Adaptation takes time, and evolution takes eons. Man has accelerated the exploration of the earth to a point that animals cannot keep up.

It's complex, and even if the whales could adapt quickly their health and reproduction may not. The ugly truth is we are trying to find a solution where we can continue to over harvest (or maintain current harvest) on stocks that have weakened to the point of near collapse.

What we are seeing in micro here in the PNW is fast approaching in macro, when huge portions of the worlds fish stocks collapse. On a global scale it is scary to read how many billions of tons of fish are removed from the seas on a daily basis.

Hell, we may not want the whales eating seals and sea lions. Soon, they may be the only thing left to eat for ourselves.