How much does it cost to protect salmon and steelhead from sea lions below Bonneville Dam?
Washington and Oregon fish and wildlife departments have each received an annual grant of $150,000 from the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission to support hazing and sea lion removal below Bonneville Dam. Each state agency has also contributed approximately $15,000 for early-season hazing efforts designed to protect sturgeon in the same area. The Army Corps of Engineers provides approximately $150,000 per year to document predation, haze sea lions and conduct fieldwork related to sea lion predation. The Corps also invested more than $3 million to install heavy bars and sonic devices to keep sea lions out of fishways and ladders at Bonneville Dam.
