Maybe I'll join them. I love anchovies. 😉
At 1,000 pinnipeds strong, the sea lion population at Fisherman's Wharf is the biggest it’s been in seven years.
By Rachel Scheier Published May 01, 2024 • 6:00am
Like a lot of San Franciscans, the sea lions of Pier 39 came here from someplace else.
They first showed up nearly 35 years ago, in the dark days after the October 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake leveled parts of the city, along with the tourism industry. No one knew why, but a lone burly male appeared one day on the pier’s K-Dock. The staff named him Flea Collar because of the bit of fishing line that was draped around his blubbery neck, remembered Sheila Chandor, Pier 39’s longtime harbor master. Soon, other sea lions joined him on the dock, becoming an instant and beloved spectacle at a moment when the city badly needed one.
https://sfstandard.com/2024/05/01/san-francisco-sea-lions-set-seven-year-population-record/
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