9/12 Burning bush, noisy Salish Sea, WA ballot initiatives, WA climate auction, WA gov race, NOAA fishery, whale woes, invasive jellyfish, micro-hyrdro

 

Burning bush [Wikipedia]

Burning bush Euonymus alatus
Burning bush is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae, native to central and northern China, Japan, and Korea. The common name "burning bush" refers to its bright red fall color. (Wikipedia)

Today's top story in Salish Current: You can help: Whatcom Water Week panel to focus on stewardship

Salish Sea too noisy for endangered orcas to hunt: study
The Salish Sea is too noisy for the critically endangered southern resident orcas to hunt successfully, according to a new study led by the University of Washington. Tiffany Crawford reports. (Vancouver Sun)

Washington ballot initiatives lose ground with voters in new poll
Surveys using actual ballot language reveal waning support for repealing the capital gains tax, cap-and-invest program and WA Cares program. Shauna Sowersby reports. (Cascade PBS)

Washington climate auction prices remain low as repeal vote looms
Washington’s largest air polluters snapped up all available carbon emission allowances in this month’s state-run auction – and they did so at a relatively low price for a third consecutive time. The Sept. 4 auction was the last regular sale before voters decide the fate of the Climate Commitment Act and its cap-and-trade program in November. Laurel Demkovich reports. (Washington State Standard)

Washington voters are leaning toward Bob Ferguson in governor race
The Cascade PBS/Elway Poll shows Ferguson's double-digit lead over Republican Dave Reichert. But independent and undecided voters could change that. Mai Hoang reports. (Cascade PBS)

NOAA fishery councils prepare to adapt to climate change
Shifts in marine species migration and population concentrations are forcing NOAA Fisheries to rethink its regional administrative maps to reflect the new realities of changing ocean habitats. In guidance released Tuesday, the agency’s Office of Sustainable Fisheries established a framework for when and how regulation of a species should be handed off from one regional fishery management council to another based on shifting species population dynamics. Daniel Cusick reports. (E&E News)

Whale killed, another rescued off B.C.'s North Coast: DFO
A dramatic four-day rescue operation has successfully freed a humpback whale entangled in fishing gear in the Hecate Strait off British Columbia's North Coast. Cause of fin whale's death remains under investigation, officials say; humpback rescued in 4-day operation. (CBC)

Invasive peach blossom jellyfish spreading through B.C. waterways
Some time more than 30 years ago, a single Chinese peach blossom jellyfish made its way into a lake in British Columbia. Exactly how it arrived is not clear, researchers say — perhaps it was in aquarium water — but decades later, thousands of genetic clones of the same organism have been spotted in 34 waterways around the province. Brieanna Charlebois reports. (Canadian Press)

Micro-hydroelectric power may be the next big climate solution
An InPipe turbine installed by Skagit PUD in partnership with InPipe Energy spins the excess power flowing through miles of water pipe into enough electricity to power 14 Mount Vernon homes and to be sold back to the power utility for about $12,000 dollars a year. (Bellamy Pailthorp reports. (KNKX)

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  224 AM PDT Thu Sep 12 2024    
TODAY  W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE late this morning,  backing to NW this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft  at 10 seconds.  
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft  at 8 seconds.

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