"Stop Sea Lion Killing"

The Humane Society of the United States, in conjunction with the Wild Fish Conservancy, filed a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service to stop the killing of over 200 sea lions. Here is a list of some of the language used in their press release.

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  1. circumstance
    the set of facts that surround a situation or event
    Federal law allows the killing of sea lions only in very limited circumstances, when the agency proves they are having a significant negative impact on salmon
  2. patent
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
    "The National Marine Fisheries Service's decision to kill hundreds of native marine mammals to reduce salmon losses by a couple of percentage points, while simultaneously authorizing much larger man-made sources of endangered salmon mortality, is both outrageous and patently illegal."
  3. perpetuate
    cause to continue or prevail
    While blaming sea lions for eating salmon, the states and NMFS have largely ignored recommendations of government scientists to stop stocking non-native fish like bass and walleye and adopting angler regulations that perpetuate their high levels of predation on salmon.
  4. imperative
    requiring attention or action
    Experts have warned that curbing the impact of these non-native fish is imperative for salmon recovery.
  5. distraction
    drawing someone's attention away from something
    Blaming sea lions is nothing but a distraction
  6. objective
    undistorted by emotion or personal bias
    "The National Marine Fisheries Service needs to look objectively at dam operation and over-harvest, hatchery practices and the stocking of non-native fish which together kill significantly more salmon and prevent them from reaching high-quality spawning habitat."
  7. primary
    of first rank or importance or value
    While birds, other fish, sea lions and fishermen all kill salmon, the primary threats are from loss of quality spawning habitat and dams blocking their normal migratory routes up and down river.
  8. coincide
    happen simultaneously
    The plan to shoot sea lions coincides with estimates that this spring's Columbia River salmon run is likely to be among the largest in almost 30 years
  9. decline
    change toward something smaller or lower
    while, as of May 2011, the daily number of sea lions at the dam is the lowest since 2003 and the time each animal spends at the dam has been steadily declining
  10. urgent
    compelling immediate action
    In 2010, a Congressionally-mandated science panel found that current fish hatchery practices interfere with recovery and are in urgent need of reform.
Created on Wed Oct 15 21:26:01 EDT 2014 (updated Wed Oct 15 22:38:04 EDT 2014)

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