A framework for the conservation of fish stocks and management of pinnipeds put forward
An enactment that requires the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans to develop a federal framework on the conservation of fish stocks and management of pinnipeds was put forward as [...]
New Entrant 2022 Membership Forms
If you wish to join the Canadian Sealers Association and become a new entrant our 2022 Membership Form is ready for download (PDF file). Please go here for more [...]
Second of three hunting expeditions planned for Brion Island
A first crew of hunters, accompanied by researchers from Laval University, set sail Thursday morning to go to the small isolated island located north of the archipelago. In October [...]
Cod Peace: Saving the “The Voiceless Ones”
It was January 25, 1979, when members of the St. John’s Rotary Club announced the formation of the Codpeace Foundation following the club’s weekly meeting. It was led by [...]
Archives: Sealing: Facts vs Farce
In 2018 former CSA president Jim Winter wrote for The Downhome magazine's June issue why the EU, British and American sealing policy is hypocritical and anti-democratic. During the most [...]
5 Miles of Seals (Video)
5 Miles of Seals: Newfoundland fisherman’s video goes viral, fires up more debate about pinnipeds Jason Branton, a fisherman from Winterton, Newfoundland and Labrador, was steering his fishing vessel [...]
Online discussion forum on the future of the sealing industry
Canadian Sealers Association president Eldred Woodford was part of a CBC hosted online forum about the current and future state of the sealing industry suffering from no international markets [...]
Poor ice conditions affecting seal pupping
Harp and hooded seals are being seriously affected by poor ice conditions in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and waters surrounding Newfoundland and parts of Labrador according to DFO [...]
Seal Harvest Opening April 8
DFO advises Newfoundland and Labrador Seal harvesters that the seal fishery will re-open in Sealing Areas 4 to 23 and Sealing Areas 25 to 27 at 0600 hours on [...]
2021 Seal Quality, Handling, Health Workshops
In partnership with the Professional Fish Harvesters Certification Board (PFHCB), the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture (FFA) will be delivering Seal Quality, Handling, Health Workshops virtually online beginning [...]