April 16, 2009

Orca Whales and the San Diego Water Supply: A Reminder of Life's Interconnectedness

Water Woes' Next Player: Killer Whales

Voices of San Diego

A National Marine Fisheries Service analysis has determined that massive pumps that annually send billions of gallons of water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to the rest of the state are contributing to a decline in salmon populations. Chinook salmon, commonly called king salmon, spawn in the delta and spend much of their adult lives in the Pacific Ocean, where killer whales prey on them

Full Story: http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2009/02/23/environment/856whales022209.txt

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