12/21 Greenling, GasLink protest, Sumas flood, lifetime fishing ban, Kitsap derelict vessels, jumping slug

Kelp Greenling [Steve Lonhart]

 
Kelp Greenling Hexagrammos decagrammus
The kelp greenling is a species of greenling that occurs in rocky nearshore areas of the northern Pacific especially around British Columbia and Alaska, and is common on kelp beds and on sand bottoms. They feed on crustaceans, polychaete worms, brittle stars, mollusks, and small fishes. (Wikipedia)

Wet'suwet'en protesters block Coastal GasLink site again, 1 month after RCMP crackdown
One month after the high-profile arrests of dozens people on Wet'suwet'en territory, a group identifying themselves as land defenders returned Sunday to reoccupy a protest camp, blocking access to a Coastal GasLink pipeline drill site in northern British Columbia. "The Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs' eviction notice to Coastal GasLink still stands," Jennifer Wickham, media co-ordinator for the Gidimt'en Checkpoint told CBC News.  Betsy Trumpeter reports. (CBC)

This flooded NW Washington town is still 'being put back together' as risk of winter storms grows
The threat of severe weather looms over a small northwest Washington community that is still recovering from November floods. Sumas Mayor Kyle Christensen says about 85 percent of homes were damaged when the Nooksack River overflowed onto their streets. Katie Campbell and Angela King report. (KUOW)

Nanaimo fisherman handed lifetime ban following midnight poaching of hundreds of crabs in Vancouver harbour
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has banned Nanaimo fisherman Scott Stanley Matthew Steer from fishing for life. The sentence was delivered on Nov. 12, 2021, and it is the first lifetime ban for a Pacific region fisherman in more than a decade. In May, Steer was found guilty of five offences under the Fisheries Act. Joel Ballard reports. (CBC)

Lots of derelict vessels in Kitsap, few funds to deal with them
At least 18 derelict boats are sitting on the Kitsap shoreline of Puget Sound, according to a recent count by the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office. Some have occupants, and others are close to sinking to the bottom of the sea, potentially bringing with them environmentally damaging waste. The county has fielded numerous calls and complaints about the vessels — which dot the shoreline as far south as Yukon Harbor in South Kitsap to as far north as Apple Tree Cove in Kington. Jesse Darland reports. (Kitsap Sun)

Jumping slugs: the tiny, slimy acrobats of Northwest forests
The Pacific Northwest is home to a group of rare species you’ve probably never heard of. Their name alone might horrify or delight you: jumping slugs. Environmentalists and the federal government are clashing over a species whose populations seem to be declining along with its habitat on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. It’s not a salmon or a spotted owl or even a salamander. It’s a slug, and it jumps, sort of. John Ryan reports. (KUOW)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  232 AM PST Tue Dec 21 2021   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  WEDNESDAY MORNING   
TODAY  SE wind 15 to 20 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 4 ft at 11 seconds. A  chance of rain in the afternoon. 
TONIGHT  SE wind 5 to 15 kt becoming S 15 to 25 kt after  midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less building to 2 to 4 ft after  midnight. W swell 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.

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