10/27 Tunicate, Indigenous old-growth fund, port director fired, no BC grizzly hunt, mobile home parks, elasmosaur, kelp record, week in review

Star Tunicate
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Star Tunicate Botryllus schlosseri
Tunicates, also called ascidians, are the “sea squirts” we find in marine environments. Tunicates are fixed in place, sessile filter-feeding animals that need water currents flowing around them to bring them food, carry away their wastes, and spread their reproductive efforts. When you come near one that has been exposed by the falling tide, it may squirt out a jet of water. When the tide recedes, the animals keep sea water bathing their respiratory organs to allow normal respiration. (Puget Sound Museum of Natural History)

‘The money that’s needed’: B.C. announces $300-million Indigenous conservation fund to protect old-growth forests
The new funding is welcomed by conservation groups that say the province has voiced support for old forest protections while continuing to allow clearcut logging in rare ecosystems and in the habitat of endangered species. Sarah Cox reports. (The Narwhal)

Worra fired as Port of Anacortes executive director
Citing “different ideas and different working styles,” Port of Anacortes commissioners voted to terminate employment of the Port’s executive director. Richard Arlin Walker reports. (Salish Current)

No Plan to Reopen BC Grizzly Bear Hunt, Says Minister
As consultation period ends, the six-year-old ban on the trophy hunt looks set to stay in place. Andrew MacLeod  reports. (The Tyee)

Mobile home residents are seizing the opportunity to buy their parks
Mobile home parks are coming up for sale and there are signs that a new law giving residents a chance to buy them is working. Since mid-July, 11 properties have gone on the market in Washington and residents of seven are using tools from the three-month-old law to pursue ownership. Jerry Cornfield reports. (Washington State Standard)

B.C.'s new fossil emblem an 80-million-year-old marine reptile
B.C. has officially designated a large, fierce-looking marine reptile that swam in waters off Vancouver Island 80 million years ago as the province’s official fossil emblem. The government adopted the long-necked, sharp-toothed 12-metre elasmosaur as the fossil emblem on Thursday, adding to the list of provincial symbols. (Canadian Press)

Kelp Keeps a Record of Environmental Calamity
By studying where kelp populations have been wiped out and replaced, scientists are developing a new way to understand historical environmental destruction. Bill Morris reports. (Hakai Magazine)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 10/27/23: Lemur Friday, BC disaster plan, WA drought, Haida Gwaii invasion, derelict vessels, BC cruise ship season, WA fire season, Nooksack flooding, BC water management, BC Indigenous old-growth fund.

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Now, your weekend tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  230 AM PDT Fri Oct 27 2023   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON   
TODAY  E wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 5 to 15 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft or less in the  afternoon. W swell 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
TONIGHT  SE wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell  3 ft at 10 seconds. 
SAT  SE wind to 10 kt in the morning becoming light. Wind waves  1 ft or less in the morning becoming less than 1 ft. W swell 3 ft  at 10 seconds. 
SAT NIGHT  E wind to 10 kt rising to 5 to 15 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
SUN  E wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 3 ft at  12 seconds.

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