Resident Killer Whale
Ap-KillerWhale-v00-2016Jun13-Eng
Ap-KillerWhale-v00-2016Jun13-Eng
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Proposed Action Plan for the Northern and Southern <strong>Resident</strong> <strong>Killer</strong> <strong>Whale</strong> 2016<br />
# Recovery Measures Priority<br />
Threats or<br />
Concerns<br />
Addressed<br />
Timeline<br />
Suggested Other<br />
Jurisdictions or<br />
Organizations<br />
85*<br />
Research the effects of other vessel-based impacts (e.g., fish<br />
finders, air quality issues related to engine exhaust, disposal of<br />
waste and bilge water).<br />
Medium<br />
Disturbance<br />
Noise pollution<br />
Environmental<br />
contaminants<br />
Unknown<br />
Stakeholders<br />
Academia<br />
86<br />
Continue and expand existing behavioural monitoring programs<br />
involving vessel/whale interactions and increase support for data<br />
analysis and publication.<br />
Medium<br />
Disturbance<br />
Noise pollution<br />
Unknown<br />
Stakeholders<br />
ENGOs<br />
87<br />
Develop a means of differentiating nutritional vs. disturbanceinduced<br />
stress (via hormone response and other methods).<br />
Medium<br />
Disturbance<br />
Noise pollution<br />
Unknown<br />
Academia<br />
Other agencies<br />
Approach 3: Develop and implement regulations, guidelines, sanctuaries and other measures to reduce or eliminate physical and<br />
acoustic disturbance of <strong>Resident</strong> <strong>Killer</strong> <strong>Whale</strong>s.<br />
88*<br />
Expand the <strong>Whale</strong> Wise flag program to notify other mariners when<br />
whales have been observed in order to reduce risk of collision and<br />
acoustic disturbance.<br />
Medium<br />
Disturbance<br />
Noise pollution<br />
Ongoing<br />
Stakeholders<br />
ENGOs<br />
89*<br />
Improve public awareness of recovery activities for <strong>Killer</strong> <strong>Whale</strong>s<br />
through Parks Canada Agency’s educational programs,(e.g., the<br />
BC Ferries Coastal Naturalist Program).<br />
Medium<br />
Disturbance<br />
Noise pollution<br />
Prey availability<br />
5 years<br />
Parks Canada<br />
Agency<br />
Broad Strategy 4: Ensure that chemical and biological pollutants do not prevent the recovery of <strong>Resident</strong> <strong>Killer</strong> <strong>Whale</strong><br />
populations.<br />
Approach 1: Investigate the health and reproductive capacity of <strong>Resident</strong> <strong>Killer</strong> <strong>Whale</strong>s using scientific studies on free-ranging and<br />
stranded individuals, as related to chemical and biological pollution.<br />
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