6/1 Drumbeg Park, Orca Action Month, pink salmon, green crab, BC pipe protest, Deep Squeak, Vaux's swifts

Drumbeg Park [Laurie MacBride]

 

 

 

Low Tide Charms
Laurie MacBride in Eye on Environment writes: "With summer finally approaching many of us have our eyes on distant shores. But if truth be told, no matter how lovely those shores might be, some of the ones close to home are just as beautiful. Over the past few months we didn’t go far in terms of recreational outings – only about 2 km, actually – all the way to Drumbeg Park, one of our favorite walking spots here on Gabriola Island..."

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Washington launches website dedicated to orcas of the Salish Sea
June is Orca Action Month in Washington, a time to focus on issues facing the killer whales of the Salish Sea. The state recently launched a website, dedicated to saving the endangered Southern Resident orcas that call the waters near Anacortes home. (Skagit Valley Herald)

Too Many Pinks in the Pacific
Evidence is mounting that pink salmon, pumped by the billions into the North Pacific from fish hatcheries, are upending marine ecosystems. Miranda Weiss reports in the series "The Paradox of Salmon Hatcheries."  (Hakai Magazine)

Green crab making inroads into Hood Canal
European green crabs continue to creep inward in the Salish Sea as local resource managers remain on the lookout. Staff with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed that four green crabs have been found recently in Nick’s Lagoon by Seabeck in Kitsap County. Matthew Nash reports. (Peninsula Daily News)

Crown to announce if Coastal GasLink pipeline protesters will face criminal contempt charges
A Crown prosecutor is expected to announce Wednesday whether more than two dozen protesters will face criminal contempt charges for allegedly defying an injunction protecting construction of a controversial pipeline in northern British Columbia. Jason Proctor reports. (CBC)

A computer program designed to sort mice squeaks is also finding whales in the deep
Deep Squeak is the name of an artificial intelligence program that was designed to detect the high-frequency "squeaks" mice and rats make when they are stressed. But a new application of the technology is putting a much bigger emphasis on the "deep": It's being used to search for whales and other marine mammals in a ocean environments. Joe Palca reports. (NPR)

Swifts descend by the thousands in Monroe — but who’s counting?
Vaux’s swifts are back in town. Armed with pencils and scrap paper, volunteers count thousands at a time. Claudia Yaw reports. (Everett Herald)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  246 AM PDT Wed Jun 1 2022   
TODAY  Light wind becoming NW to 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind  waves 1 ft or less. W swell 1 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of  showers in the afternoon. 
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of  showers in the evening then a slight chance of showers after  midnight.

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