Just a month ago, a dock at Pier 39 was overrun with sea lions. Around 2,000 males piled on top of each other on wooden floats, barking, braying and breaking a population record at the tourist magnet.

It's the most sea lions that have shown up there in 15 years, Sheila Chandor, Harbormaster for Pier 39 Marina, told ABC 7. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

More than six million annual visitors have the opportunity to learn all about California sea lions and their history at PIER 39, as well as what everyone can do to help these charismatic mammals ...

Communities have some playbooks for dealing with sea lions. One can be found in San Francisco, where boats were removed from Pier 39 to accommodate sea lions after a group popped up in 1989.

If a city wants the added boost of tourism, they can learn from San Francisco, which removed boats from Pier 39 and dedicated the slips to sea lions after a group started hauling out there in 1989.

Pay attention to those ears. / David Martin, Moment Collection, Getty Images (seal, left); Westend61, Westend61 Collection, Getty Images (sea lion, right); Justin Dodd, Mental Floss (frame ...

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The marina Sandy ravaged just a year earlier is unrecognizable from the new dock that stands today. A tougher sea wall has fortified Pier Point and floating docks have replaced many of the ...

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If a city wants the added boost of tourism, they can learn from San Francisco, which removed boats from Pier 39 and dedicated the slips to sea lions after a group started hauling out there in 1989.