IMO the environmentalists have gone too far and frankly should be to blame for the unnatural and overpopulation of seals this far south. When a human does get consumed (and it will happen within a few years, I think the family of the deceased will have grounds for suing all the environmental agency's who brought this upon us. Skomal has documented something like 150 seals that there attacked some bit clean in half and these weigh like 400 #. Further the explosion of the the pups born on these sand islands is insane. 10 years ago on Muskegut there were 3 or 4 last season it was 2000+! This winter I saw the skomal tagging videos (really cool I might add) and some of these fish were right on the other side of the breakers in one case a couple hundred yards from surfers. They will nab a person soon, no question, honestly, I think maybe this season.
Further their (the environmental groups) over protection of the cormorant,geese and other birds have lead to a poisoning of our salt ponds and closure for shellfishing and soon swimming. several years ago the groups insisted it was not the birds it was the septic systems, golf courses even George Bush's fault. But 30,000 dollars later of independent DNA tests (funded by donations) prove that 98% of the fecal matter in the ponds are from birds (mainly cormorants and geese) and only a small fraction of a percent was from other mammals . Now we hear silence from from them. The ponds are poisoned with bird waste (not mankind) BECAUSE OF THEM! and they should be held accountable. They sure jump on private companies when they pollute...how about looking in the mirror for once.
I am pissed I can not clam in my own salt pond because of them goddamnit.
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