A few months after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, California sea lions began hauling out on Pier 39’s K-Dock. At first there were only a few of them, but after just a few months, there were over 300 energetic sea lions barking, bathing and playing on the dock.
Published: January, 2013
A few months after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, California sea lions began hauling out on Pier 39’s K-Dock. At first there were only a few of them, but after just a few months, there were over 300 energetic sea lions barking, bathing and playing on the dock. No one is quite sure why the sea lions decided to haul out on Pier 39, but these lively pinnipeds quickly became a huge sensation. The number of sea lions on the Pier has constantly fluctuated since then with no apparent rhyme or reason. In November 2009, a record number of 1,701 sea lions visited K-Dock. Photo courtesy of Pier 39.
