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 [...]
April 5, 2019 We would like to bring sealer's attention to a notice we received from DFO today regarding the tagging of a few harp seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence with satellite linked recorders [...]
NOTICE TO ALL SEALERS AND FISH HARVESTERS Seal Fishery Opening - April 9, 2019 DFO advises Newfoundland and Labrador Seal harvesters that the seal fishery will re-open in Sealing Areas 4 to 23 and Sealing [...]
CBC radio show The Broadcast travelled to Quebec City this week to showcase the incredible wide range of culinary dishes being served up at this year's Seal Fest 2019. The festival celebrates all things sealmeat and [...]
Bob Hardy, a fisheries consultant, has been gathering a lot of information over the past number of years, and he says if we don’t soon act to reduce the number of seals, we won’t have a [...]
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL SEALERS AND FISH HARVESTERS FROM: FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA Mar. 20, 2019 Applications to upgrade from Assistant Sealer to Professional Sealer status are now available DFO advises that applications to upgrade from [...]
The PFHCB, in conjunction with DFLR, will be delivering Humane Harvesting as well as Quality/Handling/Health workshops at the four locations. Depending on turn-out, we may consider adding sessions in the following week. Times 9:00am - Humane [...]
