A SEA LION IS RECOVERING AT THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER, AFTER BEING SHOT WHILE NEAR THE SANTA CRUZ WHARF. ALTHOUGH THE BULLET HIT KING NEPTUNE NEAR HIS SPINE, THE 320-POUND SEA LION IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER. UNDER THE 1972 MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT, SHOOTING, HARMING, OR HARASSING A MARINE MAMMAL IS ILLEGAL.-
