Biologists Say Sea Lions are Eating Too Many Salmon
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Spokane Public Radio] by Doug Nadvornick - September 14, 2017
Biologists from Washington and Oregon today gave a sobering assessment of the fate of salmon species that are being devoured in large numbers by California sea lions. The report came Tuesday at a meeting of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council in Spokane.
California sea lions are officially protected as a federal endangered species, but biologists from both states say the population has rebounded. The animals can’t be killed without permission from the federal fisheries agency and the mammals have found a ready food source. Shawn Clements, a research scientist from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, say they’ve learned the best places to hang out until the fish arrive...
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