Concerns about Steller sea lion kills remain high in the Copper River Delta area, where NOAA Fisheries officials report nearly a dozen more of the pinnipeds have been found dead since the beginning of June.
CORDOVA, Alaska - related to the deaths of 7 Steller sea lions in the month prior. Since then, NOAA Fisheries report that 11 more dead sea lions have been found.
“We are concerned over the number of endangered Steller sea lions found dead with evidence of human interactions along the Copper River Delta this summer,” Raum-Suryan said. “At the time we published our June 2 web story there had been seven animals found, some with evidence of gunshot wounds or other human interactions. Since then, 11 additional animals have been reported or found during surveys. Investigations are underway on all of these mortalities.
“The human interactions we’re seeing this summer on the Copper River Delta do not appear to be a result of legal subsistence hunting,” Raum-Suryan said. In addition to a fine of $20,000, Nichols was sentenced to serve five years of probation, three months of in-home incarceration, and 400 hours of community service. He was also required to print an apology in a national commercial fishing publication. His crew member Turgeon was fined $5,000 and sentenced to four years of probation, one month of in-home incarceration, and 40 hours of community service.
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