Photo: Sea Lions Becoming "Nightmare" for Fishers in U.S. Northwest

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A female sea lion and her pup rest on a beach in California. The once rare California sea lions have rebounded in such numbers that they're now taking a big bite out of local fish populations, officials say.

Photograph courtesy NOAA/NMML

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