11/19 Anemone, no anchor, BC COVID, Skagit restoration, Trump's logging, rogue orcas, plastic kills

Christmas anemone [Mary Jo Adams]

 

Christmas anemone Urticina crassicornis
This is a relatively large anemone. Its open crown of tentacles may be 10 inches across. The stalk may be solid red, cream, or brown or it may be blotched olive green and red. The tentacles are thick and blunt with bands of color. Watch for it low in the intertidal in protected areas such as under rock ledges. This anemone is a nonselective predator and may live for 80 years. It was formerly named Tealia crassicornis. (Mary Jo Adams/Sound Water Stewards)

Cowichan Tribes against anchorage
Cowichan Tribes has joined the fight to prohibit freighters from anchoring in coastal waters along the Salish Sea. Cowichan Tribes Chief William Seymour said the southern Gulf Islands are the heart of Cowichan Tribes’ marine territory where members harvest food and resources daily to sustain themselves. Robert Barrron reports. (Cowichan Valley Citizen)

B.C. posts another shocking day with 10 deaths and 762 new cases. David Carrig reports.  (Vancouver Sun)

Fish & Wildlife seeks input on Island Unit restoration project
The state Department of Fish & Wildlife is seeking public input on a potential restoration project at the Skagit Wildlife Area Island Unit. The unit — accessible only by boat — covers about 268 acres on two islands in a tidally influenced reach of the South Fork Skagit River. Comments on the draft alternatives of the project will be taken through Dec. 16 at wdfw.wa.gov. Fish & Wildlife will also hold an online open house from 6-8 p.m. Dec. 2. Vince Richardson reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)

New Trump administration rules could allow more logging and roadbuilding in the nation’s forests
The U.S. Forest Service finalized a rule that bypassed the environmental review process for a plan to allow logging and roadbuilding in 2,800 acres of wilderness. Darryl Fears and Juliet Eilperin reports. (Washington Post)

Have rogue orcas really been attacking boats in the Atlantic
In the past six months there have been at least 40 reported incidents involving orcas off the coasts of Spain and Portugal. Victoria Gill reports. (BBC)

These Items in Your Home Are Harming America’s Sea Animals
A new report examines how plastic waste affects marine wildlife. Catrin Einhorn reports. (NY Times) See also: Tabulating the Victims of Plastic Pollution  Hundreds of sea turtles and marine mammals have been choked, snared, and hooked by plastic debris. Alastair Bland reports. (Hakai Magazine)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  756 AM PST Thu Nov 19 2020   
TODAY  SW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming S 10 to 20 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. SW swell 5 ft at 9 seconds. A  chance of rain in the morning then rain in the afternoon. 
TONIGHT  S wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 6 ft  at 9 seconds. Rain likely in the evening then a chance of rain  after midnight.

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