Harp seals well out to sea in PEI
March 10, 2014: P.E.I. (CBC News) - There won't be many harp seals seen along P.E.I.'s North Shore this year, say Fisheries and Oceans officials. Poor ice conditions the last few years forced the harp seal [...]
March 2014
Seal Harvesters security concerns met with Bill C-555
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
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 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
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 [...]
DFO approves grey seal hunt in southern gulf area
February 20, 2014 - Sydney Nova Scotia, — Staff - The Cape Breton Post. - The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has approved a grey seal hunt in the southernmost area of the Gulf of St. [...]
January 2014
Confirmation Canadians support seal harvest
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 [...]