10/28 Black turnstone, Snake R dams, kids climate, pandemic power, Cooke fish farm

Turnstone [Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren]

 
Black turnstone Arenaria melanocephala
A characteristic bird of wave-washed rocky shorelines along the Pacific Coast in winter. Against the background of dark rocks it is hard to see when it sits still, but it is usually moving, clambering about in search of barnacles and limpets.

Fight over Snake River dams is likely going back to court
The fight over salmon and dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers could be headed back to the courtroom. Conservation and fishing groups say the federal government’s newest plans to manage dams and protect salmon are inadequate. Now, the groups are ready to sue. This could be the sixth time federal hydropower plans for the Columbia and Snake River dams end up in court. In each previous trial, federal judges have sent the plans back for revision. Courtney Flatt reports. (NW New Network)

Oregon Supreme Court rules against youth plaintiffs in climate change lawsuit
The Oregon Supreme Court ruled against two young plaintiffs this week in a lawsuit that alleged the state has failed to address the mounting threats posed by climate change...Lawyers for the plaintiffs argued their case in front of the state’s highest court last year, but on Thursday the justices affirmed a lower court ruling and sent the case back to circuit court, rejecting the claims of Chernaik and Juliana. Those claims included that the state has a duty to protect natural resources from the effects of climate change. The case hinges on the court’s interpretation of an idea known as the public trust doctrine, which dates back to the Byzantine Empire. Kate Williams reports. (Oregonian)

B.C. election latest example of governments being ‘rewarded’ for response to pandemic 
British Columbia Premier John Horgan has been re-elected with a majority government...Stewart Prest is a political scientist at Simon Fraser University. He says these results mirror other recent elections in Canada and New Zealand, where the fight against the coronavirus has gone well. “Governments that have been taking the pandemic seriously and really exerting the powers of the state to try to safeguard the lives and livelihoods of the citizens during this this prolonged crisis have been rewarded,” Prest said. Craig McCulloch reports. (KNKX)

GAA defends Cooke over trout plan for Puget Sound
The Global Aquaculture Alliance has stepped in to defend Cooke Aquaculture in its bid to switch from farming Atlantic salmon to steelhead trout in Washington state’s Puget Sound. In a letter submitted to Washington state’s Department of Ecology, GAA commended the New Brunswick-based company for its history of responsible aquaculture. Robert Outram reports. (Fish Farm Magazine)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  241 AM PDT Wed Oct 28 2020   
TODAY  SW wind 5 to 15 kt easing to 10 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of  rain. 
TONIGHT  SW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell

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