B.C.'s whale protection unit at Fisheries and Oceans Canada is making sure boaters aren't bothering marine life, by enforcing distancing rules and monitoring public waterways.
Once eradicated from the waters off eastern Vancouver Island, sightings of humpback whales in the Discovery Islands region have skyrocketed in the past decade.
Canadian investigators said the diver “attempted to motor ahead of the whale pod several times” in British Columbia in 2020. He was fined 12,000 Canadian dollars.