5/19 Wooly bugger, Canada plastics, American climate, 'mother trees,' tuna boat, cargo shipping

Wooly bugger

Wooly bugger
Although best known as a streamer fly for trout, Buggers work well for bass and myriad other species in fresh- and saltwater.  Historians see this pattern as nothing more than an ancient Woolly Worm wet fly with a wiggly marabou tail. Often it is tied with strands of flashy tinsel or with a heavy metal cone head for a jiglike action, but the original unweighted version is the most versatile. (Field and Stream)


*EDITOR'S NOTE: Access updates on the COVID-19 virus at national and regional print publications like the CBC, the Seattle Times, the New York Times, and the Washington Post.



Canada's new climate targets, plastics ban likely to be delayed due to pandemic
Canada's national environment agenda is the latest thing to be upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, as plans for both beefing up national climate targets and banning some plastics are likely to be delayed. Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson told The Canadian Press late last week that the government remains firmly committed to its environmental promises, which were a key part of the Liberal 2019 re-election campaign. However, he acknowledged that the efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus in Canada will also slow the government's ability to move on some of its environment goals. Mia Rabson reports. (Canadian Press)

Americans See Climate as a Concern, Even Amid Coronavirus Crisis 
Americans’ positions on climate change have remained largely unshaken by the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis, according to a new national survey that showed acceptance of the reality of global warming at record highs in some categories. In the report, Climate Change in the American Mind, written by researchers at Yale University and George Mason University and scheduled to be made public on Tuesday, 73 percent of those polled said that climate change was happening, which matches the highest level of acceptance previously measured by the survey, from 2019. John Schwartz reports. (NY Times)

If you like to watch: Why 'mother trees' are crucial in fighting climate change
UBC scientist Suzanne Simard researches how the oldest trees in forests nurture, communicate and protect younger seedlings. (CBC)

Fishing boat returns with tons of tuna, but there's no restaurant market —  so they're selling to the public
When the tuna boat St. Jude motored out of Anacortes in November for fishing grounds 5,000 miles away in the South Pacific, few people outside of microbiology labs had ever heard the word “coronavirus.” By the time the 95-foot vessel docked in Seattle this month, the microbe had shaken the entire world and turned the seafood business upside down. Sandi Doughton reports. (Seattle Times)

Puget Sound cargo shipping drops sharply as coronavirus pandemic stalls trade
As cargo volumes to major Washington ports fall amid the coronavirus pandemic, shippers are canceling sailings and ports are shutting their gates to trucking operations some days of the week, causing backups, delays and container shortages. Total containerized shipping volume fell by 23.5% last month compared with April 2019 — the steepest slide since the start of the pandemic, confounding port officials’ initial expectations trade could begin to normalize in the second quarter after March’s nosedive. For the year so far, container trade is down 17.5%. Katherine Khashimova Long reports. (Seattle Times)



Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  248 AM PDT Tue May 19 2020    TODAY  W wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 5 ft at 10 seconds.  TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell  4 ft at 10 seconds.




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