The Grey seal caught a big skate fish near the seaside and popped up with its prize. While many individuals get pleasure from recognizing seals off our coast they don’t seem to be so in style with fishermen.
The seals will not be native to this space however have bred and shaped a considerable colony beneath the cliffs at Fairlight, close to Hastings, the place they’re typically sighted.
Fishermen imagine the seals have established themselves after being launched again into the ocean by the RSPCA centre Mallydams at Fairlight, which has a seal therapy space together with a pool.
Paul Stanley, who fishes, together with his spouse Lucy, utilizing a standard methodology, says the seals are affecting his livelihood. He stated: “Seals bite through the nets and badly maul the fish, leaving them unsellable.”
Spencer Marchant stated: “Seals cause damage which directly affects the Hastings fleet. which is more historic than these new visitors. Mark Ball added: “These seals are not native to this area. They have been introduced from other areas. I have been fishing for over 44 years and we never saw any seals until the last five years.”
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Matthew Pond stated: “The seals can be seen in huge numbers congregating off the cliffs at low tide. They are a non native colony that has been introduced by a local rescue centre that has released them in the local area. The seals have colonised the cliffs at Fairlight and are wreaking havoc for the local fisherman. Where they are congregating is the historic spawning grounds for seabass and mullet. These fisheries have been damaged due to the invasive colony. Furthermore, the presence of this huge colony of seals has caused many fisherman to stop using their traditional gill nets because of the damage caused by the seals who eat the fish out of the nets after following the boats to sea.”
