"Save Willy Act" proposes Coast Guard 'whale desk' to prevent whale deaths in San Francisco Bay

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A new federal bill dubbed the Save Willy Act would create a Coast Guard whale desk in San Francisco Bay, aimed at tracking whale movements and warning ships in an effort to reduce a growing number of fatal vessel strikes. The bill — named the Save Willy Act, in a nod to the 1993 movie Free Willy — would implement a whale desk at the U.S. — Read the rest The post Save Willy Act proposes Coast Guard 'whale desk' to prevent whale deaths in San Francisco Bay appeared first on Boing Boing.