Global Courant 2023-05-04 00:20:54
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to a civil or criminal conviction of a skipper allegedly on camera harassing sea lions in Oregon.
According to NOAA, the person piloting a boat on April 3 in the Columbia River near Hayden Island, Oregon. The driver can be seen driving through resting sea lions in a video shared by the agency.
In the video posted by KGW News, the boat can be seen moving at high speed through a line of sea lions.
The agency says the boat is a 19- to 20-foot aluminum Hewescraft Pro-V Sea Runner with a dark blue stripe.
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According to NOAA, the person who piloted a boat on April 3 in the Columbia River near Hayden Island, Oregon. The driver can be seen driving through resting sea lions in a video shared by the agency (NOAA via Michael Brady)
NOAA says the Marine Mammal Protection Act prohibits “the harassment, hunting, capture, or killing of marine mammals such as sea lions.”
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Galapagos sea lion (iStock)
People with information about the incident are asked to call (360) 310-0259 or (800) 853-1964.
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