6/9 Foxglove, WA carbon auction II, killer whale health, John Nightingale, Salish Sea Centre, octopus RNA, week in review

 

Digitalis [Brittanica]

Common foxglove Digitalis purpurea
The common, or purple, foxglove is a popular garden ornamental, and numerous hybrids and cultivars have been developed in a range of colours. Both common foxglove and Grecian foxglove (D. lanata) are cultivated commercially as the source of the heart-stimulating drug digitalis. The drug is obtained from the dried leaves. (Brittanica)

Washington’s second carbon auction sold pollution for over $500M
Washington’s second carbon auction at the end of May sold pollution for more than $500 million. The first auction of pollution allowances raised almost $300 million in February. The Washington Department of Ecology announced this week that the May auction sold nearly 8.6 million 2023 allowances and another 2.5 million 2026 allowances. Each unit represents one metric ton of greenhouse gas emissions. The price on carbon was also higher at the May auction, where bids were received almost entirely from energy companies and utilities. Donna Gordon Blankinship reports. (Crosscut)

Health of killer whales examined through Bayesian network modeling and informed predictions
Qualitative network modeling, is focused on actions that create either positive or negative results for actors in the model...Another type of causal model, called a Bayesian network model, takes the process one step further by including probabilities that certain actions will take place among the actors in the model. Christopher Dunagan reports. (Puget Sound Institute)

John Nightingale, Ocean Wise founder and former Vancouver Aquarium CEO, dies at 75
Former Vancouver Aquarium CEO John Nightingale died of cancer Monday at the age of 75 in Vernon, B.C. Nightingale was head of the aquarium for 25 years from 1993 to 2018. He was also known for co-founding the non-profit organization Ocean Wise, which aims to protect the world's oceans and create sustainable seafood sourcing.  Arrthy Thayaparan reports (CBC)

Behind the aquarium walls
A photo series following the staff and sea creatures at the Salish Sea Centre. James MacDonald shares photos. (Capital Daily)

Octopuses tweak the RNA in their brains to adjust to warmer and cooler waters
Octopuses are considered one of the smartest invertebrate animals on the planet, with sophisticated brains and complex nervous systems.... in the journal Cell, researchers report that octopuses are able to edit genetic information to quickly resculpt those brains when confronted with changes in their environment. Ari Daniel reports. (NPR)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 6/9/23: Donald Duck Day, BC summer, Skagit dams, ocean oxygen, Snohomish log jams, BC salmon farms, 'peak dryness,' MPAs. shipping crunch, WA carbon auction.

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Now, your weekend tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  251 AM PDT Fri Jun 9 2023   
TODAY  W wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 ft at 12 seconds. A slight  chance of rain in the morning then a chance of rain in the  afternoon. 
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight  chance of rain in the evening then a chance of rain after  midnight. 
SAT  SW wind to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Wind waves  2 ft or less. W swell 4 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the  morning. 
SAT NIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt in the evening becoming light.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 5 ft at 12 seconds. 
SUN  Light wind becoming NW 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind  waves less than 1 ft becoming 2 ft or less in the afternoon. W  swell 6 ft at 8 seconds.

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