11.   Fisherman from Maine to Gloucester say the rise in the seal population means more empty nets.

12.   Increased depredation by a burgeoning seal populations was one possible cause, changes in ocean temperature another.

13.   Now the increasing seal population has guaranteed a show for tourists year-round, Prescott said.

14.   Now the increasing seal population has guaranteed a show for tourists year-round.

15.   The North Atlantic seal population is making a comeback after more than a century of decline due to hunting.

16.   The seal fight is limited to Maine now, but the growth of both fish farming and seal populations may bring the issue to southern New England.

17.   Government scientists recommended in November that reducing the large Atlantic coast seal population could help rebuild devastated fish stocks.

18.   Norway says minke whales and seals eat fish needed by humans and that hunts keep seal populations in check.

19.   Norway subsidizes the hunt to control seal populations.

20.   Sutton is concerned that the increasing seal population will cause problems with fishermen.