Human equipment is one of the leading threats to California sea lions.
Marine Animal Rescue said that the sea lion had been spotted out of the water at the U.S. Coast Guard LA facility with the hook protruding from its neck.
California sea lions are a protected species in the U.S. under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, which was first introduced in 1972. Their population has been increasing since the act was introduced. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated that there were over 233,000 California Sea Lions in the U.S. in the most recent survey of the animals published by NOAA.
Human harassment of sea lions also poses a direct threat. The NOAA discourages feeding sea lions as it can impact their behavior and lead them to associate humans with an easy meal. The animals have been known to eat bait catch off fishing gear and are subsequently be targeted in retaliatory killings by fishermen.
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