Senate Report on Seal Populations Released: Video
The Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans released its report on Canada’s seal populations and their effect on Canada’s fisheries today, titled Sealing the Future: A Call to Action. The Fish, Food, and Allied Workers Union [...]
How climate change is affecting Labrador seal hunters
Some Labradorians worry a shorter seal-hunting season threatens a big part of their culture due to the effects of climate change. As the average temperature warms up globally, the spring time annual flow of sea [...]
Aaju Peter: Inuit perspective on animal rights campaigns
Read Aaju Peter's perspective on anti-sealing protesters and their campaigns when she went to Europe with her son Aggu and former CSA president Jim Winter in 2007 to promote Canadian and Innuit Aaju Peter [...]
Seal Harvest Opens April 8
Seal Fishery Re-Opening - April 8, 2024 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 [...]
Time to review the bans
Thanks to Jane Adey and staff at CBC NL for this helpful article on opinions regarding the seal import ban by certain global jurisdictions. An appeal for seal: Supporters say it's time to review bans [...]
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 [...]
Seal Fishery Closing for Whelping and Nursing
Notice from The Department of Fisheries and Oceans NOTICE TO SEAL HARVESTERS Feb. 23, 2024 Seal Fishery Closing DFO advises that both the Commercial fishery and Personal Use fishery for Harp seals and Hooded seals [...]
Obituary: Mark Small 1940 – 2024
The Canadian Sealers Association has lost one of its major figures with the death of past president Mark Small. To show respect for Mark's contributions to the CSA, our home province, and the sealing communities [...]
Min. Lebouthillier gives hope for finding new seal markets (Audio)
Federal fisheries minister Diane Lebouthillier meets with Qalipu interim chief Jenny Brake and Always In Vogue owner Darren Halloran, Carino and Arn-Oilean Resources met yesterday "providing some hope for seal industry" (Photos from Yvonne Jones [...]
Latest DFO study: Only 4.7 million seals? (Text and Audio)
The number of North Atlantic Harp seals is down to 4.7 million from 7.6 million says former DFO scientist Mike Hammill. Extract from Research Document "Estimating Abundance of Northwest Atlantic Harp Seal Using a Bayesian [...]