There will be a Commercial Sealers Workshop this coming Thursday May 18 to be held in Twillingate at the Lions Club. Location: Twillingate Lions Club: Date: Thursday May 18, 2017 Session 1: 9.00 am – [...]
The Professional Fish Harvesters Certification Board, in partnership with DFO, will be delivering Humane Harvesting workshops throughout the province this coming April. The Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture (DFA) has a memorandum of understanding [...]
In response to discussions and questions online, the Canadian Sealers Association president, Eldred Woodford, would like to clarify it's position on MED training as a prerequisite needed for sealers on all commercial vessel sizes. "There has [...]
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR COMMERCIAL SEALERS Mandatory Workshops Continue in September-October 2016 Humane Harvesting (beginning 9:00am at all locations) In 2014, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announced that Humane Harvesting training on the three-step process will be [...]
UPDATED: April 22 - 2016 DFO advises that there will be a Seal Information Session for new applicants requesting Personal Use Seal Licences at the following location: Carbonear, NL - Thursday, April 28, 2016, Fong's Restaurant [...]
2016 Personal Use Seal License Information Session DFO advises that there will be a Seal Information Session for new applicants requesting Personal Use Seal licenses at the following location: Foxtrap - Thursday, February 25, 2016 The [...]
PLEASE NOTE: These workshops are now finished and if we have more information on new ones before the 2016 sealing season commences, we will let you know here on this page. The 2015 Fall Humane Harvesting [...]
