1/21 Japanese eelgrass, Canada oil gas, WDFW dDNA,LNG salmon. Mimpkish Valley plan, democracy watch.

Japanese Eelgrass

 
 Japanese Eelgrass Nanozostera japonica 
Japanese eelgrass is an annual to perennial, aquatic, herbaceous plant with stems growing up to around 12 inches. Japanese eelgrass is non-native, difficult to control and negatively impacts the shellfish industry. It was listed as a Class C noxious weed on commercially managed shellfish beds only. (WA Noxious Weed Control Board)

Today's top story in Salish Current:  Whatever happened to the Healthy Children’s Fund?

‘Incredible alignment’: Canada is picking away at an oil and gas industry wish list
 With a host of announcements and agreements last year, the Carney government is working its way through a public list of requests from fossil fuel industry lobbyists and execs. Carl Meyer reports. (The Narwhal) 

Why WDFW is bringing eDNA project to Washington rivers
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has begun a wide-ranging study to catalogue all native, freshwater aquatic species found in every river and major drainage in the state. The Aquatic Biodiversity Study is the first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, and possibly the nation. Kendra Chamberlain reports. (Columbia Insight) 

Woodfibre LNG didn’t monitor salmon correctly. B.C. took 4 months to tell the public 
The August monitoring lapse didn’t make it into public records until December. One advocate says Canada is spending millions on salmon restoration while B.C. is ‘approving destructive LNG projects that undermine all of that work.’ Matt Simmons reports. (The Narwhal) 

First Nation to help shape plans for Nimpkish Valley
Implementation of a land-use plan for the Nimpkish Valley was officially kick-started by ministerial orders signed last week in Nanaimo. Michael John Lo reports. (Times Colonist) 

Democracy Watch
Trump says people will ‘find out’ how far he’s willing to go to acquire Greenland (Washington State Standard) 

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Here's your tug weather— 
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  233 PM PST Tue Jan 20 2026    
WED  E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at  6 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT  E wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W  3 ft at 12 seconds.

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