R. v. Peterson, (2013 BC Prov. Ct. No. 35577)

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This regulatory enforcement prosecution was made on behalf of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada relating to the disturbance and harassment of Northern Resident Killer Whales in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia. The case resulted in the first conviction in Canada involving a marine mammal under the Species at Risk Act. The case also established a penalty precedent for the protection of Killer Whales in Canada.