Dr. Pierre Pepin at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

On April 28th, 2014. See this statement in context.

April 28th, 2014 / 4:35 p.m.

Biomathematician, Science Branch, Newfoundland and Labrador Region, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Yes, it is in many ways.

I made a presentation to the departmental management committee just prior to coming here. In the 1960s and 1970s there were approximately two million seals off of Newfoundland and Labrador. There are currently in the order of six million to seven million seals. We're looking at a very different environment.

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