It’s disgusting. There is a 280,000 quota for dead baby seals for virtually no reason but never ending red tape and money. The babies in question are innocent and come running up because they are only 3 months old and do not know the cruelty of man. Many are skinned alive.
Many organizations are in the sea and the air documenting the abuses.
Read more and what you can do to stop it: http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-welfare/blog/confirmed-first-seal-killed-today-in-2009-hunt/.