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Congressmen Doc Hastings, left, and Brian Baird, center, talk to Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission fish biologist John Whiteaker as they take a tour of the waters below Bonneville Dam to learn about the impact of sea lions on salmon runs and the effects of hazing the animals to deter them from feeding below the dam on Monday, March 24, 2008.
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Plumes of water and smoke mark the explosion of fireworks fired into the water to move a sea lion away from the dam at Bonneville Dam on Monday, March 24, 2008. The devices are the same used on farms to scare birds -- a firecracker loaded in a shotgun shell that can be fired and which detonates a few seconds later, giving off a sharp crack.
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Plumes of water and smoke mark the explosion of fireworks fired into the water to move a sea lion away from the dam at Bonneville Dam on Monday, March 24, 2008. The devices are the same used on farms to scare birds -- a firecracker loaded in a shotgun shell that can be fired and which detonates a few seconds later, giving off a sharp crack.
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Sea lions rest in a trap at Bonneville Dam on Monday, March 24, 2008. The trap, which can be closed from a rope above, is designed to simply be a comfortable place to rest. Sea lions who take advantage of the sunny flat surface and are trapped are transported to Astoria where they are weighed, tagged, and measured before being released on the coast.
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Fidelia Andy, Yakama Tribal Council Member and Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission chair. Photographed at Bonneville Dam on Monday, March 24, 2008.
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