Pacific Fishery Management Council recognizes that northern Oregon, Washington offshore waters are important to Southern Resident killer whales, but fails to protect their known offshore feeding hotspots from ocean fisheries in years of low Chinook.

Pacific Fishery Management Council recognizes that northern Oregon, Washington offshore waters are important to Southern Resident killer whales, but fails to protect their known offshore feeding hotspots from ocean fisheries in years of low Chinook.

Upcoming decisions on U.S. Navy testing and training, and management of ocean salmon fishing may determine future survival of endangered Southern Resident killer whales.