10/18 Sculpin, BC drought, quiet vessels, carbon credits, GasLink protection, Cowlitz Tribe rights, Snohomish MRC, Vancouver seawall

Sailfin sculpin [NOAA/Creative Commons]

Sailfin sculpin
The sailfin sculpin (Nautichthys oculofasciatus, lit. "eye-banded sailor fish") is a species of scorpaeniform marine fish in the sea raven family Hemitripteridae, native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska to San Miguel Island off southern California. Named for its elongated, sail-like first dorsal fin, the sailfin sculpin is a popular subject of public aquaria; it is of no interest to commercial fishery. (iNaturalist)

State of emergency declared on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast because of drought
A state of local emergency declared on the Sunshine Coast because of drought includes an order for breweries, water bottlers and non-medical cannabis growers to shut down water use starting at 11:59 p.m. PT on Tuesday. Breweries, water bottlers and non-medical cannabis growers included in businesses ordered to stop using water. Karin Larsen reports. (CBC)

Big ships transiting North Puget Sound asked to slow down, quiet down for orcas
Big ships entering and leaving Puget Sound will be asked to temporarily slow down to reduce underwater noise this fall. Washington state is importing this strategy from British Columbia on a trial basis in hopes of helping the Pacific Northwest's critically endangered killer whales. The voluntary slowdown for container ships, tankers, freighters, cruise ships and car carriers is scheduled to run from October 24 to December 22. The slowdown area covers the shipping lanes from Admiralty Inlet by Port Townsend south to Kingston and Mukilteo. Tom Banse reports. (NW News Network)

Carbon auctions will bring WA more money than predicted. Transportation could benefit
The cornerstone of the 2021 Climate Commitment Act, the new carbon “cap and invest” program requires the state’s largest emitters to either reduce their emissions or purchase carbon allowances at auction if they exceed a set limit...When the complicated carbon reduction program was passed in 2021, the Department of Ecology estimated it would bring in around $220 million in 2023 and close to or just over $500 million every year after that through 2040...But Washington revised those numbers this month as it collected more information on the amount of carbon allowances likely to be sold and based on recent increases in their cost. David Kroman reports. (Seattle Times) See: Seattle's carbon pollution drops with Covid. A rebound is expected John Ryan reports. (KUOW)

RCMP Spending on Pipeline Conflict Reaches $25 Million
As Coastal GasLink begins drilling under the Morice River, police presence on Wet’suwet’en territory appears to be on the rise. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. (The Tyee)

The Precarious Position of Treaty-less Tribes
What a five-year fight over a few dozen clams shows about the inconsistent rights of Indigenous tribes. Ashley Braun reports. (Hakai Magazine)

4 more decaying boats removed from Snohomish County shores
The county’s Marine Resource Committee has now removed 175,000 pounds of toxic maritime eyesores since 2018. About 35,000 pounds of marine debris and toxic materials were removed from Snohomish County shorelines this year. The county’s Marine Resource Committee finished extracting its fourth abandoned vessel of the year in late September, putting the total count at 20 vessels, or 175,000 pounds of debris, removed since 2018. Kayla Dunn reports. (Everett Herald)

Breaking Up with the Seawall
The past, present and future of Vancouver's 33-kilometer Stanley Park seawall, the longest continuous waterfront pathway in the world. Auston Chore writes. (The Tyee)

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Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  318 AM PDT Tue Oct 18 2022   
TODAY  SE wind to 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Wind waves  1 ft or less. W swell 4 ft at 13 seconds. 
TONIGHT  W wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 4 ft  at 12 seconds.

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