4/18 Bighorn sheep, Capitol Lake, ocean garbage life, tidal power, Twitter pause

Bighorn sheep [WDFW]

Bighorn sheep Ovis canadensis
Bighorn sheep are the largest wild sheep in North America. The Rocky Mountain bighorn (O. c. canadensis) is the only subspecies found in the Pacific Northwest. Bighorn inhabit alpine meadows, grassy mountain slopes, canyonlands, and foothill country near rugged rocky cliffs and bluffs. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife formally recognizes and manages 17 herds across central and eastern portions of Washington.  Bighorn Sheep are herbivores. (WDFW)

Port commission votes 2-1 to add Capitol Lake discussion to upcoming agenda
The Port of Olympia commission voted 2-1 on Monday to add a discussion about Capitol Lake to its April 2 meeting agenda, and then next week they will vote on whether to officially support the state's plan to convert the man-made lake into an estuary. Rolf Boone reports. (Olympian)

This floating ocean garbage is home to a surprising amount of life from the coasts
Scientists studying a giant collection of plastic trash floating in the middle of the open ocean have found some unexpected inhabitants: dozens of marine species that usually stick close to the coast. Among the plastic debris, the researchers found all kinds of nonnative species, from anemones to worms to little crustaceans. Nell Greenfieldboyce reports. (NPR)

Tidal Power’s Fickle Future
To pull power from the waves, you need a high tidal range or strong currents. Sea level rise threatens to mess with both. Doug Johnson reports. (Hakai Magazine)

CBC pauses Twitter activity after being labelled 'government-funded media'
CBC/Radio-Canada has paused activities on its corporate and news Twitter accounts, after the social media platform put a "government-funded media" label on its @CBC account, in its latest move to stamp public broadcasters with designations...National Public Radio in the U.S. announced earlier this month that it was leaving the platform after Twitter labelled its account as "state-affiliated media," saying that doing so undermines its credibility by "falsely implying that we are not editorially independent." U.S. public broadcaster PBS followed suit, also leaving Twitter after it received the "government-funded" stamp. (CBC)

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Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  228 AM PDT Tue Apr 18 2023   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON   
TODAY  W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming SW 10 to 20 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 9 ft at 12 seconds.  Showers and a slight chance of tstms in the morning then showers  likely and a chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
TONIGHT  S wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 7 ft  at 11 seconds. Showers and a chance of tstms.

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