Nova Scotia Grey seal hunt begins in Hay Island
February 25, 2012 (CBC.ca) About 25 sealers arrived on Hay Island, N.S., off the eastern coast of Cape Breton, on Thursday for the start of the grey seal hunt. Journalists are on the tiny outcrop [...]
Conditions improving for Seal Harvest
(CBC.ca) February 21 2012 With the harp seal hunt about a month away, officials with Fisheries and Oceans Canada say ice conditions for the hunt in the Gulf of St. Lawrence are [...]
Sealers speak on the issues
February 13, 2012: The Northern Pen newspaper today filed a very good question and answer article with sealers from Port Saunders and Port Au Choix to discuss the current state of the seal industry and the [...]
Huge seal population threaten cod stock rebuilding
CBC.ca: --- (Jan 16, 2012) A huge seal population is preventing cod stocks from rebounding off Nova Scotia, two former directors of science at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography say. The work of Bob O'Boyle [...]
Updates: Proposed Russia seal import ban
The Canadian Sealers Association is actively seeking clarification on recent public announcements in reference to the sale and import of seal products to Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan and are pleased to hear today, December 22, that [...]
Canada Raises Concerns over Proposed Trade Restrictions on Seal Products
Ottawa: December 22, 2011. - The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today issued the following statement on the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia’s proposed trade [...]
Proposed memorial to honour sealers
CBC News: December 1, 2011: Some of the most influential and well-known business people and politicians in Newfoundland and Labrador are fronting a campaign to build a memorial to remember those who froze to death [...]
Minutes of Senate hearings on management of the grey seal population
This page is saved as a PDF document and can be downloaded here THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES AND OCEANS EVIDENCE OTTAWA, Tuesday, November 15, 2011 The Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans [...]
CSA attends Senate Committee on seal population management
Study on the management of the grey seal population off Canada’s East Coast. November 15, 2011 The Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans recently launched its study into the management of grey seals off [...]
Fisheries minister says proposed cull based on science
November 8, 2011 Fisheries minister says proposed cull of 140,000 grey seals is based on science FREDERICTON — Canada’s fisheries minister is shrugging off accusations that a proposed cull of 140,000 Atlantic grey seals is [...]