8/21 Anglerfish, invasive beetle, shocked fish, Canadian ESA, foxtail weed, California enviro laws, osprey rescue, democracy watch, week in review.

Anglerfish

 

Anglerfish
The anglerfish are ray-finned fish in the order Lophiiformes. Both the order's common and scientific name comes from the characteristic mode of predation, in which a modified dorsal fin ray acts as a lure for prey (akin to a human angler, and likened to a crest or "lophos"). The modified fin ray, with the very tip being the esca and the length of the structure the illicium, is adapted to attract specific prey items across the families of anglerfish by using different luring methods. (Wikipedia)

Today's top story in Salish Current:  Beyond the salmon crisis: Northwest may face broad loss of freshwater species

Invasive beetle that has wiped out millions of ash trees confirmed in Washington
One of the most destructive invasive pests in the nation has arrived in southern Washington, posing a grave threat to ash trees.  State officials confirmed the presence of the emerald ash borer Wednesday after two people passing through Vancouver spotted the insect on their windshield in early August.  Aspen Ford reports. (Washington State Standard) 

Shocked, Then Trucked. Why BC Arranges Road Trips for Live Fish
Inside the elaborate effort to haul bull trout around the Site C dam. ‘Why are we doing this?’ asks an expert. Sarah Cox reports. (The Tyee) 

Proposed changes to endangered species law would 'stab it to death,' says scientist
Five former chairs of a panel that advises the federal government on endangered wildlife have published an open letter highlighting concerns over proposed changes to the Species At Risk Act, which they say could lead to the "wilful extinction" of endangered species in Canada. Brock Wilson reports. (CBC)  

The troublesome weed foxtail is putting Washington pet owners on guard
Foxtail is a tall grass that turns tan in warm, dry weather, and then drops barbed seeds to the ground. Those seeds can burrow into a dog’s skin, and in some cases lead to expensive vet bills.  Emil Moffatt reports. (KNKX) 

How Trump Is Trying to Crush California’s Environmental Policies
At least a half-dozen federal agencies have taken action against the state that has led the nation in environmental protections. Maxine Joselow reports. (NY Times) 

A dramatic osprey rescue, a case of lead poisoning
When an osprey tumbled from its nest above the Columbia River, a witness sprung into action Michelle Nijhuis reports. (Columbia Insight) 

Salish Sea Trilogy
The Salish Sea Institute will present the Salish Sea Trilogy at the Pickford Sept. 3 with three films exploring how Indigenous knowledge and science can work together to ensure a future for endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales. The one-hour screening will be Thursday, Sept. 3 at 7:45 p.m. at the Pickford Saturna Capital Theater, 105 Grand Avenue. Bellingham. (WWU News) 

Democracy Watch

• The US national debt now stands at $40 trillion (AP) 
• Idaho county’s probation office compiles ‘foreign born list’ for ICE (Investigate West) 

Salish Sea News Week in Review 8/21/26: Kool-Aid Friday, BC old growth, sea star rescue, Telegraph Cove center, BC forest lands, Roadless Rule rescission, SnoCo battery project, WA wildfire cost, AK tsunami, beetle invasion, California enviro laws, Water Festival.

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Here's your weekend tug weather— 

West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  248 PM PDT Thu Aug 20 2026    
FRI  W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at  9 seconds.  
FRI NIGHT  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W  3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.  
SAT  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft  at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers  likely in the afternoon.  
SAT NIGHT  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W  3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then a  chance of rain after midnight.  
SUN  W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then  around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.  

SUN NIGHT  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave  Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.

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8/20 Vents, orca summer, Spokane river, wildfire costs, El Niño , tsunami, W̱SÁNEĆ park, democracy watch.

 

Hydrothermal vents
In 1977 near the Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador at a depth of 2,500 meters (8,250 feet), ocean explorers first sighted hydrothermal vents, openings on the ocean floor from which heated, mineral-rich water emerges. The scientists found that these vents were surrounded by large numbers of organisms that had never before been seen. (NOAA)

Today's top story in Salish Current:  Salish Tribute bike trail weaves through Indigenous art  

The Salish Sea is the place to be for orcas this summer. What's behind this trend?
Move over, Jimothy. The Seattle area is in the midst of a hot orca summer. The Orca Behavior Institute recorded a record-breaking number of Bigg’s killer whale sightings in the Salish Sea in July. Natalie Akane Newcomb, Paige Browning and Sami West report. (KUOW) 

Now a river stopped flowing: NW nature seems to be squealing
About 10 miles east of downtown Spokane, more than a mile-long stretch of the seemingly formidable Spokane River just stopped flowing. The boulder-strewn bed went dry. The same phenomenon happened last year — believed to be the first such flow break for the Spokane dating back more than a century. Danny Westneat writes. (Seattle Times) 

Cost to battle 20 wildfires in WA has topped $200M
In the span of a month, firefighting costs for 20 wildfires burning across Washington have totalled $207 million, according to data from the state’s Department of Natural Resources. The expenses will be split among local, state and federal agencies. But the number is telling: Those 20 fires, some of which are still burning, have cost more than two-thirds of what the Department of Natural Resources spent over the last state fiscal year battling wildfires. Aspen Ford reports. (Washington State Standard)

What an El Niño could mean for the Northwest 
It’s not often that you get a peek into the future. But climate scientists said Washington state has glimpsed into the crystal ball with low snowpack, warming temperatures and low stream flows. One such glimpse happened in 2015. That’s when Washington had its lowest snowpack on record, which led to hundreds of thousands fewer sockeye returning, major crops that didn’t do well and millions of dollars spent on fire suppression. By the 2070s or 2080s, these conditions could be normal. Courtney Platt reports. (NW Public Broadcasting) 

How hard would an Alaskan tsunami hit WA? New model full of surprises 
Twenty-foot waves cresting off Westport. Swift and dangerous currents coursing through Hood Canal. Tsunami water pushing down to Olympia and up to Washington’s northern border with Canada. For the first time, state researchers have modeled the impact of a tsunami sparked by a magnitude 9.2 quake along the Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone, and they’ve found some surprises. oseph O’Sullivan reports. (Seattle Times) 

B.C. turned this W̱SÁNEĆ fishing village into a park. Now an Elder is leading the fight to protect it
Once arrested for hunting on W̱SÁNEĆ territory, Carl Olsen is now holding the B.C. government to their word — as he fights the Malahat highway expansion and ‘be the voice for the salmon.’ Julie Chadwick reports. (The Narwhal) 

Democracy Watch

• Longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes to retire, citing differences with Pentagon leadership (AP) 

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  131 PM PDT Wed Aug 19 2026    
THU  NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft  at 11 seconds.  
THU NIGHT  W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W  4 ft at 10 seconds.

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8/19 Bathysphere, roadless rule rescission, SnoCo battery project, jellyfish museum, killing pinnipeds, BC pipes, democracy watch.

Bathysphere

  Bathysphere
The Bathysphere was a unique spherical deep-sea submersible which was unpowered and lowered into the ocean on a cable, and was used to conduct a series of dives off the coast of Bermuda from 1930 to 1934. The Bathysphere was designed in 1928 and 1929 by the American engineer Otis Barton, to be used by the naturalist William Beebe for studying undersea wildlife. Beebe and Barton conducted dives in the Bathysphere together, marking the first time that a marine biologist observed deep-sea animals in their native environment. (Wikipedia)

Today's top story in Salish Current:  Commentary: Whatcom County has a traffic death problem; public transit is part of the cure

Trump administration advances plan to rescind protections for nearly 45 million wild acres
The Trump administration will move ahead with plans to end more than 25 years of sweeping protections for tens of millions of wild, federally managed acres across the U.S. Brooke Rollins, head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, on Tuesday filed a rule to rescind “in its entirety” the national 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which prohibits road construction, logging and mining on about 30% of lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service, mostly in forested areas of the West. Alex Baumhardt reports. (Washington State Standard) 

Snoqualmie battery project developer seeks to sidestep local regulation 
After hitting permitting snags, a controversial battery project near Snoqualmie is taking its application to the state level, a move that could sidestep local regulations. Jupiter Power, the developer of the proposed 45-acre battery facility, said Tuesday it was planning to pursue site certification with the Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, a body that can recommend overriding local rules, with the final decision resting with the governor. Greg Kim reports. (Seattle Times) 

Mesmerizing jellyfish take center stage at 1st US museum dedicated solely to the floating predators
Floating tentacled predators pulse and swirl in hypnotic patterns in the dark museum space, lit primarily by images projected on walls and the light from the saltwater tanks. David Fischer reports. (Associated Press) 

Opinion: Killing seals and sea lions won’t solve the Northwest’s salmon crisis
H.R. 9621, the Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act now before Congress, would substantially expand authority to kill seals and sea lions in Washington waters in the name of salmon recovery. Its premise has intuitive appeal: pinnipeds eat salmon; salmon runs are endangered; therefore, killing predators should leave more salmon alive. But will killing more pinnipeds recover salmon, or is Congress focusing on a symptom rather than the conditions that created the crisis? Ronald D. Reed writes. (Columbia Insight) 

Commentary: By closing the north, Ottawa and Victoria may have opened the only pipeline route that can actually get built
The Trans Mountain expansion crossed the Lower Fraser Valley to tidewater without decisive corridor-killing opposition from local First Nations or communities — and with significant Indigenous partnership agreements in place. That fact, unremarked upon in most coverage of the pipeline debate, is the single most important data point in the conversation about a second oil pipeline to the coast. Opposition from some First Nations and municipalities existed and was litigated vigorously. But it did not stop the pipeline. The corridor held. Stewart Muir writes. (Energy Now) 

Democracy Watch

• Refugee admissions on track to hit record low (Washington State Standard)
• Trump Fired the Watchdogs. Their Replacements Have a Different Mission. (NY Times) 

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Here's your tug weather— 
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  219 PM PDT Tue Aug 18 2026    
WED  NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft  at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT  W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W  4 ft at 12 seconds.

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8/18 Kuroshio current, water knowledge, Snoqualmie battery storage, Telegraph Cove skeletons, BC forest zones, democracy watch.

 

Kuroshio Current

Kuroshio Current
The Kuroshio Current, also known as the Black Current or Japan Current, is a north-flowing, warm ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean basin. It was named for the deep blue appearance of its waters. The Kuroshio Current has significant effects on both physical and biological processes of the North Pacific Ocean, including nutrient and sediment transport, major Pacific storm tracks and regional climate, and Pacific mode water formation. (Wikipedia)

Today's top story in Salish Current:  WWU report rethinks Columbia Basin management

Sharing Our Water Knowledge Festival
Salish Current, in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Bellingham-Whatcom County, presents a day of art, music, and honest conversation about protecting the water we all share.  Come to the Whatcom Museum on Friday, Sept. 4, for a free day of fun, and stay for serious discussions about our responsibility to protect this valuable life source. (Salish Current) 

Controversial Snoqualmie battery project hits a snag
The application for a controversial 45-acre battery project has been put on hold weeks after Snoqualmie’s mayor told King County that a portion of the project falls within the city’s jurisdiction. The development casts some doubt on the major energy project that seeks to store renewable power generated east of the Cascades. Greg Kim reports. (Seattle Times) 

Massive skeletons coming together for Telegraph Cove whale centre's re-opening
The centre reopened on Aug. 1 with fanfare being saved for next May, when the building — previously destroyed in a fire — is hoped to be finished. Roxanne Egan-Elliott reports. (Times Colonist) 

BC Is Quietly Planning to Split Forest Lands into Three Use Zones
British Columbia’s government is contemplating carving the province into three zones to “provide greater clarity” to the timber industry, and discussions have so far left out First Nations. The zoning plan is outlined in an email sent in early July to public servants in the Ministry of Forests and the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship. Ben Parfitt reports. (The Tyee) 

Democracy Watch

• WA state Senate primary separated by 4 votes, set for recount (Washington State Standard) 
• Trump dwarfs his predecessors in the number of ultra-rich in his second White House, report shows (AP) 

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  158 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026    
TUE  NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas  3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.  
TUE NIGHT  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W  4 ft at 9 seconds.

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8/17 Dinoflagelates, BC wildfires, logging old growth, saving sea stars, protecting Skagit farmland, Lala, democracy watch.

 

Dinoflagelates

Dinoflagelates
In coastal regions, the primary source of flow-agitated bioluminescence is dinoflagellates. These single-celled organisms are common members of the plankton—tiny marine plants, animals or bacteria that float on or near the ocean’s surface. Bioluminescent dinoflagellates range in size from about 30 µm to 1 mm, and are found in all the world’s oceans. Occasionally they become very abundant, resulting in red tides, so called because the large number of organisms discolors the water. If the dinoflagellates are luminescent, there can be spectacular displays of bioluminescence at night. (UC San Diego)

Today's top story in Salish Current:  Proposed logging project near Little Mountain raises alarm

What you need to know about B.C. wildfires on Aug. 16 
Unstable weather pattern could lead to lightning-caused fires, while evacuation orders slowly lift. Akshay Kulkarni reports. (CBC) 

A line in the forest: B.C. is logging its last old growth. Protesters are trying to stop it
Only 20 per cent of Vancouver Island’s productive old-growth forests remain, according to the Sierra Club, and most of that is still open to logging. Annika Hammerschlag reports. (Associated Press) 

Billions of sea stars have died. A Northwest tribe is trying to save the species
Sunflower sea stars are critically endangered in the Pacific Ocean. University of Washington researchers are working with the Samish Indian Nation to bring this 24-armed creature back from the brink of extinction. John Ryan reports. (KUOW) 

153 aces of Skagit County farmland protected through conservation project
About 153 acres of farmland east of Sedro-Woolley were placed under a conservation easement on Monday as part of the Skagit County Commissioners’ consent agenda. Cameron Martinez reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)  

‘Utter Devastation’: Lala Turns Hawaiʻi Upside Down, Spares Some
Even as the hurricane settled into a tropical storm, it bared down across the island chain, hitting rural Big Island harder than other areas. Jeremy Hay reports. (Civil Beat) 

Democracy Watch

• No more ‘hypothetical situations’: States move to fortify elections against Trump (Washington State Standard) 

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  134 PM PDT Sun Aug 16 2026    
MON  W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas  around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at  9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.  
MON NIGHT  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W  3 ft at 8 seconds.

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8/14 Devil's club, BC wildfires, dogfish days of summer, democracy watch, week in review.

 

Devil's Club

Devil's Club Oplopanax horridus
Devil's club or Devil's walking stick is a large understory shrub native to the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest, but also disjunct on islands in Lake Superior. It is noted for its large palmate leaves and erect, woody stems covered in noxious and irritating spines. (Wikipedia)

Today's top story in Salish Current:  Commentary: Lack of parking requirements will destroy Bellingham

What you need to know about B.C. wildfires on Aug. 13
Over 100 fires burning throughout B.C. as Quilpituk Creek fire evacuees told to prepare for re-entry. Akshay Kulkarni reports. (CBC) 

Dogfish days of summer
It's a quiet dogfish summer Friday so how about a dogfish story from our reader Rick: "Back in the mid-'70s my aunt and uncle had a cabin on Hammersley Inlet east of Shelton.  We (parents and little sister) were there for a visit after checking out King Tut in Seattle, and they gave me free rein on a little runabout for puttering around the local waters.  Aunt Georgia (rest her soul) showed me what they used to catch fish in the bay, including dogfish although they called them sand sharks.  I was a junior in Fisheries Science at the time so I knew what they really were.  Aunt Georgia said she had a way to marinate "sand shark" meat to remove the urea and that they made excellent fish and chips.

So I attached their terminal gear to my fly rod (!) and went looking for dinner.  Didn't take long to hook into one, but it was a pretty big struggle to haul in a five-pound fish with a fly rod, even though it was a stout one.  Finally got the fish in the boat.  Aunt Georgia had told me that I should clean the fish on the beach and throw the guts back into the bay to feed more "sand sharks," although I suspect the real motive was not to have fish guts up at the cabin.  So I beached the runabout and started cleaning the fish.  When I opened her up, I found several baby dogfish in various stages of development, from developing eggs to actual wriggling fish.  I put the live ones into the bay and they swam away.

Aunt Georgia carved up the carcass and put the chunks (not really filets) in a teriyaki bath, and I think changed it once during the day before making the fish and chips in the evening.  And she was right, the marinade did the trick and the dogfish was pretty darn good - firm white fish with no off-flavors, not even strongly fishy.  And of course no bones.

That was the first and last time I've eaten dogfish."  

Democracy Watch
Five years since the Blake decision in Washington state (CascadePBS) 
Flock announces changes amid backlash over its license plate reader network (AP) 

Salish Sea News Week in Review 8/14/26: Wiffle ball Friday, crab tussle, BC pipe, citizen suits, US heat, utility gas plants, judges' climate manual, Roadless Rule, Whidbey Is prairie, 'wilful extinction.'

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Here's your weekend tug weather— 

West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  145 PM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026   
FRI  W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the  afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.  
FRI NIGHT  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW  2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.  
SAT  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft  at 10 seconds.  
SAT NIGHT  W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after  midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and  W 2 ft at 10 seconds.  
SUN  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft  at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.

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8/13 Stinging nettle, wilful extinction, Ksi Lisims LNG, otter pup first aid, democracy watch.

 

Stinging nettle [Oregon Flora]

Stinging nettle Urtica dioica
Stinging nettles prick us with tiny hollow hairs called trichomes that act like hypodermic needles, imbedding in our skin when we brush against them, and delivering a dose of histamine, acetylcholine, serotonin, and formic acid, amongst other chemicals. Indigenous peoples in America have used it as a boiled (boiling destroys the chemicals in the sting) green, and it is high in vitamins C and A. They also fried it, used it as a potherb, and boiled it with sugar to make jam. This plant has also been used extensively for treating medical ailments such as nosebleeds,  rheumatism, diarrhea, asthma, hay fever, internal bleeding, and as a general analgesic, to poultice wounds, as a general tonic, and to ease the pain of childbirth. (10,000 Things of the Pacific Northwest)

Today's top story in Salish Current:  Pelican population grows in Padilla Bay 

Scientists Warn Carney’s Changes Will Bring ‘Wilful Extinction’
Proposed amendments to make building ports and pipelines easier could destroy entire species. Sarah Cox reports. (The Tyee) 

Pipeline contracts awarded as Ksi Lisims LNG moves closer to final investment decision
The Nisga'a Nation and Western LNG say the Surerus Murphy Joint Venture will build the first segment of the new pipeline from northeastern B.C. to Ksi Lisims LNG on the north coast. Matt Preprost reports. (CBC) 

Alert Bay man gives mouth-to-mouth to resuscitate river otter pup
Well-versed in first aid, Gordon Mellish treated the unconscious river otter pup like a baby or small child. Roxanne Egan-Elliott reports. (Times Colonist) 

Democracy Watch

• WSU Murrow Fellows/Report for Washington Takes Major Step Toward Bringing Local Reporting to Every Washington County (Report For American) 
• Legal groups ask court to restore block on Trump order on birthright citizenship (Washington State Standard) 

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Here's your tug weather— 

West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  157 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026   
THU  NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas  3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.  
THU NIGHT  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W  3 ft at 7 seconds.

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