The Canadian Sealers Association was saddened to hear of a well-known and respected resident of Twillingate Captain Jack Troake, who championed the causes and rights of the sealing industry, has passed away on Wednesday at the [...]
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 at 0600 hours on Monday, April 7, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Nordic Hunters Alliance hope the EU seal products import and export ban can be reversed and are calling on the EU parliament to look into recent research on depleted fish stocks in their region and [...]
The Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier said in a letter written August 6, 2024 and addressed to the European Commission's vice-president Virginijus Sinkevičius that Canada has been given the opportunity to "provide input" on the seal trade [...]
The current ongoing EU seal import ban is "causing more harm than good", says Swedish scientist and researcher Sven-Gunnar Lunneryd. He says increased seal populations are causing depleted fish stocks and after 15 years it is [...]
