Saturday, October 10, 2009

NOAA programs - where is the one for orca watching in WA?

Florida has Dolphin Smart and New England has Whale Sense. So why doesn't Washington have a program like either of these? So much has been said about the proposed new vessel regulations for the southern resident orcas, why hasn't NOAA proposed a program for the Pacific Northwest?

NOAA has the Be Whale Wise website. Why hasn't NOAA thought of turning Be Whale Wise into a program like Dolphin Smart and Whale Sense? All the money that has been spent on putting forth these proposed new regulations should have been used to set up a similar program for the Pacific Northwest. For full article, click here.

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