Kronman, Mick
Self-Service : Swollen Sea Lion Herds Push Fishermen and Fish to the Brink
May 1998
California's burgeoning sea lion population is driving fishermen to distraction, ripping fish from nets, damaging moored vessels, invading marinas, and threatening spawning salmon in the river systems of the Northwest. Yet shooting a sea lion carries a $20,000 fine and a year in jail. The author, Pacific Bureau Chief for National Fisherman Magazine, reports on a growing crisis and the regulations that are causing it. Reproduced with permission of the author.

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