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VOCM; “Task Force on Seal Population Established, But More Work to Do says FFAW-Unifor”

August 29, 2019February 2, 2023Courtney
VOCM; “Task Force on Seal Population Established, But More Work to Do says FFAW-Unifor”

The federal minister of fisheries says the recent establishment of a task force to review science on seals shows that he is listening to concerns about the number of seals in our waters.

However, the FFAW-Unifor says more needs to be done because seals are decimating our fish stocks…

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