There have always been hundreds of sea lions in the Columbia River...hundreds, always...and this includes long, long before there were any dams.

They went all the way up to Celilo Falls...where just like at Bonneville, there were hundreds of sea lions and lots of salmon corked up trying to get past the falls.

The only thing that is different is that there is a remnant of fish compared to what was, and just like any other user group, the sea lions are fighting for their share of the crumbs...they're not doing anything different than they ever have, there just aren't hardly any fish left anymore...and that most certainly is not the fault of the sea lions.

Fish on...

Todd