Before the passage of the Marine Mammal Protection Act in 1972, marine mammal populations were regulated by the states. This 1970 document gives a brief history of Oregon's management of sea lions, explores issues around the shooting of sea lions, and recommends that this practice be banned.
The Steller Sea Lion Research Initiative was passed in 2001 to provide funding to help scientists determine causes and solutions for the population crash of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). In response to need to understand population dynamics of Steller sea lions, NOAA Fisheries has spearheaded a large-scale, range-wide research...