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Canadian Police Seize Anti-Hunt Ship Canadian officials boarded and seized the ship of a conservation group documenting the annual seal hunt Saturday, accusing its activists of interfering with the hunt. It was the latest clash between conservationists trying to end a hunt that they view as cruel and Canadian authorities who defend it as well-managed and as an important source of income for coastal communities. Paul Watson, the head of the U.S.-based Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, said coast guard members boarded his group's vessel, the Farley Mowat, in the waters of the Cabot Strait.

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Canadian Police Seize Anti-Hunt Ship

Canadian officials boarded and seized the ship of a conservation group documenting the annual seal hunt Saturday, accusing its activists of interfering with the hunt.

It was the latest clash between conservationists trying to end a hunt that they view as cruel and Canadian authorities who defend it as well-managed and as an important source of income for coastal communities.

Paul Watson, the head of the U.S.-based Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, said coast guard members boarded his group's vessel, the Farley Mowat, in the waters of the Cabot Strait.