For The Record
Ottawa, Ontario, December 17, 2013 – Once again this year, celebrities are trying to get media attention at the expense of coastal communities and the livelihoods of thousands of Canadians who rely on the seal hunt. [...]
December 2013
Grey Seal Study
Ottawa - December 12, 2013: - The Fur Institute of Canada (FIC) recently contracted Zveta Global Advisors, Inc. (Zveta) to complete a study regarding the feasibility of establishing an ecologically and economically sustainable industry for [...]
Seal meat product development receives boost
December 6, 2013, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador: - Provincial and federal government representatives arrived in St. John's to make an important announcement today regarding funding for the development of seal meat products from the Newfoundland [...]
November 2013
CSA responds to WTO decision and Canada’s appeal
November 25, 2013 - St. John's: The CSA response to today's WTO decision: Eldred Woodford appearing on CTV News - video is here Press release from the CSA office: The Canadian Sealers Association strongly objects [...]
CSA disappointed with CETA talks
St. John's, November 22, 2013 - The CSA director Frank Pinhorn, is disappointed seal industry left out of CETA discussion at recent European free trade talks. (CBC.ca) The European Union's ban on the import of seal [...]
Quebec support for their sealers
Quebec: - November 15, 2013: (Lifeinquebec.com) - While the seal hunt in Quebec continues to be criticized on the international stage, the government of Quebec is still planning to promote and support the hunt in an [...]
October 2013
TV chef Anthony Bourdain supports seal harvest
October 28, 2013 - London Free Press: A well-known TV chef and author says boycotting Canadian seafood in order to protect seals is a ridiculous idea. "To hold the entire Canadian seafood industry hostage over sustainable, [...]