Letters to the editor: Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Rochelle Galloway
September 5 2017 - 6:00am
Peter McGee, of Swansea, says there have been many timea he has caught a fish only for it to be taken by a seal.
Peter McGee, of Swansea, says there have been many timea he has caught a fish only for it to be taken by a seal.

Seals and fishermen

WHY DO we have to relocate these seals, surely common sense is the way to cope with this problem. Why can't these be taken out, there are thousands of them and their numbers are increasing. I ask what do they eat? The fish that I, as an amateur fisherman, love to catch. We are preached to that reduced numbers that we can catch as the fish numbers are being depleted and we must not over-fish. Many times I've been about to boat a lovely fish only for it to be taken by a seal, rolling on its back with my catch in its mouth. Taking these rouges out wouldn't make an impression on the seal population and they then wouldn't certainly return to their territory like they now do .

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Rochelle Galloway

Rochelle Galloway

The Examiner Deputy Editor

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