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No fine yet for closing on Puget Sound orcas

Seattle : WA : USA | Aug 16, 2012 at 2:12 PM PDT
Source: Associated Press
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A boater who was caught by the Coast Guard too close to Puget Sound killer whales won't be penalized, but next summer violators could be fined thousands of dollars. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration spokesman Brian Gorman in Seattle says the agency is working with the Coast Guard and the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department to educate boaters about a 2011 requirement to stay at least 200 yards away from orcas...Gorman says they'll make a decision before next summer's boating season on issuing fines. On Wednesday a Coast Guard cutter from Port Angeles witnessed a 25-foot pleasure boat remaining within 200 yards of whales near Orcas Island.

 
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