Seal Fishery: Equipment, Techniques, Products--Natural Environment--Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web

Although the sealing industry was in decline at the turn of the century, Newfoundland companies continued to fit out steamers for the hunt.

Seal Fishery: Hunting Methods--Natural Environment--Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web

Background on the seal fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador, including history, resources and natural environment.

A look at the 1914 Sealing Disaster, when 251 sealers died in two simultaneous disasters involving the SS Newfoundland and the SS Southern Cross.

How the 1914 sealing disaster impacted the lives of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, and the government's response to the tragedy.