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Still, what you said is false. The primary predator of seals that is now gone were humans, including indigenous people. Never were enough polar bears or killer whales to matter. And the polar bear pop is at all time historic highs in any case.
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First, they aren't at "record highs".

Second, the loss of the ice floes prevents them from getting to the seals.

Third, the largest natural predators of seals are orcas, sharks and polar bears.”

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“It's a shame they didn't value polar bears and whales as much. The loss of them is the reason why the seals are taking over.”

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“Yes, the record seal population has a lot to do with it. Mind explaining to me why the opposition to controlling the seal population?”

“Climate change is NOT just about temperature...it's about our ecosystem. I have witnessed the decimation of the northern cod stocks, partly due to over-fishing and partly due to the effects of climate change.

From the ICES Journal of Marine Science

Future CO2-induced climate change scenarios from Global Circulation Models (GCMs) indicate increasing air temperatures, with the greatest warming in the Arctic and Subarctic. Changes to the wind fields and precipitation patterns are also suggested. These will lead to changes in the hydrographic properties of the ocean, as well as the vertical stratification and circulation patterns. Of particular note is the expected increase in ocean temperature. Based upon the observed responses of cod to temperature variability, the expected responses of cod stocks throughout the North Atlantic to the future temperature scenarios are reviewed and discussed here. Stocks in the Celtic and Irish Seas are expected to disappear under predicted temperature changes by the year 2100, while those in the southern North Sea and Georges Bank will decline.”

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