5 Miles of Seals: Newfoundland fisherman’s video goes viral, fires up more debate about pinnipeds Jason Branton, a fisherman from Winterton, Newfoundland and Labrador, was steering his fishing vessel home after a crab fishing trip last [...]
Canadian Sealers Association president Eldred Woodford was part of a CBC hosted online forum about the current and future state of the sealing industry suffering from no international markets to export to. CBC's Jane Adey moderates [...]
Harp and hooded seals are being seriously affected by poor ice conditions in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and waters surrounding Newfoundland and parts of Labrador according to DFO marine mammal researcher Dr. Garry Stenson. Stenson [...]
DFO advises Newfoundland and Labrador Seal harvesters that the seal fishery will re-open in Sealing Areas 4 to 23 and Sealing Areas 25 to 27 at 0600 hours on Thursday, April 8, 2021. The fishery will [...]
In partnership with the Professional Fish Harvesters Certification Board (PFHCB), the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture (FFA) will be delivering Seal Quality, Handling, Health Workshops virtually online beginning the week of March 29th. Workshops will [...]
2021 – Commercial Sealer Workshops Update: March 10 2021 2021 Personal Use Sealer Workshops DFO will be delivering online Humane Harvesting Workshops for persons interested in obtaining a Personal Use Seal licence. Workshops will be delivered [...]
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is taking an opposing view to what some sealers are calling a serious predation problem with bearded seals on their crab stocks. Gary Stenson, head of DFO's marine mammal section [...]
