Whale Watching Regulations: Washington State

Regulations are in place in both Canada and the US which require vessels to keep 200 yards/meters away from endangered Southern resident killer whales. These regulations are being more firmly enforced as of 2018. https://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/orca/vessel_regulations.html UPDATE HISTORY (followed by the update history)

Marine Wildlife Viewing Regulations: Canada

This guide provides information about how far you need to be from marine mammals when viewing them in Canada. It also outlines illegal actions including, swimming or interacting with a marine mammal; moving a marine mammal (or enticing/causing it to move); separating a marine mammal from its group or going between it and a calf. […]

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