article_snippet: The annual quota for the biggest marine animal hunt on the planet has gone up in recent years, despite the market for seal pelts collapsing following an near world-wide ban on their furs.
article_snippet: Killing: The annual quota of seals has gone up since the Nougties, despite the actual number of seals killed going down in the wake of several countries  banning import of products from commercial seal hunting .
article_snippet: The quotas are going up every year, despite opposition and the market for seal pelts disappearing,’ says Andy Ottaway of the Seal Protection Action Group.
article_snippet: The government is keeping the quotas
highlights_snippet: Hunt quota has been over 400,000 for years, despite decline in market .
  