>>When the early explorers came here the cod were so thick a ship could hardly sail through them. Where were these demon seals then?<<

When early explorers came over white bears ranged as far south as where Boston is now. People killed them off. Until the 1970's people replaced the bears in the food chain. There also were a lot more Orcas and (great) white sharks at that time.

Seals eat cod, haddock, hake, pollock, Halibut, flounders. They eat whatever fish is available, that they can catch. I doubt that they are fast enough to hunt tuna.

But that is not the point I am making. I am also not calling them demons. I am simply saying that they compete with man for the fish that are left. Frankly, I am flabbergasted that some others do not see the common sense in the point that I am making.

I am not a fan of some modern commercial fishing methods. I think that Iceland has done it right and Canada has done it wrong. If it were up to me the fisheries management zone would be increased to encompass the nose and tail of the Grand Banks and all fishers would be required to use sustainable methods.