2026 Sealer Workshops
Updated: Course dates are tentatively March 20 & 23 at 9 am. Please note that the The Professional Fish Harvesters Certification Board (PFHCB) will be offering workshops virtually online [...]
2026 Membership Application Form
Please find below a link to print off the 2026 Membership Application Form. You do not have to be a Sealer to be a member in the Canadian Sealers [...]
Personal Use Seal Fishery – Educational Observer Pilot 2026
DFO advises that during the 2026 seal harvest, there will be an opportunity to participate in a Personal Use Seal Fishery Educational Observer Pilot. The intent of this pilot [...]
Certified Transport Canada Marine Medical Exams
Occupational Health & Safety group Main Street Medical Clinic are pleased to announce to the sealing community province wide their services for the following: Audiogram Back Assessment Baffinland Medical [...]
Writer Bob Wakeham sets the Bridget Bardot record straight
We read with great interest Bob Wakeham's memories of his encounter with the late French actress and animal rights activist Bridget Bardot in a sharp witty piece for this [...]
Jim Winter’s Pt. 2 interview with Mike Kehoe of the Coastal People Resource Protection Group
Jim Winter Seals, Stigma and Survival, a project that explores solutions to the stigma associated with seal products, seal hunting and sealers in the EU teamed up [...]
Jim Winter’s Pt. 1 interview with Mike Kehoe of the Coastal People Resource Protection Group
Jim Winter Seals, Stigma and Survival, a project that explores solutions to the stigma associated with seal products, seal hunting and sealers in the EU teamed up [...]
New study proves seals are consuming more fish stocks than previously reported
Masters student Hannah West of the Marine Institute conducted a new study on how harp seals are playing a key role in the slowed recovery of cod stocks [...]
Former CSA president Jim Winter takes on UK singer Morrisey
Below is a response from former CSA president Jim Winter to an article published in September on the BBC news website of this year to Morrissey, a UK singer [...]
Video: Sealskin kayak tradition makes splash at Canada Games
The Canada Summer Games are being held around various venues in St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador this August and athletes and coaches from all provinces and territories are represented [...]