Green turf [Jan Holmes]
Green tuft Cladophora sp.
Bright green low growing dense "mossy" cushions characterize this
seaweed. Each clump is a perennial assemblage of branched filaments,
not usually exceeding the diameter of a lime, but filaments may grow
to a length of several centimeters. The cushions are effective
sediment traps resulting in only the uppermost filament tips being
exposed. Cladophora grows throughout the intertidal, it can
also be found on floats and pilings. A good place to look for it is
in tide pools. (Jan Holmes/Sound Water Stewards)
BC Parks Foundation wants to buy West
Ballenas Island for $1.7M
The BC Parks Foundation is raising funds to purchase West Ballenas
Island. Each year, the foundation chooses one special place to
concentrate their fundraising efforts. They picked the 100-acre West
Ballenas Island, in the Salish Sea, one of province’s most
threatened environments. (Parksville Qualicum Beach News)
Polar Bear Week highlights absence of
Arctic sea ice due to climate change
The world’s southernmost population of polar bears might be
waiting longer for sea ice to form at their annual gathering in
Manitoba. Julien Gignac reports. (The Narwhal)
If you like to watch: The Ochre Sea Star
Meet the unassuming intertidal predator that turns its prey into
soup. (Hakai Magazine)
Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 300 AM PST Thu Nov 5 2020
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
TODAY SW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming W 10 to 20
kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 4 ft. W swell 10 ft at 10
seconds building to 14 ft at 14 seconds in the afternoon. Rain
likely.
TONIGHT N wind to 10 kt becoming NE after
midnight. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 16 ft at 14 seconds subsiding
to 13 ft at 13 seconds after midnight. A slight chance of rain.
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