We are very thankful for a great media presentation shared to us by the former president of the Canadian Sealers Association, Jim Winter. It is titled "Canadian Sealing - A Labyrinth of Lies" and spells [...]
A report titled: "2019 status of Northwest Atlantic Harp Seals" was released last week by The Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat for the Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec Region with the department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. [...]
2020 – Commercial Sealer Workshops ALL WORKSHOPS CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO THE COVID 19 SITUATION. We will update this page if and when the workshops go ahead. Thank you to all our members for [...]
Update: January 9, 2020 Yesterday's assessment update from DFO confirmed the worst - natural mortality, namely predation, is having grave effects on the south coast cod stock. Action must be taken before the impacts cannot be [...]
Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Canada: Aug 14, 2019 The sustainable management of Canadian fisheries is important to fish harvesters whose livelihoods are supported by the ocean. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) ensures that the [...]
Undergraduate 4th year student Jenn Wilkins at Memorial University's Ocean Sciences Centre in Logy Bay Newfoundland is studying seal teeth. It was during her course coastal archeology she discovered she could combine her love of history [...]
Press Release from FFAW | UNIFOR: June 13, 2019 Yesterday evening, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) announced the management plan for some groundfish species in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, including the total allowable [...]
