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Primary processing of seal pelts to be carried out in Canadian province

30/06/2006

Speaking at the Barry Group Inc. seal tannery in Catalina, Canada, Tom Rideout, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture for Newfoundland and Labrador, announced that as of April 1, 2008, the government will require that all seals landed in the area undergo full primary processing, to the tanned stage in the province.

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