Seal the Deal?

Another round of the Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) versus the fishermen on BBC with a report-ignore the section on animal hypnosis- (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nbwhs/Inside_Out_North_East_and_Cumbria_12_10_2009/) that local fishermen around the Farne islands want to shoot them "Because they are not cute, cuddly animals but ferocious predators that destroy our livelihood". Strange that humans, who are also taking the fish, do not regard themselves as 'ferocious predators' and think of themselves as having rights to the fish! I think the situation is complicated by the fact that the seals bring in ecotourists (http://www.beautiful-england.co.uk/grey-seal.htm) who sometimes like to scuba dive with them. This might well make the seals a bit blase when it comes to humans increasing their likelihood of irritating fisherfolk and making them easier to shoot.