Ratfish [Janna Nichols]
Spotted ratfish Hydrolagus colliei
Spotted ratfish range from southeast Alaska to Baja and the northern
Gulf of California. They are common off B.C. to northern California. The
genus of the spotted ratfish (Hydrolagus) means water bunny. The
club-line appendage on the forehead of male spotted ratfish, called a
clasper, is used during mating to grip the female, typically on the
pectoral fin, and aid in ensuring copulation occurs. Spotted ratfish can
grow up to 60 cm (23.6 in) in length. (WDFW)
Today's top story in Salish Current: Small farmers seek Skagit’s big magic
Canada calls this newly approved LNG project green. For now, it will run on fossil fuels
Despite being touted as a clean energy project, B.C.’s Ksi Lisims LNG
will likely run on fossil fuels for years before hydro power reaches the
site. Matt Simmons reports. (The Narwhal)
Dramatic shoreline collapse sends huge truck into B.C. lake
A company based on central Vancouver Island has been reprimanded
after its articulated rock truck and driver fell on Aug. 26 into
Nitinaht Lake, about 100 kilometres northwest of Victoria — an incident
that was captured in a stunning viral video posted on social media.
Maryse Zeidler reports. (CBC)
How do you build a house that could get grandma through the apocalypse?
In wildfire-vulnerable Tsilhqot’in territory, former Yunesit’in
chief Russell Myers Ross has co-designed a house made to endure hotter,
drier summers. Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood reports. (The Narwhal)
Owlet wings it on a WA island
Photographer John Knox captured a great horned owlet on a Bainbridge Island tree limb. (Seattle Times)
Story pole celebrating Coast Salish peoples installed on UW campus
Sven Haakanson (Sugpiaq/Alutiiq), UW professor of anthropology, worked
with Al Charles (Lower Elwha Klallam), Tyson Simmons (Muckleshoot) and
Keith Stevenson (Muckleshoot) to carve the story pole that’s now on the
UW campus. Lauren Kirschman reports. (UW News)
Robert Redford remembered for his deep legacy in environmental activism and Native American advocacy
Redford, who died Tuesday at age 89, was hardly the only liberal
activist to emerge out of Hollywood, but few matched his knowledge and
focus, his humility and dedication. Fellow actors and leaders of the
causes he fought for spoke of his unusually deep legacy, his fight for
Native Americans and the environment that began at the height of his
stardom. Hillel Italie reports. (Associated Press)
Democracy Watch
- Trump Invokes Kirk’s Killing in Seeking to Silence Opponents on Left (NY Times)
- National park to remove photo of enslaved man’s scars (Washington Post)
- Justice Department sues Oregon and Maine in its quest for state voter data (AP)
- Watchdog agency says Trump violated law for sixth time in withholding FEMA funds (Washington State Standard)
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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 203 AM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025
TODAY W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain late this morning and afternoon.
TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds.
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