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Killer whale regulation enforcement panel


Alan Wolf, NOAA; Larry Palke, Fisheries and Oceans, Canada; Stefan Beckman, Fisheries and Oceans, Canada; Russ Mullins, WDFW
There is not currently any permitting process, but one is under consideration in Canada…
Russ: on our 30+ patrols per summer, most infractions are by private recreational boaters. In 2008, there were two commercial infractions and ~50 warnings. We’ll [...]

U.S.+Canada recovery process, U.S. whale watching industry


10:00 Lynne Barre, NWFSC

Critical habitat can be modified.  A future step is designating habitat outside of the inland waters of WA.
Recovery plan implementation was started in 2003, well before the endangered listing in 2005.
Proposed regulations are under review… no date given for when rule-making will occur.
Consultations regarding potential impacts result in letters of concurrence or [...]

A map for including killer whales in NW fisheries managment


Just happened upon this nice synopsis of how WDFW views the various processes by which fishing harvests are governed in the Pacific Northwest. For me, this helps clarify which processes we killer whale advocates could influence to bolster the number of salmon and other fish that are available to feed the southern residents. [...]