Is Sea Shepherd opposed to the killing of seals by Aboriginal communities?
No, not in principle. We do not oppose subsistence hunting by traditional people practicing traditional cultures utilizing traditional hunting practices. We view the Greenland hunters as the most traditional in their approach to hunting. Many communities in Northern Canada kill seals although they are not dependent upon them for survival. We do not support the killing of seals by aboriginal communities for export outside of their communities unless the retailing of the products is exclusively done by and for these communities. Aboriginal communities should not be utilized as a product source for European, Asian, and North American fur industry purposes. It was the enlistment of aboriginal communities in North America by the fur industry that led to the decline of numerous fur-bearing species in North America. Greenland opposes the East Coast commercial slaughter of seal pups and does not want the Canadian product associated with the Greenland pelts, which are from adult seals taken by
