Public Meeting On Orca Recovery Plan

A Public Meeting will be held on Tuesday February 6th at 7-9pm at the Friday Harbor Grange to discuss U.S. National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) Proposed Recovery Plan for Endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales

The Whale Museum and the SJC Marine Resources Committee will host Lynne Barre from NMFS to provide an overview of the proposed recovery plan, answer questions and give instructions on how to submit public comments.

The public is also invited to attend the Marine Resources Committee (MRC) meeting the following day, Wednesday, February 7th at 8:30 am at the Islanders Bank Annex. This meeting, like all MRC meetings, is open to the public. The proposed recovery plan is only one of several agenda items up for discussion at this regular twice-monthly MRC meeting. Marine Resource committee members will hear an overview of the plan from Lynne Barre and will focus their discussion on how San Juan County can participate with recovery efforts.

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