Archives: Cute, cuddly, edible
Defending Canada's seal hunters Jun 2nd 2008: From an article in the Economist.com between a reporter and former CSA president Jim Winter and Aaju Peter. SUSTAINABILITY— whether in reference to farming, logging, fisheries, medicinal plants [...]
UPDATED: Seal Course March 24th “Quality,Handling and Health”
Update notice March 16, 2023 PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE The Workshop for the 23rd is now rescheduled for March 24, 2023. The Professional Fish Harvesters Certification Board (PFHCB) will be delivering Humane Harvesting and [...]
Two specific recommendations about seal science in new report
There were two specific recommendations about seal science in a new DFO report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans for March 2023 which is chaired by Ken McDonald, Liberal MP for Avalon. One [...]
Commercial and Personal Use fishery closure for whelping
DFO advises that both the Commercial fishery and Personal Use fishery for Harp seals and Hooded seals will close in all areas to all seal harvesters and all fleets based in Newfoundland and Labrador at [...]
Video: Bob Hardy’s “Seals Eat Fish” presentation
Below is a video presentation from long time concerned seal harvest and seal predation activist Bob Hardy at the 2023 SeaNL annual general meeting in Gander this past weekend February 25th. As Bob states: The [...]
Opinion: Bob Hardy’s paper on full utilization of the seal
One of our most ardent supporters is fisheries consultant and industry advocate Robert Hardy sent us this file (PDF) presentation on how he once proposed to utilize the full seal for markets worldwide as a [...]
Obituary: Bernie Halloran
The Canadian Sealers Association is very sorry to hear of the passing of a great friend and fighter for our industry and heritage Bernie Halloran. He was 67. Bernie owned the very popular seal fur [...]
Ár n-oileán Resources hopes to open seal processing plant in Tors Cove by 2024
"Newfoundland company says customers are begging for seal oil products" From: Barbara Dean Simmons - Saltwire journalist: November 18, 2022 Kendall Flood doesn’t worry that Ár n-oileán Resources won’t be able to find buyers for [...]
Seal Summit: Update – A good start but there is a mountain to climb
(Saltwire) If this were Mount Everest, we’re at the base and we’ve got a long way to go to get to the summit. That’s the analogy Dion Dakins uses to describe the work that lies [...]