It has gotten so out of control now even if they got the go ahead to kill the seals there is a problem with disposing of the bodies.
Americans don't eat seal meat so its not like you could truck the seals to market and sell them. If you dump the dead seals in the ocean this could make more shark problems. If you disperse the seals the problem starts anew elsewhere.
Outside of lobsters, Man doesn't have a good record of managing the sea.- Tom
But it must be a staple or a delicacy somewhere! Like the giant Bluefins they catch on Wicked Tuna, the market for which is in Japan.