Harvesting dead seals

[Sappy]

Is it legal to harvest bits of seals I find washed up upon the beach?

I'm finding at least 1 a week that's still pretty fresh so I wouldn't mind getting the bones and fat and possibly the skin.

They're already dead so hopefully it ain't a problem

 

[Retired Member southey]

dead is dead isn't it didn't know Breamar had a beach

 

[blacktimberwolf]

Depends if they're a protected species or not. I suppose they are grey seals but I've no idea of their protection status. Are there that many coppers patroling the beach then ?


Edit; Just had a scout around & although they are protected from being shot during the breeding season I haven't come across any legislation forbidding the collection & transportation of their washed up remains.

 

[Shewie]

Seals have been having a hard time over the last few years, I'd report them to the authorities first and then ask their opinion.

 

[Sappy]

I'm working down in Dundee most of the time so see them at tentsmuir.

Noone seems to do anything with them, they just rot on the beach, given that they're already dead I may just go ahead

 

[Sappy]

Seals have been having a hard time over the last few years, I'd report them to the authorities first and then ask their opinion.

I spoke with a guy not long ago he said its normal just more noticeable as they end up on the beach

 

[Bowlander]

Watch out for zoonoses!

 

[nuggets]

just eat them !!

 

[Dartmoor navigator]

Ooo that reminds me of seal chop....

We used to shoot seals to feed the dogs. Bleed them and gut them, then throw them on a pile to freeze before chopping up into 'dinner sized' lumps. Used to stick an axe through a head so a favourite dog could have brains etc....

 

[xylaria]

I picked up a scapula off a beach in the shetland isles. I couldnt get the rancid fat smell off at all. It was left on feltar. As long as you take a photo of carcass, if you get questions you could show it was harvested off a natural cadaver.

personallly I would look up what diseases they carry. What would you do with all that fat? fish scented soap doesnt sound to good.

 

[boatman]

Could certainly do with a sealskin for maritime reenactment but having smelt a dead seal and the dog having rolled in it not sure I want to meet the smell again. The EU have legislated against trading in seal products.

 

[fishfish]

any chance of a skull?

 

[hog]

Unless the seal conservation society want to perform autopsies on them I would think of it as cleaning up carcasses and preventing contamination to the beach.

 

[redandshane]

Forget the fat and life gets easier
Give the beast some dignity try and get it above the tide line in a concealed spot and let nature take its own course collect the bones later
The thought of hacking lumps off an animal that died of natural causes on a beach; does not conjure a great image in my mind. At this time of the morning
I am sure however that the law will be much the same as for roadkill but you may get into breach of the peace causing alarm territory as well

 

[Bucephalas]

http://www.luckymojo.com/raccoonpenis.html

 

[WULF]

before touching or even harvesting i'd like to know what they'd died of!!

 

[mountainm]

before touching or even harvesting i'd like to know what they'd died of!!

You'd like to know what...

Ahem

Sealed there fate?

 

[Adze]

http://www.luckymojo.com/raccoonpenis.html

Wasn't so 'lucky' for the raccoon now was it?

 

[WULF]

You'd like to know what...

Ahem

Sealed there fate?

Indeed......