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| Red Rock Crab [Kirt L. Onthank] |
Red Rock Crab Cancer productus
Red rock crabs, as their name implies, prefer rocky substrates but can
also be found in eelgrass, soft-bottom habitat, and shellfish beds from
the mid intertidal to depths of about 260 feet. The species is native to
North American west coast estuaries from Alaska to Northern Baja
California and is common throughout Puget Sound. It can be distinguished
from the Dungeness by the presence of black on the tips of its claws
and by its red coloration. (WDFW)
Today's top story in Salish Current: In an online world, museums work to stay seen / It isn't always a boat
Scientists from the University of Washington recently deployed a little over 1 mile of fiber-optic cable in the Salish Sea to test whether internet cables can monitor endangered orcas like a continuous underwater microphone to capture the clicks, calls and whistles of passing whales — information that could reveal how they respond to ship traffic, food scarcity and climate change. If the experiment works, the thousands of miles of fiber-optic cables that already crisscross the ocean floor could be turned into a vast listening network that could inform conservation efforts worldwide. (Associated Press)
Nations across B.C. are buying into forestry tenures once controlled by multinational companies. But with old-growth trees dwindling and mills shutting down, the stakes are high. Zoë Yunker reports. (The Narwhal)
A hyena prowling an abandoned mining town and a beetle perched to witness the destruction of its forest habitat are the winners of the year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The two grand prize winners and 19 category winners were announced Wednesday by the Natural History Museum in London, which has put on the competition for 61 years. Emily Chung reports. (CBC)
Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules
Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power. The nation’s leadership called the new rules “common sense” to help regulate a “very disruptive” press. News outlets were nearly unanimous in rejecting new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that would leave journalists vulnerable to expulsion if they sought to report on information — classified or otherwise — that had not been approved by Hegseth for release. David Bauder reports. (Associated Press)
Democracy Watch
- Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment (NY Times)
- Trump is opting some of the government out of the shutdown (Washington Post)
- Trump considers overhaul of refugee system that would favor white people (NY Times)
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