“Save Willy Act” proposes Coast Guard ‘whale desk’ to prevent whale deaths in San Francisco Bay

It was their water first. Doing what we can to stay out of their way seems pretty reasonable.

A new federal bill dubbed the “Save Willy Act” would create a Coast Guard “whale desk” in San Francisco Bay, aimed at tracking whale movements and warning ships in an effort to reduce a growing number of fatal vessel strikes.

The bill — named the “Save Willy Act,” in a nod to the 1993 movie “Free Willy” — would implement a “whale desk” at the U.S. Coast …