Inslee Signs Legislation Creating 1000-Yard Mandatory Vessel Buffer Around Endangered Orcas, Effective Jan. 2025

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed new legislation to create a mandatory 1,000-yard vessel buffer around Southern Resident killer whales to protect the endangered population from vessel noise and disturbance. The expanded buffer requirement goes into effect January 2025.

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