10/12 Rougheye rockfish, restoring salmon habitat, Bigg's orcas, black bears and wolves killed, quiet vessels, pandemic winners and losers

Rougheye rockfish [NOAA Fisheries]

 
Rougheye rockfish Sebastes aleutianus
Rougheye rockfish range from Japan into the Bering Sea, throughout the Aleutian Islands, and south to San Diego, California. In Washington most live at water depths between 150 and 450 m (495-1,485 ft). Commonly caught off the Washington coast by commercial harvesters using otter-trawls and longline gear. Rougheye rockfish can grow up to 97 cm (38 in) in length. Maximum age is at least 205 years old. One of the longest lived fishes in the world. (WDFW)

Puget Sound salmon habitat restored with tribes leading the way
Reconnecting estuaries — the place where fresh and salt water meet — is an effort largely led by Washington’s tribes and backed by local and state leaders... At 353 acres, the Port of Everett’s Blue Heron Slough restoration project is among the largest along the Puget Sound. Near completion, the project joins two nearby restoration projects at Smith Island and Qwuloolt marsh to create over 1,000 acres of recovered estuary. At the center of this effort is an attempt to restore struggling salmon populations. Isabella Breda reports. (Seattle Times)

Orca predators take down large minke whale
A group of nine Bigg’s orcas attacked and killed an adult minke whale near Smith Island, Washington — about 40 kilometres southeast of Victoria — last Friday. The scene played out in front of a boat of whale watchers as two families of killer whales worked in tandem to bring down the nine-metre minke, according to the Pacific Whale Watch Association. Darron Kloster reports. (Times Colonist)

B.C. has killed 5,632 black bears since 2011: ‘there’s no sign that it’s getting better’
Conservation officers kill hundreds of black bears in B.C. each year. Experts say there are simple steps communities can take to reduce human-bear conflict, but not enough are taking them. Ainslie Cruickshank reports. (The Narwhal)  Officials confirm 6 wolf poisonings in NE Washington Wildlife officials Monday confirmed the deaths of six wolves in northeastern Washington was due to poison...In February, Stevens County deputies found four dead wolves while on a snowmobile patrol, according to an incident report. Courtney Flatt reports. (NW News Network)

SCHOTTEL Gets Canadian Funding to Develop Quiet Propulsion
German propulsion company SCHOTTEL has been selected for funding within the Government of Canada's Quiet Vessel Initiative, which supports the development of new quiet vessel technologies, designs, and operational practices, leading to less underwater noise from vessels in Canadian waters. (Marine Link)

Who won the pandemic? In our state it’s not even close
At 11.2 deaths per 100,000 population, San Juan County has by far the best record for handling the COVID disease in the pandemic to date. Ferry County has 413.8 deaths per 100,000. “For the first two years, we had the lowest case rate in the United States,” says San Juan’s health director, Dr. Frank James and explains why. Danny Westneat reports. (Seattle Times)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  225 AM PDT Wed Oct 12 2022   
TODAY  E wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 3 ft  at 7 seconds. 
TONIGHT  Light wind. Wind waves less than 1 ft. W swell 2 ft at  8 seconds.

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