11/4 Pacific chorus frog, surf smelt, acidic waters, NOAA funds, MMPA opinion

 Pacific Chorus Frog [Mr.Toad]

Pacific Chorus Frog Pseudacris regilla
The Pacific Chorus Frog (also known as the Pacific Treefrog) is perhaps the most abundant amphibian on the west coast of North America. The geographic range of these little frogs extends from British Columbia down to Baja California, and from the Pacific Ocean to Nevada and Montana. Within this huge area, Pacific Chorus Frogs can be found from sea level to over 10,000 feet, in habitats that include deserts and redwood forests. If you live within the range of this frog, you have probably heard them calling, or seen them hopping about. Michael F. Benard writes. (Mr. Toad)

Surf smelt
Our Canadian reader pointed out that yesterday's critter profile gave the mistaken impression that the species in the Salish Sea was limited south of the WA/BC border. To the contrary: "Their range begins in southern Alaska and extends down the coast of North America to southern California. Surf smelt often live quite close to shore, especially as juveniles. A schooling fish, they are found in many coastal estuaries along the Pacific coast, spawning in water as shallow as half a metre, usually on coarse sand or fine gravel beaches. (Fish'n BC)

Researchers, growers face the challenge of acidic ocean water
Salish Sea waters are acidifying faster than ever before, but researchers in Washington are leading the world in addressing the looming disaster. Rena Kingery reports. (Salish Current)

NOAA funds research into ocean conditions
Dangerously low oxygen levels are killing Dungeness crabs off the Pacific Coast and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration is awarding $4.2 million over the next four years to research how ocean environments are changing. Peter Segall reports. (Peninsula Daily News)

Opinion: Enforce Sen. Magnuson’s ‘little amendment’ to protect Salish Sea
This month marked the 45th anniversary of the late U.S. Sen. Warren Magnuson’s “little amendment” to the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The 1977 amendment prohibits federal agencies from granting permits to refineries east of Port Angeles that could result in an increase of crude oil traffic other than that for consumption in Washington.  Marcie Keever writes. (Seattle Times)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 11/4/22: King Tut Friday, cedar, rat poison, 'Salmon Seas' proclamation, Capitol Lake future, BC forestry regs, MMPA, BC old growth

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Now, your weekend tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  304 AM PDT Fri Nov 4 2022   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT   
TODAY  W wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 8 ft  at 10 seconds building to 14 ft at 11 seconds in the afternoon.  Rain. 
TONIGHT  W wind 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 15  ft at 11 seconds. Rain in the evening then a chance of rain after  midnight. 
SAT  W wind 20 to 30 kt easing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. W  swell 14 ft at 12 seconds subsiding to 12 ft at 12 seconds in the  afternoon. Showers in the morning. A slight chance of tstms.  Showers likely in the afternoon. 
SAT NIGHT  SW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming S 10 to 20 kt after  midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 13 ft at 13 seconds. 
SUN  S wind to 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Wind waves  1 ft. W swell 13 ft at 13 seconds.

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