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| Red-breasted Merganser [Daniel Grossi] |
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
The Red-breasted Merganser is a shaggy-headed diving duck also known as the "sawbill"; named for its thin bill with tiny serrations on it that it uses to keep hold of slippery fish. It breeds in the boreal forest on freshwater and saltwater wetlands. (All About Birds)
Today's top story in Salish Current: Which side are you on?
Researchers look to larvae for answers about Washington’s most lucrative fishery
One of Washington’s most lucrative commercial fisheries is also one
about which the least is known. Unlike numerous salmon runs in the
state, data about Dungeness crabs is scarce – leaving managers with
little to go on when projecting future harvest levels. That’s changing,
as a growing collaborative of researchers is using light traps to survey
the crab’s larvae and track trends. Bellamy Pailthorp reports. (KNKX)
Electric vehicle market stalls in Washington state as Tesla sales plunge
Electric-vehicle sales in Washington state are stuck in neutral and
might even be going in reverse, according to data from the Washington
Department of Licensing. The market share of electric vehicles had been
climbing for years, with some monthly fluctuations, until they peaked at
27% of all new car and truck sales in Washington in September. John
Ryan reports. (KUOW)
US Forest Service employees return to work after mass terminations
Okanogan-Wenatchee U.S. Forest Service employees returned to work on
March 24 after being laid off on Valentine’s Day. Employees who were
laid off include members in Local 34 of the National Federation of
Federal Employees (NFFE), a union that represents workers across the
Okanagan, Wenatchee, Colville, Olympic, Mount Baker and Snoqualmie
forests. Reneé Diaz reports. (NW Public Broadcasting)
17 government inspectors, 170 companies and more than 9,000
potential infractions: inside B.C.’s oversight of the oil and gas sector
Notes made by regulator officers during thousands of inspections that
were marked in compliance with provincial rules offer a glimpse behind
the scenes of government oversight of the fossil fuel industry — and the
companies doing business in B.C.Matt Simmons and Zak Vescera report. (The Narwhal)
Conservatives Vow to End Oil Tanker Moratorium
Reversing the ban could pave the way for projects like Northern Gateway,
which faced fierce opposition in Skeena-Bulkley Valley. Amanda Follett
Hosgood reports. (The Tyee)
The First 100 Days
- Supreme Court permits Trump to use wartime law for deportations, for now and with limits (News From The States)
- Health secretary RFK Jr. endorses the MMR vaccine — stoking fury among his supporters (NPR)
- RFK Jr. to tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water (Associated Press)
- As RFK Jr. Champions Chronic Disease Prevention, Key Research Is Cut (NY Times)
- It's sexual assault awareness month and HHS just gutted its rape prevention unit (NPR)
- Trump Administration to Roll Back Array of Gun Control Measures (NY Times)
- Trump Administration Aims to Spend $45 Billion to Expand Immigrant Detention (NY Times)
- US ends life-saving food aid for millions. The World Food Program calls it a 'death sentence' (Associated Press)
- Trump administration fires senior Navy female officer at NATO (Associated Press)
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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 320 AM PDT Tue Apr 8 2025
TODAY SE wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to SW late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms.
TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
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