traditional Asian medicines, virility medicines, and to enhance athletic performance.

The Senate is conducting hearings on the marketing of seal products. The hunt is seen as an important financial industry and cultural practice for Canada's northern residents.

In 2017, Facebook began blocking ads of seal products, though the sale of seal goods is not banned in North America, nor Asia.

Sheila Gunn Reid

Chief Reporter

Sheila Gunn Reid is the Editor-in-Chief, Alberta Bureau Chief, member of the board of directors, and host of The Gunn Show at Rebel News. Sheila also serves as President of the Independent Press Gallery of Canada. A mother of three and longtime conservative activist, Sheila is the author of bestselling books, including her most recent release, Independence Blueprint: What Alberta Can Learn From Quebec.

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