Critical Habitat Proposal for Endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales: A New Chance for West Coast Orcas?

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in conjunction with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) solicited comments from the public through December 18, 2019, on the new aspects of a federal proposal expanding critical habitat protection along the West Coast for endangered southern resident killer whales. NOAA, Critical Habitat for the Southern Resident Killer Whale, (Sept. 19, 2019), https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/critical-habitat-southern-resident-killer-whale.