Common use of Predation Clause in Contracts

Predation. The number of killer whales visiting the upper Inlet appears to be small. However, they are known to prey upon CI beluga whales. NMFS has received reports of killer whales in Turnagain and Knik Arms, between Fire Island and Tyonek, and near the mouth of the Susitna River. Native hunters have recently reported killer whales along the tide rip that extends from Fire Island to Tyonek (Huntington, 1999) and in Kachemak Bay. No quantitative data exist on the level of removals from this population due to killer whale predation or its impact. During a killer whale stranding in Turnagain Arm, upper CI in August 1993, a killer whale regurgitated a large piece of beluga muktuk. In September 2000, a NMFS enforcement agent witnessed at least three killer whales attack a beluga whale pod in Turnagain Arm. Two lactating female belugas later stranded with lethal injuries consistent with a killer whale attack. In October 2000, an eyewitness reported that at least three killer whales attacked a juvenile beluga in the Kenai River. A potential dietary shift may account for some of the more recent sightings of killer whales in CI.

Predation. The number of killer whales visiting the upper Inlet appears to be small. However, they are known to prey upon CI beluga whales. NMFS has received reports of killer whales in Turnagain and Knik Arms, between Fire Island and Tyonek, and near the mouth of the Susitna River. Native hunters have recently reported killer whales along the tide rip that extends from Fire Island to Tyonek (Huntington, 1999) and in Kachemak Bay. No quantitative data exist on the level of removals from this population due to killer whale predation or its impactimpact to the beluga population. During a killer whale stranding in Turnagain Arm, upper CI in August 1993, a killer whale regurgitated a large piece of beluga muktuk. In September 2000, a NMFS enforcement agent witnessed at least three killer whales attack a beluga whale pod in Turnagain Arm. Two lactating female belugas beluga whaless later stranded with lethal injuries consistent with a killer whale attack. In October 2000, an eyewitness reported that at least three killer whales attacked a juvenile beluga whale in the Kenai River. A potential dietary shift may account for some of the more recent sightings of killer whales in CI.