Harbor seals, sea lions and some fish-eating killer whales have rebounded in local waters in recent decades, but that means they’re eating more salmon.
A new study suggests that competition from other marine mamma ls – more than fishermen – may be a bigger problem for our endangered resident orcas.
Researchers say marine mammals are eating dramatically more chinook salmon, surpassing what commercial and recreational fishermen from northern California to Alaska are catching.
Scientists say the study quantifies yet another pressure on recovering imperiled salmon stocks.
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