"Our legal victory in the Bonneville Dam sea lions case highlights the ironies of state and federal salmon management practices. Each year, managers permit the harvest of up to 40% of federally protected wild Columbia River salmon, yet insist that it's essential to salmon recovery to kill federally protected sea lions that consume a mere 1/2 to 4 percent of these same salmon. Modest reductions in harvest levels and employment of selective fishing methods can easily accomplish far greater savings and do so in a much more ecologically sensible way."




Sealion study I worked on showed bags are taking 15%+ of the spring run, more than Tribal and NonTribal combined and that is a totally nonselective fishery.