The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information that leads to a civil penalty of criminal conviction of a boater allegedly seen on camera harassing sea lions in Oregon.
According to NOAA, the person driving a boat April 3 in the Columbia River near Hayden Island, Oregon. The driver can be seen going through resting sea lions in a video shared by the agency.
In the video posted by KGW News, the boat can be seen moving at a high speed right through a line of sea lions.
The agency says that the boat is a 19- to 20-foot aluminum Hewescraft Pro-V Sea Runner with a dark blue stripe.
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NOAA says that the Marine Mammal Protection Act prohibits "harassment, hunting, capturing, or killing marine mammals such as sea lions."
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People with information about the incident are being asked to call (360) 310-0259 or (800) 853-1964.
