B.C. First Nations asked to harvest seals for toxin tests before building industry

If local harbour seals are fit to eat, they could soon find themselves on the menu in fancy restaurants from Montreal to Beijing and beyond.
First Nations hunters and fishermen up and down B.C.’s coast are being asked to harvest seals for lab tests that will determine if they are safe for human consumption.
The Pacific Balance Pinniped Society is asking for samples of liver, heart, flesh and blubber for laboratory testing with an eye to selling into markets hungry for seal and sea lion mea