In July 2009 the European Parliament voted to ban the importation of seal products, reckoning that the hunt was cruel. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List labels the harp seal as of “least concern” but cautions that the species is threatened by climate change due to its dependence on pack ice. The hooded seal is classified as vulnerable on the Norwegian 2006 Red List. Quotas are based on advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).