5/12 Dogfish, seamount, AK fishery, Howe Sound herring, bat fungus, whale names, marine wonders, PT MSC, week in review

Pacific spiny dogfish [NOAA]

Pacific spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias
Pacific spiny dogfish are found from the Bering Sea to Baja California, and are common in inland seas, such as San Francisco Bay and Puget Sound, and in shallow bays from Alaska to central California. Spiny dogfish live a long time, sometimes more than 80 years, and aren’t able to reproduce until they’re older – females mature at an average age of 35, males mature at an average age of 19. Female spiny dogfish are internally fertilized, and pups are retained in utero for 18 to 22 months. (NOAA)

Scientists discover colossal underwater mountain off Vancouver Island
Measured by scientists aboard the U.S. research ship Okeanos Explorer, the seamount rivals Mount Baker and re-writes old nautical charts. Stefan Labbé reports. (Times Colonist)

Shutdown looms for Alaska summer troll fishery; court order aims to provide more salmon for orcas
Southern Resident killer whales, which frequent Puget Sound, are expected to benefit from more Chinook salmon later this year, as expressed in a court order calling for the suspension of a major troll fishery in Southeast Alaska. Christopher Dunagan writes. (Puget Sound Institute)

Citizen science is helping restore herring populations in B.C.'s Howe Sound
The Átl'ḵa7tsem/Howe Sound Marine Stewardship Initiative citizen science project is in its fourth year tracking the herring (Slhawt' in) that return from the Pacific Ocean in February and begin spawning. (CBC)

B.C. scientists bracing for a deadly bat fungus
Scientists are racing to measure the health and abundance of B.C.'s bats before a deadly fungus makes it to the province. Stefan Labbé reports. (Times Colonist)  Tiny bats provide ‘glimmer of hope’ against a fungus that threatened entire species Wilson Ring reports. (Associated Press)

From Big Mama to Hy'Shqa, how Northwest whales get their names
There is a lot of variation in how we refer to our whale neighbors — from nicknames like Hydra to coded strings of letters and numbers like “Orca whale J14.” These names and IDs often tell us a lot about the whales, and just as much about our relationships with them. Hannah Weinberger reports. (Crosscut)

Marine Wonders Explained
Find answers to some head-scratching marine science questions—from nudibranch sex to the misnomer red tides—in this series of five short videos. (Hakai Institute)

Port Townsend Marine Science Center changes leadership
The board of directors of the Port Townsend Marine Science Center has promoted Diane Quinn, program director of six years, to the position of executive director after Bee Redfield resigned.  (Peninsula Daily News)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 5/12/23: Public garden Friday, salmon migration, hatchery lawsuit, big quake, PFAS, coral reef seaweed, killing geese, Everett port stormwater, underwater mountain.

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  234 AM PDT Fri May 12 2023   
TODAY  Light wind becoming NE to 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind  waves 1 ft or less. W swell 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt easing to 10 kt after midnight. Wind  waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
SAT  E wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 4 ft at  11 seconds. 
SAT NIGHT  N wind to 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Wind  waves 1 ft or less. W swell 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
SUN  E wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 5 ft at 11 seconds.

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