Bottom feeders are the easiest target for seals because they are slower swimmers than midwater and surface feeders. For this reason the seal stock must be reduced for the fish stock to re-establish itself.
"The same lie, if repeated often enough, takes on the veneer of truth, I suppose."
I seem to miss your point Lonesome EJ. Are you trying to tell me that pelagic fish are slower than groundfish? Are you saying that seals don't eat groundfish? Or are you saying that the seals did not create the problem? ( I agree with the last question but it is not a solution because it is the fish, not the seals that are at risk)
Have you ever fished on the ocean or are you just accepting whatever crock someone else is feeding you? Do you really understand the problems of people who risk life and limb trying to scratch a living from the sea? Where does the REAL lie lie?