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It's no wonder they've found their way up here!! The seal population has exploded as of late! There were some sighting in the Hampton beach area as well!
Cape visitors....
OK, there may be a few folks I would encourage to motor on down to the Cape for a long swim: http://www.reel-time.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71379
It's no wonder they've found their way up here!! The seal population has exploded as of late! There were some sighting in the Hampton beach area as well!
Might be time to pay for seal noses again. There are 10's of thousands gray seals around the Cape. They used to be very rare around here, but no more. These things are 800 pounds of fish-eating, shark attracting pests. Not the "cute" little harbor seals. They also carry a bacteria that results in "sealer's thumb" that eats the flesh of anyone who touches them, alive or dead (supposedly even seal bones can carry this nasty little bug). There is evidence that the seals are also the big contributor to the decline of fish stocks in the area. Of course, they are protected for some reason.Originally Posted by loucook
As far as Cape swimming goes, I'm letting my wife get in the water first. Gentlemanly as always.
Land shark.
Classic line Amber!! Loved SNL back then
Dan..always the Gentleman!! I totally agree about the decline in fish stock. We've been heading down there for a few years to fish and haven't got anything but seasick and sunburns. Though I wasn't aware of the bacteria issues..thanks
Any chance of relocating the Great Whites to EBC. We could dump a couple of truck loads of salt to increase the salinity and have a swim party for town officials.
Sell tickets to watch the GWs gorge themselves.
Somehow, I always manage to catch some stripers or blues whenever I go there, but the stocks are down. A charter captain I go out with is having a hard time getting pogies for bait this year. Everytime he nets a few, a seal steals a bunch of them. He's not a seal fan.
The problem is over fishing not Seals over eating. As the fish population decreases the Seals must come to places they usually don't travel to for their fish dinners. You don't have to travel very far off shore to come across the Factory Boats that are simply sucking all the resources out of the Oceans. The Seals are an easy target for blame. I'm an avid fisherman myself, Surf caster.
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