Sea lions feast on salmon after breaking into B.C. fish farm

“They are eating a lot of farmed salmon,” said Bonny Glambeck, campaigns director at Clayoquot Action, a Tofino-based conservation society that is making daily trips to the farm to monitor the situation. “They are having quite a feast in there.”

A whale-watching company told Clayoquot Action on Saturday night about the sea lions at Rant Point, Glambeck said. “So we went out on Sunday to check it out and we discovered that two of the pens had about two dozen sea lions.” Sea lions are imposing animals. Male California sea lions can reach 2.4 metres in length and weigh up to 363 kilograms . Larger Steller sea lions can reach 3.3 metres long and tip the scales at 1,140 kilograms . Both are native to B.C.’s coast.A Cermaq spokesperson could not be reached, but according to Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the party is about to end for the sea lions.

Cermaq’s licence conditions do not permit acoustic deterrents below water, although DFO does permit the use of deterrent noise, such as an air cannon, above water, she said.Article contentIt’s not known exactly how the sea lions got into the pens, which have netting to contain the salmon, plus a heavier predator netting, as well as electric fencing around the open-net pens.

To eat is normal. Don't expect wildlife to have human sensibilities.

It’s their habitat. Sea lions belong in the ocean eating fish. Fish farms do not.

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