Tastiness is subjective, but as to how nourishing it would be to eat one of those things, I think I read in the permit linked in this thread that people were advised to wear PPE when handling the carcasses since they are full of toxins from all the bioaccumulation! "Safe to Eat" a teeny tiny square per month, yummy!A number of people eat sea lions. It is quite tasty and nutritious too from what I have been told. Therefore, they are food.
Time for Washington state to establish a hunting season on sea lions just like there is for deer and bear season?