Seal Fishery Opens April 6
Seal Fishery Re-Opening - April 6, 2026 DFO advises Newfoundland and Labrador Seal harvesters that the Commercial and Personal Use Seal fishery will re-open in Sealing Areas 4 to 23 and Sealing Areas 25 to 27 [...]
March 2026
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 only by Zoom on the following course: [...]
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 Association. The completed application must be returned [...]
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 project is to allow knowledge transfer within [...]
January 2026
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 Blood Collection Breath Alcohol Test COVID Testing [...]
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 week's Telegram (Saltwire). Bob rightly points out [...]
November 2025
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 with secondary investigator Jim Winter, a former [...]