Archives: Sealing: Facts vs Farce
In 2018 former CSA president Jim Winter wrote for The Downhome magazine's June issue why the EU, British and American sealing policy is hypocritical and anti-democratic. During the most recent [...]
September 2021
June 2021
5 Miles of Seals (Video)
5 Miles of Seals: Newfoundland fisherman’s video goes viral, fires up more debate about pinnipeds Jason Branton, a fisherman from Winterton, Newfoundland and Labrador, was steering his fishing vessel home [...]
May 2021
Labrador hunters anxious about thinning ice conditions
In the last week of April, the Canadian Ice Service recorded the lowest amount of sea ice in Labrador in its history of record-keeping, which dates back 50 years. The [...]
April 2021
Online discussion forum on the future of the sealing industry
Canadian Sealers Association president Eldred Woodford was part of a CBC hosted online forum about the current and future state of the sealing industry suffering from no international markets to [...]
Poor ice conditions affecting seal pupping
Harp and hooded seals are being seriously affected by poor ice conditions in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and waters surrounding Newfoundland and parts of Labrador according to DFO marine [...]
Seal Harvest Opening April 8
DFO advises Newfoundland and Labrador Seal harvesters that the seal fishery will re-open in Sealing Areas 4 to 23 and Sealing Areas 25 to 27 at 0600 hours on Thursday, [...]
November 2017
Protected: Video and Photos: PBS food show covers seal industry and culture
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