The Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier said in a letter written August 6, 2024 and addressed to the European Commission's vice-president Virginijus Sinkevičius that Canada has been given the opportunity to "provide input" on the seal trade [...]
The current ongoing EU seal import ban is "causing more harm than good", says Swedish scientist and researcher Sven-Gunnar Lunneryd. He says increased seal populations are causing depleted fish stocks and after 15 years it is [...]
Former CSA president Jim Winter sends us his thoughts about the recent visit to the province on July 1 by the Governor General, Mary Simon when she paid her respects to the St. John's War Memorial [...]
The Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans released its report on Canada’s seal populations and their effect on Canada’s fisheries today, titled Sealing the Future: A Call to Action. The Fish, Food, and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor), [...]
Some Labradorians worry a shorter seal-hunting season threatens a big part of their culture due to the effects of climate change. As the average temperature warms up globally, the spring time annual flow of sea ice [...]
Read Aaju Peter's perspective on anti-sealing protesters and their campaigns when she went to Europe with her son Aggu and former CSA president Jim Winter in 2007 to promote Canadian and Innuit Aaju Peter and [...]
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 and Sealing Areas 25 to 27 [...]
