The 2007 harp seal total allowable catch has been set at 270,000. That's down from the 2006 quota, 325,000, and about the same as the quota set from 1997 to 2002.

Seal hunters do not always catch as many seals as they are allowed. The catch in 2001 was 226,000. In 2000, it was just 92,000 seals. Sometimes, hunters are allowed to exceed the pre-season quota: in 2002, the catch was 312,000 seals.

The total allowable catch for harp seals is split between two areas: 70 per cent for the waters off Newfoundland and 30 per cent for the St. Lawrence Gulf region.

Yea, CBC......Canadian! Read the article...just lower numbers.... TOTAL B.S.