BC group calls for a cull to deal with pinniped predation
Pacific Balance Pinniped Society, a British Columbia group who want to create awareness of the impact of pinniped predation on salmon stocks and the resulting collapse of salmon populations, wish to revive the seal and sea [...]
Podcast: Commercial Sealers under the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants
Nikolas Sellheim chats with The Broadcast's Todd O'Brien on how the UNROP -Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas could serve as the first human rights instrument that is [...]
UPDATE FEB 27: Lifting of Licence Freeze
Update: February 27, 2019 Eldred Woodford will be addressing the below matters on CBC radio's The Broadcast radio show Feb 27th at 6.00 pm island time https://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/the-broadcast/episode/15673503 Notice to all Sealers: In the 2017 proposal [...]
Will BC restaurants soon benefit from a seal cull?
An article by Global News this week reports on a new group made up of B.C. First Nations along with commercial and sport fishers who want to see a commercial seal hunt on the province's West [...]
Fisheries study ties cod stocks with predatory seals
Researchers and scientists at the Department of Fisheries are trying to determine why cod stocks in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence haven't recovered and they are pointing the finger at grey seals. The situation [...]
Labrador sealskin upholstery business growing
Sealskin is a more difficult material to work with compared to leathers and synthetic coverings, according to Danny Swearinger, but he believes the look of the finished pieces are worth the extra effort. American Danny [...]
AUDIO: Interview with DPA Omega 3 company’s CEO on their international success
Two new broadcasts from CBC Newfoundland and Labrador radio fishery show The Broadcast. Clip One: Telling the truth about the seal hunt Sept. 17, 2018 We hear from a seal oil producer no longer afraid to [...]
Quebec to study possible seal hunt on nature reserve near Magdalen Islands
Canadian biologists have voiced concerns about the growing grey seal population on Brion Island in Gulf of St. Lawrence. As a result the Quebec government is looking into conducting a study about the effectiveness of [...]
Creative: Wendy Shirran’s new ceramics in memory of sealers past.
Stunning new ceramic works with sealing themes by Bonavista ceramist Wendy Shirran will be on display at the Home From the Sea Centre and the Sealer's Memorial in Elliston this summer. Wendy Shirran [...]
OPINION: Stop the exploitation of our people.
Let's treat the activities of the International Animal Welfare groups as a "project" with socio-economic impacts that need to be assessed. Currently the Fisheries Act is used to manage these impacts, with a licensing scheme [...]