Published on May 14, 2011 Ashley Fitzpatrick wrote a very good article in The Telegram regarding the Canadian Sealers Association's new push to further revitalize the industry in the face of adversity. But despite the hard [...]
The executive director of the Canadian Sealers Association has slammed an article in Monday’s Telegram — “The end of the seal hunt? Fresh allegations made of violations of Marine Mammal Act at the Front” — calling [...]
Harp Seal and Hooded Seal competitive fleet in Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Gulf and Maritimes Regions. The Hooded Seal TAC for 2011 is rolled over from 2010. The total TAC is 8200. The total allowable catch [...]
The quota for the harp seal hunt off Canada's east coast this spring has been set at 400,000 animals by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The total allowable catch for hooded seals will be 8,200, [...]
March 15, 2011 Minister Shea Welcomes Norway's Challenge of the European Union's Seal Ban at the World Trade Organization The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today issued the following statement welcoming Norway's request [...]
Canada will get to challenge the European Union's trade ban on seal products at a World Trade Organization dispute panel. The WTO's Dispute Settlement Body, which met in Geneva on Friday, accepted Canada's request to have [...]
A new study from the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, says the experiment would determine whether significantly reducing the grey seal population in the Gulf would help cod stocks recover from a drastic decline. No surprise the [...]
