Processors may be funded to stockpile seal products

Newfoundland and Labrador fisheries minister says loan guarantees a possibility

Newfoundland and Labrador may fund processors to stockpile seal products this year.

“The discussion we’ve had with the industry right now is around whether we are able to provide some short-term financial assistance so the hunt can continue and we can stock the products from this year’s hunt in hopes that the market will open up in the long term,” said Fisheries Minister Darin King.

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