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For 2004, only Taiwan and South Korea purchased seal meat from Canada. [59] Canadian seal product exports reached C$18 million in 2006. Of this, C$5.4 million went to the EU. [79] In 2009, the European Union banned all seal imports, shrinking the market. [80] Where pelts once sold for more than $100, they now fetch $8 to $15 each. [72]
A wildlife rescue group has warned beach-goers not to disturb seals on the Lincolnshire coast. The call, from Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue (CWR), follows reports of people crowding around a large ...
A new rule in the Marine Mammal Regulations for 2008 required hunters to slit the seal's main arteries under its flippers, after clubbing or shooting a seal. [7] The European Union recommended adding this rule in a report released in December 2007. [8] This was to prevent the seal from having to withstand the pain of being skinned alive.
A hakapik (Norwegian: gaff) is a club, of Norwegian design, similar to a fishing gaff, used for killing and moving seals.The hakapik is a multipurpose hunting tool—a heavy wooden club, with a hammer head (used to crush a seal's skull), and a hook (used to drag the carcass) on the end.
Hundreds of California sea lions have taken over San Carlos Beach in Monterey, California, prompting local officials to close the area to people. Caution tape has been put up but crowds are still ...
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In June 2012, an urban beach, called the Plage de l'Horloge (Clock Tower Beach), opened adjacent to the Clock Tower. [3] [4] The Old Port of Montreal changed its name to The Quays of the Old Port of Montreal in 2005. Approximately every two years the Cirque du Soleil launches a new show from the Jacques Cartier Quay. [5]
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