Re: Prawie 400 tys. fok zginie w 2010 roku?
After 35 years of fishing out of Carmanville harbour, Larry Easton decided to skip last year's seal hunt for first time in 10 years. And his chances of going back to it this year look slim. Easton traditionally hunted seal, and fished for crab and caplin. In the past, the seal hunt offered an opportunity to make decent money from a week's work.
Dalej w artykule o ekonomii tej rzezi i nadziei pałkarzy, jaką daje planowana współpraca z Chinami (piszemy o tym także na stronie z danymi związanymi z polowaniami).
If there is to be a future for the industry, Easton said it may lie in new markets like China. In January, federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea went there to promote seal. China is Canada's second-largest trading partner and the world's largest consumer of seafood.
"If we could get (China) onside, no doubt it would be a plus for the industry," said Easton
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