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Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus
The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth. It can grow to 100 feet (30.5 m) in length and weigh as much as 200 tons — the weight of 30 elephants and longer than the longest jumbo jet. A blue whale eats krill almost exclusively, consuming up to 7,900 pounds (3,600 kg) of these tiny, shrimplike invertebrates daily. That’s about 40 million krill every day! Because of this, blue whales require larger and more dense “prey patches” (concentrations of prey) than other baleen whales. (Monterey Bay Aquarium)
Today's top story in Salish Current: Recovery: the trumpeter swan's story
Ferry likely struck humpback calf ‘Skipper:’ researchers
Photos of the calf taken by whale-watching operators on Oct. 16 and then again after the Hullo ferry strike on Oct. 20 revealed a large gash on the small whale’s back. Darron Kloster reports. (Times Colonist)
Proposal for 1,300-acre solar farm goes again to Washington governor for approval
Gov. Bob Ferguson held off green-lighting the Carriger project in August to allow the Yakama Nation more time to weigh in on cultural resource protections. Jerry Cornfield reports. (Washington State Standard)
B.C. bets big changes to energy policy will reap massive rewards
The province says Bill 31 will speed up construction of the $6-billion North Coast transmission line as it looks to electrify mines, LNG projects and ports in northwest B.C. Shannon Waters reports. (The Narwhal)
Photos of the calf taken by whale-watching operators on Oct. 16 and then again after the Hullo ferry strike on Oct. 20 revealed a large gash on the small whale’s back. Darron Kloster reports. (Times Colonist)
Proposal for 1,300-acre solar farm goes again to Washington governor for approval
Gov. Bob Ferguson held off green-lighting the Carriger project in August to allow the Yakama Nation more time to weigh in on cultural resource protections. Jerry Cornfield reports. (Washington State Standard)
B.C. bets big changes to energy policy will reap massive rewards
The province says Bill 31 will speed up construction of the $6-billion North Coast transmission line as it looks to electrify mines, LNG projects and ports in northwest B.C. Shannon Waters reports. (The Narwhal)
WA cities face unprecedented water cuts amid drought
This year’s drought was so bad, the state had to cut deeper than ever before. With only a single exception, every person, farm, ranch, irrigation ditch and company drawing water from rivers, streams and reservoirs within the basin had to stop. Entire cities couldn’t be spared. This includes Cle Elum, Ellensburg, Prosser, Roslyn, Yakima and anyone else with a surface water right. They all received so-called curtailment letters from Washington’s Department of Ecology earlier this month. Only the Yakama Indian Nation’s water was left untouched. Conrad Swanson reports. (Seattle Times)
This year’s drought was so bad, the state had to cut deeper than ever before. With only a single exception, every person, farm, ranch, irrigation ditch and company drawing water from rivers, streams and reservoirs within the basin had to stop. Entire cities couldn’t be spared. This includes Cle Elum, Ellensburg, Prosser, Roslyn, Yakima and anyone else with a surface water right. They all received so-called curtailment letters from Washington’s Department of Ecology earlier this month. Only the Yakama Indian Nation’s water was left untouched. Conrad Swanson reports. (Seattle Times)
Heaviest jellyfish on Earth filmed off Washington coast
The lion's mane jellyfish has an estimated maximum weight of more than 1,000kg. This videographer found one on a night dive in the Salish Sea. (Discover Wildlife)
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The lion's mane jellyfish has an estimated maximum weight of more than 1,000kg. This videographer found one on a night dive in the Salish Sea. (Discover Wildlife)
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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 259 PM PDT Tue Oct 21 2025
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WED SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. WED NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 259 PM PDT Tue Oct 21 2025
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WED SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. WED NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
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