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"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.
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