The green rope is the netting caught up around the seal, while the other netting was used by the rescue teams to catch the animal. A grey seal was rescued after it had become entangled in netting.

Netting and rope can cut through seal skin, "but luckily we got to this particular pup in time and managed to get the gear off before it had done any damage", Ms Webb said.

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Netting and rope can cut through seal skin, "but luckily we got to this particular pup in time and managed to get the gear off before it had done any damage", Ms Webb said.