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Are we even sure it was a seal in the first place, anglers do have a habit of making the odd mistake when identifying things. Any chance it was a dog going for a swim?

 

Seen this posted up on one of my club web sites.

 

"We have been receiving reports of otters being spotted in North House, we would like to reassure our members that the animals spotted were actually large mink"

Stephen

 

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Worms
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I meant on the Keith the seal page Barry!

Ken L
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The backpeddaling by the AT is a waste of time. They have done irreparable damage to angling and the image of anglers. This is a short version of the damning article from a local paper in Birmingham y

Anderoo
Anderoo

More like simple minded...   I put the link up as it's relevant to the debate - a high profile angler with a media platform saying the seal should be shot to stop it eating fish.

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Are we even sure it was a seal in the first place, anglers do have a habit of making the odd mistake when identifying things. Any chance it was a dog going for a swim?

 

Seen this posted up on one of my club web sites.

 

"We have been receiving reports of otters being spotted in North House, we would like to reassure our members that the animals spotted were actually large mink"

Errr yes it is a Seal Dales, the one in Bridgenorth was a local celeb for weeks and the seal in the clip looks to have the same markings as our friend Keith, (actually a she)....Nothing unusual about Seals in the Severn, but a bit unusual to have on 90 miles upstream as was the case in Bridgenorth.

In the case of the Mink in your club waters, hardly reassuring to members that they were Mink and not Otter, and somehow I think committee members of Angling clubs may not be as up to speed as far as telling the difference between the the two species. Otter are establishing themselves everywhere and running the Mink out of town, actually killing them.

The best way to check if Otter are present is to look for footprints on muddy banks, I think you might be in for a shock!!

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Dales,

 

I never cease to be amazed in the otter vs mink debate in the UK. Otter (lutra lutra) are native to the UK. American Mink were introduced in the 1920's and became a feral nuisance by the 1950's. Mink are far more dangerous to the ecology of the UK than native otter. There are more mink, they have larger litters and a greater food demand by body weight than native otter.

 

Where otter were introduced mink populations fell by 77%. Wonder why this point isn't discussed more in UK angling circles? I guess it's because otter are more visible.

 

https://studentjournals.plymouth.ac.uk/index.php/pss/article/viewFile/38/78

 

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