7/12 SMACS 0723, SCOTUS tribe decision, Indigenous marine protection, BC sea life, drinking green crabs, Celebrate Springer

SMACS 0723, 4.6 billion years ago [NASA]

 

NASA’s Webb Delivers Deepest Infrared Image of Universe Yet NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has produced the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date. Known as Webb’s First Deep Field, this image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 is overflowing with detail. Thousands of galaxies – including the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared – have appeared in Webb’s view for the first time. This slice of the vast universe covers a patch of sky approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm’s length by someone on the ground. The image shows the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 as it appeared 4.6 billion years ago. (NASA)

Supreme Court threw a ‘punch to the gut,’ PNW Native leaders say
Native leaders and Indigenous rights lawyers in the Puget Sound region and beyond are raising the alarm about a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, saying it threatens tribal sovereignty with regard to criminal prosecutions and beyond. Some local tribes are still digesting the June 29 ruling that deals with state power over Native lands, while others are calling it a blow to centuries of legal history and tradition. Daniel Beekman and Omar Shaikh Rashad report. (Seattle Times)

From Nunavut to B.C.'s North Coast, Indigenous knowledge leads the way in marine protection
Canada's marine environments are increasingly threatened by pressures such as plastic pollution, biodiversity loss and climate change. But across the country, Indigenous stewards, scientists and environmental advocates are trying to help protect the health of the oceans. Connel Bradwell reports. (CBC)

B.C.’s sea life is bouncing back, slowly, after the 2021 heat dome
Barnacles are making a return, but one scientist says his early estimation that a billion creatures died from record-high temperatures was too low. Ainslie Cruickshank reports. (The Narwhal)

A distillery is fighting invasive crabs by turning them into whiskey
They're small. They're green. They're crustaceans. And now, they're in whiskey...Tamworth Distilling's Crab Trapper whiskey gets some of its flavor from green crabs caught off the coast of New Hampshire. Kai McNamee reports. (NPR)

Celebrate Springer at West Seattle Summerfest!
Celebrate with The Whale Trail the 20th anniversary of Springer's rescue at the SummerFest from July 14, 5-8 p.m. at the West Seattle Junction through July 17. Kids can get an orca-themed passport and visit local stores to spot hidden orcas, check them off their list and bring them back to The Whale Trail for orca-themed rewards. Orca Rescue! Presentations on July 16 and 17 from 3-6 p.m. at the West Seattle Senior Center feature talks about Springer. More information here.

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  240 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT   
TODAY  W wind 5 to 15 kt rising to 15 to 25 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less building to 2 to 4 ft in the  afternoon. W swell 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. 
TONIGHT  W wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 to 20 kt after  midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 4 ft at 12 seconds.

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