Dozens of hungry sea lions have taken over a fish farm off the west coast of Vancouver Island.
CBC NewsA sea lion is seen eating farmed Atlantic salmon at a fish farm off the coast of Tofino, B.C., on April 3, 2022.
Dozens of hungry sea lions have taken over a fish farm off the west coast of Vancouver Island, feasting on untold numbers of farmed Atlantic salmon as staff struggle to move the intruders out. The sea lions started targeting Cermaq's Rant Point farm near Tofino, B.C., when the company started harvesting its fish, according to a statement. The problem "intensified" over the last week and by Saturday, at least two dozen animals were helping themselves to fish from multiple pens."They are having an all-you-can-eat buffet right now," said Bonny Glambeck, who works with the Clayquot Action society.
The animals gulped down fish after fish, awkwardly clambering across barriers to move from one pen to another. Glambeck said she and others at the society were concerned the sea lions got into the farm through a hole in the barrier, which would mean farmed fish could have escape into the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. There was also worry that the sea lions were stuck inside the pens.Cermaq said Monday that wasn't the case."It is important to note that no sea lions are trapped or inhibited from exiting the farm at this time, should they choose to leave.
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