Seal Fishery Opens April 6
Seal Fishery Re-Opening - April 6, 2026 DFO advises Newfoundland and Labrador Seal harvesters that the Commercial and Personal Use Seal fishery will re-open in Sealing Areas 4 to 23 and Sealing Areas 25 to 27 [...]
March 2026
2026 Sealer Workshops
Updated: Course dates are tentatively March 20 & 23 at 9 am. Please note that the The Professional Fish Harvesters Certification Board (PFHCB) will be offering workshops virtually online only by Zoom on the following course: [...]
November 2025
Jim Winter’s Pt. 1 interview with Mike Kehoe of the Coastal People Resource Protection Group
Jim Winter Seals, Stigma and Survival, a project that explores solutions to the stigma associated with seal products, seal hunting and sealers in the EU teamed up with secondary investigator Jim Winter, a former [...]
February 2025
Upcoming Commercial Sealer Workshops
The PFHCB will be delivering Commercial Sealer Workshops on the following days. The cost is $50 for both certificates. Pre-registration forms can be found at www.pfhcb.com. Monday, March 3, 2025 Tuesday – No Workshops Wednesday, March [...]
January 2025
2025 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 virtually/online using Zoom. Sessions will be approximately 1 hour. The workshop is available at [...]
Humane Harvesting and Quality Workshops 2025
The Professional Fish Harvesters Certification Board (PFHCB) will be delivering Humane Harvesting and Quality/Handling/Health Workshops virtually/online starting early March 2025, on a first come basis. Workshops will be delivered virtually/online using Zoom. Sessions will be approximately [...]
February 2024
NEW: Sealers Workshops
The Professional Fish Harvesters Certification Board (PFHCB) will be delivering Humane Harvesting and Quality/Handling/Health Workshops virtually/online during the week of March 11th & 18th, 2024. Workshops will be delivered virtually/online using Zoom. Sessions will be approximately [...]