Might be rough fishing in the Columbia

[eastsidemallard74]

Didn't know if this was posted or not, but this could be an issue for fisherman on Columbia
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/boom-times-on-the-columbia-for-california-sea-lions/

[timberfaller]

IF you've spent any time going to "public meetings" required by government agency's,  THEY don't want to hear or make part of their equation(agenda)"Predation" 

Because all the  and bunny huggers come uncorked when its brought up!!  They all have a "entrenched" belief that Nature has and creates it own "balance"

Being they are in the Columbia,  THEY(sea lions) can't be "Kalifornians"

Have you HEARD what these SAME People believe the salvation for the Spotted Owl is???  Now that it been proven LOGGING had nothing to do with their demise!!!  Shhhhhhhhh, its is going out into forest and KILLING Barred Owls!!!!!

[winslow]

Sounds like time to initiate a sea lion season.

[kentrek]

who will be held responsible when more salmonoid runs go extinct ? Who will stand and watch tens of thousands of seals starve to death ?? When will people realize nature has no feelings ? when will people realize human beings are apart of nature ?

This appears to be a lesson learned the hard way for many people who are very much removed from our natural world

[lokidog]

Better yet, they are taking starving baby sea lions in to animal rescue organizations down in CA and saving them.  Hello, dumbarses, they are straving because THERE ARE TOO MANY AND NOT ENOUGH FOOD!!!    

[eastsidemallard74]

When I read this, the first thing I thought of-
When you launch/retrieve your boat, the eco friendlies are so worried about different plants getting into the wrong/different waters(SORRY I DON"T KNOW WHAT THE CORRECT TERMINOLOGY IS), but why aren't we concerned about the wrong animals getting into areas where they aren't from or belong.

[Encore 280]

Invasive species.