9/15 Sleeper shark, WA lege bills, seafood, kelp and climate, pump station, carbon market bill, Everett mining

Pacific sleeper shark [Oregon State Sea Grant]

Pacific sleeper shark Somniosus pacificus
Pacific sleeper sharks are found in the North Pacific from Japan, along the Siberian coast to the Bering Sea and in southern California USA, Baja California, and Mexico. They are thought to be both predators and scavengers but only in Alaska has the shark's diet been studied - most sharks' stomachs contain remains of giant Pacific octopus. (Wikipedia)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Nooksack water rights adjudication is on track for April filing

The bills that are dead and still alive in Washington's 2024 legislative session
As this year’s action in Olympia moves deeper into its second half, some bills have expired as others chug along. Grace Deng, Laurel Demkovich and Jerry Cornfield report. (Washington State Standard)   See: Washington Bill Tracker (Crosscut)

Washington bottle deposit proposal fizzles out in Legislature
The latest attempt to create a bottle deposit program in Washington state was shattered on the House floor this week. State Rep. Monica Stonier (D-Vancouver) sponsored HB 2144, the bill that proposed the creation of a bottle deposit program in Washington state.  Dyer Oxley reports. (KUOW)

Sea Change: How and When Washington’s Catch Ebbs and Flows
From smelt to sea cucumbers, the seafood we take from Northwest waters is ever-changing. Allison Williams reports. (Seattle Met)

Rays of hope for kelp and climate in south Salish Sea
Some pockets of bull kelp vital for sea life off southern Vancouver Island and B.C.’s Gulf Islands are proving to be resilient to rising sea temperatures and marine heat waves, a new University of Victoria study has found. Rochelle Baker reports. (National Observer)

‘Quality Cannot Be Compromised Due to Trans Mountain’s Urgency’
Or can it? Canada’s energy regulator has reversed its decision to quash a last-minute pipeline variance. Zoë Yunker reports. (The Tyee)

B.C. commits $76.6M for Abbotsford pump station amid flood risks
A critical pump station that came dangerously close to being overwhelmed by floodwaters in British Columbia in November 2021 will receive almost $80 million in upgrades to provide future disaster protection, Premier David Eby said Wednesday. (Canadian Press)

Closely-watched carbon market linkage bill advances in Olympia
Legislation is moving forward that would allow Washington to link its market for carbon pollution with those in Québec and California. The proposal is expected to drive down prices for carbon allowances that large emitters now need in Washington. Bellamy Pailthorp reports. (KNKX)

Accused of being bad neighbor, Everett mining company applies for permit
After almost 10 months of friction between the company and its neighbor Fairmount Elementary School, the Mountain Loop Mine submitted a permit application to the county Wednesday afternoon. Snohomish County’s Planning and Development Services learned last May that Mountain Loop Mine did not have the proper land disturbing activity permit. The yard is...about 50 feet from some classrooms. Ta'Leah Van Sistine reports. (Everett Herald)

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  235 AM PST Thu Feb 15 2024    
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT  
GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY  AFTERNOON   TODAY  E wind 20 to 30 kt becoming 20 to 25 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 5 ft at 14 seconds  becoming SW 3 ft at 13 seconds in the afternoon. A chance of rain  in the morning then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon.  
TONIGHT  E wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. SW swell  3 ft at 12 seconds subsiding to 1 ft at 10 seconds after  midnight.

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