It isn't clear whether the whale survived the encounter, which federal prosecutors have labeled a misdemeanor.
A sperm whale is seen in an undated photo published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. to a federal misdemeanor after admitting that he directed the shooting of a sperm whale northwest of Sitka in March 2020.
The charges and the plea deal were filed by federal prosecutors last week and were first reported by Under the terms of the agreement, Daniels will pay a $25,000 fine and be sentenced to no more than 6 months in prison, with the exact term to be set by a judge. Association manager Susan Doherty said she was unaware of the charges until contacted by a reporter. Daniels had been appointed to the board to fill a vacancy, she said, and had been serving since January.
The case was investigated by the NOAA Office of Law Enforcement, she said. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is the parent agency of the National Marine Fisheries Service.According to the plea deal, Daniels recounted his encounter with the whale, “specifically, his crew shooting the sperm whale, his efforts to ram the whale with the vessel and coming within five feet of doing so, and his desire to kill the sperm whale,” in text messages to multiple people.
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