I think that the hunting of seals is seen by many on the eastern coast to be a solution to the problem of a seriously depleted commercial fish population. The thinking of lobbyists, policy makers and government on this subject is flawed and this strategy is doomed to fail, since the ecological problem is only going to get worse if humans continue to tamper with the population balance of these two species. The fish and seal populations have an interdependent relationship beyond being merely predator and prey. Recently scientists have proved that the numbers of larger fish have been changed genetically because the use of certain kinds of nets altered the population of fish with genes for growing large as the cod of the grand banks used to be... The reason that there were large schools of giant cod in the past was because in order to escape from seals - the population of cod was being culled of the short runty slow swimming variants by the seals. Only the biggest and most prolific breed of cod were able to swim fast enough and use schooling behavior to escape becoming food for seals. Then over-fishing of the cod by humans removed those big ones from the gene pool, selecting for the biggest with nets that were able to let the smaller ones escape. The runty or smaller cod (who never do grow huge) are the ones that were left and the number of seals has increased as a consequence. If humans allowed this process to balance itself out naturally, then the large giant cod would be more likely to eventually return. Because we keep trying to mess with the ecological balance -without- real understanding of the way it works, we are as usual shooting ourselves in the foot.
Now that being said; I think your response is poorly informed and you are reacting in a manner which is strictly emotional and irrational. This is not likely to make people pay attention to the issues or for others to become more aware of the real problems. You are no better than the fisherman who decides to kill seals because he thinks that they are eating his fish. Remarks like yours are full of hatred and anger which will just make things worse instead of helping to find understanding and will simply encourage people to have arguments or promote fights rather than work toward a solution.
In fact this is the same problem that happens when foolish people think the should eliminate wolves because wolves eat the harmless sheep. In fact the wolves kill the sickly and unhealthy members of the herd - the ones that would endanger the lives of the rest of the herd if they are allowed to live. Some people feel that the cute little sheep are to be "protected" from the wolves - but the wolves are not bad or evil, they are simply fulfilling their role. Emotional arguments encourage people to slaughter the wolves and then we get problems like an entire herd of sheep infected with "scrappie" getting sold to feed producers who decide that they want to increase the protein level in cattle feed and add the diseased sheep to blend of grains and hay and milk. The consequence: mad cow disease is created, then people eat the cows and we have CJD. This is what happens when humans start messing with the roles of herbivorous prey and carnivorous predator.
People need to get out of natures way and learn how to live -with- it instead of trying to control it. That does not mean we have to stop hunting or fishing, but it does mean we need to do so more wisely and carefully as our primitive and "uncivilized" ancestors learned to do through the ice ages over the last few hundred thousand years. Nature is not a factory it is a dance of all life together. Predators are as important as prey.
2007-04-19 23:41:01
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answered by Michael Darnell 7
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I think his English is fine. There used to be some seals that lived on the rocks of an island state, but so did 75 White Russian Army. They were not able to get food like the people did but instead stripped the plumbing, appliances, and partitions in houses they took over so they could bring in "Mr. Rat", and drink his milk.
They also went "hunting for meat" as the seals were visible from the shore as well as follow the unusual custom of sleeping on the floor snuggling Mr. Rat on some rags. They though they were "healthy" with the seal meat, rat milk, and they also ate the wild geese that used to come to this state.
I suspect it is the cruel Russians that are also polluting the waters near the North Pole that have no respect for the rights of wildlife. They don't approve of "factory farming" of chicken and a few years ago went around the world killing every chicken they could find,, froze it, and distribute most of the chicken meat in stores from frozen meat they have in the Ukraine.
Maybe some day they will go away.
2007-04-25 06:36:41
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answered by Chatty82 3
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The population of polar bears is worth you conviction. Any animal that has a dwindling population. I am all for conservation. The problem here is seals have a stronger population right now than ever. More seals are here today than when we developed the northern hemisphere. They are the most wasteful animals killing Salmon for just the belly section and eggs. The whole population of salmon, Steel head, and bottom fish has fallen off and seals are a large influence. Changing water temp is also to blame.
There should be room for a limited season fo seals. I know this sounds harsh but the seal population is out of control.
2007-04-20 15:20:17
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answered by Pablo 6
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I think I got the gist of your message, I think.
You don't like seals. Thats OK. I wouldn't want to have cows walking the street and beggars on every corner either.I could solve your problem......give every begger a gun and knife and....dinner is on the table.
Look, Every culture has their own thing that they do that doesn't make sense to another. Do I ask that you buy a seal skin coat? No, you don't need one. As far as suffering goes, you don't know anything. Ask someone to hit you on the head , rendering you unconsious. You do not feel a thing. Sealing is as economicaly viable as farming. Since the ban there are so many they are a nuisence to boaters and fishermen. How many fish does a seal eat? 2-4-6 a day which translates into a lot for all of the seals.
Take care of your own part of the world before you get into mine.
2007-04-24 12:49:24
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answered by reinformer 6
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Well the solution is to raise them on farms like cattle, Oh who cares its only a seal another animal, hell in wars humans are killed for no reason what so ever, but there less than seal. Hell at least with seals we can make products and sell the meat. There should be limits, but harvest them like any other animal.
2007-04-19 23:45:22
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answered by man of ape 6
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we are no longer considerate everywhere on the earth, we are animals and we are on the precise of the nutrients chain. There are reliable motives to cull the seals because of the fact it makes money. Like slaughtering cows, pigs, and poultry; there is money in it. people who're doing the jobs are airborne dirt and dirt undesirable adult males who're searching for some potential of conceivable nutrients and foreign places money to help in helping their families. human beings from international purchase the pelts and the beef is used for nutrients. so a techniques as i'm worried it extremely is legal and ethical, it incredibly is a ingredient of Canadian background and there is not any longer a damned factor you nor anybody else can do approximately it......... no longer a damned factor.
2016-10-28 12:39:57
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answered by student 4
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Everytime I read something like this, I feel shame at being an enviromentalist. There are real enviromental problems in the world. We're facing a tough century for extinctions both by man's direct hand and by global warming, and you're yammering nonsense, crying over a few dead seals.
They aren't endangered, so is it because they're cute? Is it those big anime eyes that drives you nuts?
2007-04-19 23:35:37
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answered by Anonymous
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I don't really get the big deal on the seal hunt. They are not indangered. And it is goverment regulated. Why don't you go down to texas at some of these places where you can pay to shoot a tiger who has been drugged and let out of a cage and everyone shoots. And do something about that.
2007-04-20 08:55:29
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answered by dee g 3
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The Japanese government demands that they be the only ones allowed to hunt whales, and they continue to do so to the point of extinction.
Go yell at them.
2007-04-24 04:26:23
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answered by Anonymous
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many people do not approve of the slaughter of the seals...there are many activist groups against it.....unfortunately, our government rarely responds to THE PEOPLE....and THE PEOPLE are surprisingly, unwilling, to do what it takes to save the seals....like miss work....risk going to jail, etc.....don't know what else to say
2007-04-19 20:09:29
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answered by ? 4
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