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Field Report – Control of Nuisance Sea Lions in the Rogue River Estuary, 2007 November 27, 2007 Project participants -- Mark Lottis, Jared Grey1, Jim Klusman1, Emily Hamblen, Robin Brown2, Bryan Wright2, Susan Reimer2, Todd Confer2, and Garth Griffin INTRODUCTION In the early summer of 2005, the Curry Sportfishing Association (CSA) requested the assistance of National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) to work with local business owners, sport fishermen, and the Port of Gold Beach (Port) to reduce the level of sea lion/fishery inter