OLYMPIA, Wash. — A bill that would keep recreational boaters farther away from endangered Puget Sound orcas was signed into law Monday.
But that’s already the rule for professional whale-watching vessels, according to Erin Gless, executive director of the Pacific Whale Watch Association. “Just treat them like they’re Southern Resident killer whales and give them that extra space,” she said. “They’re not looking at this as a ‘gotcha,’"she said. In her view, “the intent of this is to prevent boaters from intentionally harassing and disturbing Southern Resident killer whales, not necessarily preventing a boat from getting home to the dock- or something like that.”
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