The federal fisheries minister says Ottawa has not ruled out a seal harvest on the west coast.
Responding to Skeena MP Andy Burton in the house of Commons last week, Fisheries Minister Robert Thibault said "Â…the member opposite me has approached me with representatives, people from his community, interested in the commercial harvesting of seals. I have not put aside that possibility as an alternative. We will consider any possible commercial harvest of marine resources where they are sustainable and where there are commercial advantages."