“No Seal, No Deal” petition wants Canada to block EU from Arctic Council
Petition circulates as EU court may overturn EU seal ban - April 22, 2013 - SAMANTHA DAWSON of Nunatiasq Online This image (see below) by Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory has [...]
Seal Harvest 2013 set to begin
April 8, 2013, St. John's: - The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has announced opening dates for this year’s seal harvest. The fishery for Harp Seals will re-open in [...]
Sealing 1914 disaster remembered
About 50 people gathered at the St. John’s Port Authority for the 99th anniversary of the 1914 sealing disaster on Monday. The event was planned by the group Home [...]
CSA attends 4th annual Rendez-vous loup marin
In the community of the Magdelen Islands, Quebec, the 4th annual “Rendez-vous loup marin”, a seal celebration, was held recently. The presence and the participation of guests Ms. Aaju [...]
Province invests with loan for industry
March 27, 2013 - The provincial government announced today it will provide Carino Processing Ltd. of South Dildo with a $3.6 million loan for the purchase of seals from [...]
Staying home
March 27, 2013 - For the first time in almost 20 years, animal rights groups won’t be flying their expensive noisy helicopters at dangerously low levels over ice floes [...]
UPDATE: SEALERS WORKSHOPS FOR MARCH
Posted: March 13, 2013 Updated: Sealer Information Workshops - Locations and Schedule The Professional Fish Harvesters Certification Board (PFHCB), acting on a mandate and support from sealing industry stakeholders [...]
UPDATE: DFO information sessions
Febraury 18, 2013 March information sessions. - The Department of Fisheries and Oceans will be holding seal information sessions next month on the Northern Peninsula for new applicants requesting [...]
Canadian Senate reaffirm support for sealing industry
March 6 - 2013 As reported by our friends at the Fur Institute of Canada (FIC), the Canadian Senate (105 members) has overwhelmingly voted in support of a commercial [...]
Update: WTO EU Ban Hearings
February 28, 2013 - The CSA was represented by it's president, Eldred Woodford, at the WTO hearings in Geneva Switzerland last week into the European ban on marketing and the [...]