The Norwegian seal hunt takes place each year between 10 April and 30 June when harp seals gather in their traditional whelping [birthing] areas. The hunt mainly takes place in the drift ice areas north of the island of Jan Mayen, east of Greenland known as the “West Ice” ... Hunting also takes place, to a lesser extent, in the areas east of 20ºE in the Russian Economic Zone known as the “East Ice”.

(WTO Case: European Communities – Measures Prohibiting the Importation and Marketing of Seal Products First Norwegian Submission 9 November 2012 pp.12-13)