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Opalescent nudibranch Hermissenda crassicornis
Also known as the thick-horned nudibranch, Hermissenda crassicornis is a species of brightly coloured sea slug a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae. This nudibranch lives from Kodiak Island, Alaska, to Northern California. It is replaced by Hermissenda opalescens to the south of Northern California. (Wikipedia)
Today's top story in Salish Current: Environmental Stewardship among extensive San Juan County cuts
As Carney advances Metro Vancouver
port expansion, environmentalists raise concern for at-risk
species
The federal government is advancing the process to potentially designate the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 port expansion in Metro Vancouver as a project of national interest. Brock Wilson reports. (CBC)
Victoria council lines up against West Coast Oil Pipeline
Mayor Marianne Alto is expected to prepare a submission that opposes building the 1,250-kilometre pipeline or labelling it of national interest. Andrew A. Duffy reports. (Times Colonist)
Fishers empty-handed following dismal Fraser River sockeye run
Many Fraser River sockeye salmon fishers are coming home empty-handed, following a dismal run that shut down fisheries this season. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, also known as DFO, has shut down Fraser River sockeye fisheries, though there might be leeway for First Nations food, social and ceremonial purposes. Steven Chua reports. (CBC)
The federal government is advancing the process to potentially designate the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 port expansion in Metro Vancouver as a project of national interest. Brock Wilson reports. (CBC)
Victoria council lines up against West Coast Oil Pipeline
Mayor Marianne Alto is expected to prepare a submission that opposes building the 1,250-kilometre pipeline or labelling it of national interest. Andrew A. Duffy reports. (Times Colonist)
Fishers empty-handed following dismal Fraser River sockeye run
Many Fraser River sockeye salmon fishers are coming home empty-handed, following a dismal run that shut down fisheries this season. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, also known as DFO, has shut down Fraser River sockeye fisheries, though there might be leeway for First Nations food, social and ceremonial purposes. Steven Chua reports. (CBC)
Statewide analysis of aquatic life
shifts attention to Whatcom County waterways
Washington has experienced a statewide decline in aquatic biodiversity, and scientists with the Aquatic Biodiversity Study are studying the current state of Whatcom County. Jack Belcher reports. (Bellingham Herald)
Washington has experienced a statewide decline in aquatic biodiversity, and scientists with the Aquatic Biodiversity Study are studying the current state of Whatcom County. Jack Belcher reports. (Bellingham Herald)
Patagonia, environmental groups revive
old legal fights against new cuts to national monuments
Opponents of President Donald Trump’s decision to sharply downsize two Utah national monuments in July are re-upping their argument that he didn’t have the authority to do so. Now that the president has redrawn the boundaries even smaller than he did almost a decade ago, the environmental groups said Wednesday they requested permission to file two updated lawsuits in federal court in Washington, D.C. Annie Knox reports. (Washington State Standard)
US Fish and Wildlife staff down more than a third nationwide
The number of Fish and Wildlife employees in Oregon is down 40% since 2024, from 434 full, part-time and seasonal staff in 2024 to 257 as of this year. Alaska has lost 220 staff, a 36% decline, and Washington has lost 222, a 38% decline. Alex Baumhardt reports. (Washington State Standard)
Democracy Watch
Opponents of President Donald Trump’s decision to sharply downsize two Utah national monuments in July are re-upping their argument that he didn’t have the authority to do so. Now that the president has redrawn the boundaries even smaller than he did almost a decade ago, the environmental groups said Wednesday they requested permission to file two updated lawsuits in federal court in Washington, D.C. Annie Knox reports. (Washington State Standard)
US Fish and Wildlife staff down more than a third nationwide
The number of Fish and Wildlife employees in Oregon is down 40% since 2024, from 434 full, part-time and seasonal staff in 2024 to 257 as of this year. Alaska has lost 220 staff, a 36% decline, and Washington has lost 222, a 38% decline. Alex Baumhardt reports. (Washington State Standard)
Democracy Watch
- Judge extends pause on ‘unconstitutional’ Trump order, postal rule limiting vote-by-mail (Washington State Standard)
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West Entrance U.S. Waters
Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
137 PM PDT Mon Sep 7 2026
TUE NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
TUE NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
TUE NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
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