Namibia Joins Canada and Norway in Challenging EU Ban on Seal Products
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Namibian] - April 22, 2015 - .
Minister of fisheries and marine resources Bernhard Esau said Namibia will not submit to the European Union's ban of seal products.
He said Namibia has joined Norway and Canada in challenging the "discriminatory trade practice" by the union against countries that harvest seals sustainably.
Namibia's annual seal harvest takes place from 1 July to 15 November and, according to Esau, the December 2014 survey on seals shows a healthy population that predicts that the current population will increase and therefore remain above the target reference point.
There are more than 1,2 million seals in about 26 colonies along Namibia's coast.
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