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Sea lion trapping starts Monday (Pac NW)
KING 5 TV (Seattle) ^ | 3/1/09 | DEBORAH FELDMAN

Posted on 03/01/2009 4:44:20 PM PST by llevrok

SEATTLE - The federal government has granted Washington, Oregon and Idaho permission to kill up to 85 of sea lions a year for five years, and for 2009, that window begins Monday.

Eighty sea lions have been put on a so-called "hit list" after being spotted and tagged while eating spring Chinook salmon.

Shedd Aquarium in Chicago has requested two animals, but the rest of the animals that are trapped will be shot or given lethal injections.

Animal activists continue to fight for the mammals, saying they're being unfairly scapegoated for depleting the salmon population.

“The real issue is over fishing, commercial fishing, the dams,” said Matt Rossell of In Defense of Animals.

It's estimated sea lions seat 4 percent of the salmon population around the Bonneville Dam.

Wildlife managers have tried traps, gates, even firecrackers to keep the sea lions away, but they still come back.

Commercial fishermen, who are allotted 13 percent of the salmon, are pleased to see some of their competition disappear in the coming days.

"They don't belong here, they're sea lions, they belong in the sea, that's the way I feel about it,” said Roy Alway.

The only sea lions that can be killed are the California sea lions. There are also Stellar sea lions near the dam, but they are considered endangered and cannot be harmed


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Idaho; US: Oregon; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: sealions; wildlife
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1 posted on 03/01/2009 4:44:20 PM PST by llevrok
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To: llevrok
For once I'm with the animal rights activists.

Go get 'em, PETA!

2 posted on 03/01/2009 4:45:55 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. -- Texas Eagle)
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To: llevrok
Wildlife managers have tried traps, gates, even firecrackers to keep the sea lions away, but they still come back.

Have they tried throwing wildlife managers at them?

3 posted on 03/01/2009 4:46:55 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Texas Eagle

Bonneville dam is a long way from the ocean.


4 posted on 03/01/2009 4:49:24 PM PST by csmusaret (You can't spell Democrat without R-A-T.)
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To: Texas Eagle

Throw the activists at ‘em.


5 posted on 03/01/2009 4:50:28 PM PST by HoosierHawk (Democrats - Looting American citizens for generations to come.)
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To: csmusaret; llevrok
Bonneville dam is a long way from the ocean.

Yes it is, about 140 miles.

It's pretty difficult for salmon to get past sea lions when those sea rats wait for the salmon in the ladders like this one at Bonneville Dam.

Sea lion in ladder

6 posted on 03/01/2009 4:57:05 PM PST by jazusamo (But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
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To: jazusamo

I was at Oregon City during a salmo run. Are those seals or sea lions on the rocks by the falls?


7 posted on 03/01/2009 4:59:10 PM PST by csmusaret (You can't spell Democrat without R-A-T.)
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8 posted on 03/01/2009 5:00:23 PM PST by sionnsar (Iran Azadi | 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | "Tax the rich" fails if the rich won't play)
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To: llevrok
This whole situation is insane.

Why is the Federal Government involved at all? The Feds couldn't manage their way out of a wet paper bag. And just how easy is it to tell the difference between a California sea lion and a Stellar sea lion? Are the California ones blonde? Do they eat the same fish?

Where's my copy of the Tenth Amendment, dang it!

9 posted on 03/01/2009 5:00:40 PM PST by HoosierHawk (Democrats - Looting American citizens for generations to come.)
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To: csmusaret

I’ve never been over there but I’m pretty sure they’re sea lions. Fishermen have a problem with them from the coast on up to Bonneville Dam and rivers that flow into the Columbia.


10 posted on 03/01/2009 5:05:04 PM PST by jazusamo (But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
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To: llevrok
These animals need to be managed like all other beasts. They can not be allowed to over populate their resource. That said, there will always be a demand for seal and sea lion fur legally harvested.

Game management works. Use it.

11 posted on 03/01/2009 5:06:53 PM PST by Obamageddon (Birth certificate and college transcripts will be required for Federal employment, Mr. Soetero)
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To: Obamageddon

Wonder what sea lion jerky tastes like?

Oh wait - any Inuit can answer that question.

Hey, nothing beats killing a pest that is good to eat, wild hog for example (long as they’re not too big).


12 posted on 03/01/2009 5:13:37 PM PST by elcid1970 ("O Muslim! My cartridges are lubricated with pig grease!")
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To: HoosierHawk

California sea lions are not paying enough state taxes therefore.....


13 posted on 03/01/2009 5:14:03 PM PST by BossLady ("WE are the origin of all coming evil" ~~ Carl Jung~~)
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To: Texas Eagle

A real wildlife manager would approve of this method. Sea Lions are no different than coyotes or wolves, when left unchecked they become a problem to livestock or fisheries.


14 posted on 03/01/2009 5:21:44 PM PST by Dusty Road
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To: llevrok

Sea Lions....its what for dinner....


15 posted on 03/01/2009 5:29:52 PM PST by vetvetdoug
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To: Texas Eagle

You are an idiot. From Texas no doubt without a clue of what is going on in other areas of the country.


16 posted on 03/01/2009 5:42:45 PM PST by freeplancer (McCain Voters Catch the Lobsters-Obama Voters Eat Them)
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To: freeplancer
From Texas no doubt without a clue of what is going on in other areas of the country.

Who cares what's going on in other areas of the country?

17 posted on 03/01/2009 5:44:38 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. -- Texas Eagle)
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To: llevrok

Lethal injections. For sea lions.

I’ve heard it all.


18 posted on 03/01/2009 5:45:23 PM PST by VeniVidiVici (Yes, Gorbachev is better than Obama. At least Gorbachev admitted he was a Communist)
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To: elcid1970

Game management doesn’t require that the animal be eaten. Bears and mountain lions are all managed species that don’t require they be eaten, although anyone wasting mountain lion is missing a real treat. It tastes like the finest white pork.


19 posted on 03/01/2009 5:46:33 PM PST by Obamageddon (Birth certificate and college transcripts will be required for Federal employment, Mr. Soetero)
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To: Texas Eagle

Cute. You need attention this bad? Did your daddy not hug you enough as a child?


20 posted on 03/01/2009 5:50:26 PM PST by freeplancer (McCain Voters Catch the Lobsters-Obama Voters Eat Them)
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