Assertion: sea lion's population | /r/CapableOf | increase by about 4.3 percent per year
Facets:
value: since the late 1970s
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Scientists think that the population has increased by about 4.3 percent per year since the late 1970s, NOAA said in a statement, thanks to increased awareness, decreased shootings, better population estimates and laws protecting the animals.