The Australian Sea Lion faces extinction in the face of continued mortality as a by-catch from commercial fisheries and government inaction.
With only around 11,000 individuals left in the wild the ongoing mortality of this species, estimated to exceed 2% per year from fishing related causes alone, puts the species in danger of extinction within a few decades.
Recent proposals for Commonwealth Marine Parks have failed to provide an adequate level of protection and the situation is made more dire as South Australian Marine Parks face being closed down by fishers before they have even started.
To read more about the fate of this species and the failure of Government to provide a meaningful level of protection follow this link.
