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Protection of gray seals and white sharks in recent years has led to a problem of shark attacks at Cape Cod. Soon, the Woods Hole Group will release a report on how to deal with the problem. I also have a report, with perhaps a different perspective and conclusions. A much-discussed solution is culling the seals. This is unrealistic. Many biologists believe that the Cape seals are intertwined with a larger population in Canada, and seals killed here would be replaced by seals swimming down from Canada. Even if possible, it would be a bloodbath, shown on national television, with...

There has been a lot of talk but limited action during the past few years regarding the issue of great white sharks in the waters off Cape Cod. Much of the talk, however, has gone on behind closed doors, leaving the public and the press to speculate on what, if anything, is being accomplished, and what shape any potential remediation effort might take. This must change. snip Although we appreciate the need for a thorough, unbiased, and even-keeled conversation on how to deal with great white sharks, the exclusion of the public and the press, even at this early stage,...