New NOAA Study Shows Female Puget Sound Killer Whales Cease Feeding When Vessels Within 400 Yards

Boat traffic within 400 yards of endangered Southern Resident killer whales interrupts their foraging, often leading female whales to cease feeding altogether. That is a key finding from a new analysis of data from suction-cup tags that track the whales’ movement underwater.

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