Seals, Stigma and Survival
This project is funded by the Nordic Arctic Programme to explore solutions to the stigmatization of sealing in the EU | PI @danitaburke.bsky.social | survivingsealingstigma.com | www.sdu.dk/en/forskning/ans/research
- Reposted by Seals, Stigma and SurvivalToday we are highlighting the research that @danitaburke.bsky.social conducted at the Laurier Archives for the @sealsandsurvival.bsky.social project. niche-canada.org/2026/02/02/s... #envhist #cdnhist #arctic #archives
- Thank you @nichecanada.bsky.social for promoting awareness of our archival research @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social #LaurierArchives in Year 1 of "Seals, Stigma and Survival" niche-canada.org?p=62503&prev... @danitaburke.bsky.social
- Dec 28, 2025 #CBCNews article - Could rising seal #'s mean more meat on the menu for eastern Quebec? Business owners & sealers hope to take advantage of the abundance of seals present on & around the Magdalen Islands @nichecanada.bsky.social @coastalpeoplerpg.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
- FYI - #CBCNews story from 2024 - Quebec sealers praise a new federal pilot project to expand personal-use seal hunting licences to people on Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick @coastalpeoplerpg.bsky.social @fisheries.noaa.gov @ntvnewsnl.bsky.social @govnl.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
- FYI - #CBCNews story from 2024 - Quebec sealers praise a new federal pilot project to expand personal-use seal hunting licences to people on Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick @coastalpeoplerpg.bsky.social @fisheries.noaa.gov @ntvnewsnl.bsky.social @govnl.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
- Reposted by Seals, Stigma and SurvivalThe event link is now updated with the new time for Feb 27th 2026! 😀 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/09d755... @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @nichecanada.bsky.social @warcticantarctic.bsky.social @sealsandsurvival.bsky.social @apecs-denmark.bsky.social @sduarctic.bsky.social
- There's a need to reschedule until Feb 27th. Sorry for any inconvenience! Info on the exact time is forthcoming☺️ @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @sduarctic.bsky.social @warcticantarctic.bsky.social @nichecanada.bsky.social @arcticinstitute.bsky.social @naadsn-rdsnaa.bsky.social
- Reposted by Seals, Stigma and SurvivalThere's a need to reschedule until Feb 27th. Sorry for any inconvenience! Info on the exact time is forthcoming☺️ @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @sduarctic.bsky.social @warcticantarctic.bsky.social @nichecanada.bsky.social @arcticinstitute.bsky.social @naadsn-rdsnaa.bsky.social
- You are invited to attend the January 23, 2026 virtual book launch of "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era" @routledgebooks.bsky.social by @danitaburke.bsky.social hosted by @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @sduarctic.bsky.social #WiAA
- Reposted by Seals, Stigma and SurvivalYou are invited to attend the January 23, 2026 virtual book launch of "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era" @routledgebooks.bsky.social by @danitaburke.bsky.social hosted by @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @sduarctic.bsky.social #WiAA
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- Register for the Jan 23, '26 virtual book launch "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era" by @danitaburke.bsky.social hosted @iashedinburgh.bsky.social - @sduarctic.bsky.social @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @naadsn-rdsnaa.bsky.social @nichecanada.bsky.social
- Reposted by Seals, Stigma and SurvivalI have a short new article out in the Practitioner's Forum of the Sustainable Publishing special issue of Imaginations: Journal of Cross-Cultural Image Studies, "Reimagining Academic Publishing: Community, Knowledge, & the Future Beyond Academia" Find it here: imaginationsjournal.ca/index.php/im...
- Reposted by Seals, Stigma and SurvivalAs is tradition, we begin this year with a look back at our top five most-read articles of the past year. 2025's list includes pieces by Nolan Reynolds, @glenniceton.bsky.social, @lootina.bsky.social, @peterfortna.bsky.social, & Jackson Pind niche-canada.org/2026/01/06/t... #envhist #cdnhist
- Reposted by Seals, Stigma and SurvivalExcited to present on my new @routledgebooks.bsky.social book "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era" www.routledge.com/Greenpeace-i... on January 23, 2025 at 4pm GMT. @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @mike49.bsky.social @warcticantarctic.bsky.social
- Fri 23 Jan: Book Launch for "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era" (online-only), 16:00-17:00 GMT Register free here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/09d755...
- Reposted by Seals, Stigma and SurvivalFri 23 Jan: Book Launch for "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era" (online-only), 16:00-17:00 GMT Register free here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/09d755...
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- Part 2 of interview by SI Jim Winter with retired DFO scientist Mike Hammill on seals, ecosystem changes and community frustrations with information engagement processes @mike49.bsky.social @nichecanada.bsky.social @bernicecb.bsky.social @theglobeandmail.com #JimWinterInterviewSeries
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- Out now! New Podcast w/ @danitaburke.bsky.social talking about "Seals, Stigma and Survival", her new Greenpeace book & preliminary research on the EU 2024 public consultations on its seal regs @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @fishingforsuccess.bsky.social @nichecanada.bsky.social @sduarctic.bsky.social
- Part 1 of new interview: SI Jim Winter in discussion with retired DFO scientist Mike Hammill on seals, ecosystem changes and community frustrations with information engagement processes @mike49.bsky.social @nichecanada.bsky.social @bernicecb.bsky.social @theglobeandmail.com #JimWinterInterviewSeries
- Part 2 of interview by secondary investigator Winter w/ Garry Stenson reflecting on his work on Canada’s WTO case on the EU’s seal product ban, media’s role in seal debate & climate change impact on seal health @mike49.bsky.social @nichecanada.bsky.social @bernicecb.bsky.social @theglobeandmail.com
- Excellent opportunity to read Part 1 of an interview with retired DFO scientist Garry Stenson by secondary investigator Jim Winter & get insight from his years researching seals and navigating the challenges he encountered @nichecanada.bsky.social @coastalpeoplerpg.bsky.social @bernicecb.bsky.social
- Clarifying statement: The report focuses ONLY on the EU failure to raise awareness of its fitness check amongst the Greenlandic PUBLIC to get public participation esp directly from hunters; a lost opportunity lamented by our Greenlandic hunter project participants @ec.europa.eu
- Hear from Juha Ylimaunu, expert in the evolution of Finland's relationship w/ seals & his work while based @helsinki.fi on the importance of seals and sealing to the evolution of Finnish settlements, culture and economic practices over a millennia & the impact of the #EU seal ban @ec.europa.eu
- Read Part 2 of SI Jim Winter’s interview with Mike Kehoe @mike49.bsky.social of @coastalpeoplerpg.bsky.social & learn about his time with the Gov’t of NL @govnl.bsky.social & in the fisheries industry navigating the fallout for anti-sealing activism
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- Check out our new discussion paper - Acknowledging and Addressing the Absence of Greenlandic Input into the EU’s 2024 Public Consultations on its Trade in Seal Products Regulations - authored by Danita Burke & Erik Kielsen w/ support from Kristina Svels, Helena Gonzales Lindberg & Jim Winter
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- NEW PROJECT PUBLICATION! Acknowledging and Addressing the Absence of Greenlandic Input into the EUs 2024 Public Consultations on the Fitness of its Trade in Seal Products Regulations - www.sdu.dk/en/forskning... @ec.europa.eu @politico.eu @govofnunavut.bsky.social @cwswarstudies.bsky.social
- Out now! New book by “Seals, Stigma and Survival” PI Danita Burke - "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era" with @routledgebooks.bsky.social #survivingsealingstigma @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social
- Interesting interview-Part 1-by award winning retired #TheBroadcastCBC journalist Jim Winter, founding president CSA w/ @mike49.bsky.social @coastalpeoplerpg.bsky.social. Thanks Mike for sharing your experiences. Part 2 soon! @fishingforsuccess.bsky.social @nichecanada.bsky.social @govnl.bsky.social
- Read Part 1 of SI Jim Winter’s interview with Mike Kehoe @mike49.bsky.social of @coastalpeoplerpg.bsky.social & hear about his time working for the Gov’t of NL @govnl.bsky.social & in the fisheries industry navigating the fallout for anti-sealing activism.
- Read Part 1 of SI Jim Winter’s interview with Mike Kehoe @mike49.bsky.social of @coastalpeoplerpg.bsky.social & hear about his time working for the Gov’t of NL @govnl.bsky.social & in the fisheries industry navigating the fallout for anti-sealing activism.
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- Seals taking cod out of the ocean 24x higher than humans according to new @memorialu.bsky.social-based research: @NTVNewsNL report on this here ntv.ca/news/new-stu... @fishingforsuccess.bsky.social @arcticcouncil.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu @luke.fi @nupinytt.bsky.social @highnorthnews.bsky.social
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- Learn more about the primary research conducted in Kalaallit Nunaat/Greenland between July and October 2025 for 'Seals, Stigma and Survival' locally led by SI Erik Kielsen with PI Danita Burke. Thanks to Sara L. Jensen, Nordic Arctic Programme, Innovation South Greenland & CWS/SDU for their support
- Highly recommended opportunity. We were able to use research from this archive as part of our project research. Many thanks #LaurierArchives @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social and all the best to funding applicants for this upcoming round! survivingsealingstigma.com/2025/09/07/a...
- Hear from Finnish sealer Jouni Heinikoski, a project observer, on CBC Radio's The Broadcast about the EU seal product ban.
- Learn more about the Ålandic perspective on local fisheries, including the impact of grey seals via a new LUKE report by Seals, Stigma and Survival SI Kristina Svels, project observer Viktor Eriksson and co-authors Linda Sundström and Pekka Salmi
- Reposted by Seals, Stigma and SurvivalThanks @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social #LaurierArchives for the chance to explore your holdings & reflect more on my @routledgebooks.bsky.social book "Cultural Violence, Stigma & the Legacy of the Anti-Sealing Movement" @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @sealsandsurvival.bsky.social @nichecanada.bsky.social
- While reviewing recently collected material from the Laurier Archives, project PI Danita Burke has begun to question “was I wrong?” in her 2023 book on anti-sealing cultural violence. Here Burke discusses whether the situation has escalated to cultural & economic genocide
- Fieldwork update: Talking with diplomats and advocates in Brussels about sealing traditions and economic importance, the EU ban and recent fitness check of the trade in seal products regulations, the impact of seals on marine ecosystems and ecosystem imbalances in the Arctic, sub-Arctic and Baltics
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- Research Recap: Archival research on anti-sealing/harvesting activism, #Greenpeace, #IFAW, impact on Northern Canadian economies and Canadian Indigenous communities and peoples at the Laurier Archives and Collections, Wilfrid Laurier University #SurvivingSealingStigma
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- Check out the new piece informed by research for the project "Seals, Stigma and Survival" and itsongoing fieldwork in @ca.theconversation.com "The European Union excluded Greenland from public consultations on the EU seal product ban. Why?" @ec.europa.eu @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
- New! Piece by PI @danitaburke.bsky.social & SI Erik Kielsen on the EU public consultation on fitness of its trade ban on seal products. Prelim results suggest no Greenlandic public input. Calling for @ec.europa.eu to pause report & engage first @coastalpeoplerpg.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com
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- Interesting interview with Finnish sealer Jouni Heinikoski from 2024 on #TheBroadcastCBC #CBCRadioCanada talking about Finland's hope for the European Commission lifts the seal trade ban www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... @ec.europa.eu @coastalpeoplerpg.bsky.social @luke.fi @eu.finlandabroad.fi
- Fieldwork observation: Some sealers note hypocrisy of @ec.europa.eu position sealing is morally reprehensible w/ pig farming in Europe. Words like "strange" & "disgusting" have come up in contrast to experiences of humane hunting in open fresh ecosystems www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etud...
- Fact Sheet - Impact of the EU ban on seal products: 3 things you need to know… #survivingsealingstigma #EUsealproductban #InuitException #personaluseexemption #Arctic #subArctic #NorthAtlantic
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- When people debate the status of the EU ban on seal products, much attention is given to EU consideration for Indigenous rights through the Inuit Exception, but is the Inuit Exception fit for purpose? Read our latest piece to learn more
- Busy day! Secondary Investigator Erik Kielsen #InnovationSouthGreenland #KielsenCoordination is in Nanortalik. This is the second research trip in Greenland, the first was in Narsaq. Aim: Highlight local views on sealing, EU trade ban & activism impacts visitgreenland.com/destinations... @sdu.dk
- Check out the work of work of @sealsandsurvival.bsky.social Secondary Investigator Erik Kielsen who has created a tri-lingual Inuit Harvesting Year chart #Greenland
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- Thinking about going for swim in the ocean or sea this summer? Read “Parasitic Nose Worms: Seal to Human Transfer of Parasites” first and learn more about seals and parasites in the waters of the Baltics
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