Anchovies draw crush of sea lions to San Francisco piers, the most in 15 years
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Anchovies draw crush of sea lions to San Francisco piers, the most in 15 years

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — They’re lounging, biting each other and generally making a ruckus in numbers not seen in more than a decade. San Francisco’s famed Fisherman’s Wharf district is seeing a surge in sea lions. But this week, Pier 39 harbormaster Sheila Chandor has counted more than 1,000 sea lions, and that’s the most seen there in 15 years. AP AUDIO: An anchovy feast draws a crush of sea lions to one of San Francisco’s piers, the most in 15 years AP correspondent Ed Donahue reports on a spike in sea lion sightings in San Francisco. And it’s funny to watch them fight and relax in the sun.” Big numbers of sea lions have come to their pier in past years, and some 1,700 have previously arrived, Chandor said.

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‘Essentially a gas station,’ fishy feast draws sea lions to Pier 39 in numbers not seen in 15 years
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‘Essentially a gas station,’ fishy feast draws sea lions to Pier 39 in numbers not seen in 15 years

LA Times  

Sea lions crowd onto rafts along Pier 39 in San Francisco on May 2, 2024. “It totally revitalized all the business on the wharf.” The pier typically has a few hundred sea lions, with up to 700 or so in the spring, Chandor said. Ratner said Pier 39 has become “essentially a gas station” for migrating sea lions, where — …

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