Fishermen call for cull of seals after repeated damage to catch

TONNES of haddock, pollock and cod were dumped yesterday after seals ravaged fishermen’s catches and equipment in Dingle harbour.

Gillnet fishermen demanded a cull of grey seals off Kerry but the National Parks and Wildlife Service together with the non-governmental Irish Seal Sanctuary said they would vigorously oppose such measures.

However, fishermen provided dramatic accounts of seal damage to stocks, claiming equipment on both small and large boats was attacked.