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About half a mile south of Otter Point, Mile 31 / Bailey Beach, Oregon

· Oregon

The field report records one badly decomposed dead sea lion, about 72 inches long. This is a distinct 2016 sea-lion carcass report, separate from the 2015 harbor-seal carcass.

Species
California sea lion
Number of seals
1
Attributed name
Unidentified
Source
Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition CoastWatch, Mile 31 report

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Supporting evidence
https://oregonshores.org/mile-report/mile-31-otter-point-state-wayside-bailey-beach-august-24-2016/ — Original Mile 31 report opened in the Codex browser. Field report dated 24 August 2016 explicitly records one badly decomposed dead sea lion about 72 inches long, about half a mile south of Otter Point. Direct page text inspected.
Identification confidence
Not recorded
Editorial status
Published by Seal Watch.

Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.

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