The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Natural Resources took on the Columbia River’s salmon-eating sea lion problem in a nearly 2½-hour hearing Wednesday.

Fishing on the river’s jointly managed waters from the mouth to the Washington state line upriver from McNary Dam requires the use of barbless hooks for salmon, steelhead and sturgeon (sturgeon during ...

Washington Rep. Marie Glusenkamp Perez wants to explore more lethal removal options for sea lions. She joined a House ...

After centuries of dam building, a nationwide movement to dismantle these aging barriers is showing how free-flowing rivers can restore ecosystems, improve safety, and reconnect people with nature.

The U.S. House Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee held a hearing on sea lion predation on salmon and the effectiveness of killing the mammals to slow down the trend.