4/26 Spotted frog, glass sponge reef, black cod, SRKW listing, SnoCo air, beavers

 Oregon spotted frog
[Dr. Stephen Nyman]

Oregon Spotted Frog Rana pretiosa
Oregon Spotted Frogs are predominantly aquatic and can be found in and around permanent ponds and small lakes. Breeding occurs in late winter, as soon as the ice melts, through early spring. The Oregon Spotted Frog is active throughout the warm months of the year, late February through October and sometimes into November, and will hibernate in the mud when temperatures get too low. (Save The Frogs)

These Rare BC Reefs Are No Longer Threatened by Offshore Drilling
Glass sponge reefs, which are ancient living creatures only found in B.C.’s cold, deep waters are no longer threatened by future oil and gas drilling. Two multinational oil companies, ExxonMobil and Chevron Canada, have voluntarily given up offshore exploratory oil and gas permits they held in B.C. after the environmental law charity Ecojustice, on behalf of environmental organizations the David Suzuki Foundation and World Wildlife Fund Canada, challenged the legality of the permits. Michelle Gamage reports. (The Tyee)

Black Cod, the “Wagyu Beef” of the Sea — Soon Raised in Northwest Waters?
The question now is not whether black cod aquaculture can be done, but “the willingness of society and government” to allow it. Salt-water fish farming has its opponents. Bruce Ramsey reports. (Post Alley)

Oregon commission petitions to add southern resident orcas to the endangered species list
With Chinook salmon numbers dwindling along the Oregon Coast, the southern resident orcas who live in the Pacific Northwest increasingly face the risk of starvation. Oregon has listed the salmon as an endangered species, and now a state commission is petitioning to add the orcas to the same list. Brian Bull reports. (KLCC)

Snohomish County receives an F on air quality report card
The American Lung Association report lists smoke and ash from wildfires, wood stoves as big factors. Joy Borkholder reports. (Everett Herald)

Green effort taps inventiveness of beavers in B.C. wetland restoration
Conservation groups are aiming to be like beavers, restoring wetlands in 100 key locations by impeding streams with dams that mimic the engineering inventiveness of Castor canadensis in an initiative led by the B.C. Wildlife Federation. Derrick Penner reports. (Vancouver Sun)

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Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  246 AM PDT Wed Apr 26 2023   
TODAY  NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell  3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. 
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 ft at 9 seconds.

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