Washington U.S. Rep. Introduces Bill To Expand Lethal Sea Lion Removal In Columbia River To Protect Salmon
U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. D-WA, has introduced H.R. 9637, the Protecting Columbia River Salmon Act, a bill which would allow Southwest Washington’s Indian Tribes to lethally remove California and Steller sea lions in specific portions of the Columbia River. The bill is part of an effort by Gluesenkamp Perez to modify the Marine Mammal…