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April 2014

Video: CSA projects good 2014 harvest

April 17th, 2014|

April 17 - 2014  St. John's      CSA director Frank Pinhorn is interviewed on this NTV news item regarding this years projected positive outlook for the sealing industry despite the heavy ice conditions. Positive outlooks [...]

Opening Day

April 14th, 2014|

April 14, 2014 -  St. John's :   The commercial seal harvest opens today. The 2014 quota will allow for the harvest of up to 400,000 harp seals. It is hoped between 60,000 and 100,000 will [...]

Video: On the hunt for survival

April 10th, 2014|

April 10 - 2014 -      A Canadian Inuit campaign defending seal hunting reveals a community in crisis. Pictures of Canada's Inuit proudly wearing seal skin started as a playful Twitter campaign in response to criticism of [...]

54 Hours

April 2nd, 2014|

April 1- 2014 -    This short animation is a remarkably vivid account of the 1914 tragedy in which 132 men were stranded on the ice during a severe snowstorm off the coast of Newfoundland. 78 men [...]

March 2014

#Sealfie – Sealing community tweets in style

March 29th, 2014|

In response to talk show host Ellen DeGeneres's  epic selfie at the Oscars this year, northern community sealers and families have opted to remind her in the way of "Sealfies" via Twitter that her criticism of [...]

UPDATE: Seal Workshops March 31 – April 4

March 24th, 2014|

UPDATED: March 24 - 2014 (11.00AM) We are supplying a list of new upcoming Seal Workshops to be conducted March 31 - April 4 for the seal harvesting 2014 season to be delivered and conducted by [...]

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