While we support that "The choices we make as consumers drive the seafood market place. Your purchasing power can make a difference by supporting those fisheries and fish farms that are better for the environment, while at the same time relieving pressure on others that are not doing as well. Some of the key problems that help us evaluate whether a fishery is sustainable include the level of bycatch observed, the fishing methods and their impact, if it is farmed—how it is farmed, and how well the fishery or aquaculture operation is managed. With nearly 75% of the world's fisheries either fully fished or overfished, these issues are more important than ever," we cannot support any establishment or conservancy that supports those who support Canadian Seafood. We petition you to do the same.

While we support that "The choices we make as consumers drive the seafood market place. Your purchasing power can make a difference by supporting those fisheries and fish farms that are better for the environment, while at the same time relieving pressure on others that are not doing as well.  Some of the key problems that help us evaluate whether a fishery is sustainable include the level of bycatch observed, the fishing methods and their impact, if it is farmed—how it is farmed, and how well the fishery or aquaculture operation is managed. With nearly 75% of the world's fisheries either fully fished or overfished, these issues are more important than ever,"  we cannot support any establishment or conservancy that supports those who support Canadian Seafood.

The Canadian commercial
seal hunt is the largest mass slaughter of marine mammals in the world,
and Canada has  slaughtered over 320,000 seals in March and April!

During the last three
years, the government of Canada has delivered the death sentence to
over one million baby harp seals. During the last two months, Canadian seal killers viciously
slaughtered over 320,000 seals. Thousands more have washed up on the beaches of Newfoundland.

• The slaughter of seals is incredibly cruel (a post mortem survey
  has shown that 42% of these babies are skinned alive)
• It is a threat to the survival of the species
• It is a threat to the survival of cod
• It is a slaughter done mainly for unessential, vanity, and
  luxury items, and therefore, is unnecessary
• It is unethical to slaughter newborn seal pups (About 95% of the
  seals to be slaughtered are babies less than four weeks old)
• The boycott of Canadian seafood is being promoted by many
  organizations and has two parts:

We are asking individuals around the
world to refrain from buying Canadian seafood from restaurants or
grocery stores

until the slaughter of harp seals is ended. We are recruiting
restaurants, hotels, and food distributors to agree to not sell

or serve Canadian seafood until the slaughter of harp seals is ended.



We will boycott all Canadian seafood, all other Canadian products, and
will not travel to Canada until the slaughter of seals is permanently ended.
We will look at all labels to ensure that nothing we buy is from Canada
and we will encourage our family and friends to do the same.



We petition you to do the same.

Regards,