Seals becoming major problem for many Island fishers

Throughout his long fishing career, Mike McGeoghegan has seen a . However, the former president of the P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association says he has never seen the situation as bad as it has been during the last two years. He wants the new federal Fisheries Minister to commission a study on the issue. “We had to change the size of our rings because they were taking the bait right out of the trap,” says McGeoghegan, who fishes out of the eastern P.E.I. port of Pinette with his sons. “It’s just totally out of hand.” Read the rest here  10:33

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