Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence harvest opens
Tuesday April 10, 2012. The seal hunt in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence officially opened Tuesday morning. The harvest further north and off the northeast coast of Newfoundland [...]
Major show of support for industry
April 5th, 2012 (The Telegram) The provincial government announced today a $3.6-million loan to the sealing industry. Fisheries Minister Darin King, flanked by representatives of the sealing industry, made [...]
Seal hunt to open April 12
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans announced today the harp seal fishery on “The Front” off the northeast coast of Newfoundland will open Thursday, April 12, at 6 a.m. [...]
TAC quota same as 2011
March 21, 2012. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has set the Total Allowable Catch for the 2012 season for Harp Seals. Total Allowable Catches and Sharing Arrangements for [...]
Nova Scotia Grey seal hunt begins in Hay Island
February 25, 2012 (CBC.ca) About 25 sealers arrived on Hay Island, N.S., off the eastern coast of Cape Breton, on Thursday for the start of the grey seal hunt. [...]
Conditions improving for Seal Harvest
(CBC.ca) February 21 2012 With the harp seal hunt about a month away, officials with Fisheries and Oceans Canada say ice conditions for the hunt in [...]
Sealers speak on the issues
February 13, 2012: The Northern Pen newspaper today filed a very good question and answer article with sealers from Port Saunders and Port Au Choix to discuss the current state [...]
Huge seal population threaten cod stock rebuilding
CBC.ca: --- (Jan 16, 2012) A huge seal population is preventing cod stocks from rebounding off Nova Scotia, two former directors of science at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography [...]
Updates: Proposed Russia seal import ban
The Canadian Sealers Association is actively seeking clarification on recent public announcements in reference to the sale and import of seal products to Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan and are pleased [...]
Canada Raises Concerns over Proposed Trade Restrictions on Seal Products
Ottawa: December 22, 2011. - The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today issued the following statement on the Customs Union of [...]