National Marine Fisheries Service Should Require “No Wake” Speeds and Create a Whale Protection Zone
A new study demonstrates that the faster boats speed near endangered Southern Resident killer whales, the louder it is for them – the more noise there is in the water, the harder it is for the Orca to hunt, communicate and rest. A “No Wake” speed restriction for boats within 400 yards of any whale, combined with Orca Relief’s proposed Whale Protection Zone will go a long way to reducing the noise and protecting the whales. (See http://www.orcarelief.org/protection-zone/)