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Likwid-
I am sympathetic to conservationist points of view in general, but I'm not sure I follow your logic here.
Once humans have f'ed things up and knocked nature out of balance, which with seals happened quite a long time ago, a resource management approach needs to be taken. They are multiplying very quickly, and by the thousands (there are scientific reports of 6,000+ out on the Cape, not sure about the 10,000 number). They are essentially unchecked by natural predators, and they are making a huge mess and ruining the fishing which has a huge economic impact. Something different needs to happen than whats going on right now. Just like deer. Once you kill off all the predators, as we did long ago, you have to allow a hunt or there will be so many deer that they'll pretty much eat everything and starve themselves. Seals are rapidly heading for a similar mess, if we're not already there.
Just my opinion.
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