What to do about seals?
Introduce bounty to harvest 10% of harps; use carcasses for pet food like kangaroos in Australia; immediately boost DFO science This picture shows the dozens of arctic cod found in the stomach of harp seal harvested earlier this month near Nunavut. The Atlantic Seal Task Team is accepting advice on priorities for DFO’s seal science; how to involve the fishing industry in science projects; and how to better communicate scientific findings. I emailed the following letter to the task team earlier this week. Email your input to: DFO.SealTaskTeam-Groupedetravailduphoque.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca Monday, Feb. 15th, 2021 Atlantic Seal Science Task Team Dear Sir/Madam, I wish to contribute input to the work of the Atlantic Seal Science Task Team related to DFO’s science activities and programs regarding seals, and the role of the animals in the ecosystem in Atlantic Canada and Quebec. To begin, I want to refer to the February, 1990 Independent Review of the State of the Northe...