4/3 Yellow tang, ICE arrests, sea stars, BC credit, tariffs, 'Big Red,' tidal beavers, first 100 days

Yellow tang

Yellow tang Zebrasoma flavescens
The yellow tang, also known as the lemon sailfin, yellow sailfin tang or somber surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. (Wikipedia)

Today's top story in Salish Current: YWCA opens new shelter for women and children in Bellingham

ICE arrests 37 in workplace raid at Bellingham roofing company
In an early morning raid Wednesday at Mt. Baker Roofing Company in Bellingham, immigration officials confirm they arrested 37 people who fraudulently represented their immigration status. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez reports. (KUOW)

These sea stars were nearly wiped out — but B.C. researchers say fiords provided refuge
Researchers say sea star wasting disease, whose exact cause is unknown, may be affected by water temperatures. Akshay Kulkarni reports. (CBC)

Double blow as S&P and Moody's downgrade B.C.'s credit rating again, citing deficit
S&P Global Ratings cut the province's long-term issuer credit rating to A+ from AA-, while Moody's Ratings has downgraded its key baseline assessment to aa2 from aa1. (Canadian Press)

Trump's tariffs didn't hit B.C. as hard as feared — but add to air of uncertainty
B.C. escaped the brunt of the tariff broadside announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, but businesses say the ongoing uncertainty of the U.S.-Canada trade war is taking its toll... Abbotsford is the B.C. metropolitan area that's set to be most affected by U.S. tariffs, according to a recent Canadian Chamber of Commerce report. Akshay Kulkarni reports. (CBC)

A century-old tree called 'Big Red' comes down in Edmonds
On the day the chainsaws were scheduled to start, neighbors and tree advocates held hands, encircling the California coastal redwood's massive trunk. It took some time, but Edmonds police eventually coaxed them to the side. Joshua McNichols reports. (KUOW)

The secret legacy of tidal beavers
Beavers are typically associated with freshwater environments, but scientists have learned that they also survive and thrive in the shoreline marshes of the Salish Sea. New research is shedding light on the vital connection between tidal beavers and salmon. Bob Friel reports. (Salish Sea Currents Magazine)

Environmental groups notch major legal win in Southern Oregon to protect old-growth forests
A number of conservation groups sued the federal Bureau of Land Management two years ago over a new vegetation management plan covering southwest Oregon, called the Integrated Vegetation Management Plan. They argued the plan illegally authorized the logging of old-growth forests. n a ruling Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken in Medford agreed with a previous ruling from a year ago that BLM had failed to adhere to its own resource management plan. Roman Battaglia reports. (Jefferson Public Radio)

The First 100 Days

• Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold Funds From Public Schools (NY Times)
  
• Senate Republicans vote to halt tariffs on Canadian imports (Associated Press)
  
• Trump Administration Demands Additional Cuts at C.D.C. (NY Times)
• Musk’s Task Force Begins Shutting Down Foreign Policy Research Center  (NY Times)
  
• Entire Staff Is Fired at Office That Helps Poorer Americans Pay for Heating (NY Times)
  

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  228 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025    
TODAY  W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW this afternoon. Seas  around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.  
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after  midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.

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