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Scores of sea lions killed at B.C. fish farms in first three months of 2011

Shootings and accidental drownings at fish farms were made public for the first time this month by Fisheries and Oceans and critics are shocked by the number of marine mammals legally killed at farm sites in the first three months of the year. DFO took over responsibility for aquaculture from the province late last year. The three-month toll was 141 California sea lions, 37 seals and two Steller sea lions… Source

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