I'm not sure what you are talking about with wasps in Russia? That sounds more beuracracy speak than anything else on this thread, you work in Victoria? The point is there is almost no market for the seal products being produced already, and thinking there somehow is a market for west coast seal products when there is none for east coast seals makes no sense. There is no market reason for killing them by FN or anyone else. If they are killed it will be just to kill them, and the carcasses will go to waste and have to be disposed of somewhere, and no shipping them to the arctic isn't a good idea, who knows what west coast diseases or parasites they will spread to the bears natural food supply in the arctic, and screw up the whole ecosystem there - like we have here! Since they will have to be shot in the water, many carcasses will sink and wash up later as stinking messes on kits or ambleside beach. I'm sure the west side and West Van residents be happy and be quiet about the kills when that happens.
california... i,m picking up you are our resident TROLL...and not Trolling for salmon.
You obviously have NO idea what your talking about, and have ZERO experience on this coast or the east coast , nor any coast.
We are not suggesting tribes of wild natives with guns blazing , go out into English Bay and Shoot all the Seals , so they can wash up onto Ambleside beach and horrify the children and yourself on the seawall.
Also there IS a market , for Seal Pelts...I know , because i have bought them and seen it.
And they are fantastic product.
I also realize people like you and Paul McCartneys wife disagree with it.
The local people on the East coast make money from the industry and also become great organic craft artists and trades people because of this cottage industry.
Making fabulous organic ..vests , boots, jackets, blankets etc.
On the east coast they have a much larger area and population of seals to "Target."..sorry if that word offends you.
But , we have a problem and this idea is possibly a solution to solve part of the problem.
I do not have a problem eating something with a face , or killing something if i eat it and use the body parts in a positive way.
I do not have a problem with helping someone with a START UP business , and will support the hunt and would love to see the final products for sale at village shops and gallery,s.
You have expressed your negative opinion Californian , and we get it.
On a more positive note , i have received info from a couple of members that have FN connections who approached a Band Office, and they are very interested .The band is having a special meeting to discuss it further.
They also said , they are confident they will have zero interference from DFO or Californians.
We are not thinking this will be a AMAZON business, just a little cottage/village craft business.