Management options that address cumulative effects and aid recovery of SRKW
Presentation Abstract
A Population Viability Analysis published in 2017 (Lacy et al.) found that prey limitation was the most important factor affecting population growth in Southern Resident killer whales, but reduced foraging efficiency due to vessel traffic and contaminant burden all inhibit recovery. However, to meet recovery targets through prey management alone, Chinook abundance would have to be sustained near the highest levels since the 1970s. Reducing noise and disturbance by 50% combined with increasing Chinook by 15% would allow the population to rebuild. This presentation examines immediate and long term management options that include domestic and international fisheries management, restricting vessel traffic from key foraging areas, and other initiatives designed to increase accessibility, availability and abundance of Chinook salmon within SRKW critical habitat in an effort to further recovery of this endangered population.
Session Title
Transboundary Actions to Address Threats to Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW)
Conference Track
SSE9: Transboundary Management and Policy
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2018 : Seattle, Wash.)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
SSE9-950
Start Date
4-4-2018 3:30 PM
End Date
4-4-2018 3:45 PM
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Killer whale--Food--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Chinook salmon--Conservation--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Fish habitat improvement
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
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Text
Language
English
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Management options that address cumulative effects and aid recovery of SRKW
A Population Viability Analysis published in 2017 (Lacy et al.) found that prey limitation was the most important factor affecting population growth in Southern Resident killer whales, but reduced foraging efficiency due to vessel traffic and contaminant burden all inhibit recovery. However, to meet recovery targets through prey management alone, Chinook abundance would have to be sustained near the highest levels since the 1970s. Reducing noise and disturbance by 50% combined with increasing Chinook by 15% would allow the population to rebuild. This presentation examines immediate and long term management options that include domestic and international fisheries management, restricting vessel traffic from key foraging areas, and other initiatives designed to increase accessibility, availability and abundance of Chinook salmon within SRKW critical habitat in an effort to further recovery of this endangered population.
