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In this Feb. 23 photo from the NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center, an orca whale known as L95 swims in the Pacific Ocean near La Push, shortly before being fitted with a satellite tag. Below is the dorsal fin of the same orca with a satellite tag attached.

Orca death spurs tag suspension Satellite device is suspected in demise of tagged animal BY PHUONG LE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SEATTLE — Federal biologists have temporarily stopped tagging endangered orcas in the Puget Sound after a dead orca was found with pieces of a dart tag lodged in its dorsal fin. Researchers use a dart projector to fire the small satellite-linked transmitters into the animals to track where

Boost for area “This will provide an economic boost to the area and draw people from other states and all parts of the country.” Selby said the cost of building the trail is undetermined but estimated that building trails can cost about $500,000 per mile. Considering the length of the trail and the terrain, it could cost between $4 million and $6 million to finish the project.

they go in the winter and how they find food. An initial exam of the 20-year-old orca found floating off Vancouver Island last month did not find a clear cause of death, but some advocates fear tagging injures the animals and say there are less invasive ways to monitor the small population of whales.

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The transmitter is the size of a 9-volt battery and attaches to the orca’s fin with two titanium darts about 6 centimeters long. It’s designed to detach over time and leave nothing behind in the whale. TO

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PORT TOWNSEND — A public tour of the Western Flyer scheduled Saturday will continue an effort to connect the vessel to the community during its expected three-year rehabilitation period. “We want to build awareness about its history and legacy,” said Elizabeth WeldenSmith, a project manager at the Western Flyer Foundation in Salinas, Calif. “We want to make it accessible, as it is an incredible teaching tool, even when it is on dry land.” The 72-foot purse seiner was once used by the late Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Steinbeck, who used it as a basis for The Log From the Sea of Cortez, CHARLIE BERMANT/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS in which marine biologist Ed Ricketts Andy Gregg, left, meets with historian Michael Sullivan on the deck played a prominent part. of the Western Flyer to discuss its designation as a national historic TURN TO FLYER/A8 site. The public can get a close look Saturday.

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SHINE — A Chimacum man was in serious condition in a Seattle intensive care unit Wednesday after a wreck on state Highway 104 on Tuesday night. Ian A. Stark, 31, of Chimacum was in serious but improving condition at Harborview Medical Center after the 7:14 p.m. wreck, a hospital spokesman said Wednesday. A State Patrol report said Stark, who was driving a turquoise 1994 Toyota Celica, was traveling westbound in the left lane at a high rate of speed on state Highway 104, just west of the Hood Canal Bridge. Serena C. Prah-Shan, 41, of Quilcene was driving a gray 1992 Chevrolet pickup truck westbound in the right lane at the same location. Stark changed lanes into the right lane and the Toyota struck the pickup, pushing it into the westbound ditch, the State Patrol said. The Toyota came to rest under the back end of the pickup truck, the report said. Prah-Shan was not hurt, troopers said. Stark’s car was destroyed, the State Patrol said, while Prah-Shan’s pickup suffered reportable damage. The cause of the wreck was under investigation, the State Patrol said, adding that a possible citation was pending. Both drivers were wearing seat belts; there was no indication drugs or alcohol contributed to the wreck, the report said.

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PORT TOWNSEND — This year’s state budget includes funding for a study to determine the best option for adding 6 miles onto the 8-mile Larry Scott Trail to connect it with the Olympic Discovery Trail’s Discovery Bay trailhead. “Our vision has always been to create worldclass trails for nonmotorized use from Port Townsend to the ocean,” said Jeff Selby, the Jefferson County vice president of the Peninsula Trails Coalition.

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