NUMEROUS WITNESSES REPORTED THAT A SAILBOAT RAN INTO A POD OF HUMPBACK WHALES NEAR LOVER’S POINT IN PACIFIC GROVE YESTERDAY. THEY SAID THAT (IN FACT) THE SAILBOAT CIRCLED BACK SEVERAL TIMES TO HEAD INTO THE POD, HITTING A NUMBER OF THE ENDANGERED MAMMALS. THE 52-TON CREATURES ARE PROTECTED UNDER 3 SEPARATE FEDERAL LAWS, AND HUMAN’S CAUGHT “HARASSING” A HUMPBACK WHALE COULD FACE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF FINES. THE HOTLINE (TO REPORT MARINE ANIMAL HARASSMENT) IS 1-800-853-1964.
