NOAA reauthorizes killing of California sea lions at Bonneville Dam

Oregon, Washington and Idaho will be allowed to resume killing California sea lions at Bonneville Dam this spring.

NOAA authorized removal of up to 92 sea lions annually through May 2016 but estimates that 25 to 30 will be taken each year. The authorization allows taking only sea lions having a "significant negative impact" on salmon and steelhead.

LINK (Via: Oregon Live)

The Army Corp is also working up plans to deal with avian preadation of juvenile salmon and steelhead on the Columbia.  LINK (Via: Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Update on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 8:13PM by El Guapo

Plans to resume killing California sea lions that eat endangered salmon at Bonneville Dam are on hold again.

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Comments

[fishbaer]

Yeah, it's the birds and sea lions that are the problem. "These are not the dams you are looking for."

[North Idaho]

Where do we sign up? Can I bring my .308?