States and Tribes Permit to Expand Sea Lion Removal in the Columbia River
by TBC Press on 08/17/20
The National Marine Fisheries Service recently issued a permit to the three NW States, including Oregon, Washington, and six regional Tribes that were co-applicants to lethally remove sea lions in some areas of the Columbia River basin. This action is in response to the population-level conservation impacts sea lion predation is having on wild stocks of salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon and to protect lamprey and eulachon. In addition... READ MORE
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