2/24 Deadman Bay, eating green crabs, First Nation fisheries, no to DAPL, Haida Gwaii slug

Deadman Bay [SJC Land Bank/Steve Horn]

Deadman Bay Preserve
Deadman Bay Preserve is part of a large block of protected, public landon the western shore of San Juan Island. The 20-acre property provides access to nearly 1000 feet of gravel beach and rocky coastline, while also protecting the outlet of a seasonal stream and associated wetlands. The reserve is a popular destination for beach lovers, kayakers, and whale watchers. Trails lead from Deadman Bay to adjacent Limekiln Point State Park and the Land Bank’s Limekiln Preserve. (San Juan County Land Bank)

Can’t we just eat those invasive crabs until they’re gone? (Probably not)
European green crabs have been clawing and eating their way through marshes and bays in Washington state. Like the native crabs they often prey on, these destructive invaders are themselves edible. Why don’t we fight them by just eating them into oblivion, KUOW readers and others have asked. Penn Cove Shellfish general manager Ian Jefferds suggested the state follow up Gov. Jay Inslee’s declaration of a green crab emergency in January by opening up an emergency harvest of the unwanted invertebrates. John Ryan report. (KUOW)

Ottawa investing over $11M to support First Nations commercial fisheries in B.C.
The Canadian government says it is investing $11.8 million to support First Nations commercial fishing in British Columbia. The money was announced Wednesday by Federal Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray at a press event on Snuneymuxw territory on Vancouver Island. According to the ministry, the funding will support new business and training opportunities for 31 Indigenous commercial fisheries companies representing 117 First Nations across the province. (CBX)

US Supreme Court declines to hear Dakota Access appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by developers of the Dakota Access Pipeline seeking to overturn a mandated environmental review of their project, closing a years-long chapter in the legal fight over the pipeline. The country’s highest court said Tuesday, Feb. 22, that it would not take up the case of Dakota Access LLC, which was looking to overturn a court-ordered environmental review of its pipeline's Missouri River crossing just off the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota.  Adam Willia reports. (Jamestown Sun)

In B.C.'s Haida Gwaii, saving the slugs means clearing the deer
The Haida Gwaii slug is a small animal with a big problem. The slug faces the risk of total extinction unless protections are put into place, according to a new report published by the B.C. Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. Their benefit to the environment is unknown due to the lack of official studies conducted on them, but they are considered the only known terrestrial gastropod in western North America, a relic of pre-glaciation times that has never expanded its range. Adam Hussain report. (National Post)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  242 AM PST Thu Feb 24 2022   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY   
TODAY  E wind 15 to 25 kt becoming SE 10 to 20 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft in the  afternoon. W swell 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
TONIGHT  SE wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 ft at 13 seconds.

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