Solving the Puzzle of the Disappearing Steller Sea Lions
Since 1980, the world population of Steller sea lions has dropped
from more than 300,000 animals to less than 100,000, and it's still
declining.
The North Pacific Universities Marine Mammal Research Consortium,
made up of four participating institutions and the Vancouver Aquarium
Marine Science Centre, was formed "to undertake a long term
program of research on the relationships between fisheries and marine
mammals in the North Pacific Ocean and Eastern Bering Sea."
(quoted in 1995-1996 Consortium Annual Report)
Six Steller sea lions from the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science
Centre are involved in an integral part of the Consortium's project,
participating in a comprehensive research study designed to answer
critical questions about diet, food intake, growth and metabolism
of Steller sea lions.
Read the analysis of research gathered at the Vancouver Aquarium
Marine Science Centre by the Consortium.
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