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I agree... in the past they would have gotten harpooned and quickly communicated to others that going near human boats was a bad idea. I think coming up with s

I agree... in the past they would have gotten harpooned and quickly communicated to others that going near human boats was a bad idea. I think coming up with some non-lethal way of deterring them might be a good idea. A killer whale taser of some sort. Just sitting there watching it tear your boat to shreds seems like a bad idea.

h2odragon 3y ago
seems to me we otter be able to come up with an underwater siren or some such that they find intolerable but not actually injurious
- DrThunder 3y ago
  Yeah that might work as well. A taser isn't going to injure them, but yes it would be painful initially.
  - quesera 3y ago
    Can you (effectively, safely) Tase things which are swimming in salty ocean water?
    - DrThunder 3y ago
      Not sure with something that big but biologists electrocute smaller fish in rivers/lakes all the time so they can tag them. Mammals are different, but you're not trying to knock it out, only dissuade it from coming closer.