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On average they hunt and process 470 tones of meat and blubber.

====Reindeer herding====

There are still two reindeer herders on the islands. They primarily operate for the tourism industry, but reindeer meat and hides are still byproducts of their operations.

====Furrier====

The furs captured in seal and walrus hunting are turned into high end ~~seal skin and while riskin~~ products particularly {{wp|Muluks}} which are a type of extremely warm boot and other {{wp|Sealskin}} ~~forms of~~ outerwear. ~~Well~~ these are still traditionally worn by the residents of the island it has fallen out of fashion in favor of other lighter weight and ~~warmer~~ materials and garments. It has instead switched its focus on tourist sales and in that regard has increased its output two to three times.

The furs captured in seal and walrus hunting, caribou stalking, and reindeer herding are turned into high-end leather products particularly {{wp|Muluks}} which are a type of extremely warm boot and other forms of {{wp|Sealskin}}, reindeer, and caribou leather outerwear. While these are still traditionally worn by the residents of the island it has fallen out of fashion in favor of other lighter weight and more practical materials and garments. It has instead switched its focus on tourist sales and in that regard has increased its output two to three times since the 1990s.

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 On average they hunt and process 470 tones of meat and blubber.
+====Reindeer herding====
+There are still two reindeer herders on the islands. They primarily operate for the tourism industry, but reindeer meat and hides are still byproducts of their operations.
 ====Furrier====
-The furs captured in seal and walrus hunting are turned into high end seal skin and while riskin products particularly {{wp|Muluks}} which are a type of extremely warm boot and other {{wp|Sealskin}} forms of outerwear. Well these are still traditionally worn by the residents of the island it has fallen out of fashion in favor of other lighter weight and warmer materials and garments. It has instead switched its focus on tourist sales and in that regard has increased its output two to three times.
+The furs captured in seal and walrus hunting, caribou stalking, and reindeer herding are turned into high-end leather products particularly {{wp|Muluks}} which are a type of extremely warm boot and other forms of {{wp|Sealskin}}, reindeer, and caribou leather outerwear. While these are still traditionally worn by the residents of the island it has fallen out of fashion in favor of other lighter weight and more practical materials and garments. It has instead switched its focus on tourist sales and in that regard has increased its output two to three times since the 1990s.
 ===Science and research===

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