4/5 Hobo spider, UN report, underwater forests, Monterey Bay Aquarium, microplastics, Sea Potential

Hobo spider [Kyron Basu]

Hobo spider Eratigena agrestis
The hobo spider (formerly Tegenaria agrestis) is a member of the family of spiders known colloquially as funnel web spiders. Individuals construct a funnel-shaped structure of silk sheeting and lie in wait at the small end of the funnel for prey insects to blunder onto their webs. (Wikipedia)

5 Takeaways From the U.N. Report on Limiting Global Warming
Nations are not doing nearly enough to prevent global warming from increasing to dangerous levels within the lifetimes of most people on Earth today, according to a new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of researchers convened by the United Nations. Limiting the devastation won’t be easy, but it also isn’t impossible if countries act now, the report says. Current pledges to cut emissions, even if nations follow through on them, won’t stop temperatures from rising to risky new levels. Raymond Zhong reports. (NY Times)

Restoring Puget Sound’s Underwater Forests
In Puget Sound, bull kelp forests have declined by approximately 62% since the 1870s, according to the Puget Sound Kelp Restoration Plan. As ocean conditions change, state and federal agencies, tribes and researchers have been working together to help kelp forests recover. These groups are spearheading projects ranging from ecosystem-wide assessments to aquaculture and kelp cultivation. Zofia Danielson reports. (The Planet Magazine)

Putting the Deep Sea on Display
Aquarists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium have spent years learning how to keep deep-sea animals alive in captivity for a new exhibit. In doing so, they’ve gleaned insights about life in the abyss and our connection to it. Annie Roth and Alex Goetz report. (Hakai Magazine)

How Microplastics in the Ocean Will Affect Marine Life
Tiny bits of plastic have infiltrated the deep sea’s main food source and could alter the ocean’s role in one of Earth’s ancient cooling processes, scientists say. Sabrina Imbler reports. (NY Times)

Meet the founders connecting BIPOC youth to the marine sciences
Seattle-based environmental justice group Sea Potential pushes to create supportive spaces for people of color to study our oceans. Wudan Yan reports. (High Country News)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  639 AM PDT Tue Apr 5 2022   
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY   
TODAY  W wind 30 to 40 kt easing to 15 to 25 kt in the  afternoon. Combined seas 18 to 19 ft with a dominant period of  14 seconds subsiding to 2 to 4 ft with a dominant period of  14 seconds in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning  then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
TONIGHT  W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming N 5 to 15 kt after  midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 16 ft at 13 seconds  subsiding to 12 ft at 13 seconds after midnight.

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