Posted by brianc on October 24, 2001 at 09:21:06:
In Reply to: Death of Mola Mola posted by BadFish on October 24, 2001 at 08:58:44:
Divers in the area have been reporting seeing sea lions going after the Mola molas for nearly two weeks now. I was out on
Monterey Bay on Sunday. The fishing boats where not even remotely close to spots where divers were seeing the de-finned
fish.
Brian
Here's Bruce Watkin's comments on the topic as posted on the Northern California scuba list:
Molas are normally pelagic fish and mostly feed on jellyfish. They come into bays this time of year to have external parasites
removed by "cleaner" fish. Sea lions love to chase them down and chew their fins off. I've never seen sea lions actually eat
molas, just seem to enjoy the sport of killing them.
bruce