Pledge to Protect Southern Resident Orcas

Are you a boater? The southern resident orcas need your help. Boat noise and disturbance make it harder for them to find and catch their prey. Pledge to stay 1,000 yards away from J, K and L pods, and give the whales the space they need to forage, rest and tend their young.

• The southern resident orcas are critically endangered. From a high of 98 animals there are only 73 individuals in the population today.

• Orcas are acoustic animals who use echolocation to find and catch their prey.

• NOAA studies show that boat approaches closer than 1000 yards disrupt foraging. Female orcas abandon hunts when vessels approach closer than 400 yards (Holt et al 2021.)

• Not a boater? Take the individual or organizational pledge and help us spread the word.

• Together we can make a difference for these beloved and iconic pods.