As many thought the small number of Chinook taken by sport fishermen doesn't mean much to large apex predators with a complex life cycle.
Human fishing shown to have little effect on Orcas
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SEATTLE — Fishermen who catch chinook salmon in the Salish Sea probably are not depriving killer whales of a meal — at least not to the extent that some people believed.
That's the preliminary conclusion of an independent panel of seven U.S. and Canadian scientists. The group was convened to figure out whether the endangered Southern Resident orca population would do better if salmon fishing were reduced or eliminated.
It is well established that the Southern Residents, which frequent Puget Sound, eat primarily wild chinook. It also appears to be true that more orca deaths have occurred during multiyear periods when chinook runs are smaller.
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Read more: Human fishing shown to have little effect on orcas » Kitsap Sun
Human fishing shown to have little effect on Orcas
Read more: Human fishing shown to have little effect on orcas » Kitsap Sun
SEATTLE — Fishermen who catch chinook salmon in the Salish Sea probably are not depriving killer whales of a meal — at least not to the extent that some people believed.
That's the preliminary conclusion of an independent panel of seven U.S. and Canadian scientists. The group was convened to figure out whether the endangered Southern Resident orca population would do better if salmon fishing were reduced or eliminated.
It is well established that the Southern Residents, which frequent Puget Sound, eat primarily wild chinook. It also appears to be true that more orca deaths have occurred during multiyear periods when chinook runs are smaller.
Clickety, Clickety
Read more: Human fishing shown to have little effect on orcas » Kitsap Sun
