Recovering resident killer whales : a guide to contaminant sources, mitigation, and regulations in British Columbia

Garrett, C. (Author). Ross, Peter S. (Added Author). Canada. Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans. (Added Author). Institute of Ocean Sciences, Patricia Bay. (Added Author).

Summary: "This document was prepared for the Killer Whale Recovery Team as a guidance document on contaminant issues which may directly or indirectly impact resident killer whales. The objective is to provide a scoping of contaminant types, sources, and trends as these relate to possible risks to resident killer whales, and to list relevant developments, pieces of legislation, and responsible agencies in order to guide the development of a recovery strategy and action plan." --introduction

Record details

Physical Description: print
xiii, 224 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Publisher: Sidney, B.C. : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-224).
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Introduction -- 2. Potential impacts of environmental contaminants on killer whales and their prey -- 3. Environmental contaminants of concern to killer whales and their prey in the south coastal environment of BC -- 4. Jurisdictional responsibilities and existing controls on the release of environmental contaminants to the south coastal environment of British Columbia -- 5. Actions and initiatives previously implemented to reduce contaminants releases to the south coastal BC environment (extracted from Garrett 2009) -- 6. Research, monitoring, and management actions needed to address environmental contaminants concerns in south coastal BC.
Language Note:	Abstract in French and English.