SIGN THE PETITION: Help save critically endangered orcas from extinction before it’s too late!

Industrial overfishing and bycatching is DECIMATING Chinook salmon populations that endangered Southern Resident orcas rely on for survival. The lack of food is causing these beloved whales to die out from starvation and malnutrition.

Now, there are just 74 of these iconic whales remaining in the wild — and they are hanging on by a thread, struggling to survive, and facing extinction!

The devastating impacts of overfishing aren’t just bad for orcas. This irresponsible practice also harms nearby coastal communities and threatens traditional fishing practices, as well as the livelihoods of families who have relied on the bounty of the sea for generations.

Orcas desperately need us to speak up for them and help STOP corporate overfishing of Chinook salmon. Please don’t make these defenseless animals fight this battle alone.

Will you take action today before it’s too late to SAVE endangered orcas from being pushed to extinction by corporate overfishing?

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Dear NOAA/NMFS,

As someone who cares about the West Coast endangered Southern Resident killer whale and salmon, please consider my comments

The Pacific Fisheries Management Council and National Marine Fisheries Service must take even more decisive action to protect the Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW). Only 74 Southern Resident killer whales remain in the wild, near their lowest number in four decades. The Southern Resident killer whale recovery goals, as defined by NOAA, are not being met, and neither are the recovery goals of threatened Chinook prey. The health of Southern Resident killer whales is closely tied to Chinook salmon abundance on the West Coast. Scientists have found a strong correlation between coastwide Chinook abundance and Southern Resident health indicators. As Chinook abundance declines, the Southern Residents’ health declines. This is partly because orca babies are starving to death. Additionally, the Council should analyze and consider benefits to Southern Residents from no ocean salmon harvest (beyond three miles from the coast) and/or closing the fishery unless the pre-season estimate of Chinook considers abundance thresholds that ensure adequate prey availability. We support tribal treaty laws and recognize that these management measures will be subject to sovereign nation consultation and potentially modified later.

Please do your part and stop pushing Southern Resident orcas toward extinction.

Sincerely,

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