Will the EU play fair?
February 20, 2013 - Carrie Tate reports for the Globe and Mail that the legitimacy of the European ban on seal imports may be showing cracks in the midst of EU trade with Canada negotiations. The [...]
February 2013
January 2013
The Ice Hunters
Winter is a great time to catch up on some reading and we here at the CSA thought you might like to know about a great book by Newfoundland author Shannon Ryan who wrote "The Ice [...]
Taiwan ban highlights hypocrisy
It never fails to amuse us here at the CSA when we see countries such as Taiwan who blindly join the import ban of seal products because of false and misleading propaganda ( we refuse to [...]
December 2012
Government industry loan to Carino processing almost paid back
December 21, 2012 - The government of Newfoundland and Labrador has been repaid just over half of a $2-million loan it provided a company to help boost this year’s commercial harp seal hunt. Provincial fisheries minister [...]
November 2012
Video: Tour of seal tanning plant
November 2012 Trinity Bay, Newfoundland: - Recently the NTV News broadcast "Made Right Here" hosted by Danielle Butt, which highlighted an excellent overview of the process and operation at Carino Processing Limited's seal tanning plant with [...]
Upcoming AGM and Industry meeting
November 7, 2012: - Please note that the Canadian Sealers Association will be holding their AGM at the Holiday Inn Express Deer Lake at 9.a.m. December 12, 2012. All sealers are welcome to attend. Topics for [...]
Senator Manning promotes CSA to Senate
Ottawa: November 2, 2012: - Senator Manning referred to the CSA's recently published brochure in his remarks in the Senate yesterday. Here is an excerpt from his address in the Senate: "Now for a bit of [...]