605, 2014

Beware of online sealskin scams

St. John's: There is news today that an online scam has duped some sealskin buyers in the province for thousands of dollars. The "seller" who went by the Facebook [...]

2404, 2014

Severe ice conditions

April 24, 2014 - St. John's:    Ice conditions for this year's seal harvest is proving difficult for some sealers and this will mean an elongated season that will go [...]

2304, 2014

The Last of the Ice Hunters

April 23,  2014: St. John's -    The Last of the Ice Hunters is a history of the seal hunt, an industry now in decline, but one which provided the [...]

1704, 2014

Video: CSA projects good 2014 harvest

April 17 - 2014  St. John's      CSA director Frank Pinhorn is interviewed on this NTV news item regarding this years projected positive outlook for the sealing industry [...]

1404, 2014

Opening Day

April 14, 2014 -  St. John's :   The commercial seal harvest opens today. The 2014 quota will allow for the harvest of up to 400,000 harp seals. It [...]

1004, 2014

Video: On the hunt for survival

April 10 - 2014 -      A Canadian Inuit campaign defending seal hunting reveals a community in crisis. Pictures of Canada's Inuit proudly wearing seal skin started as a playful [...]

204, 2014

54 Hours

April 1- 2014 -    This short animation is a remarkably vivid account of the 1914 tragedy in which 132 men were stranded on the ice during a severe snowstorm [...]

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