9/28 Cumacea, SRKW census, Nuchatlaht land claim, urban green spaces, plastics, youth on dams, Pier 58, tug sinking, Englishman River, shrinking deltas

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Cumacea
Cumacea is an order of small marine crustaceans of the superorder Peracarida, occasionally called hooded shrimp or comma shrimp. Their unique appearance and uniform body plan makes them easy to distinguish from other crustaceans. They live in soft-bottoms such as mud and sand, mostly in the marine environment. Wikipedia

Killer whale census shows another down year, with three deaths and two births
Three deaths and two births. Over the past year, the endangered Southern Resident killer whale population has declined by a total of one, according to the annual census report submitted yesterday by the Center for Whale Research. Now the number of whales in all three pods stands at 73, down from 74 last year and declining from 98 animals the past 25 years. Chris Dunagan reports. (Puget Sound institute)

B.C. Supreme Court hears closing arguments on Nuchatlaht First Nation's land claim
Nuchatlaht seeks Aboriginal title over 300 kilometres of Crown land on Nootka Island northwest of Victoria. Brieanna Charlebois reports. (Canadian Press)

From pavement to gardens: how urban green spaces can alleviate flood problems
By 2050, Vancouver is expected to see more rain during the fall, winter, and spring months due to human-caused climate change. Without new measures to manage heavy rainstorms, the city could see more flooding. A new 'rainway' in Vancouver aims to combat climate change and prevent flooding in the city, while also supporting biodiversity. Ainslie Cruickshank reports. (The Narwhal)

Recycling isn't enough to slow plastic pollution, WA scientists say
Despite new tech and materials, the most realistic solution is to use less plastic in packaging. Samantha Wohlfeil reports. (InvestigateWest)

Youth rally to protect salmon in the Snake River
Everyone must come together to protect salmon. That’s the message from teens at a salmon youth rally on the banks of the Snake River in Lewiston, Idaho. At the rally, teens with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Youth Council asked that politicians protect salmon by removing the four Lower Snake River dams. The four dams in southeastern Washington make it harder for endangered salmon to reach spawning grounds in Idaho. Courtney Flatt reports. (NW News Network)

Seattle’s new Pier 58 will include massive jellyfish, classic bronze fountain
An 18-foot-tall jellyfish is coming to Seattle’s downtown waterfront. Work began Monday on the city’s new Pier 58 park, which will feature scenic views of Elliott Bay and the Olympic Mountains, a tree grove, an elevated lawn, a plaza for events and a marine-themed playground with a jellyfish-inspired structure for kids to climb up, balance on and slide down. It’s slated to be completed in 2025. Daniel Beekman reports. (Seattle Times)

Transport Canada issues $62,000 in penalties in tugboat sinking
The tugboat Ingenika sank in frigid waters near Kitimat in February 2021, killing two members of its three-person crew. Cheryl Chan reports. (Vancouver Sun) https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/transport-canada-issues-62000-in-penalties-in-tugboat-sinking

Nearly 30 hectares of land along Vancouver Island river donated for conservation
A donation to the Nature Trust of B.C. will help ensure a large strip of land along the Englishman River, near Parksville — about 37 kilometres north of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island — remains protected.  The 71 acres, or 28.7 hectares of land worth over $5 million was donated to the trust by the Emil Anderson Group, a Chilliwack, B.C.-based contracting company. Michelle Gomez reports. (CBC)

River Deltas Are Running Out of Land
Millions of people live on river deltas, occupying land that exists in the delicate balance between a river’s push and the ocean’s pull. Deltas are inherently transient, but according to a new study, many may be even more precarious than once thought, with unexpectedly high levels of land loss threatening to submerge these low-lying landscapes. J. Besl reports. (Hakai Magazine)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  243 AM PDT Wed Sep 28 2022   
TODAY  E wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 4 ft  at 10 seconds building to SW 6 ft at 10 seconds in the afternoon.  Rain likely. 
TONIGHT  NE wind to 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Wind waves  1 ft or less. SW swell 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.

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