OPENING SOON: New seal tannery
The provincial sealing industry got a boost yesterday when PhocaLux International Inc. , a new sealing tannery on the west coast of the island in Fleur de Lys, announced [...]
VIDEO: Sealing in Finland, an EU member nation.
A Scandinavian supporter of our industry and tradition, Magnus Petersson, sent us a video source showing Finnish seal hunters spending a typical day on a sealing vessel in the [...]
NEW: Mandatory Humane Harvesting Training for the Commercial Seal Fishery
Mandatory Humane Harvesting Training for the Commercial Seal Fishery DFO reminds all Commercial Seal licence holders that Humane Harvesting Training on the three-step process is mandatory for all Commercial [...]
October Humane Harvesting Workshops for Commercial Sealers
PLEASE NOTE: These workshops are now finished and if we have more information on new ones before the 2016 sealing season commences, we will let you know here on [...]
Sealers museum at Elliston can be ’emotional’ for some
(CBC.ca) The Home from The Sea Sealers Memorial in Elliston is changing attitudes toward the seal hunt with tourists visiting the area., according to Executive Director, Marilyn Coles-Hayley. The center has [...]
Debunking myths about seal industry to tourists
Teresa Prince enjoys sharing the facts about the sealing industry with worldwide travelers and tourists who drop by the Dock Marina craft shop she manages in Marina Dock, Trinity. [...]
Always in Vogue opens new store in China
Atlantic Canada based furrier Always In Vogue is proud to announce that they have opened a new Seal Boutique In Shenyang China, with an amazing selection of Seal products [...]
Scottish salmon farmers issued licences to shoot seals to protect stocks
It took a freedom of Information request to find out the number of Scottish salmon farmers who were issued licences to shoot seals and the numbers shot, to protect [...]
“PETA didn’t buy any flippers” : 300 Flipper Pie Cookup
Local CBC journalist Kenny Sharpe dropped into Wesley United Church here in St. John's to witness a 300 Flipper Pie mega serving this past May, cooked and prepared by a [...]
Nunavut secures EU exemption for seal hunt
As much as we are happy for the indigenous hunters of Nunavut in this recent decision to qualify for an exemption to the European Union’s ban on seal imports, [...]