curious, whenever i've gone to look at the sea lions, i've never thought about eating them... "The tourists who come from around the world to gawk at the barking sea lions at San Francisco's Pier 39 can now ask a naturalist every day how the noisy pinnipeds taste and where their fine furry pelts can be purchased. The answers to these two common questions will be the same as always: It's illegal to kill, eat or sell sea lions or their skins. But any bumpkin who wants to know will have somebody to ask thanks to a visitor outreach program put together this month by Pier 39, the Bay Institute, the Aquarium of the Bay and the Marine Mammal Center.... It is hoped that the dialogue might some day reduce the number of folks curious about the flavor of sea lion meat and the quality of pinniped clothing and inspire them instead to focus on habitat preservation."