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08/07/2005: "Another Way To Watch Whales"

A Truck parked in Friday Harbor on the street used by ferry riders to enter town has a sign attached that expresses a groups concern that whale watching boats may have a negative impact on whales.

After three years of posting large signs along the west coast waterfront of San Juan Island, Orca Relief Citizens' Alliance said they have decided to expand their whale protection efforts to include occasional postering and handing out leaflets at the main dock in Friday Harbor. "We are encouraged by the fantastic increase in the number of visitors to our land-based Whale Watch Park," ORCA Chair Mark Anderson said this week, "and we want to do what we can to continue this move away from harassing the whales on the water."