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I thought area 10 was the mouth of the Columbia. As to the sea lions,
yes
there are more than ever. Since we have kept there major predator away
from
the rookeries, they have exploded in number. Major predator was the
coyote. Preyed on the pups.

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And Orcas. (Killer whales). Orcas think that nothing beats a fresh Sea
Lion at breakfast.


They also like to play with them. Catch that is. Friend was in the CG on a
cutter coming back down the inside passage and got photos of a pod of orcas
playing catch with a big sea lion. They would toss the sea lion 20' in the
air he stated. But the coyotes got lots more sea lions than orca's me
thinks.