11/7 Blue frog, Fraser River, Nechako Reservoir, ocean acid, SE AK troll fishing, octo leg shake, whale collision, tribe partnership

Blue frog [Jim Diers]

Into the forests of Vashon on a quest for a blue frog
Katherine True writes of her quest for the blue frog of Vashon Island. (Vashon Beachcomber)

Tacoutche Tesse, the Northwest’s great ghost river
The Fraser River, long known as “the mighty one,” —Tacoutche Tesse, to local Carrier speakers— faces challenges from human intrusion, climate change and more. Part 1: Not the Columbia. Eric Scigliano reports. (Salish Current)

70 Years After the Flood: The Devastation of the Nechako Reservoir
On Oct. 8, 1952, the Kenney Dam blocked the flow of water into the Nechako River, forming a massive reservoir and hydroelectric facility to create an aluminium industry. Seventy years later, The Tyee explores the lasting impacts of the Nechako Reservoir and work underway to restore some of its damage. First in a three-part series. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. (The Tyee)

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)

Lawsuit seeks to block Southeast Alaska troll fishing to increase salmon for orcas
How much should Alaskan fishing be curtailed to provide more food for the endangered Southern Resident killer whales? It is an important question, enmeshed in conflicting federal priorities and provoked by a lawsuit brought by Wild Fish Conservancy, a Seattle-based conservation group. Chris Dunagan reports. (Puget Sound Institute)

Watch: B.C. diver shakes a leg with giant Pacific octopus
“Its tentacles were reaching through the camera to feel my face and then at some point, it had crawled on my body, on my hips, and was giving me a hug,” said B.C. scuba diver Andrea Humphreys. Nono Shen reports. (Vancouver Sun)

Reducing collisions between ships and whales? There's apps for that, but they need work
...Three separate teams have developed smartphone-based systems that can alert commercial mariners to watch out, slow down or change course when whales have been sighted nearby. A recent ride-along on a big container ship demonstrated that real-time whale alerts are still a work in progress. Tom Banse reports. (NW News Network)

Opinion: Make tribes equal funding partners with WA in salmon recovery efforts
Our state’s approach to salmon recovery isn’t working. At a government-to-government meeting on Oct. 24, Gov. Jay Inslee asked Lummi Nation representatives if we disagree with the way salmon recovery money is being spent. The answer is yes. Lisa Wilson writes. (Seattle Times)

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Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  219 AM PST Mon Nov 7 2022   
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING   
TODAY  NE wind 20 to 30 kt becoming E 25 to 35 kt in the  afternoon. Combined seas 8 to 10 ft with a dominant period of  13 seconds. A chance of showers. 
TONIGHT  NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Combined seas 5 to 8 ft with a  dominant period of 12 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening  then a slight chance of showers after midnight.

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