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Birthing Sites Discovered
The ice flow that forms in the Gulf is one of the major birthing sites for the Harp seal, and provides extraordinary opportunity to watch and observe these amazing creatures closely. Mostly colonized by Acadians fleeing deportation in 1755. -
Commercial Seal Hunting Begins
Sealing usually took place along the west coast of Newfoundland and around the Magdalen Islands in March, when harp seal pups were still on the ice. In 1796, three puncheons and 340 sealskins were exported to Halifax, and 525 skins to Jersey. -
Seal Hunt came under jurisdiction in Canada
The Newfoundland seal hunt came under the jurisdiction of Canada -
Seal Population Dramatically Drops
The harp seal population was especially affected. In December 1949, officials from the federal Department of Fisheries, which managed the hunt, met with sealing industry representatives in St. John's to consider possible action. They agreed that more reliable ...Concerns about the seal hunt first surfaced in the late 1940s in the wake of a dramatic rise in catches by the increasingly efficient offshore fleets. The harp seal population was especially affected. In December 1949, officials from the -
Attention drawn to Harp Seals.
While the Newfoundland delegation was in London, IFAW issued a statement drawing attention to inconsistencies in federal and Newfoundland government statements regarding the status of the harp seal herds. -
US bans importation of Harp Seal Products
Every Spring off the Atlantic coast of Canada many thousands of Harp Seal pups are born A few weeks later most of them are dead Clubbed drowned shot Brutally slaughtered by man ... the plight of the Harp Seal Congress has already banned the importation of Harp Seal products