What were the kite orders and site seeing boats doing. Cheryl hurd in San Francisco. Reporter thats right, the warning is clear. If you dont stay away from the whales here in San Francisco bay, you could be breaking the law. Two whales swimming near the golden gate bridge. A kite border got real close, a little too close, a San Franciscos whale tourer. What we try to do here is to interact passively with whales. He takes two boats out to do whale watching daily. When he does, he follows a strict set of rules. They tell us not to approach them at a quick rate of speed. We can run parallel with them if they start changing course a lot then that means we are bothering them. Hump back whales are protected under the endangered species act. If a person or vessel comes within a 100 yards o f the whale or altering its behavior. You can be fine of 10,000 or facing criminal prosecution with a fine up to 100,000 or spend time in jail. He blames el nino or climate change. The whales, theyre here e
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