The management of conflict between people and large carnivores frequently focuses on the
selective removal of the so‐called 'problem'or 'rogue'animals. However, the existence of …

Within the Moray Firth, north‐east Scotland, there is a history of conflict between seals and
salmon fisheries. Under the UK's Conservation of Seals Act 1970 (CoSA) seals are shot to …

Conservation efforts are often constrained by uncertainty over the factors driving declines in
marine mammal populations. In Scotland, there is concern over the potential impact of …

This paper reports an analysis of a typical case of negative bilateral externality–a situation in
which two legitimate activities, fishing and wildlife conservation, each give rise to damages …

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 …

Ireland's waters represent a valuable resource encompassing productive fishing grounds
and important oil and gas reserves. As a species rich marine environment, Ireland's waters …

Detailed observations of the behaviour of harbour seals, Phoca vitulina L., at sites within the
estuaries of the Rivers Dee and Don, in north‐eastern Scotland, were made over two full …

Bioenergetics were used to model the potential impacts on adult Atlantic salmon, Salmo
salar L., stocks and rod fisheries of removing harbour seals, Phoca vitulina L., from three …

Competition between seals and man for valuable fish resources is a long-standing
contentious issue and of concern with fish stocks in global decline. Estimating resource …

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 …