>> "In an ideal world, there would be a simple strategy for mariners to follow when killer whales interact, which would avoid vessel damage and harm to the whal

>> "In an ideal world, there would be a simple strategy for mariners to follow when killer whales interact, which would avoid vessel damage and harm to the whales. Unfortunately, there appears to be no such panacea," the authors of the study wrote. No. There is an easy answer. Stop sailing your toys through that bit of ocean. This is not an issue for commercial craft. This is about large sailboats, which are universally toys of the rich. Just call this part of the ocean a no-go area for a few years and the orca will forget about this game. If this was a population of eagles that was ripping apart ultralight aircraft, the FAA would slap a NOTAM on the area and that would be the end of the issue.