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Originally Posted by Rappin Mikey
I also think that 6,000 is a very modest estimate and the numbers are probably closer to double that.
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speculation.
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A controlled hunting season is definitely what is required.
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Won't happen. Don't bother cleaning the .30-06. If ANYTHING it will be done by fish and game, DMF, etc. And if more seals get found popped, they're gonna do a number on fishing on the Cape before anything else.
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Raking for sandeels is almost a lost cause now, or at least a half day event.
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If there's no sand eels then what were those giant bait balls doing off race point last year? Why were the tuna inshore? Maybe they're gay tuna.
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Many people I know will not fish there because of the plovers and the seals. Buisnesses are starting to go under.
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The New Yorkers on vacation with their walmart specials are the economy, not the hardcore fishermen.
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I think he said that a full grown seal eats roughly 100+pounds of fish a day.
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Your father a biologist?
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/...-seal/diet.htm
Adult harbor seals eat 5% to 6% of their body weight per day, about 4.5 to 8.2 kg (10-18 lb.).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Seal
The average daily food requirement is estimated to be 5kg (11lb), though the seals do not feed every day and they fast the breeding season.