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Labrador seal hunt largely sidelined as sea ice hits 50-year low

Labrador seal hunt largely sidelined as sea ice hits 50-year low

In the last week of April, the Canadian Ice Service recorded the lowest amount of sea ice in Labrador in its history of record-keeping, which dates back 50 years. The coast of northern Labrador is currently down to about 14 per cent of its ice cover, according to the CIS, a contrast to the average ice cover for this time of year of about 35 per cent.