Previous government efforts to boost the sale of seal products have also failed, noted Fink. As an example, she pointed to a 2014 plan which recommended the Fisheries and Oceans department try to revive the market for the sale of seal penises.

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    9 months ago

    Aren’t seals endangered? Forgive me if I am wrong but there is no ethical way to hunt an endangered population. Unless they are targeting populous seal populations, which of those there are not many.

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      9 months ago

      Wikipedia has them listed as Least Concerned. So, not in a way that would have conservatory issues associated due to population.

      Like I said there is a lot of disinformation surrounding the topic.