12/6 Black rockfish, ocean acid, water planning, wildlife satellites, ship crews, WA carbon

Black Rockfish [Alaska Fish&Game]

Black Rockfish Sebastes melanops
Black Rockfish range from Amchitka Island (in the Aleutian Islands) and Kodiak Island, Alaska, to northern Baja, California. They have been found at water depths up to 366 m (1,200 ft), but are most commonly found in waters shallower than 73 m (240 ft). This species is known to form large schools in and around rocks and kelp. Black Rockfish can grow up to 69 cm (27.6 in) in length, and 6 kg (13.3 lbs) in weight. Maximum age is at least 56 years old. (WDFW)

Clamshells Face the Acid Test
As acidification threatens shellfish along North America’s Pacific Coast, Indigenous sea gardens offer solutions. Jen Schmidt reports. (Hakai Magazine)  See: Researchers, growers face the challenge of acidic ocean water Rena Kingery reports. (Salish Current Nov. 3)

Looking ahead in the San Juans: island water planning … 2036
How do you plan for the future water supply when you don’t have all the information? Nancy DeVaux reports. (Salish Current)

Improving satellites offer new tool for Canada's whale scientists
The rapid advance of very-high-resolution satellite imagery are providing conservationists with opportunities to locate, count and monitor wildlife from space. Rochelle Baker reports. (Vancouver Sun)

If There Is a ‘Male Malaise’ With Work, Could One Answer Be at Sea?
As concerns about labor force participation among American men mount, maritime transportation firms are desperate for new mariners. Talmon Joseph Smith reports. (NY Times)

WA sets price limits for new carbon-trading market
Each share of planet-warming emissions bought and sold in Washington’s forthcoming carbon market will cost between $22 and $81, the state announced Thursday. The final price of each credit will be determined by demand in next year’s emission-allowance auctions, a key program in Washington’s efforts to eliminate carbon pollution from its biggest industries. Nicholas Turner reports. (Seattle Times)

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Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  213 AM PST Tue Dec 6 2022   
TODAY  SW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell  2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain. 
TONIGHT  SW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell  2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening then a  chance of rain after midnight.

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