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December 2013

Grey Seal Study

December 12th, 2013|

  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 6th, 2013|

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 25th, 2013|

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

November 22nd, 2013|

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

November 21st, 2013|

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 29th, 2013|

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, [...]

Feature: Barbour House

October 25th, 2013|

The Benjamin Barbour Home is one of two heritage homes at the Barbour Living Heritage Village, Newtown. It was built by the Barbour family, one of the most prominent sealing families in Newfoundland. The house was [...]

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