Okay. But the existence of a fish-ladder with a perpetual traffic jam is not the fault of the sea lions.
The endangered fish are salmon and steelhead, a commercial product that helps support a huge industry. The sea lions are just a pest. I don’t know of any jobs that were created by the presence of sea lions.
No kidding. Humans create a bottle neck, food source concentrates, /SeaLionHighFive!
“But the existence of a fish-ladder with a perpetual traffic jam is not the fault of the sea lions.”
Well, I guess neither are the government fish hatcheries that pump out millions of salmon fry (young fish) so that west coast Indians can catch their 50+% of the ones that return each year to spawn in their home river or stream and be caught in the bank-to-back gill nets that only they are allowed to use. Of course, non-native anglers pay for the hatcheries with the cost of their permits. For commercial fishermen, the only way to get a license is to buy one from a retiring owner; that can cost in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
But of course, all are created “equal”.