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 [...]
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 [...]
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: 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 [...]
March 11, 2015: Notice to fish harvesters: DFO advises that both the Commercial fishery and Personal Use fishery for Harp seals and Hooded seals will close in all areas to all Seal harvesters and all fleets [...]
The Canadian Sealers Association (CSA) kindly reminds and welcomes all our members to have a paid up membership for 2015. This helps us keep you informed and aware of important industry news, regulations, notices, events and [...]
We spotted a good article by Steve Urbon, at the website South Coast Today online edition, in New England that discusses the ballooning population of seals offshore and the damaging effect they are having on their ecosystem [...]
