3/24 Infant, hatchery salmon, steelhead, deep-sea volcano, native turtle, week in review

 

Infant

Infant
The term infant is typically applied to very young children under one year of age; however, definitions may vary and may include children up to two years of age. When a human child learns to walk, they are called a toddler instead. (Wikipedia)

Changing salmon hatchery release practices can improve survival rates
More than five billion juvenile salmon are released from hatcheries into the North Pacific Ocean each year, with about six per cent coming from B.C. and Yukon. Brenna Owen reports. (Canadian Press)

Steelhead fisheries to open on Skagit, Sauk rivers
Catch-and-release steelhead fisheries will open Saturday on the Skagit and Sauk rivers. The fisheries will remain open Saturdays through Wednesdays through April 30. Emma Fletcher-Frazer reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)

Deep-sea volcano off the Oregon Coast helps scientists forecast eruptions
Scientists using the ROV Jason to study the Axial Seamount, an active deep-sea volcano 250 miles off the Oregon coast, hope to understand volcanic risk closer to home. Jes Burns reports. (OPB)

Human Elements: Saving Washington's only native freshwater turtle
In Seattle, Woodland Park zookeeper Bill McDowell cares for the eggs of the endangered Western pond turtle before they are released into the wild. Sarah Hoffman reports. (Crosscut)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 3/24/23: Exxon Valdez, Filthy Four, inbred orcas, suspect science, Swinomish v BNSF, cruise ships, WA ferries, fish farm closure, train derailment.

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Now, your weekend tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  259 AM PDT Fri Mar 24 2023   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT    TODAY  W wind 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 6 ft. W swell 13 ft  at 13 seconds. Rain in the morning then a chance of rain in the  afternoon. 
TONIGHT  W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after  midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. W swell 13  ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. 
SAT  NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 10 ft at  12 seconds. Rain likely. 
SAT NIGHT  W wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell  8 ft at 12 seconds. 
SUN  S wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 5 ft at  11 seconds.

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