Dear colleagues, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is pleased to inform you that the draft Action Plan for the Northern and Southern Resident Killer Whale in Canada has been prepared for regional consultations. The draft Action Plan, background information and an online comment form will be available as of March 3, 2014, at the following URL: http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/consultation/sara-lep/. We invite you to provide feedback on the document until April 16, 2014. Your input is valuable to the development of the plan, and will contribute to the overall recovery and long term survival of these whales in Canadian Pacific waters. If you have any questions, or would like more information about the action planning process, please contact me at 1-604-666-2043 or by e-mail at: Sheila.Thornton@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.