The Seal Fishery.com - Canadian harp seal hunt

I would suggest you check specialized sites dedicated to marine biology etc. or other sources for the most up to date and accurate list of endangered marine mammals. This list , while it is accurate, is meant to make a point as to why anti-sealing organizations are so concerned with the harp seal which is listed as having a common status when the list below shows animals that are in greater need of their help. Unfortunately the list of endangered land mammals is much more extensive. As Paul Watson said there is just no money in saving them. Does this actually make sense to anyone? You ignore certain species on the brink of extinction because you can't make money from it but then protect an animal which is not even close to being endangered. This being said these groups do some work for select species like dolphins and whales where there is also money to be made but others like the sea turtle are basically ignored.

Species	Year Listed
seal, Caribbean monk(Monachus tropicalis)	1967
seal, Guadalupe fur(Arctocephalus townsendi)	1985
seal, Hawaiian monk (Monachus schauinslandi)	1976
seal, Mediterranean monk (Monachus schauinslandi)	1970
seal, Saimaa (Phoca hispida saimensis)	1993
sea lion, Steller (Eumetopias jubatus)-Eastern stock	1990
sea lion, Steller (Eumetopias jubatus)-Western stock	1997
dolphin, Chinese River (Lipotes vexillifer)	1989
dolphin, Indus River (Platanista minor)	1991
porpoise, Gulf of California harbor / vaquita (Phocoena sinus)	1985
whale, blue (Balaenoptera musculus)	1970
whale, bowhead (Balaena mysticetus)	1970
whale, fin (Balaenoptera physalus)	1970
whale, gray (Eschrichtius robustus)-Western North Pacific	1970
whale, humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae)	1970
whale, killer (Orcinus orca)-Southern Resident	2005
whale, Northern right (Eubalaena glacialis)	1970
whale, sei (Balaenoptera borealis)	1970

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