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. [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

(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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

CBC News: December 1, 2011: Some of the most influential and well-known business people and politicians in Newfoundland and Labrador are fronting a campaign to build a memorial to [...]

This page is saved as a PDF document and can be downloaded here THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES AND OCEANS EVIDENCE OTTAWA, Tuesday, November 15, 2011 The Standing [...]