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September 2020

Seal Poutine on the menu for Seal Fest 2020

September 19th, 2020|

Brenda O'Reilly put on a fine Seal Poutine dish to celebrate Seal Fest at The Yellowbelly Pub in downtown St. John's. Brenda has been supporting the buy local tradition and regularly has seal meat on her [...]

April 2020

Update: 2020 Seal Harvest

April 24th, 2020|

2020 Seal Harvest Update Please note this news release issued by DFO Newfoundland and Labrador April 24, that they are advising Commercial Seal licence holders interested in the 2020 Personal Use Seal harvest they can obtain [...]

March 2020

2017 pup production survey released

March 30th, 2020|

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. [...]

February 2020

UPDATE: All Commercial Sealer Workshops Cancelled

February 27th, 2020|

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 [...]

January 2020

August 2019

Government of Canada establishes Atlantic Seal Task Team

August 20th, 2019|

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 [...]

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