Washington Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Ask DC For Marine Mammal Act Modifications

By Andy Walgamott  
Northwest Sportsman
February 4, 2025

A bipartisan group of Washington legislators has filed a bill in Olympia asking Congress and the Trump Administration to modify the Marine Mammal Protection Act to allow lethal removals of sea lions and harbor seals and other actions in more of the state to save ESA-listed Chinook and other salmon populations.

A HARBOR SEAL SWIMS IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER. (ODFW)
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