Acknowledgments

 

In my research for writing this book, I collected information from many sources, including books, reports, and transcripts. I received helpful advice from a number of people, for which I am very grateful. Any errors in the story are my own.

I am grateful for the specialized advice I received from the following:

U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Puget Sound; Tammi Hinkle, Adventures Through Kayaking, Port Angeles, Washington; and Bruce Tomlinson, retired Ontario conservation officer of thirty years, Marine Enforcement Unit, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.

Thank you to those who read the manuscript and provided excellent suggestions: Sylvia Musgrove, Jackie White, Marcia Wells, and Amy Fellner Dominy.

Thanks also go to Chris White and Steven White for reading the manuscript and giving me their expert opinions on where the illustrations should go.