I said, 'well, wouldn't the whale be safer if we just stopped all activity off the coast? Wouldn't the whale be safest if we just didn't allow any boating or any marine traffic whatsoever?'
On the recordJune 5, 2023
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Bentz questions the balance between marine activity and whale safety.
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