An evening to celebrate many aspects of the sealing industry was held in St. John's May 5th at Rocket Bakery on Water Street, that included a film, craft making with sealskin with Clare Fowler, and cuisine [...]
CSA president, Eldred Woodford gives an update on the current state of our industry with host Tim Powers on the weekly VOCM show The Tim Powers Show which airs Friday's and Sunday's island time. Below [...]
This time of year the demand for fresh seal flippers can be seen by the buzz of activity surrounding Taylor's Fish truck on the harbour front in St. John's. Today, in light of unfortunate incidents that [...]
DFO advises Newfoundland and Labrador Seal harvesters based in Sealing Areas 4 to 8, that the fishery for Seals will re-open in Sealing Areas 4 to 8 and 12, at 0600 hours on Tuesday, April 11, [...]
Listen to Eldred Woodford, the Canadian Sealers Association president who talks to host CBC radio host Jamie Fitzpatrick of The Broadcast show, on the current state of sealing and prospects for the future.
The Professional Fish Harvesters Certification Board, in partnership with DFO, will be delivering Humane Harvesting workshops throughout the province this coming April. The Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture (DFA) has a memorandum of understanding [...]
In response to discussions and questions online, the Canadian Sealers Association president, Eldred Woodford, would like to clarify it's position on MED training as a prerequisite needed for sealers on all commercial vessel sizes. "There has [...]
