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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
May 22 is National Seal Day
Today the 2018 National Seal Products Day will have the main event with a fashion show and Industry Dinner in Ottawa, ON, as well as a reception, pop-up sale, [...]
Could a seal cull help cod recover?
Eldred Woodford, president of the Canadian Sealers Association, responded to the question that has been asked many times in recent years: Could a seal cull help cod recover? Mr. Woodford [...]