These Sea Lions are just below the dam's spillway. Stellar Sea Lions are Endangered so are protected. But they Love to eat Salmon. They hang out here and have a feast. The Chinook and Coho are not protected but their numbers are falling. What is the solution to the situation?
Sea Lions aren't the only threat to numbers of Salmon. A big one is, of course dams. Dams block or at least inhibit the migration of the fish to their spawning grounds. Fish ladders are man-made concrete "streams" that offer flowing water to go around the dams. They're good but truthfully, they are not the same as a river without a dam. Again, the solution is complex and maybe unobtainable.
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