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  • Sea Lion Relocation Unsuccessful for Saving Willamette Steelhead

    Sea Lion Relocation Unsuccessful for Saving Willamette Steelhead

    A California sea lion that has frequented Willamette Falls on the Willamette River since 2009 to dine on salmon and steelhead was relocated Feb. 7 to a beach south of Newport, Ore. Three days later, he was back at Willamette Falls, hungry for more fish after a return journey involving a 200-mile swim. Another sea lion--relocated a day later--was back in six days.

  • Sea Lions Pushing Willamette Steelhead to Extinction

    Sea Lions Pushing Willamette Steelhead to Extinction

    Sea lions chomped about 20 to 25 percent of this year's winter steelhead run in the Willamette River as these adult fish tried to ascend the fish ladder at Willamette Falls.

  • Sea Lion Behind Wilamette River Steelhead Extinction Risk

    Sea Lion Behind Wilamette River Steelhead Extinction Risk

    One of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest's iconic fish, native steelhead trout, have been migrating over Willamette Falls in Portland to spawn in Cascade Mountain rivers for millennia. They are now at high risk of going extinct, based on a new analysis by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.