Seal Harvest Opens April 8
Seal Fishery Re-Opening - April 8, 2024 DFO advises Newfoundland and Labrador Seal harvesters that the Commercial and Personal Use Seal fishery will re-open in Sealing Areas 4 to 23 [...]
March 2024
Time to review the bans
Thanks to Jane Adey and staff at CBC NL for this helpful article on opinions regarding the seal import ban by certain global jurisdictions. An appeal for seal: Supporters say [...]
February 2024
NEW: Sealers Workshops
The Professional Fish Harvesters Certification Board (PFHCB) will be delivering Humane Harvesting and Quality/Handling/Health Workshops virtually/online during the week of March 11th & 18th, 2024. Workshops will be delivered virtually/online [...]
Seal Fishery Closing for Whelping and Nursing
Notice from The Department of Fisheries and Oceans NOTICE TO SEAL HARVESTERS Feb. 23, 2024 Seal Fishery Closing DFO advises that both the Commercial fishery and Personal Use fishery for [...]
January 2024
Obituary: Mark Small 1940 – 2024
The Canadian Sealers Association has lost one of its major figures with the death of past president Mark Small. To show respect for Mark's contributions to the CSA, our home [...]
Min. Lebouthillier gives hope for finding new seal markets (Audio)
Federal fisheries minister Diane Lebouthillier meets with Qalipu interim chief Jenny Brake and Always In Vogue owner Darren Halloran, Carino and Arn-Oilean Resources met yesterday "providing some hope for seal [...]
December 2023
Latest DFO study: Only 4.7 million seals? (Text and Audio)
The number of North Atlantic Harp seals is down to 4.7 million from 7.6 million says former DFO scientist Mike Hammill. Extract from Research Document "Estimating Abundance of Northwest Atlantic [...]