Opinion: Through CETA, European Seal ban should be scrapped
Below is a recent letter from Jim Winter of St. John's to The Hill Times, an Ottawa magazine on all things political in Canada. Jim writes about the missed [...]
Chance to win Natural Boutique’s new seal boot!
Just in time for the Christmas season is the arrival of Natural Boutique's beautiful new boot - now in stock at their five locations province wide. Here's your [...]
Updated: Fur Day On The Hill 2016 – November 29
Fur Day on the Hill 2016 was held November 29th in Ottawa with meetings with federal representatives of Parliament to showcase and lobby for continued support for all stakeholders [...]
New Novel: Degrees of Guilt by Jim Bennett
Former Newfoundland and Labrador politician, Jim Bennett, has just published a new fiction novel that relates to the seal harvest. Bennett told a local CBC radio station that [...]
Interview: Conservationist Shane Mahoney sets out the facts in new UCIN report on sustainable global seal harvests
The Canadian Sealers Association welcomes a recent report by internationally renowned scientist, wildlife expert and conservationist, Shane Mahoney, a Newfoundlander who with other research scientists helped publish "Seal Range State Policy [...]
Update: National Seal Products Day
In demonstrating support of the sealing industry to celebrate it's heritage and cultural history, and promotion of how sustainable management of our resources impacts our economy in Canada, Canadian politicians [...]
NOTICE: Mandatory Workshops Continue in September-October
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR COMMERCIAL SEALERS Mandatory Workshops Continue in September-October 2016 Humane Harvesting (beginning 9:00am at all locations) In 2014, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announced that Humane Harvesting [...]
Innuit-style kayak made from sealskin tradition returns to Hopedale
Hopedale Labrador resident Ross Flowers says he has never been in a kayak, but he knows how to build one out of sealskin. Flowers and his family have returned to [...]
Montreal chef showcases seal meat cuisine
We found a nice video from the Travel Channel posted online that showcases the fine culinary skills used in preparing seal meat in a downtown Montreal restaurant. The host [...]
Kindens can ship seal meat nationwide
Happy to report that Treats From The Sea also known as Kindens Fresh is Best Ltd. from Lewisporte has a truck on the waterfront in St. John's so if you are [...]