NOAA eyes potential changes to Alaska sea lion protections as Trump urges boosted seafood harvests

NOAA eyes potential changes to Alaska sea lion protections as Trump urges boosted seafood harvests

Steller Sea lions rest on a rocky ledge in Kenai Fjords National Park on July 31, 2013. The western population of Steller sea lions is listed as endangered, and fishery managers have imposed protection to limit the impacts to the animals from commercial seafood harvest. (Photo by Kaitlin Thoresen/National Park Service)Federal regulators plan to reevaluate fishing closure boundaries established to protect endangered Steller sea lions in Alaska, p…