1 / 10

SEAL FISHERY AND SEAL-BASED PRODUCTS

SEAL FISHERY AND SEAL-BASED PRODUCTS Fereidoon Shahidi Department of Biochemistry Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John’s, NL, A1B3X9 History & Dependence Sealing industry dates back to 1700’s Annual landings vary due to markets and climate

Gabriel
Download Presentation

SEAL FISHERY AND SEAL-BASED PRODUCTS

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. SEAL FISHERY AND SEAL-BASED PRODUCTS Fereidoon Shahidi Department of Biochemistry Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John’s, NL, A1B3X9

  2. History & Dependence • Sealing industry dates back to 1700’s • Annual landings vary due to markets and climate • Provides income and food to coastal communities

  3. “Seal De-blubbering” St. John’s Waterfront -1897

  4. The Phocid Seals of Eastern Canada • Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus) • Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) • Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina) • Harp Seal (Phoca groenlandica) • Hooded Seal (Cystophora cristata) • Ringed Seal (Phoca hispida)

  5. Sealing Industry

  6. Harp Seal - Distribution

  7. Historical Catches of Harp Seals in the Northwest Atlantic

  8. 1989 2003 Lobster Plaice $18 Seals Cod $14 $20 $29 $19 $144 $235 Shrimp Crab $18 $27 Shrimp Lobster $120 Cod Top Five SpeciesLanded Value (millions) Capelin P = Preliminary

  9. Resource Utilization & Benefits • 2003 fishery successful due strong markets • 2003 Export Value - $40 million • 2003 fishery harvest 306,000 seals • 300 plant workers - 4000 harvesters • Increased private sector investment • Remains important part of annual income for sealers and plant workers

More Related