Reply #37: I'm not trying to argue or anything at this point but... [View All]

[Kagemusha]

Come. on.

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No. The Canadian government and sealing industry have, at various times, tried to claim that the harp seal population has "tripled" over the past three decades, or that the harp seal population is "exploding," or that seals are overpopulated.

This is misleading at best. The harp seal population in the Northwest Atlantic is the world's largest; it is a migratory population that spans the distance between Canada and Greenland, and is supposed to number in the many millions.

In the 1950s and '60s, over-hunting wiped out close to two-thirds of the harp seal population. By 1974, the population was considered to be in serious trouble, and senior government scientists recommended suspending the commercial hunt for at least 10 years."

Divide the seal population by 2/3rds. Then multiply it by 3. What does that math do for you?

Someone posted about "historical numbers". This post mentions "many millions". How many millions is that supposed to be?

Word is out the hunt kills up to a third of all seal pups. What happened to the other 2 million seal pups born in the last three years alone that weren't hunted and slain?

I wouldn't ask unless I was sick of hearing that the government numbers are wrong WITHOUT THE TRUE NUMBERS BEING PROVIDED, and that the seal population is not overpopulated or even high WITHOUT SAYING HOW HIGH THE POPULATION IS SUPPOSED TO BE.

Sorry if you're not all marine biologists and are more interested in stopping the slaughter than technical questions such as these, but I'd really like to know someday, out of resentment at having these truths hidden from me. I have no idea why no one wants to say what the "legitimate" math is, if the government math is so bad. Is it simply not important, except so as to say, "the government numbers are crap"?...

Wait, nevermind. I'm answering my own question. (sigh)