Seal Fishery Opening January 25
Seal Fishery Opening - January 25, 2021 The seal fishery will resume for commercial harvesters AND personal-use licenses this year, and is set to open on January 25th, 2021. [...]
Group Brings Awareness to Food Security
The Canadian Sealers Association applauds a new initiative from a provincial community group Sharing the Harvest who are concerned about provincial food security, sustainability and food sharing for those [...]
Former CSA president Jim Winter responds to IFAW receiving grants from Ottawa
In a submitted letter to various social media platforms and other media and government persons of interest, former CSA president Jim Winter makes laser precision arguments here on the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]