Seal Oil Sustainability
For more information on the sustainability of the seal hunt, its regulations, and the seal hunt numbers, please check out the links below:
Ambassador for Fisheries Conservation to Emphasize to Europeans that Seal Hunt Is Humane and Sustainable
Managing the Seal Hunt – Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Government of Canada
http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/seal-phoque/index-eng.htm
Watch the Inuit documentary ‘Angry Inuk’ by Arnaquq-Baril
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2696477899
A CBC interview: Angry Inuk: seal hunting from an Inuit perspective
Note: As May 2023, many of the links to articles on the above topic by CBC are broken or Page Not Found.
Photo Credit: Photographer of Aaju Peter, Article Lessons from three powerful Inuit women
In light of the above, the various groups back the seal hunt as being sustainable, and worthy of attention and support. Seal oil sustainability is real.
The Green Party shares “…the party must rescind all existing policy, and work to promote the Canadian seal hunts as natural, traditional, and ecologically sustainable practices.”
https://www.greenparty.ca/en/convention-2012/voting/motions/g12-p19
Greenpeace in recent light of the abuse of the natives of the land apologizes for their short-sightedness and ignorance. Be it genuine or not, it is a step in the right direction.
But the large-scale, commercial hunt is a world away from the traditional practices of Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic. In fact, Indigenous communities have shown time and again that they understand how to protect the Arctic ecosystem they call home, and their hunting practices have never been a threat to seal or whale populations. They do not hunt seal pups, and their hunt is conducted with respect for the animal. They hunt because it is a crucial way to sustain themselves and their families in the harsh Arctic environment.
We respect their right to continue this tradition.
Tags: seal oil, Inuit seal hunt, Angry Inuk, seal oil, Greenpeace, The Green Party, the Canadian seal hunt
