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Seal Hunt Cont.
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This is just two actions that i know that have been in effect to stop Canada's Cruel Seal Hunt

1. Parts of Europe have banned Canada's seafood and seal furs products

2. Some U.S. states and Canadian citizens have boycotted Canada's Seafood Industries

If you know some others please respond, so i can add them to the list.

May 20, 2008 | 11:17 PM Comments  0 comments

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The DFO
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I was asked what as the DFO and this is what i found out about that organization. DFO what does it stand for? It stands for the Departmart of Fisheries and Oceans. The DFO basicly helps regulate Canada's Waters.

Vision
Excellence in service to Canadians to ensure the sustainable development and safe use of Canadian waters.

Mission
It is our mission, as DFO employees, to deliver to Canadians the following outcomes:

Safe and Accessible Waterways;
Healthy and Productive Aquatic Ecosystems; and
Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture.
In working toward these outcomes, the Department will be guided by the principles of sound scientific knowledge and effective management.

Mandate
On behalf of the Government of Canada, DFO is responsible for developing and implementing policies and programs in support of Canada’s scientific, ecological, social and economic interests in oceans and fresh waters.

DFO is a national and international leader in marine safety and in the management of oceans and freshwater resources. Departmental activities and presence on Canadian waters help to ensure the safe movement of people and goods. As a sustainable development department, DFO will integrate environment, economic and social perspectives to ensure Canada’s oceans and freshwater resources benefit this generation and those to come.

The Department’s guiding legislation includes the Oceans Act, which charges the Minister with leading oceans management and providing coast guard and hydrographic services on behalf of the Government of Canada, and the Fisheries Act, which confers responsibility to the Minister for the management of fisheries, habitat and aquaculture. The Department is also one of the three responsible authorities under the Species at Risk Act.

In real terms, what do they do?

Save lives.
Work with security forces to ensure the safe and secure use of Canada’s waterways.
Help with ship-to-shore communication, navigation, and clear passageways for safe water travel.
Study, conserve and protect aquatic ecosystems.
Conduct scientific research and related activities, which are vital to the understanding and sustainable management of Canada’s oceans and aquatic resources.
Work in collaboration to manage the commercial, recreational and Aboriginal fisheries.
Provide services to fishermen such as issuing licences.
Create the conditions to support a vibrant and sustainable aquaculture industry.
Maintain a network of harbours.
Ensure compliance with environmental standards and regulations in support of economic development and other activities.
Provide high-quality hydrographic data, products and services.
Respond to ship-sourced oil spills
Develop and promote the wise use of technology to ensure the long-term health of Canada’s waters.

May 20, 2008 | 10:57 PM Comments  0 comments

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Cod Collapse on Canada' s East Coast
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In 1992 Newfoundland and Labrador, the cod stocks collapsed, the Canadian governmeant then realized that they had to close the fisheries causing over 40,000 people to lose their jobs. Communities struggled to recover from this state of shock.The Canadian government had been warned by scientists and environmentalists that the cod stocks were overfished and overexploited before this catastrophe had gone any further. This is a great example of outcomes when overfishing occurs. The future is still unclear for the cod stocks, but this catastrophe has become a warning bell to other countries that practice this overfishing.

May 7, 2008 | 11:39 AM Comments  2 comments

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Canada's Cruel Harp Seal Hunt
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Help Save the Seals! Every year the Candian seal hunt is taking place in the north were its the largest slaughter of marine mammals on Earth. Every year there are about 250 000+ seals killed by hunters for their pelts. These mammals are killed very in humanly, most being skined while still conscious. Many killed are younglings called white coats because of their white furs, as they get older their fur sheds and turns darker. After the seals are skinned, hunters usually leave the carasses on the ice or dump them in the sea. The oraganization that control the total number of allowed seal deaths is called the DFO, they were responsible for the cod fish collapse as well in Canada. If this continues further more the seals will be in a state of risk of extinction.

May 6, 2008 | 11:01 AM Comments  6 comments

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Destruction in a Food Chain
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All creatures have a job in an ecosystem right? What happens to an animal is threatened to extinction, and finally extinct? Other animals in the same ecosystem try to fill in the spots taking over the jobs of that extinct/diminishing creature. Soon the species thats trying to fill in the missing spots will mass produce if there arent much problems to get in the way not giving a chance to the dwindling decline species a chance to replenish having its territory stolen to neighbouring species. For example Trout populations have declined in a lake, their neighbours Carp fish quickly take over their territory and greatly reproduce soon out numbering the Trout heavily.

Also Over-fishing has not only destroyed fish species it has also destroyed the species that have relied fish as their main source of food, being starved to death causing other species to collapse then continuing the destruction of other ecosystems and food chains (The lower the species is on the food chain the greater the damage it can cause to the species a level ahead of it ---> starvation). For example Salmon species decline due to over-fishing, bears who often base its diets on fish such as salmon (This does not involve Winny the Pooh in the case his die t is based on honey) begin to stave and die off, and also birds that feed on the bears leftovers of their meals.

So would you agree with me when i tell you that over-fishing isn't a problem in which we have to replenish our declining fish stocks, but as well its been destroying hundreds of other food-chains just because certain fish species cant regenerate their stocks for other species survival?

I Agree
I Disagree

April 23, 2008 | 9:42 PM Comments  3 comments

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