3/6 Dog salmon, hydro output, Skagit gravel mine, BC Hydro LNG line

 

Dog salmon [NOAA]

Chum Salmon Oncorhynchus keta
The chum salmon is also known as dog salmon or keta salmon. The English name "chum salmon" comes from the Chinook Jargon term tzum, meaning "spotted" or "marked"; while keta in the scientific name comes from Russian, which in turn comes from the Evenki language of Eastern Siberia. The term 'Dog Salmon' is most commonly used in Alaska and refers to the Salmon whose flesh Alaskans use to feed their dogs. (Wikipedia)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Wait for information about Lopez Island hunting fatality nears an end

U.S. hydropower output drops to 20-year low as Northwest snowpack shrinks
American rivers produced less hydropower in 2023 than at any time in at least 20 years, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration...Washington hydropower fell 23% in “water year 2023”— the 12-month period from October 2022 to September 2023. In Oregon, the next-biggest hydro producer, it fell 22%. John Ryan reports. (KUOW)

New Skagit hearing examiner to review controversial decision on gravel mine project
Skagit County Commissioners have assigned a new hearing examiner to review plans for a controversial gravel mine in a rural area north of Sedro-Woolley...The county is paying William H. Nielsen $35,000 to reconsider Reeves’ decision, according to a contract obtained by Cascadia Daily News. Nielsen, who was appointed Friday, March 1, has 90 days to review the materials and issue a decision on the project that has been stuck in limbo for more than six years. Isaac Stone Simonelli reports. (CDN)

BC Hydro wants to remove new LNG transmission line from environmental assessment: confidential docs
The publicly funded line from Prince George to Terrace will affect property owners, farmland, waterways and at-risk species. Documents obtained by The Narwhal show BC Hydro's plans to replace an environmental assessment with a 'streamlined process.' Sarah Cox reports. (The Narwhal)

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  244 AM PST Wed Mar 6 2024    
TODAY  N wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 3 ft at  12 seconds.  
TONIGHT  W wind to 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Wind waves  1 ft. W swell 3 ft at 10 seconds.

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