Qalipu First Nation Seal Oil Capsule Product Launch
The Qalipu First Nation are developing their own brand of seal oil capsule called "Waspu" which translates to "seal". Funding to the amount of $25,000 will be provided through the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and [...]
Seal Poutine on the menu for Seal Fest 2020
Brenda O'Reilly put on a fine Seal Poutine dish to celebrate Seal Fest at The Yellowbelly Pub in downtown St. John's. Brenda has been supporting the buy local tradition and regularly has seal meat on [...]
Update: 2020 Seal Harvest
2020 Seal Harvest Update Please note this news release issued by DFO Newfoundland and Labrador April 24, that they are advising Commercial Seal licence holders interested in the 2020 Personal Use Seal harvest they can [...]
Video: “Canadian Sealing – A Labyrinth of Lies”
We are very thankful for a great media presentation shared to us by the former president of the Canadian Sealers Association, Jim Winter. It is titled "Canadian Sealing - A Labyrinth of Lies" and [...]
2017 pup production survey released
A report titled: "2019 status of Northwest Atlantic Harp Seals" was released last week by The Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat for the Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec Region with the department of Fisheries and Oceans [...]
UPDATE: All Commercial Sealer Workshops Cancelled
2020 – Commercial Sealer Workshops ALL WORKSHOPS CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO THE COVID 19 SITUATION. We will update this page if and when the workshops go ahead. Thank you to all our members [...]
Updated: Online petition calls on federal government to stem seal overpopulation
Update: January 9, 2020 Yesterday's assessment update from DFO confirmed the worst - natural mortality, namely predation, is having grave effects on the south coast cod stock. Action must be taken before the impacts cannot [...]
Government of Canada establishes Atlantic Seal Task Team
Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Canada: Aug 14, 2019 The sustainable management of Canadian fisheries is important to fish harvesters whose livelihoods are supported by the ocean. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) ensures that [...]
Memorial Ocean Science student researching seal teeth
Undergraduate 4th year student Jenn Wilkins at Memorial University's Ocean Sciences Centre in Logy Bay Newfoundland is studying seal teeth. It was during her course coastal archeology she discovered she could combine her love of [...]