They like the Newport Harbor because of the abundant food, and because they can find sunbathing spots on top of boats and docks. Monroe said the sea lions weren’t a problem last year, but came back this year “with a vengeance.” “He has the letter – he knows what the time frame is,” Monroe said, noting that he has 44 days from when the letter was sent. He came out to put up orange netting over the weekend, but “that slowed them down for about 30 seconds,” said Jim Borgman, who rented a dock and is staying on a boat a short distance from the sea lions. In this latest case, the county sent the letter to the catamaran owner last Tuesday. The city – grappling with neighborhood complaints but limited in action because of federal laws against harming sea lions – held packed meetings at City Hall to try to resolve the issue.Ī law was passed saying that people weren’t allowed to feed the sea lions, and that boat owners who didn’t try to “sea lion proof” their boats would receive a 30-day warning, and a fine if they did not take care of the issue.Ĭounty mooring deputy Joel Monroe makes suggestions to boat owners to do things such as place a plastic chair on the swim steps, or install netting around the boat.
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The sea lions had somehow learned how to jump onto boats, and had taken over the harbor. We had the best spot in the nation until they came out here.”Īlthough these sea lions have only been basking on this latest boat for a few weeks, the city’s issue with unruly sea lions dates back to 2005, when 15 sea lions sank a 50-foot boat. I hate to see these sea lions ruin a beautiful harbor,” Feltch said. The constant barking in the early-morning hours from a group of burly sea lions that have found a home on a nearby catamaran in the Newport Harbor have been keeping them up all night for the past six weeks. Neighbor Cliff Feltch suggested earplugs. NEWPORT BEACH – Larry Buckelew tried the sleeping pills.
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