6/30 Golden Delicious, moving Tokitae, survival threats, Tacoma beach pollution, women fishers, night anchoring, bat colony, week in review

 

Golden Delicious [Gardenia]

Golden Delicious Malus domestica
Golden Delicious is a cultivar of apple. It is one of the 15 most popular apple cultivars in the United States. It is not closely related to Red Delicious. Golden Delicious arose from a chance seedling on the family farm of J. M. Mullins in Clay County, West Virginia, who sold the tree and propagation rights to Stark Brothers Nurseries for $5000, which first marketed it as a companion of their Red Delicious in 1914. According to the US Apple Association website, as of 2008, Golden Delicious, along with its descendent cultivars Gala, Ginger Gold, Honeycrisp, and Jonagold, were among the fifteen most popular apple cultivars in the United States. (Wikipedia)

Members of Congress urge relocation of last captive orca taken from Puget Sound
U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash. and Reps. Jared Huffman, D-Calif. and Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration asking the federal agencies Thursday to relocate captive orca Tokitae, also known as Lolita or Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut, because of the dangers posed by the Atlantic hurricane season. Isabella Breda reports. (Seattle Times)

Endangered orcas in B.C. facing host of new threats to survival
Researchers are renewing their calls for Ottawa to take action to preserve the specie's main food source — Chinook salmon. Sarah Grochowski reports. (Vancouver Sun)

Health advisory issued for Tacoma beach after high levels of bacteria found in water
A health advisory has been issued for the waters off Jack Hyde Park in Tacoma after high bacteria levels were recorded there. The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department issued the warning Thursday. The advisory is in effect until further notice. (Tacoma News Tribune)

More women are casting their net into the salmon fishing industry
They used to be considered bad luck onboard, but an increasing number of female crew members are stepping onto boats headed to Alaska. Francesca Lyman reports. (Crosscut)

Vancouver port launches pilot to reduce commercial ships anchoring in Gulf Islands at night
Starting Saturday, commercial ship operators anchoring around the Southern Gulf Islands will be asked to avoid nighttime arrivals or departures, according to the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. However, a group that represents the residents doubts this voluntary procedure will stop the ship operators from dropping their noisy anchors during the night. Tiffany Crawford reports. (Vancouver Sun)

Puget Sound's biggest bat colony could be big loser of dam-removal project
The Yuma myotis and the little brown bat colonies at Woodard Bay fly 8 miles to Olympia's Capitol Lake reservoir to feed. The Washington Department of Enterprise Services plans to remove a 70-year-old dam and turn silt- and weed-choked Capitol Lake back into a saltwater mudflat. Restoring the estuary would eliminate the bats’ midge buffet. John Ryan reports. (KUOW)

Salish Sea News and Weather Week in Review June 30, 2023: Asteroid Day, Lpod baby, heat wave lawsuit, sewer fee burden, wildfire season, orca lesions, land protection tax, moving Tokitae.

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Now, your weekend tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  248 AM PDT Fri Jun 30 2023   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT   
TODAY  W wind 5 to 15 kt rising to 15 to 25 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less building to 2 to 4 ft in the  afternoon. W swell 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
TONIGHT  W wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 to 20 kt after  midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
SAT  W wind 5 to 15 kt rising to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 2 ft or less building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. W  swell 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
SAT NIGHT  W wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 5 to 15 kt after  midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft or less after  midnight. W swell 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
SUN  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. W  swell 2 ft at 9 seconds.

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