Market about to “bust wide open”
One of the new industry players in the provincial seal harvest hopes new markets will open doors for processors here and keep many sealers happy. Owner and operator of PhocaLux International Inc., Bernie Halloran, says [...]
Greenlanders feeling the EU ban pain
The Canadian sealing industry is not the only one feeling the pain from the EU ban on imports of seal products into Europe. Surrounded by a ballooning seal population reaching 12 million, Greenland is seeing [...]
Industry support announced
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has made an important commitment to the seal industry with two loans to both Carino Ltd. and PhocaLux International Inc. who each will receive $1 million each. The Honourable [...]
Notice: No new added workshops
The Canadian Sealers Association would like to thank all who have participated in this year's training and quality workshops. There are no more workshops planned before this coming seasons opening date this Sunday. Also there [...]
2015 Season opening dates and locations
Official notice from DFO: DFO advises Newfoundland and Labrador Seal harvesters based in Sealing Areas 4 to 8, that the fishery for Seals will re-open in Sealing Areas 4 to 8 and 12, at 0600 [...]
Eastern US coastal seal herd increasing at rapid rate
In the Cape Cod area, fishermen who used to daily haul in about 30,000 pounds of fish are becoming more furious with the obvious signs of the overpopulation of gray seals. Before the 1980's seal [...]
Europe may soon import Inuit seal meat products
Global Meat News: By Keith Nuthall, 31-Mar-2015 (globalmeatnews.com) Seal meat from Canada, produced by Inuit communities, could soon be sold in the European Union (EU) after the EU reported progress was being made on resolving [...]
Rob Moore asks U.S. Customs to return confiscated sealskin purse
Newfoundland and Labrador's regional minister, Rob Moore is asking US border authorities to return a sealskin purse seized at the Maine- N.B. crossing belonging to Nora Fitzgerald of Corner Brook. In addition to having her [...]
Mandatory Humane Harvesting Training for the Seal Fishery
DFO reminds all commercial Sealers that Humane Harvesting Training on the three-step process is mandatory for all commercial Seal licence holders prior to participating in the 2015 season and in any future Sealing seasons. In [...]
6 New Commercial Sealer Workshops Added
There will be 6 new Commercial Sealer Workshops added to the training schedule. Humane Harvesting workshops begin at 9:00 am at all locations. Quality/Health/Handling workshops begin at 11:30 am at all locations. The new dates [...]