5/14 Pygmy poacher, WA summer, marine protected areas, Skagit fishing, saving old-growth, controlled burns, First Nations rent, sunken boat

Pygmy poacher [Mark Lloyd]

 

Pygmy poacher Odontopyxis trispinosa
The pygmy poacher is a species of poacher that is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean along the North American coast from southern Alaska to northern Mexico. This species occurs at depths of from 9 to 373 metres (30 to 1,224 ft). This species grows to a length of 9.5 centimetres (3.7 in) total length. Common but inconspicuous. (Wikipedia)

Today's top story in Salish Current: OPALCO proposes to harness tidal power for San Juans

How warm will Washington state get during summer 2024?
Weather forecasters have long been talking about a warmer-than-normal summer 2024 in Washington state, but as the season gets closer, it appears the region may only get slightly warmer than average. Natalie Akane Newcomb and Angela King report. (KUOW)

OSU Scientists, Marine Biodiversity Opportunities are Being Lost
An international collaboration that includes two Oregon State University scientists says the world’s largest marine protected areas aren’t collectively delivering the biodiversity benefits they could be because of slow implementation of management strategies and a failure to restrict the most impactful human activities. Steve Lundeberg reports. (Corvallis Advocate)

Skagit River closing to salmon fishing
The Skagit River will close Wednesday to salmon fishing until further notice. The river will be closed from the Highway 536 bridge in Mount Vernon to Gilligan Creek. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife made the decision to close the river based on harvestable numbers of hatchery spring Chinook forecast to return to the Marblemount Hatchery. Vince Richardson reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)

Not Too Wet To Burn
Amid an uptick in wildfires, scientists search for lessons on how to save old-growth rainforests from a fiery future. Madeline Ostrander reports. (Hakai Magazine)

‘A Good Fire’: How Prescribed Cultural Burns Protect Communities
They’re rooted in generational knowledge. And they’re long overdue. Aaron Hemens reports. (The Tyee)

On Vancouver Island, residents are paying voluntary rent to First Nations
‘It’s a good step towards mending our relationship’: a growing network of reciprocity trusts allow settlers to contribute to the communities whose lands they live on. Julie Gordon reports. (The Narwhal)

Sunken fishing vessel raised, fuel offloaded at Henry island
Divers used a pump truck onboard a barge to retrieve more than 1,900 litres of diesel fuel from the Chief Joseph, which sank May 3. Darron Kloster reports. (Times Colonist)

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  243 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024    
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON  THROUGH THIS EVENING    
TODAY  W wind to 10 kt becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 2 to 4 ft in the  afternoon. W swell 3 to 7 ft at 9 seconds subsiding to 4 ft at  9 seconds in the afternoon.  
TONIGHT  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 3 ft at 12 seconds building to 5 ft at  14 seconds after midnight.

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