Steller sea lions are the largest members of the Otariid, or “eared seal,” family. Female sea lions average seven feet in length and about 600 pounds. Male sea lions, slightly longer at nine feet, weigh more than twice as much as females at an average of 1,500 pounds with “beach masters” reaching up to 2,400 pounds. Our ferry captain sailed close to this one, a well-known sea lion that is seen here most of the time. He even had a name for this massive seal but I don’t recall the name, perhaps, Jabba the Hutt. Two smaller harbor seals are sharing his perch.
