SEALS AND SALMON NETS 315 



not possible to cut off the angle created by the sides of the net and the small 

 scales while it is a simple matter to do so in the case of jumper- or fly-nets. 

 From these results and observations it is apparent that seals can corner 

 salmon caught in bag-nets because of the design of this type of net and of the 

 way in which it is fished. It therefore seems that the most profitable approach 

 to this problem now is to look critically at the design and mode of operation 

 of this net, to try to discover whether it would be possible to alter it in such 

 a way as to make it more difficult for seals to comer salmon without impairing 

 its fishing efficiency. 



