Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries . the year 1901. At the mouth of the Columbia River, as elsewhere, the direct evidence obtainedon this point is meager. Sea lions were seen fishing in considerable numbers aboutthe shoals near the jetty at the mouth of the river, but none was seen to catch a fishof any kind. Gulls were frequently observed hovering about a group of sea lions andacting as if picking up food. One such flock of gulls was seen coming gradually nearerthe jetty from a group of sea lions about a mile away; after a time, it was sliownthat they
Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries . the year 1901. At the mouth of the Columbia River, as elsewhere, the direct evidence obtainedon this point is meager. Sea lions were seen fishing in considerable numbers aboutthe shoals near the jetty at the mouth of the river, but none was seen to catch a fishof any kind. Gulls were frequently observed hovering about a group of sea lions andacting as if picking up food. One such flock of gulls was seen coming gradually nearerthe jetty from a group of sea lions about a mile away; after a time, it was sliownthat they were following a large piece of salmon flesh which the tide brought within20 feet of the observer. Salmon were seen and jihotographed that had been muti-lated (presumably by sea lions and seals) after being caught in gill nets. Such muti-lated specimens were common. The fishermen stated that the seals simply pull offthe gills, but the sea lions always take a bite out of the belly of the netted salmon. A number of pound nets were visited, but no sea lions were seen in A PART OF THE ANO NUEVO ROOKERY.
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