Victory! BC West Coast Pinniped Slaughter Stopped!

Re: Herring Fisherman with Pro Pinniped Hunt Group also Charged for Bombing Sea Lions!

A commercial fisherman from British Columbia has been fined after he was videotaped throwing an explosive device toward a group of sea lions in the Strait of Georgia last year. Allen Marsden was fined $8,000 and prohibited from possessing explosives for the next three years. They threw the seal bomb into a large group and laughed about it saying “that was awesome”!

“Seal bombs” can cause serious physical harm including deafness, eye damage and life threatening injuries. Especially when thrown directly at the victims. Even at greater distances orcas and humpbacks could have been harmed.

DFO has not allowed the “Pacific Balance Marine Management” to start a hunt they still want to kill tens of thousands of pinnipeds. The seals and sea lions would have been inhumanely clubbed, shot (rifles and shotguns) and harpooned by crossbows! However, the PBMM are presently urging fishermen to shoot as many as the can.

Further violations are being investigated by DFO.

As DFO states: “It is illegal to disturb seals, sea lions or other marine mammals. This includes the use of acoustic deterrents such as seal bombs or other explosives. If anyone witnesses a disturbance to marine mammals in BC, please report it to DFO at 1-800-465-4336.”

Background

For decades Peter Hamilton, Lifeforce Founder, has fought against a West Coast Seal Hunt. In the 90s DFO shot six seals to test if there could be a market. They found that the adults were highly toxic and said that seal pups were be less of a health risk but would not be publicly acceptable. We have succeeded again!

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