South African (Cape) fur seals, Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus, interact with the South African trawl fisheries--offshore demersal, inshore demersal, and midwater fisheries. These interactions take the following forms: Seals take or damage netted fish, on particular vessels they become caught in the propeller, seals drown in the nets, live seals come aboard and may be killed. Except in specific cases of seals damaging particular trawler propellers, interactions result in little cost to the ...