Are seals/sealions an issue around Doran?

My trap that got taken for a ride was baited with chicken.  Sea lion could've gotten tangled while checking the bait, who knows.

I think there's a whale in Monterey wearing your gear

In short: YES! I’ve had the most success with the plastic Promar Seal Proof canisters. They are slightly bigger than a coke can with a polka-dog pattern of holes and a screw top. They’ve worked for me without issue since I switched over to them. Everything else I tried there got destroyed by seals.

My intro to these sea lions was throwing a hoop net from shore and using a bait bag. Not 5 minutes after throwing it in did one sea lion surface with the hoop in his mouth and shaking it like a dog.