7/2 Whiting, camas harvest, heat waves, owls, marmots, potato field fight

 

Pacific whiting [Georges Jansoone]

Whiting Mercluccius productus
Pacific whiting, or hake, is a ray-finned fish species found off the West Coast of the United States and Canada. They are a semi-pelagic schooling species of groundfish. There are three stocks of Pacific whiting: a migratory coastal stock, ranging from southern Baja California to Queen Charlotte Sound; a central-south Puget Sound stock; and a Strait of Georgia stock.

Today's top story in Salish Current: Island food hub links farms to customers / Falling sky and other irrational claims

Coast Salish tribes enjoy the sweet revival of a camas harvest
In Coupeville, on Whidbey Island in Washington, people carrying curved metal digger sticks have fanned out across an open field. They’re seeking out wilted purple camas flowers in the foot-high prairie grasses so they can harvest the bulbs underneath. The sticks are reconstructions of a tool that Indigenous tribes traditionally made out of hardwood, such as Pacific Yew or Crabapple, said Linzie Crofoot. Bellamy Paithorp reports. (KNKX)

Scientists can now rapidly link heat waves to climate change
Canadian scientists can now estimate how much human-induced climate change contributed to an extreme heat wave or flood within a week of the disaster. B.C.-based atmospheric physicist Nathan Gillett, a research scientist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, said they have been working on event attribution — algorithms that allow researchers to calculate how much a heat wave was likely affected by climate change — for some time. But where it used to take months to create a report, now they can do it in days. Tiffany Crawford report. (Vancouver Sun)

The Owls Who Came From Away
Over the past 80 years, one of the most resilient and hearty owls has practically engulfed a continent. Not everyone is pleased. Jude Isabella reports. (Hakai Magazine)

60 captive-bred Vancouver Island marmots to be released
Big hopes ride on the tiny backs of young marmots as researchers try to rebuild the fragile population of one of the world’s most endangered mammals. Darron Kloster reports. (Times Colonist)

'It's our turn': First Nations seek return of Surrey field that produces millions of B.C. vegetables
A Surrey potato field has become a flashpoint in discussions about economic reconciliation with local First Nations and provincial food security. There is no disagreement that the 120-hectare field — a former radar site the federal government is planning to divest — is valuable. The three First Nations seeking its return say it is the last substantial piece of Crown land in their shared traditional territory and a key part of their cultural and economic future. Glenda Luymes reports. (Vancouver Sun)

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  251 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024    
TODAY  N wind around 5 kt, backing to W 10 to 15 kt late this  morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at  8 seconds.  
TONIGHT  W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after  midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds.

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