Rachael Petersen of Global Voices Online last week wrote about the effect the EU ban is having on the indigenous way of life in Northern Canada. - April 30, 2013: - A European Union court in Luxembourg has upheld its ban on the commercial trade of seal products despite a challenge ...
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April 29, 2013 - Canadian Sealers Association press release on EU Court ban decision: The CSA is voicing its disappointment in the frivolous way the court vaguely attempted to justify it's decision with respect to the appeal by the Canadian seal industry to have the EU ban on seal products overturned. ...
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Updated: 4.00 PM EST EU General Court Rules against Sustainable Use of Seals: April 25th, 2013 – Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) and other Inuit plaintiffs in Canada and Greenland and non-Inuit plaintiffs represented by the Fur Institute of Canada (FIC), expressed disappointment today with the European Union General Court’s decision to rule ...
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Some updates from the head office of the CSA in St. John's, April 2013. The Canadian Sealers Association are pleased to report that the 2013 seal harvest is showing signs of recovery and is having a very positive impact on local economies in rural parts of the province. During the last ...
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Petition circulates as EU court may overturn EU seal ban - April 22, 2013 - SAMANTHA DAWSON of Nunatiasq Online This image (see below) by Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory has widely circulated to encourage Inuit and other northern seal industry supporters to show their solidarity with the European General Court appeal ...
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April 8, 2013, St. John's: - The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has announced opening dates for this year’s seal harvest. The fishery for Harp Seals will re-open in sealing areas 4 to 8, and 12, at 6 a.m. Tuesday, April 9. This fishery will open for Front longliners, Area 5 to ...
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The EU seal product ban is affecting the indigenous Sami people who are native to the norhternmost Arctic parts of Sweden and Finland which both are in the EU, and also Norway which is not in the EU (where seal products are legal). In the Sami culture, its tradition to make ...
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About 50 people gathered at the St. John’s Port Authority for the 99th anniversary of the 1914 sealing disaster on Monday. The event was planned by the group Home from The Sea who are working to get a sculpture commemorating the 1914 disaster and an associated interpretation centre in the ...
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