Interactions between seals and the fishing industry are an on-going problem in Ireland and
indeed globally across the range of most seal species. These interactions occur at both the …

Interactions between seals and fisheries are thought to be increasing in Irish waters.
Following requests by the Irish fishing industry to address this issue, a pilot observer …

River fisheries for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and sea trout (Salmo trutta) are an important
component of the Scottish rural economy. The economic benefits of Scotland's wild fisheries …

Interaction between seals and fisheries along the Swedish coast has serious environmental
and economic consequences. This thesis describes the conflict as it affects four different …

The Moray Firth Seal Management Plan (MFSMP) was introduced in Scotland in 2005 as a
pilot for resolving conflict between Atlantic salmon fisheries and conservation imperatives for …

Reports from the fishing industry suggest that seal depredation in Irish bottom-set gillnets
and entangling net fisheries has increased substantially in recent years. A dedicated …

Seals and humans often target the same food resource, leading to competition. This is of
mounting concern with fish stocks in global decline. Grey seals were tracked from southeast …

The conflicts between seals and fisheries along the Swedish west coast have intensified
during the last decades, concurrently with the increase in the harbour seal population size …

Results obtained from circulating a questionnaire on seal/fisheries interaction around two
groups of stakeholders (trawlermen and creel fishers) from the Scottish Clyde fishing fleet …

The project has several overlapping objectives, with the overall aim of improving our
understanding of seal depredation at fish farm sites, including aspects addressing mitigation …