Swim with Seals
Going out in a boat to the Farne Islands is quite an experience, the sea is quite rough so if you pluck up the courage to go diving it is better to stay still, this way the Seals will feel safer near to you and come closer and play.
My Grandfather has been a fisherman for many years off the Northumberland and Scottish Coasts, and often curses the Grey Seals as there is a good deal of evidence that the Grey Seals have been doing quite a lot of damage to the nets. The matter has been raised many times in the House of Commons, let’s face it they have to talk about something, while the Seals like there bit of Salmon they also prey on other sea life that may in turn prey on our lobsters.
In my opinion there seems to be a lack of knowledge so far on the feeding habits of the Grey Seal, infact how do they know what type of Seal is doing the damage?
We all know that there has been an increase in the birth rate of Grey Seals that has happened at the same time as the Salmon fishing up in Scotland and other rivers has been a tremendous success
