CBC; “Seafood industry urges ‘extreme caution’ on controlling seals to avoid consumer backlash”

CBC; “Seafood industry urges ‘extreme caution’ on controlling seals to avoid consumer backlash”

Canada’s seafood industry is urging Ottawa to use “extreme caution” when considering measures to control the growing seal population, warning they could jeopardize market access and acceptance of Canadian seafood.

But according to Conservative fisheries critic Clifford Small — a member of parliament from Newfoundland and Labrador — those concerns are overblown…