NL-Outsidethebox [confederation]

The problem as I see it is the first come first serve quotas system.

-Quotas need to be allocated per sealer or boat.

-The entire seal needs to be landed so that
the rotting carcasses aren't left to starve the ocean of oxygen. ( ARA arguement not mine)

-By mandating that the entire seal be landed the unsightly blood guts and carcass will all be handled onboard the boats and remove the propaganda photo ops from the Pro Vegetarian Animal Right's
Activists.


-Sealers won't be able to high grade by throwing back female seals in a bid to get only male seals for their valuable penises as the ARA's are now accusing our sealers of doing. (ARA arguement)

-By Mandating the entire carcass be landed inspectors can check all of the seals to ensure they were dispatched humanely.

-By eliminating the first come first serve quotas there will be no need for sealers to run around killing as many seals as possible as fast as possible before the Quotas are filled and the hunt closed.

-By Mandating that the entire carcass be landed we could develop a animal, fish, food industry for our mink farms, aquaculture and pet food industry. As well as additional uses for Prairie wheat and grain as a component.

-By allocating quotas to the sealers or boats the season could be extended hence making it harder for the ARA to protest and interfere with this legal humane hunt.

-By mandating that all of the seal be landed the seal will be pelted onboard the boat and hence the chances of a seal being pelted alive would be eliminated.

-By Alloting quotas per sealer or boat we won't get a repeat of what happened in the gulf this year where by they had a quota of 20,000 and ended up killing 90,000.

Also the rule which doesn't allow shot guns to be used should be eliminated since we no longer use lead shot which was the problem with shot guns for hunting.

Waste not want not!

Sincerely
Greg Byrne

gtmakmc@hotmail.com

http://nl-outsidethebox.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_nl-outsidethebox_archive.html#115400688409020670

Some of my other Blogs of note with reference to NL.
http://nl-outsidethebox.blogspot.com/2006_08_01_nl-outsidethebox_archive.html#115541699812977644
http://nl-outsidethebox.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_nl-outsidethebox_archive.html#115408425228204860
http://nl-outsidethebox.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_nl-outsidethebox_archive.html#115224115781718773
http://nl-outsidethebox.blogspot.com/2006_06_01_nl-outsidethebox_archive.html#114927767327729635
http://nl-outsidethebox.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_nl-outsidethebox_archive.html#115436411325144748

Responses:

Ministerof Ministredes
Fisheries and Oceans Pêches et des Oceans
Ottawa, Canada K1A 0E6
SEP 6 - 2006
Mr. Greg Byrne
qtmakmc

Dear Mr. Byrne:
Thank you for your correspondence of March 28, 2006, regarding the Atlantic Canada seal hunt. I regret the delay in responding.
You will be happy to know that Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is working towards reducing the competitive nature of the hunt. To address this issue, in 2006, regional allocations were established. DFO is also currently working with industry and the Independent Veterinarians’ Working Group (l\/VVG) to adopt many of the IVWG’s recommendations, which will require amendments to the Marine Mammal Regulations. These include a three-step process — stunning, checking the skull, and bleeding — to ensure death has been achieved quickly and humanely, and confirmation of irreversible loss of consciousness or death by palpation of the skull rather than by corneal reflex test. DFO is currently working to adopt other recommendations, such as improved enforcement and training.
DFO is not involved in product support or promotion activities, but the department does encourage the fullest possible commercial use of seals. Seal products consist of leather, oil, handicrafts, and meat for human and animal consumption, as well as seal oil capsules rich in omega-3.
The Marine Mammal Regulations state that sealers must land either the pelt or the carcass of the seal. If the carcass is left behind, it is either consumed by seabirds or fish and other marine organisms.
Thank you for writing to me about this important matter and for providing your valuable suggestions.
Sincerely,
Canada
Loyola Hearn, P.C., M.P.

Response from Editor in chief of The Independant Ryan cleary.

Thanks Greg ... would you like your note to appear in The Independent as a letter to the editor?

ryan
On 7-Sep-06, at 2:24 AM,

I responded back yes.

Emailed:
TO: Premier@gov.nl.ca, hynesa@mail.gov.nl.ca, jackharris@mail.gov.nf.ca, GerryReid@gov.nl.ca, KathyGoudie@gov.nl.ca, info@nlfirst.ca, bakerg@sen.parl.gc.ca, fureyg@sen.parl.gc.ca, rompkw@sen.parl.gc.ca, cookj@sen.parl.gc.ca, cochre@sen.parl.gc.ca, Wappel.T@parl.gc.ca, laytoj@parl.gc.ca, Byrne.G@parl.gc.ca, info@greenparty.ca, Simms.S@parl.gc.ca, Matthews.B@parl.gc.ca, Doyle.N@parl.gc.ca, Hearn.L@parl.gc.ca, email@fabianmanning.com, Loretta@councilofthefederation.ca, Graham.B@parl.gc.ca, emccurdy@ffaw.nfld.net, Min@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

CC: kferguson@wwfcanada.org, andywells@stjohns.ca, letters@thetelegram.com, ryan.cleary@theindependent.ca, bill.rowe@vocm.com

UPDATE:
Here are some links to seals being used for animal feed/silage.
http://www.nsac.ns.ca/pas/instind/nsfi/Final-NSFIAnniversary.pdf#search=%22Finland%20seal%20silage%22
http://www.nr.gov.nl.ca/agric/prog_serv/altfeed/pdf/potential.pdf#search=%22seal%20silage%22
http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw/dfiles/file_226.pdf#search=%22seal%20silage%20norway%2