I don't care if you agree with the concept of Whale Watching or not but I am asking everyone to make comments to NOAA about their proposed regulations and sign this petition to Save the Salmon and the Southern Resident Orcas.
I do the job (Marine Naturalist) I do for my love of these amazing mammals known as Orcas. Every day I see the joy on people's face as they see an Orca in the wild and how much they are touched. Many of these people comment how watching these Orcas will make them change their life style to be more eco-friendly.
NOAA's proposed regulations will do nothing to get the SRKW's off the endangered species list and in fact will affect one of the groups out there every day that is educating and making the public passionate about these sacred Whales. We already have regulations and laws in place, but no enforcement so we do not need more regulations.
The Pacific Whale Watching Association is asking NOAA to keep the regulations that exist, expand them into law and strictly enforce them. The PWWA is also asking for better public education, especially boaters, and that the biggest issue facing the Orcas, a lack of Salmon, is tackled.
So please, I ask you all that if you care for Orcas in the wild you will take time to make comments on this site and demand that NOAA enforces the current regulations and improves the Salmon Stocks in the Salish Sea.
The proposals by NOAA will ban kayakers from watching Orcas within a 1/2 mile of San Juan Island but continue to allow the Seiners to take 6 million Salmon out of the water right off the Coast of San Juan Island!
Please sign the petition now. Together we can save the Salmon and the Southern Resident Killer Whales.
I don't care if you agree with the concept of Whale Watching or not but I am asking everyone to make comments to NOAA about their proposed regulations and sign this petition to Save the Salmon and the Southern Resident Orcas.
I do the job (Marine Naturalist) I do for my love of these amazing mammals known as Orcas. Every day I see the joy on people's face as they see an Orca in the wild and how much they are touched. Many of these people comment how watching these Orcas will make them change their life style to be more eco-friendly.
NOAA's proposed regulations will do nothing to get the SRKW's off the endangered species list and in fact will affect one of the groups out there every day that is educating and making the public passionate about these sacred Whales. We already have regulations and laws in place, but no enforcement so we do not need more regulations.
The Pacific Whale Watching Association is asking NOAA to keep the regulations that exist, expand them into law and strictly enforce them. The PWWA is also asking for better public education, especially boaters, and that the biggest issue facing the Orcas, a lack of Salmon, is tackled.
So please, I ask you all that if you care for Orcas in the wild you will take time to make comments on this site and demand that NOAA enforces the current regulations and improves the Salmon Stocks in the Salish Sea.
The proposals by NOAA will ban kayakers from watching Orcas within a 1/2 mile of San Juan Island but continue to allow the Seiners to take 6 million Salmon out of the water right off the Coast of San Juan Island!
Please sign the petition now. Together we can save the Salmon and the Southern Resident Killer Whales.
We signed the "Save the Salmon and the Southern Resident Orcas!" petition!
# 410:
5:54 am PST, Nov 19,Vanessa Williams-grey, United Kingdom
# 409:
2:55 pm PST, Nov 14,Sue Ings, United Kingdom
we whale watched in september 2008 and were truely awe struck by these beautiful creatures
# 408:
11:04 am PST, Nov 14,Lamirand M, France
# 407:
10:09 am PST, Nov 14,Amélie Laurent, France
Save the orcas, please!
# 406:
3:12 am PST, Nov 11,Julia Tawyea', Pennsylvania
# 405:
9:35 am PST, Nov 10,Gossiaux Genevieve, Belgium
# 404:
12:00 pm PST, Nov 8,Connie Westergaard, Denmark
# 403:
3:31 pm PST, Nov 6,Lu Metal, Italy
# 402:
4:47 am PST, Nov 6,VIER EVA, France
# 400:
12:35 am PST, Nov 3,Jennifer Ray, Canada
The Salmon need saving now before it is too late! Enforce the existing regulations, work with the Whale Watching companies and work together to Save the Salmon and Save the Orcas.
# 399:
9:12 pm PST, Nov 2,Rosilene Kraft, Texas
# 398:
12:55 pm PST, Nov 2,Furgeot Anne, France
# 397:
9:11 am PST, Nov 2,JOSEPH BARNETT, Florida
# 396:
8:52 am PST, Nov 2,Catherine Koehn, Oregon
We should do EVERYTHING WE CAN to save the Orcas and the Salmon.
The governments of the world must assume real responsibility for not letting them go EXTINCT! Please act Now to protect the Orcas and the Salmon.
Thank you.
# 395:
6:04 pm PST, Nov 1,Name not displayed, California
# 394:
5:05 pm PST, Nov 1,Marcela Sabata, Argentina
# 393:
3:42 pm PST, Nov 1,Sevgin Billur Korkmaz, Turkey
# 392:
8:27 am PST, Nov 1,Melissa Coyle, California
# 391:
7:00 am PST, Nov 1,Blandine Coulon, France
# 390:
1:18 am PDT, Oct 31,Carole Hagen, Oregon
# 389:
7:18 pm PDT, Oct 30,DIANE Symons, Pennsylvania
# 388:
2:41 pm PDT, Oct 30,Sarah Panullo, Pennsylvania
# 387:
7:44 am PDT, Oct 30,Stacey Rakic, Colorado
# 386:
6:37 am PDT, Oct 30,Jackie Webb, Canada
# 385:
4:20 am PDT, Oct 30,Loredana Versaci, Italy
# 384:
11:44 pm PDT, Oct 29,Marcon Stephane, France
# 383:
5:34 pm PDT, Oct 29,Hema Bedasie, Trinidad And Tobago
# 382:
5:03 pm PDT, Oct 29,Tracy Shaw, United Kingdom
# 381:
4:12 pm PDT, Oct 29,Karen Lyons kalmenson, New York
# 380:
5:41 am PDT, Oct 29,Gerold Fahrer, Germany
# 379:
4:33 am PDT, Oct 29,Siana Guillemeteaud, Morocco
# 378:
2:14 pm PDT, Oct 28,Sara Rod Pontrelli, Switzerland
# 377:
5:18 pm PDT, Oct 27,Gary Lehman, New York
i'd like my kids and grandchildren to see the orca's in these pods ! please ! thank you, gary lehman
# 376:
10:53 am PDT, Oct 27,Pam Boland, Georgia
# 375:
8:28 am PDT, Oct 27,Annie PEYSSON, France
# 374:
5:25 am PDT, Oct 27,Yolande Rauscher, France
# 373:
4:09 pm PDT, Oct 26,Geraldine Fitch, Canada
Every reason "to not" make an effort to save the wild salmon and Orcas is an absolute shameful excuse! Enough with the obstacles and taking the Earth for granted!
# 372:
3:20 pm PDT, Oct 26,Joelle Coudriou, France
# 371:
12:40 pm PDT, Oct 26,Inogen Mackenzie, United Kingdom
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# 370:
10:35 am PDT, Oct 26,Jacklyn Barrs, Canada
# 369:
7:17 am PDT, Oct 26,Rebout Sandrine, France
# 368:
7:13 am PDT, Oct 26,Nadine Lavallé, Belgium
# 367:
4:35 am PDT, Oct 26,Mariska Cronje, South Africa
# 366:
12:58 am PDT, Oct 26,Traversa Francette, France
# 365:
11:27 pm PDT, Oct 25,Tomballe Philippe, Belgium
# 364:
2:21 pm PDT, Oct 25,Nancy Petitjean, Belgium
# 363:
11:13 am PDT, Oct 25,ROUX JOSETTE, France
# 362:
11:13 am PDT, Oct 25,Dorline Rockwell, France
# 361:
9:31 am PDT, Oct 25,Bonfils Evelyne, France
# 360:
6:41 am PDT, Oct 25,FONQUERGNE BRIGITTE, France
# 359:
6:03 am PDT, Oct 25,Sonja BONFILS, France
# 358:
5:43 am PDT, Oct 25,GENIEYS Agathe, France
# 357:
5:42 am PDT, Oct 25,NOEL Stephanie, France
# 356:
4:02 am PDT, Oct 25,Estelle Taupin, France
# 355:
4:01 am PDT, Oct 25,Pley Nicole, France
L'homme est responsable des désastre dans la nature, continuellement des massacres, des animaux en voie de disparition, etc, il faut pourtant essayer de sauver ce qui peut l'être alors pensez aux saumons aux cétacés, orques y compris.