Essay On Seal Hunt
Man's presence in the eco-system requires a "green" approach to the use of animals. The principle of the sustainable use of a natural, renewable resource meets this requirement ecologically, conservationally and morally.”(THESEALFISHERY.COM). , I think the seal hunt is one of the world's best examples that refer to “green" approach to the use of a natural, renewable resource because seal hunting is a practice that is conduct safely as well as humanely .seal hunt is widely practiced in countries across North Atlantic as it is a sustainable and beneficial source of income in that countries. Despite all benefits, still there is lot of misrepresentations about the seal hunt that creates a controversy around this issue that whether seal hunt is
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But, still there are lots of myths and misrepresentation against the seal hunt. According to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, there is a common myth that sealing is unsuitable and threaten the seal population. But, the reality is that there is a plenty of healthy seals with an estimated population of 7.4 million in the countries across North Atlantic and that is almost six times double than the past three decades. Also, in Newfoundland and Labrador, the human population is just half million but the seal population is nearly six million (Glavin 60) so the area like Newfoundland, the seal hunt is a good way to keep balance in populations. The other reason that convinces me to be agreeing with seal hunt is that the government of Canada support and manages the sealing and it ensures that seal hunting is sustainable practice and conserve for future generations. Addition to this, the federal government determine a fixed quota that decides the annual harvesting of seals and that is basically depend upon sustainability principles also there are strict rules against overexploitation of seal hunt. (www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca).Although there are some valid evidence are available that ensures that seal population is not in danger but still a lot of people highlight this reason against the seal hunt. Despite all these, the reality and the benefits of seal hunt convince me to think that
But, still there are lots of myths and misrepresentation against the seal hunt. According to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, there is a common myth that sealing is unsuitable and threaten the seal population. But, the reality is that there is a plenty of healthy seals with an estimated population of 7.4 million in the countries across North Atlantic and that is almost six times double than the past three decades. Also, in Newfoundland and Labrador, the human population is just half million but the seal population is nearly six million (Glavin 60) so the area like Newfoundland, the seal hunt is a good way to keep balance in populations. The other reason that convinces me to be agreeing with seal hunt is that the government of Canada support and manages the sealing and it ensures that seal hunting is sustainable practice and conserve for future generations. Addition to this, the federal government determine a fixed quota that decides the annual harvesting of seals and that is basically depend upon sustainability principles also there are strict rules against overexploitation of seal hunt. (www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca).Although there are some valid evidence are available that ensures that seal population is not in danger but still a lot of people highlight this reason against the seal hunt. Despite all these, the reality and the benefits of seal hunt convince me to think that