2015 Season opening dates and locations
Official notice from DFO: 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 [...]
April 2015
Eastern US coastal seal herd increasing at rapid rate
In the Cape Cod area, fishermen who used to daily haul in about 30,000 pounds of fish are becoming more furious with the obvious signs of the overpopulation of gray seals. Before the 1980's seal harvesting [...]
March 2015
Europe may soon import Inuit seal meat products
Global Meat News: By Keith Nuthall, 31-Mar-2015 (globalmeatnews.com) Seal meat from Canada, produced by Inuit communities, could soon be sold in the European Union (EU) after the EU reported progress was being made on resolving the [...]
Rob Moore asks U.S. Customs to return confiscated sealskin purse
Newfoundland and Labrador's regional minister, Rob Moore is asking US border authorities to return a sealskin purse seized at the Maine- N.B. crossing belonging to Nora Fitzgerald of Corner Brook. In addition to having her purse [...]
Mandatory Humane Harvesting Training for the Seal Fishery
DFO reminds all commercial Sealers that Humane Harvesting Training on the three-step process is mandatory for all commercial Seal licence holders prior to participating in the 2015 season and in any future Sealing seasons. In order [...]
6 New Commercial Sealer Workshops Added
There will be 6 new Commercial Sealer Workshops added to the training schedule. Humane Harvesting workshops begin at 9:00 am at all locations. Quality/Health/Handling workshops begin at 11:30 am at all locations. The new dates are: [...]
2015 Personal Use Seal Licence Information Sessions
2015 Personal Use Seal Licence Information Sessions: DFO advises that there will be Seal Information sessions for new applicants requesting Personal Use Seal licences at the following locations: • Friday, March 27 at 7 pm at [...]