Sea Lion Preying on Salmon at Bonneville Dam (IMAGE)

NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region

Sea Lion Preying on Salmon at Bonneville Dam

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Sea lions gather at Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River to prey on salmon and steelhead, many of them endangered, as the fish enter fish ladders to swim upstream.

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US Army Corps of Engineers

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