tell me something I don't know - seals & the cape

[numbskull]

The harbor seals at the WH Aquarium eat 10-15 lbs of fish per day. The grey seals are much larger and obviously eat a lot more.
It doesn't take much of a scientist to figure 10,000 grey seals are eating 50-100,000 lbs of fish a day. That translates into 2-4 million lbs of fish per year. That is a lot and it is not very likely they are making do on sand eels and sand dabs.

[2na]

"I have heard the same things," said Owen Nichols, director of marine fisheries research

"It's very difficult to quantify without direct observation of how much seals are capturing or the more complicated issue of them driving fish offshore," Nichols said. "Fishermen at this point are the best source of the information we do have; however, we need more quantitative evidence."


Translation: Fisherman can't be believed and only truly unbiased researchers will be able to determine the truth. So George, your common sense math, my getting sealed over 200 times and fishermen fleeing the cape are mere anecdotes and without more objective empirical evidence are biased and baseless. We are just irrationally anti-seal.

[BluesHarp]

Originally Posted by 2na

"I have heard the same things," said Owen Nichols, director of marine fisheries research

"It's very difficult to quantify without direct observation of how much seals are capturing or the more complicated issue of them driving fish offshore," Nichols said. "Fishermen at this point are the best source of the information we do have; however, we need more quantitative evidence."


Translation: Fisherman can't be believed and only truly unbiased researchers will be able to determine the truth. So George, your common sense math, my getting sealed over 200 times and fishermen fleeing the cape are mere anecdotes and without more objective empirical evidence are biased and baseless. We are just irrationally anti-seal.

Another translation: I NEED research MONEY to keep my government funded job.

[Mr. Sandman]

I would love a custom pair of seal skin waders

And maybe a sealskin catsuit for my wife

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman

And maybe a sealskin catsuit for my wife

Best. Idea. Ever.