No, the seals aren't part of the problem. Corporate floating fish factories are the problem.

If you seriously believe that local fisherman and the seals are the cause of the depletion of the cod fisheries, you don't know jack shit about fish or fishermen, much less their way of life.

The problem isn't too many seals. The problem is too many people around the world eating cod as a cheap food source at a McDonalds near you.