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Orca recovery task force urges partial ban on whale watching, study of dam removal-11/28/18

By Lynda V. Mapes ,Seattle Times environment reporter Originally published November 16, 2018 at 10:49 am Updated November 28, 2018 at 1:47 pm Gov. Jay Inslee’s task force on southern resident orca recovery released its first recommendations Friday to help Puget Sound’s orcas, on the brink of extinction. From dam teardowns to a temporary moratorium on whale watching of southern residents …

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Southern Resident Killer Whale Recovery and Task Force-3/14/18

On March 14, 2018 the governor signed Executive Order 18-02 designating state agencies to take several immediate actions to benefit southern residents, and establishing a Task Force to develop a longer-term action recommendations for orca recovery and future sustainability. The governor invited members of the Legislature, the Government of Canada, representatives from tribal, federal, local and other state governments, the private …