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 OUTRAGE OVER CANADA'S SEAL HUNT LIMIT  
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 out ag   ov   news t at th  numbj  of  
                                        
                                        
 The Canadian go j nmjnt has inc eased  
 the harp seal quota from 160,000 last  
 y ar to   0,000 for   96.              
                                        
                                        
 harp seals is rapidly increasing and   
 co  rib t n  t  t e d clin   n co fish 
 stocks.                                
                                        
 The An mal Alliance of Canada denies   
 the claim and says it is "a veiled     
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 s ppo t fo s al-   t n  comm   t  s".  
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 O  RAGE OVER CANADA'S S AL  TNT LIMIT  
 Canada is increasing its hunting limit 
 on harp seals from 186,000 to 250,000. 
                                        
  h  nov   a              m l     t     
 activists who have called for protests 
 to be staged in protest at the move.   
                                        
 The Animal Alliance of Canada i        
 planning a wo l wi   pros st out       
 Canadian embark es and tourist offices 
 on 1 March.                            
                                        
 The fisheries department has d f ndjd  
 its   cir o , cla min  th  harp s al   
 population has g own to 4.8 million    
 since 1980 and consumes 142,000 tonn s 
 of codfish a  ja .                     
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