Editor

Following reports of grey seals and dolphins being hassled by boat and jet-ski users in Cardigan Bay (Cambrian News last week), I would like to point out that at Cardigan Island Coastal Farm Park, Gwbert, visitors can view both seals and bottle-nosed dolphins from our safely-fenced cliffs overlooking Cardigan Island, without bothering them in the least.

The seals enter caves just below the farm park and can be viewed at close quarters.

I’m surprised that there has been no mention of the interference caused by illegal scallop fishing close to the shore in Cardigan Bay.

A large part of Cardigan Bay is designated a Special Area of Conservation. So scallop fishing, in which large trawlers use very wide chain dredges to plough up the sea-bed to gather scallop shells, is banned. They harm the local economy and the wildlife habitats of seals and dolphins.

Yet, I counted at least 14 lights at night, from scallop trawlers close to the shore, within a mile or two of Cardigan Island, both before Christmas and very recently.

Why don’t the authorities do anything about it?.

L J Jenkins Clyn-yr-ynys Gwbert, Cardigan

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