ODFW release - SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is hosting a public meeting to review the agency’s draft Endangered Species Management Plan for Southern Resident Orcas (SRO). The online-only meeting is July 9 from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. ODFW staff will give a brief presentation of SRO life history and biology, then present information from the draft plan and take public comments. The final management plan will be presented to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission during its Aug. 15 meeting in Salem. SROs are a distinct population of orcas native to the eastern North Pacific Ocean. Their population is estimated to number just 74 orcas in three pods (J, K, and L). The Oregon coast is a travel corridor for the K and L pods as they move between feeding areas to the north and south. They have been listed as Endangered under the federal ESA since 2005, by the state of Washington since 2004, and by Oregon since 2024. The meeting can be joined online or phone: Virtual meeting:  Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 232 833 330 890 4 Passcode: RU92Dx3F Dial in by phone +1 503-446-4951,,994643264# United States, Portland. Find a local number. Phone conference ID: 994 643 264#