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March 2014

Seal Harvesters security concerns met with Bill C-555

March 7th, 2014|

March 6, 2014 - Ottawa, Ontario  -  Bill C-555 enhances Government’s ability to protect sealers from those who attempt to disrupt the hun The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Honourable Leona [...]

Update: SEAL WORKSHOPS: MARCH 3 -14th

March 5th, 2014|

UPDATED: February 26 - 2014   (11.00AM)    We are supplying a list of upcoming Seal Workshops for the seal harvesting 2014 season to be delivered and conducted by the Professional Fish Harvesters Certification Board (PFHCB) [...]

February 2014

NAMMCO challenges the WTO seal ban ruling

February 28th, 2014|

February 28, 2014: - Norway -   Today the North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission (NAMMCO) issued a press release detailing the key events and conclusions from their Council meeting last week. Affirming its position against the EU [...]

Trade Fairness Coalition forms

February 25th, 2014|

The Fur Institute, in partnership with other sustainable use and resource based organizations such as the Canadian Sealers Association,  has recently formed the Trade Fairness Coalition in response to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement [...]

January 2014

Confirmation Canadians support seal harvest

January 30th, 2014|

Ottawa, Ontario, January 30, 2014  –  The results of a poll commissioned by the Seals and Sealing Network (SSN) shows that a clear majority of Canadians support the seal hunt and oppose the World Trade Organization’s [...]

Canada appeals WTO ruling

January 26th, 2014|

OTTAWA - Canadian Press: January 24, 2014: -    Ottawa has filed its appeal of a World Trade Organization ruling that says aspects of Europe's ban on importing seal products undermine fair trade but can be justified [...]

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