Forty percent rise in sea lions to be killed by squid fishers

New Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley announced today that the number of sea lions allowed to be killed in the squid fishery this season has been raised from 81 last year to 113. "The kill quota should be zero," Forest & Bird Marine Conservation Advocate Kirstie Knowles says. "Sea lion populations are small and are declining, and we should be doing everything we can to protect all sea lions." Photo: Hooker Sea Lion. Credit: Louise Chivers.

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Keywords: SEA LIONS, NEW ZEALAND, SQUID, FISHING

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Related Topics: Marine Mammals

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