Kerry fishermen call for cull to reduce damage by seals

Inshore fishermen in Kerry are calling for an immediate cull of the seal population of the Blaskets and surrounding coastal areas, claiming that the damage to fish stocks and nets is now simply “unsustainable”.

Population numbers of grey seals, and the smaller common seal, have visibly increased in recent years, with thousands of grey seals now resident on the Trá Bán, or White Strand, on the Great Blasket Island.