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January 26, 2017
UW Puget Sound Institute
Salish Sea Currents: timely, local stories about ecosystem recovery

Study says predators may play major role in chinook salmon declines

Author: Christopher Dunagan
 
A new study shows that increased populations of seals and sea lions are eating far more of Puget Sound’s threatened chinook than previously known, potentially hampering recovery efforts for both salmon and endangered killer whales.
Sea lion sunbathing between meals in Seattle's Eliott Bay. Photo: Johnny Mumbles (CC BY 2.0) https://www.flickr.com/photos/mumbles/3283168713
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