6/23 Red elderberry, herring roe harvest, humpbacks, fisheries fine, life in Kitimat, Nooksack pollution, week in review

Red elderberry [Native Plants PNW]

 
Red elderberry Sambucus racemosa L.
Red elderberry is native to Europe, temperate Asia, and North America.  It is found throughout most of the United States and Canada, excluding only the far north of Canada and Alaska, and the central and southern United States. The name Sambucus is derived from the Greek sambuca, which was a stringed instrument supposed to have been made from elder wood. Racemosa refers to the elongated inflorescences, called racemes. (Native Plants PNW)

One of the Last Herring Roe Harvests on the Coast
The Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation unilaterally declared Kitasu Bay a protected area in 2022. Now they wait for Canada to catch up. Part two of two. Michelle Gamage reports. (The Tyee)

Humpbacks return to Salish Sea with new calves
Poptart, a seven-year-old female that is back from the birthing grounds in Hawaii with her first calf, is attracting particular attention. Darron Kloster reports. (Times Colonist)

Anglers fined $17,000 for fisheries violations off Galiano
The anglers said that there were no fish on board other than those in a fish tote on deck, but fisheries officers found additional rockfish hidden on the vessel, including three Yelloweye rockfish. Michael John Lo reports. (Times Colonist)

Life in a northern B.C. boomtown
Settled in the 1950s to support an aluminum smelter, Kitimat is no stranger to industrial development. As the town adapts to life with LNG Canada and other projects, its community faces new challenges and new opportunities. Matt Simmons and Marty Clemens report. (The Narwhal)

Whatcom County farmers blame Canada for Nooksack River bacteria
The pollution poses a threat to the Portage Bay shellfish beds of the Lummi Nation and raises health concerns for valley residents. Laurel Demkovich reports. (Washington State Standard)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 6/23/23: Typewriter Day, Fraser co-management, El Nino, Fairy Cr, Burrard Inlet, WA chinook, AK chinook, WA gas price, Indigenous protected areas, humpbacks return.

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Now, your weekend tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  255 AM PDT Fri Jun 23 2023   TODAY  W wind to 10 kt becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 1 to 3 ft in the  afternoon. SW swell 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
TONIGHT  W wind 10 to 20 kt easing to 10 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less after midnight. W  swell 3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 
SAT  W wind to 10 kt rising to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 1 to 3 ft in the afternoon. W  swell 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the  morning.
SAT NIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell  2 ft at 7 seconds. 
SUN  Light wind becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind  waves less than 1 ft becoming 1 to 3 ft in the afternoon. W swell  2 ft at 8 seconds.

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