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August 2012

Humane Society facing racketeering, corruption lawsuit

August 7th, 2012|

A U.S. judge ruled last month that some aspects of a civil lawsuit alleging bribery and obstruction of justice on the part of several non-profit organizations, including one frequently critical of the Canadian seal hunt, can [...]

New handbook available

August 5th, 2012|

The new CSA handbook is now available. Sealing: Renewable Resource – Responsible Harvesting – Natural Products The booklet covers topics like the Sealing History, Social, Cultural and Economic Perspective,  Harp Seal biology, Management, Harvesting, Seal Meat, [...]

June 2012

Sealers Memorial receives funding

June 24th, 2012|

June 22, 2012 - St. John's:      The federal government gave $500,000 to help build the sealers' memorial and interpretation centre in Elliston on Friday. And that was enough to have Lieutenant Governor John Crosbie — [...]

May 2012

Top chefs at “Seal of Approval” fundraiser

May 4th, 2012|

As part of the fundraiser for the support for the Sealers Memorial Campaign by the Elliston Heritage Foundation and the Home From The Sea committee, the following chefs participated in the Seal of Approval Dinner held [...]

April 2012

Province and fur company join forces

April 17th, 2012|

St. John's fur company to seal deal with N.L. St. John's April 17, 2012   The Newfoundland and Labrador government is working with a St. John's fur company to try to improve the market for seal pelts. [...]

Video of Gulf of St. Lawrence harvest opening

April 12th, 2012|

April 12th, 2012    Watch CBC 's video of the challenges and hopes of sealers as the opening of this year's seal harvest in the Gulf of St. Lawrence commences Click image below to be taken to [...]

Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence harvest opens

April 10th, 2012|

Tuesday April 10, 2012.     The seal hunt in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence officially opened Tuesday morning. The harvest further north and off the northeast coast of Newfoundland in the area known as ‘the front’ [...]

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