http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20171122/marine-mammal-populations-grow-on-a-diet-of-salmon?ct=t(DA_Updates)&mc_cid=7a3fd053a3&mc_eid=e8e1dd5a65
Killer whales, sea lions and harbor seals on the West Coast have feasted heavily on Chinook salmon runs in the last 40 years
[Unfortunately, unlike humans, marine mammals can’t just order a salad]
A rebound in marine mammal populations on the West Coast has come with unintended consequences for salmon.
A new study found that a growing population of fish-eating killer whales, sea lions and harbor seals on the West Coast have feasted heavily on Chinook salmon runs in the last 40 years.
Their consumption of the fish — of which certain populations are listed as endangered and threatened — may now exceed the combined harvest by commercial and recreational fisheries, researchers say.
It’s a complex trade-off, fishery managers…
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Exposing the Big Game 
I guess that’s the good news. But will the sea mammals start looking like wolves, preying on salmon instead of deer and elk?