At the time of the cod collapse 31 years ago, there were about 2.6 million harp seals in Newfoundland and a small number of grey seals in Nova Scotia. Today, we have somewhere around eight million harp seals around Newfoundland and somewhere around a half a million grey seals—so many grey seals now that I understand they're actually venturing up into Newfoundland. The department has said as recently as 2021 that they don't eat fish. Now I know the minister said it was a revelation that they do, but the department's supposed scientists said that they don't eat fish.
What's your view? Do they eat fish?