Fisheries and Oceans Canada / Pêches et Océans Canada - Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
 
Fisheries and Aquaculture Management

Seals and Sealing in Canada

MEDIA ROOM

All Fisheries and Oceans Canada news releases and media backgrounders related to seal populations and fisheries are listed in the Media Room section.

Technical Briefing on the Harp Seal Hunt in Atlantic Canada
March 21, 2005

Commentary by the Honourable Geoff Regan - "Canada's Seal Hunt: Beyond the Rhetoric"
March 17, 2005

NEWS RELEASES

Grey Seals and Humans - A Risky Business
NR-G-06-01E - January 30, 2006

Seal Pups and Humans: A Risky Interaction
NR-MAR-06-01E - January 26, 2006

Amendments to the Marine Mammal Regulations Published in Canada Gazette
NR-HQ-03-17E - April 9, 2003

Thibault Announces Multi-Year Atlantic Seal Hunt Management Measures
NR-HQ-03-01E - February 3, 2003

Proposed Changes To Marine Mammal Regulations Related To Seals Published In Canada Gazette
NR-HQ-02-08E - March 5, 2002

Dhaliwal announces consultations on Report of Eminent Panel and maintains TAC for 2002 Sealing Season
NR-HQ-01-96E - December 12, 2001

Dhaliwal announces formation of eminent Panel on Seal Management
NR-HQ-00-14 - April 11, 2000

Hunting of bluebacks and whitecoats prohibited 
NR-HQ-00-03 - February 2, 2000

Dhaliwal Announces 2000 Atlantic Seal Management Measures
NR-HQ-99-65E - December 21, 1999

Government Tables Response to Standing Committee's Report on Seals
NR-HQ-99-59E - November 5, 1999

Anderson Announces 1999 Atlantic Seal Management Measures
NR-HQ-99-1E - January 6, 1999

Anderson Postpones Seal Survey Until 1999
NR-HQ-98-8E - February 27, 1998

1998 Atlantic Seal Management Measures
NR-HQ-97-51E - December 30, 1997

Mifflin Announces, 1997 Atlantic Seal Management Measures
NR-HQ-96-101E - December 23, 1996

DFO Announces Results of Atlantic Seal Fishery
NR-HQ-96-56E - July 12, 1996

Seal Harvest to Re-open
NR-HQ-96-22E - April 16, 1996

Tobin Announces 1996 Atlantic Seal Management Plan
NR-HQ-95-142E - December 18, 1995

Stakeholders Discuss Seal Management Strategies
NR-HQ-95-113E - October 2, 1995

Seal forum a success
NR-HQ-95-22E - February 21, 1995

Tobin announces additional seal management measures
NR-HQ-95-17E - February 10, 1995

Tobin looks at ways of expanding the seal harvest
NR-HQ-95-07E - January 26, 1995

East coast seal management forum in February
NR-HQ-95-04E - January 23, 1995

BACKGROUNDERS

Harp Seal Population
January 1999

Seal Predation on Groundfish
January 1999

Economic Analysis of the Seal Fishery
January 1998

Seals
December 1997 

INFORMATION TO MEDIA

Harp Seal Population Assessment results
IM-HQ-00-1E - April 13, 2000


 

   

   

Last updated : 2006-02-02

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