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NOAA Gives Go-Ahead to Implement Herrera Beutler’s Sea Lion Removal LawHerrera Beutler hails authorization to carry out her salmon recovery bill, signed into law in 2018; Tribal wildlife managers now able to begin sea lion control measures
Vancouver,
August 14, 2020
Jaime Herrera Beutler hailed an announcement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today that it had granted final authorization of lethal sea lion removal in the Columbia River, made possible by Herrera Beutler’s bipartisan legislation signed into law in 2018. “Today marks an important milestone in the bipartisan effort I’ve led to protect our endangered salmon and steelhead runs in the Northwest. With NOAA’s approval of these permits, wildlife managers can now finally take action and implement the sea lion control measure that tribes, fishermen, scientists, conservationists and local leaders have been calling for to preserve our native fish runs,” Herrera Beutler said. The following entities were included in the application NOAA approved today, and are now authorized to lethally remove or place in captivity California sea lions and Steller sea lions:
The application pertains to the mainstem of the Columbia River between river mile 112 (I-205 bridge) and river mile 292 (McNary Dam), or any tributary of the Columbia River that includes spawning habitat of threatened or endangered salmon or steelhead to reduce or eliminate sea lion predation. |