Oregon metropolis   brought in the big gun to deal with the hundreds of ocean lions on their docks :   a false killer whale . After galvanizing mats and brilliantly   colored beach balls fail to scare away the pesky sea Leo aside , port officials in Astoria turned to a   10 - measure - prospicient ( 32 ft )   motorized killer whale , but their plans went ‘ belly out up ’ when its motor became flooded . The commission was called off and the fake orca was towed passed the lounging ocean lions . secure to say , the sea lions bring home the bacon this circle .

" We simply do n’t have the fiscal resource to build barrier . We have no choice but to look for very creative and scummy - toll solutions , " said Jim Knight , Port of Astoria administrator director , Reuters reputation .

knight at " Fauxby Dick "   on Twitter , the bastard sea wolf , which emit whale call , belongs to a whale - watching business from Bellingham , Washington , and was drive to Astoria . Orcas are a piranha   of sea king of beasts , and officials had hoped the contrivance would commit them swimming .

" It really is a signboard of how despairing the measures are that we ’re taking to try and solve this trouble , " Knight added .

The sea lions commonly change state up in Astoria , a small town with a universe of 10,000 , in the wintertime and migrate once it gets warmer . This year , however , official cover that the ocean lions that came in February have resolve to abide .

Hundreds of ocean lions are sit down on docks and feeding on Pisces , which threaten the townsfolk ’s   commercial-grade and sport sportfishing operation . Some research worker hint the sea lions may have been driven to Astoria due to the warming water in the Pacific Ocean .

Knight warn that K of jobs are at risk if the sea Lion do n’t go forth before long . The sea Leo the Lion make a lot of noise and create “ 10 to 30 pound ( 4.5 to 13.5 kilo ) of poop a day , " Knight said . The Guardianreports that once the orca   has been repair , officials might stress again .

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