1306, 2014

7.3 million and growing

"Highest levels observed since monitoring began in the 1950s" reports The Fisheries and Oceans Canada website. Executive director Frank Pinhorn comments on the ongoing struggle with international export hurdles, [...]

1905, 2014

Updates: WTO appeal decision

May 25, 2014 - Frank Pinhorn, executive director of the Canadian Sealers Association, is reminding the public of the European Union's  hypocritical stand in light of a World Trade [...]

1405, 2014

Abacus Data Poll Reaction

Most Europeans don’t like “public morality” trade bans: Survey "The WTO ban is based on the misconception... that Europeans are completely opposed to the seal hunt" NUNATSIAQ NEWS These [...]

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 [...]

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