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Sea lions keep eating the salmon in the Columbia River. Some lawmakers want to kill more of them

Pacific Northwest sea lions got the spotlight in a Congressional hearing last week. The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Natural Resources spent nearly two and a half hours Wednesday ...
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Columbia River anglers battle growing sea lion invasion: 'The devastation'

PORTLAND, Ore. — The battle between sea lions, salmon and fishermen has been going on for decades on the Columbia River, but tension is growing in Longview, where it appears hundreds of them have ...
The Daily Astorian

Sea lions keep eating the salmon in the Columbia River

In Astoria, sea lions are an endemic presence along the Columbia River banks and especially along the Port of Astoria’s East Mooring Basin. The port has experimented with several nonlethal methods for ...
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Rep. Glusenkamp Perez explores lethal removal options for Columbia River sea lions

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Washington Rep. Marie Glusenkamp Perez wants to explore more lethal removal options for sea lions. She joined a House Committee on Natural Resources hearing on Wednesday, where ...
The Spokesman-Review

Lawmakers debate killing more sea lions to keep them from eating salmon in Columbia River

Pacific Northwest sea lions got the spotlight in a Congressional hearing last week. The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Natural Resources spent nearly two and a half hours Wednesday ...