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November 2013

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 [...]

“Phoque Bardot” burger too hot for some

October 15th, 2013|

October 15, 2013 -   CBC News  - Montreal:      When Kim Côté introduced a seal burger to his restaurant’s menu in 2012, he probably wasn’t expecting that he’d be getting death threats over a year [...]

European Court of Justice Rulings on Appeals

October 4th, 2013|

Luxembourg, October 3, 2013 - The European Court of Justice rejected one of two appeals by various Inuit groups and industry stakeholders opposed to the European Union's  2009 ban on imports and trade of seal products. [...]

July 2013

Norway’s research proving sealing is humane

July 22nd, 2013|

TROMSØ, NORWAY — June 20 - 2013,  (From Nunatsuvut Times) Norway, hit hard by the European Union’s seal product ban, wants to use research to show the world that they’re sealing in an acceptable manner. The [...]

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