WILDLIFE OFFICIALS ARE REMINDING BOATERS IN MOSS LANDING TO KEEP THEIR DISTANCE FROM WHALES. THOSE WHO FAIL TO STAY AT LEAST 100-YARDS FROM THE MAMMALS ARE SUBJECT TO FINES OF OVER $10,000. A WHALE WATCHING OPERATION ON MONTEREY BAY WAS FINED OVER $12,000 FOR FEEDING ORCAS EARLIER THIS YEAR. ANYONE WHO BELIEVES THEY’VE WITNESSED A VIOLATION IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE NOAA.