4/26 Decorator crab, BC salmon farms, BC north coast gas, Totem Pole journey, BC avian flu

Graceful decorator crab [Dave Cowles]

Graceful decorator crab Oregonia gracilis
The graceful decorator crab is a species of crab belonging to the family Oregoniidae. Like other decorator crabs it habitually attaches other organisms to its back. The sessile organisms are attached to hooked setae that act as a sort of velcro attachment. Found from the Bering Sea to Monterey Bay, and in Japan. (Wikipedia)

Federal court overturns order to shut down salmon farms
Former federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bernadette Jordan breached the rights of B.C. salmon farmers to procedural fairness when she ordered all salmon farms out of the Discovery Islands, a Federal Court judge has ruled. Moreover, the court found that Jordan had “not observed” an injunction that had been granted to salmon farmers, allowing them to continue stocking fish farms with baby salmon while the judicial review made its way through the court. The recent Federal Court ruling enforces that injunction order. Nelson Bennett reports. (Times Colonist)

BC Approves North Coast Gas Project Despite First Nations’ Objections
The province has approved a fossil fuel storage and shipping facility on B.C.’s north coast despite opposition from First Nations and the potential for “significant” adverse effects in the event of a spill. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change announced the decision last week to grant an environmental assessment certificate to Vopak Development Canada Inc., a subsidiary of the Netherlands-based Royal Vopak. The company plans to build a liquified petroleum gas, methanol, light diesel and gasoline storage facility on Ridley Island near Prince Rupert. The project still requires federal approvals. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. (The Tyee)

Totem Pole Journey will make a stop on the UO campus
Led by members of the Lummi Nation and the House of Tears Carvers, the Totem Pole Journey is a Pacific Northwest community experience that engages participants through ceremony, art, science, ancestral knowledge and cross-cultural collaboration. This year’s events, called “Se’Si’Le Snake River to the Salish Sea — Spirit of the Waters Totem Pole Journey to a Solution,” and related art, media and events are the latest in a dozen such journeys over the past 20 years. The first journey started with a successful campaign to oppose fossil fuel projects in the region. 2022 events are in support of the removal of the Snake River dams and the restoration of the river’s salmon runs, which is important to the southern resident killer whaleshales community, known as Skali’Chelh in the Lummi language.

Avian flu concerns mount as B.C. farmer loses 80% of chicken flock in 4 days, cases identified throughout B.C
A new strain of avian flu that's sweeping across Canada and around the world is now in B.C. and a West Kootenay chicken farmer says it may have wiped out 80 per cent of her flock. Courtney Dickson reports. (CBC)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  255 AM PDT Tue Apr 26 2022   
TODAY  S wind to 10 kt becoming W 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 7 ft at 11 seconds. Showers  likely in the morning then showers and a slight chance of tstms  in the afternoon. 
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SW to 10 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 6 ft at 11 seconds. A slight  chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.

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