5/20 Caddis fly, border closure, Cherry Pt fuel, gray whale death, world carbon pollution, Pt Townsend aquarium

Caddis fly nymph

Caddis wet fly
In fly fishing, wet fly is a general term used to describe a type of artificial fly, like a nymph, representative of sub-aquatic trout food. Nymphs are most commonly designed, tied, and fished to closely and realistically imitate insects in their pre-adult or larval stage. Wet flies are most commonly designed to be more impressionistic than precise imitations of specific types of food.


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Canada, US extend border closure to non-essential travel
Canada and the U.S. have agreed to extend their agreement to keep their border closed to non-essential travel to June 21 during the coronavirus pandemic. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday the border is a source of vulnerability, so the agreement will be extended by another 30 days. The restrictions were announced on March 18 and were extended in April. Rob Gillies reports. (AP) See also: Cross-border couple faces indefinite separation as travel restrictions extended Tanya Fletcher reports. (CBC)

Whatcom will consider another temporary limit on fuel shipments from Cherry Point
Whatcom County Council members will consider another temporary ban on shipment of unrefined fossil fuels from the oil refineries at the Cherry Point industrial area west of Ferndale. Council members Tyler Byrd, Ben Elenbaas and Kathy Kershner voted against a measure to consider the extension, which passed 4-3 on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Consideration of another temporary ban will be at the council’s next meeting on June 2, 2020. Robert Mittendorf reports. (Bellingham Herald)

Gray whale washes ashore on Bainbridge Island, fifth on West Coast this year
Continuing an unusual die-off of gray whales, a carcass washed ashore on Bainbridge Island’s Manitou Beach on Tuesday. The whale appeared to be an adult and had been dead for a while, said Michael Milstein, spokesman for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries West Coast region. It was not immediately clear how this whale died, he said. Mike Reicher reports. (Seattle Times)

Study: World carbon pollution falls 17% during pandemic peak 
The world cut its daily carbon dioxide emissions by 17% at the peak of the pandemic shutdown last month, a new study found. But with life and heat-trapping gas levels inching back toward normal, the brief pollution break will likely be “a drop in the ocean” when it comes to climate change, scientists said. Seth Bornstein reports. (AP)

A peek inside Port Townsend’s aquarium
This time of year, the Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s aquarium on the Fort Worden dock is typically crawling with visitors each weekend who peer through the glass at fish swimming in their marine habitats or reach  into the touch tanks to feel the textured skin of a sea star. But because of the governor’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order, the many creatures that live in the aquarium have had the place to themselves. Lily Haight reports. (Port Townsend Leader)


Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  238 AM PDT Wed May 20 2020   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH  LATE TONIGHT   
TODAY  W wind 5 to 15 kt rising to 15 to 25 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less building to 2 to 4 ft in the  afternoon. SW swell 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the  afternoon. 
TONIGHT  W wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 5 ft  at 6 seconds. A chance of rain.




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