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Victoria Fishermen Secure 75-Tonne Herring Haul After Sea Lion Raids
Fishermen overcame aggressive sea lion raids to catch 75 tonnes of herring, supporting BC Children's Hospital through a charity sale that began in 2011.
- Before dawn on Thursday, Victoria fisherman Bob Fraumeni and crew aboard Star War 2 secured a 75-tonne herring haul that will be bagged into 20-pound portions and sold on the Steveston waterfront for about $25 via online ticketing.
- Last week, sea‑lion raids forced organisers to postpone the event after hundreds of sea lions piled into nets in the Northumberland Channel near Duke Point, with Fraumeni saying, `They came and jumped in our net`.
- Retired fisherman Glenn Budden described how crews used a decoy boat and quickly set nets until they 'finally found a place where there were no sea lions' during Wednesday's fishing efforts.
- Volunteers described receiving emotional letters and calls from families of pediatric cancer patients, and Yann Guerin said, `We can go home and sell the herring to the people who are waiting. And the kids will get all their money. So I'm very happy.`
- In Canada, Steller sea lions are listed as a species of special concern; Fraumeni said, "The only problem is we have to be careful because if they get tangled in the net, they'll get killed, and they're on the endangered species list.
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B.C's charity herring sale is back on. But hundreds of sea lions feasted first
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B.C's charity herring sale is back on. But hundreds of sea lions feasted first – Energeticcity.ca
RICHMOND — Victoria fisherman Bob Fraumeni is used to the challenges of the sea, having worked on fishing boats since he was 12 years old. But there was little he could do to salvage his haul of herring last week when “hundreds of sea lions” piled into the nets in the Northumberland Channel, close to the Duke Point on Vancouver Island, to feast on the catch over two nights. To make matters worse, the catch was intended to raise money for an annu…
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