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Black pine [Seaweeds of Alaska]

Black pine Neorhodomela larix
Black pine is a species of red algae native to coastal areas of the North Pacific from Mexico to the Bering Sea to Japan. It forms dense mats on semi-exposed rocks in intertidal areas. The thallus is dark brown to black in color with whorled branches resembling a bottlebrush. (Wikipedia)

Fairy Creek logging protest surpasses Clayoquot Sound in arrests
The total surpasses the 856 arrests during protests against logging in Clayoquot Sound in 1993. Darron Kloster (Victoria Times Colonist) Nearly 30 years after the original ‘war in the woods’ — what’s changed?  Josie Kao writes. (The Narwhal)

Where They Stand: The Parties on Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Canada spends $18 billion supporting its oil and gas industry. That should be an election wedge issue, says analysts. Michelle Gamage reports. (The Tyee)

What’s the best way to practice Indigenous land acknowledgement?
The Snoqualmie Tribe is launching a public awareness campaign to make recognizing use of ancestral lands more than ‘checking a box.’ Lindsay VanSomeren reports. (Crosscut)

With plenty of seals to eat, Bigg's orcas flooding Salish Sea; no longer regarded as 'transient'
The Orca Behaviour ­Institute based in Friday Harbor, ­Washington, says the Bigg’s orcas are in the Salish Sea in record numbers this year. As of Monday, there have been 793 sightings, eclipsing the previous record of 747 sightings in 2019 — with more than four months remaining in the year. Darron Kloster reports. (Times Colonist)

What Puget Sound Pilots Want You to Know
It may sound counterintuitive, but when a big ship leaves the high seas and enters the restricted waters of Puget Sound, it is entering the most dangerous part of its voyage.... By navigating safely, our maritime pilots protect Puget Sound and the lives and property of those who use its waters. By understanding what they want you to know and do in order to stay safe on the water, you can help. Karen Sullivan writes. (Rainshadow Journal)
 
The risks and rewards of mushroom hunting in the Northwest
Ted Alvarez and Marian Maxwell talk about wild mushroom foraging where poisoning can be deadly but the taste of edibles delectable. (Crosscut)

Burgess Shale 'mothership' discovery has palaeontologist giddy with excitement
Titanokorys gainesi lived 500 million years ago but could prove helpful in explaining our own origin. David Bell reports. (CBC)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  310 AM PDT Thu Sep 9 2021   
TODAY  Light wind becoming NW 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind  waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog  in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the morning then a  chance of showers in the afternoon. 
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SW after midnight. Wind  waves 2 ft or less. SW swell 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance  of showers in the evening.

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