A committee has been set up to establish the scale and extent of the outbreak along the Cape coast
Hundreds of dead Cape fur seals are washing ashore dead in Pelican Point, puzzling marine experts
Work is underway to determine if a marine biotoxin is linked to seal mortalities, although preliminary tests have proven negative or insignificant
Starvation caused by overfishing is thought to be a major culprit but investigations are ongoing
Discarded fishing gear is the main culprit
