7/13 Monterey kings, dead humpback, Sequalitchew Cr., Seattle waterfront, Thurston CAO, train emissions, Little Squalicum Beach, bad plastic

From Off the Road, The Travel Adventures of a Nomad on the Cheap: “The beaches of Monterey, California—and nearby sites, like Cannery Row and the Monterey Bay Aquarium—are a fine place to spend a summer Sunday afternoon, but it’s two miles due west and 100 feet straight down that the salmon are teeming. This pair of kings was caught from a kayak.” Photo by Andrew Bland.  Return of the King Salmon  

You like thunderstorms? Cliff Mass does. Thunderstorm Fest

A Fisheries Department spokesman says a humpback whale that washed up last month on the beach in White Rock had fishing gear caught in its mouth before it starved to death. Paul Cottrell says it's tough to pin down where the longline fishing gear came from or whether it was being used or abandoned. Young humpback whale found on White Rock beach died of starvation: report

Work begins in earnest next week on a plan to restore water flows to the water-starved Sequalitchew Creek in DuPont. The stream-restoration project is part of a 2011 settlement agreement among CalPortland Co., environmental groups and the state Department of Ecology that would allow CalPortland Co. to seek permits to expand its regional mine in DuPont.  Plan to restore water to DuPont's Sequalitchew Creek creek starts soon  

The latest proposal to remake Seattle's waterfront is being compared to the 1962 World's Fair in terms of its wide-ranging impact on the community. Now comes the funding part.  After the Alaskan Way Viaduct, city sees 'a waterfront for all'
 
The Thurston County commissioners could soon approve a proposed critical-areas ordinance that has generated outrage among some residents. County staffers and the commissioners are reviewing comments received during a public hearing last month with a goal of approving the revised ordinance as early as July 24.  Controversial critical-areas ordinance closer to being OK'd  

A University of Puget Sound chemistry professor is studying train emissions in Tacoma, gathering data that could be used to determine whether more stringent regulations are needed and whether greenhouse gases are decreasing. Dan Burgard and student Matt Breuer are spending four weeks standing on bridges above railroad tracks at Foss Waterway and Chambers Bay, using a machine to measure emissions from passing trains. The research is important because most of the data on rail emissions is outdated, and testing occurs in a laboratory, Burgard said. Little or none of the information was done in real time.  UPS professor taking measure of Tacoma train emissions  

Whatcom County health officials warn the public not to swim or wade off Little Squalicum Beach because of too much bacteria in the water. Recent testing shows that bacteria at the beach exceed federal water quality standards. Warning signs will remain posted there. Pollution prompts warning to swimmers at Bellingham's Little Squalicum Beach

It's like beer goggles gone wrong. A common chemical used to make plastics also causes fish to indiscriminately court members of other species – behaviour that could result in interbreeding and the merger of two species.  Plastic ingredient makes fish court other species

Now, your weekend tug weather--
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 900 AM PDT FRI JUL 13 2012
TODAY
E WIND TO 10 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT. W SWELL 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT. W SWELL 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
W WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT. W SWELL 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT. W SWELL 7 FT.
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