IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR COMMERCIAL SEALERS Mandatory Workshops Continue in September-October 2016 Humane Harvesting (beginning 9:00am at all locations) In 2014, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announced that Humane Harvesting training on the three-step process will be [...]
Hopedale Labrador resident Ross Flowers says he has never been in a kayak, but he knows how to build one out of sealskin. Flowers and his family have returned to a traditional Inuit-style of kayak building that [...]
We found a nice video from the Travel Channel posted online that showcases the fine culinary skills used in preparing seal meat in a downtown Montreal restaurant. The host Andrew Zimmern goes behind the scenes with [...]
Happy to report that Treats From The Sea also known as Kindens Fresh is Best Ltd. from Lewisporte has a truck on the waterfront in St. John's so if you are local or visiting the city and want [...]
Peggy Andersen fears the sealskin boots are a dying tradition. (Photo: Jacob Barker/CBC) Peggy Andersen, from Nain wants to teach the traditional skills required to make black sealskin bottom boots, a dying skill in [...]
Legislating the blind spot : the EU seal regime and the Newfoundland seal hunt In September 2009 the European Union adopted Regulation 1007/2009 on trade in seal products (Basic Regulation) due to concerns over the welfare [...]
The owner's of Natural Boutique, a premium seal clothing shop at 101 Water Street, Jennifer and Kerry Shears recall in a recent Telegram story, that they had no idea what future held for them when they [...]
