10/7 Cricket, West Coast climate pact, fish passage funds, Columbia R Treaty, Patagonia, Jean Huang, Cayou Channel, Donkey Cr octopus, week in review

House cricket
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House cricket Acheta domesticus
House crickets can appear very similar to their cousin - the grasshopper - but can be separated by the fact that common crickets only have 3 tarsal ('ankle') segmented body sections, and grasshoppers do not. This species of cricket was commonly used to feed a variety of pets. Spiders, reptiles, and other animals kept in tanks at home depended on crickets for a live meal. A deadly paralyzing virus decimated house crickets rearing labs in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe in the early 2000's, reducing their population and availability for commercial sales. The Jamaican field cricket is resistant to the virus and has replaced the house cricket for commercial use. In addition to animal feed, house crickets are also eaten by humans in many parts of the world. They are nutritious, providing a complete protein, and can be served fried, dry-roasted, or in candy. (InsectIdentification.Org)

B.C. premier signs new climate agreement with U.S. governors
B.C.'s premier and governors from the western United States have signed a memorandum agreement on climate approaches for the Pacific region. B.C. Premier John Horgan, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and California Gov. Gavin Newsom inked the deal Thursday at the Presidio of San Francisco park. (CBC)

Buttigieg wades into Northwest salmon transportation
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg paid a visit Thursday afternoon to Carey Creek, a tributary of Issaquah Creek that is an ancient migration route for now-threatened salmon. Standing under smoky skies with Democratic politicians, he announced that the first $196 million of a $1 billion fish-passage fund — a small slice of President Joe Biden’s $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package — is now available for grant applications by local and tribal conservation departments. Fish transportation is infrastructure, he emphasized. Mike Lindblom reports. (Seattle Times)

Salmon advocates ask to include healthy ecosystems in Columbia River Treaty
Salmon advocates want negotiators to consider salmon and the Columbia River’s ecosystem as a part of an agreement between the U.S. and Canada. The agreement, known as the Columbia River Treaty, is around 60 years old. It coordinates flood control and hydropower along the Columbia River. During renegotiations, the United States has asked to modernize the treaty, including considerations for climate change. However, salmon advocates and tribal representatives would like to see a functional, healthy ecosystem officially added as a third purpose for the treaty, which would expand upon the current flood control and hydropower purposes. Courtney Flatt reports. (NW News Network)

Can Patagonia really put the climate over profits?
Patagonia's founder pledged future profits from the $3-billion company to fighting climate change. Now comes navigating the tensions between profits and sustainability, and between advocacy and democracy. Graeme Auld and Janina Grabs report. (The Narwhal)

Stunning new mural helping to raise climate awareness in Yaletown
Vancouver-based multidisciplinary artist Jean Huang loves how art invites people to have deeper conversations. Huang latest artwork in Yaletown is challenging others to be the same. Her mural "Handshake with Kelp" is part of the revamped Helmcken/Mainland Street plaza that is now filled with new murals, painted tables, and hanging art installations raising awareness about climate change and the ocean. Daniel Chai reports. (Daily Hive)

Samish elders celebrate Cayou Channel
Elders from the Samish Nation are celebrating the renaming of a waterway in the San Juan Islands. State officials have renamed the passage between Orcas and Shaw islands "Cayou Channel" after the early 20th century Samish leader, Henry Cayou. Cayou's great-niece, Rosie Cayou, celebrated the change last Sunday when she spoke at a ceremony on a boat off Orcas Island. John Ryan reports. (KUOW)

What was a Giant Pacific octopus doing in Donkey Creek? There are a few theories
While she was walking along Austen Park near Donkey Creek, Gig Harbor resident Ann Web spotted a rare sea animal Monday, Oct. 3. It was a Giant Pacific octopus. Aspen Shumpert reports. (Tacoma News Tribune)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 10/7/22: Smile Day, SCOTUS on CWA, dam removal, logging old-growth, climate plan failures, pipeline crossings, low water salmon, Toikitae, Lorna Smith, West Coast climate, fish passage funds

Now, your weekend tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  225 AM PDT Fri Oct 7 2022   
TODAY  Light wind. Wind waves less than 1 ft. W swell 3 ft at  13 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. 
TONIGHT  W wind to 10 kt becoming NW after midnight. Wind waves  1 ft or less. W swell 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
SAT  E wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 3 ft at  9 seconds. 
SAT NIGHT  Light wind becoming S to 10 kt after midnight. Wind  waves less than 1 ft becoming 1 ft or less after midnight. W  swell 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
SUN  E wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 2 ft at  8 seconds.

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