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
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 [...]
August 2025
Video: Sealskin kayak tradition makes splash at Canada Games
The Canada Summer Games are being held around various venues in St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador this August and athletes and coaches from all provinces and territories are represented in various sports. In one of the [...]
June 2025
Obituary: Captain Jack Troake
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 [...]
February 2025
Buying Local Seal Products
A new logo and awareness campaign was unveiled to encourage residents to buy products from Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada by the provincial government as a new initiative to help build awareness of the importance of [...]
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 [...]