Man fined $1,000 for driving boat through pod of killer whales

[Still Waters]

A Bellingham, Washington, man has agreed to pay a $1,000 civil penalty after a nearby wildlife videographer recorded his 51-foot recreational vessel passing through a pod of killer whales on the west side of San Juan Island in 2022.

“The high-resolution video provided strong evidence in this case,” said Greg Busch, assistant director of NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement, West Coast Division. “We’re fortunate that people watching knew what they were seeing was not right, documented it in detail, and reported it so that we could take action.”

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/boater-drove-through-pod-killer-whales-turns-out-wildlife-videographer-was-filming

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