10/9 Rabbits, global warming, Tacoma LNG, Marathassa oil, EPA in WA, food additives, BC Ferries, salmon magnet, alien oceans

European rabbit/Belgian hare [Wikimedia]

Washington non-native rabbits
The Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) was introduced to several areas in Washington as a game animal beginning in the 1930s. It averages 17 inches in length and is light brown in color; the white underside of its 2-inch tail is readily visible when the rabbit runs. It is commonly seen along roads, brushy fencerows, and blackberry thickets in and around areas where it has been introduced. The domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is another introduced species. Also known as the European rabbit or Belgian hare, this single species is the ancestor of all domestic rabbits (about 80 varieties!). The domestic rabbit is considerably larger than other Washington rabbits, measuring 20 to 30 inches in length. It has black, white, brown, or multicolored fur, and is most frequently seen in the San Juan Islands where it was first introduced in 1900, although it is spreading into other areas where it has been released. (WDFW)

'It is a life-or-death situation,' says SFU professor who co-authored UN report on global warming
One of the Canadian co-authors of Sunday's gloomy report on climate change says the world is at a "critical juncture" if it is to avoid a potentially devastating rise in temperatures — and that fossil-fuel megaprojects planned for B.C. are a step in the wrong direction. Kirsten Zickfeld, an associate professor in geography at Simon Fraser University, was one of two Canadians selected to author the report, along with dozens of experts around the world. Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change announced Sunday.  In the 728-page document, the UN organization detailed how Earth's weather, health and ecosystems would be in better shape if the world's leaders could somehow limit future human-caused warming to just 0.5 C from now, instead of the globally agreed-upon goal of 1 C. (CBC)

LNG plant would cut greenhouse gases — if the fuel comes from Canada, report says
A long-awaited draft environmental report on the liquefied natural gas project on the Tacoma Tideflats was released Monday, and it came with a caveat. Its findings — that overall greenhouse gas emissions in the area would be reduced as a result of the project — are directly tied to the plant getting fuel solely from British Columbia. That detail is so important that the review recommended the source of fuel be a “required condition” for the plant’s future and in obtaining the air permit needed to construct the plant’s emissions and production components. The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency in January ordered the supplemental environmental review to study the life cycle of greenhouse gas emissions caused by the plant. The review was needed before Puget Sound Energy could get the air permit for the project. The plant, under construction at East 11th Street and Alexander Avenue East, would hold up to 8 million gallons of LNG for natural gas customers and for maritime transport, including TOTE Maritime Alaska vessels. Debbie Cockrell reports. (News Tribune of Tacoma)

The Marathassa oil-spill case is collapsing, putting environmental protection in the spotlight
The Crown’s case against the MV Marathassa, the bulk carrier that spilled oil in English Bay three years ago, continues to fall apart. In the latest setback, Provincial Court Justice Kathryn Denhoff found that accidentally dumping bunker oil in the sea is not a crime under Canada’s environmental protection law. As the federal government looks for ways to push its Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion through to the West Coast, it is assuring British Columbians it is building a “world class” regime to respond to oil spills. In the spring of 2017, Greece-based Alassia NewShips Management Inc., the owner of the MV Marathassa, was charged with 10 pollution-related offences. One by one, the defendant has batted the charges off. Only four are still before the court. Justine Hunter reports. (Globe and Mail)

EPA head touts Duwamish cleanup project
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency came to Seattle for the first time since the Obama administration on Wednesday. With a piledriver making an intermittent, deafening rumble behind him, EPA acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler spoke to reporters at a sewage treatment plant being built in the Georgetown neighborhood.... The EPA is helping finance the project with a $134.5 million loan. When the plant opens in 2022, it will reduce combined sewer overflows entering the Duwamish River by 95 percent, according to the EPA.... Wheeler took over the agency after Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned amid ethics scandals and federal investigations in July. During his two-day visit to Washington state, Wheeler met with Boeing officials, tribal officials and the American Conservation Coalition, a conservative group led by a University of Washington undergraduate. He also met with the Washington Farm Bureau, which supports the administration's efforts to reduce protections for wetlands and small water bodies. John Ryan reports. (KUOW)



FDA Bans Use of 7 Synthetic Food Additives After Environmental Groups Sue
Ever heard of these food additives? Synthetically-derived benzophenone, ethyl acrylate, methyl eugenol, myrcene, pulegone, or pyridine? These compounds can help mimic natural flavors and are used to infuse foods with mint, cinnamon and other flavors. You've likely never seen them on food labels because food manufacturers are permitted to label them simply as "artificial flavors." Now, the Food and Drug Administration has announced these compounds will no longer be allowed to be used as food additives. The FDA is giving manufacturers time to remove them from the food supply. Allison Aubrey reports. (NPR)


B.C. Ferries going on building spree; at least 5 large vessels
B.C. Ferries plans to build at least five new large ferries to serve Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland, at a cost that could reach $1 billion — and it’s leaving open the possibility of building two or three more.  The five would replace four C-class ferries built between 1964 and 1981 and add another to deal with predicted growing demand. A request for expressions of interest has been issued and is open to Canadian and international firms. The five new ships would be built with the ability to make adjustments if travelling patterns change — for example, a car deck could be converted for passenger use if demand for on-board vehicle space drops. The vessels will also be quieter to reduce underwater noise for killer whales, and have lower emissions. Carla Wilson reports. (Times Colonist)

Atlantic salmon use magnetic fields to navigate, even when landlocked
Even when landlocked for several generations, Atlantic salmon can sense magnetic fields and use them to navigate, according to new research. Previous studies have documented Pacific salmon's ability to sense magnetic fields. To test whether Atlantic salmon also use Earth's magnetic field to navigate, scientists designed a series of fish pins, each with differently oriented magnetic fields. Researchers replicated the Earth's magnetic field using copper-coated wooden coils. The experimental fish pins were installed in Oregon's Hosmer Lake, where Atlantic salmon, originally transplanted from Maine, have been living living for 60 years. Scientists observed the behavior of 1,150 juvenile Atlantic salmon inside the pins. Brooks Hays reports. (UPI)

How Do You Find an Alien Ocean? Margaret Kivelson Figured It Out 
The data was like nothing Margaret Kivelson and her team of physicists ever expected. It was December 1996, and the spacecraft Galileo had just flown by Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter. The readings beamed back to Earth suggested a magnetic field emanating from the moon. Europa should not have had a magnetic field, yet there it was — and not even pointed in the right direction. “This is unexpected,” she recalled saying as the weird data rolled in. “And that’s wonderful.” It would be the most significant of a series of surprises from the Jovian moons. For Dr. Kivelson’s team, the mission should not have been this exciting. She and her colleagues had devised the magnetometer returning the anomalous data. The instrument’s job was to measure Jupiter’s massive magnetic field and any variations caused by its moons. Those findings were likely to interest space physicists, but few others. Dr. Kivelson’s instrument was never supposed to change the course of space exploration. And then it did. Dr. Kivelson and her team would soon prove that they had discovered the first subsurface, saltwater ocean on an alien world. David W. Brown reports. (NY Times)



Now, your tug weather--

West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  248 AM PDT Tue Oct 9 2018   

TODAY  W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Wind  waves 2 ft or less. W swell 7 ft at 13 seconds building to 9 ft  at 11 seconds in the afternoon. 

TONIGHT  Light wind. Wind waves less than 1 ft. W swell 7 ft at  12 seconds.


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10/8 Brittle star, climate, Pt Wells, Pierce Co salmon, Elwha chinook, Maplewood Flats, green crab, orca future, Hood Canal, BC LNG, Ocean Cleanup, big 'shroom

Daisy brittle star [N. Elder]

Daisy Brittle Star Ophiopholis aculeata
Ophiopholis aculeata feeds on detritus and small organisms that it traps with its tube feet and with mucus secreted by glands on its arms. It is generally found on rocky substrates where it has a tendency to hide inside shells, in hollows and crevices. It is preyed on by fish and birds. In the Pacific Ocean, its range stretches from Japan and the Bering Sea southwards to California. It is generally found on rocky substrates where it has a tendency to hide inside shells, in hollows and crevices. It generally occurs at depths less than 300 m (1,000 ft) but has been found as deep as 1,880 m (6,200 ft). (Wikipedia)

Major Climate Report Describes a Strong Risk of Crisis as Early as 2040
A landmark report from the United Nations’ scientific panel on climate change paints a far more dire picture of the immediate consequences of climate change than previously thought and says that avoiding the damage requires transforming the world economy at a speed and scale that has “no documented historic precedent.” The report, issued on Monday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of scientists convened by the United Nations to guide world leaders, describes a world of worsening food shortages and wildfires, and a mass die-off of coral reefs as soon as 2040 — a period well within the lifetime of much of the global population. Coral Davenport reports. (NY Times) See also: Why Half a Degree of Global Warming Is a Big Deal   Brad Plumer and Nadja Popovich reports. (NY Times)

Snohomish County Council poised to uphold Point Wells denial
A developer seeking to build more than 3,000 condos along Puget Sound in south Snohomish County is on the verge of losing a key appeal. The County Council is preparing to vote Monday to uphold a hearing examiner decision to deny the high-rise project. The council last week considered testimony from an attorney for developer BSRE Point Wells. About 20 neighbors and city officials from Woodway and Shoreline spoke against the project. Jack Malek, a real-estate broker in Shoreline’s Richmond Beach neighborhood, likened the project to “a Wall Street-inspired pump-and-dump scheme” and alleged that BSRE has misused a land-use doctrine known as vesting. If approved, BSRE’s plans call for 46 buildings at Point Wells, which has been in industrial use for more than a century. Almost half of the proposed buildings would exceed 90 feet, with the tallest reaching 180 feet. Construction would take place in phases, over a couple of decades, after an extensive environmental cleanup. The unincorporated parcel covers 60 acres. Noah Haglund reports. (Everett Herald)

Pierce County salmon restoration work good news for endangered orcas
.... The orcas’ dire situation was a source of painful and blunt conversation last week in a van filled with people affiliated with the Floodplains for the Future partnership, a multi-agency effort that focuses on recovering flood plains along the Puyallup, Carbon and White Rivers. “The orca population has been struggling. We saw a calf that was born die 30 minutes later. Another young orca died because it was malnourished — they don’t have enough food,” said Jordan Rash from the back of the van. Rash is the conservation director for Forterra, a nonprofit land conservation and urban design organization that’s involved in the Floodplains for the Future partnership. Matt Driscoll reports. (Tacoma News Tribune)

Scientists optimistic about return of chinook to Elwha River
Chinook salmon are now returning to the Elwha River in droves and the scientists who study them are excited about what they may learn this season. Scientists now are collecting data that will determine what percentage of the chinook spawning in the Elwha were actually born in the river after the removal of two dams in 2014. This is potentially the first year since the removal of the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams that they could see an increase in chinook salmon born in the Elwha River returning from sea to spawn, but scientists tracking that data said they want to see the data first before reaching any conclusions. Jesse Major reports. (Peninsula Daily News)

Project looks to restore North Vancouver mudflats where First Nations once harvested seafood
A restoration project in North Vancouver is looking to clean up the area to bring back marine life after decades of industry logging and dredging put an end to the bounty. The waterfront at Maplewood Flats, east of the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge, was once a key place for the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation to harvest shellfish and salmon, but years of industrial use took a heavy toll on the area. "The Burrard Inlet once provided over 90 per cent of the food that Tsleil-Waututh community members ate," said John Konovsky, a senior advisor on environmental issues for the Tsleil-Waututh. Clare Hennig reports. (CBC)

European green crab’s reach stretches across North Olympic Peninsula
The European green crab now spans the North Olympic Peninsula, having been found among fallen trees in the Tsoo-Yess River in Neah Bay, in the muddy canals of Graveyard Spit in Dungeness and in the waters of Kala Point near Port Townsend. Its reach concerns resource managers because scientists list the crab as one of the world’s most invasive species and blame it for damaging the U.S. East Coast’s clamming industry. The green crab, distinctive for its five spines on the side of each eye, competes with such native species as Dungeness crab. Matthew Nash reports. (Peninsula Daily News)

Are we watching a real-time extinction of southern resident killer whales?
Images of the orca J35 Tahlequah carrying her dead newborn for a heartbreaking 17 days over 1,600 kilometres were seen around the world. Canadian and American veterinarians and biologists then joined forces in dramatic fashion to diagnose and treat the ailing three-year-old J50 Scarlet from the same pod, but failed to save her life. Three deaths this summer — including the young male L92 Crewser, which disappeared in June — have focused the world’s attention on the difficulties facing southern resident killer whales like never before. Now, the world will watch as we bring the 74 remaining community members back from the brink, or witness their extinction. Biologists and conservationists hope the celebrity of the Salish Sea’s orcas can be used to save them. Randy Shore reports. (Vancouver Sun)

Hood Canal avoids a major fish kill following unwelcome conditions
Southern Hood Canal avoided a major fish kill this year, but for a few days in September it looked like conditions were set for low-oxygen waters to rise to the surface, leaving fish in a critical state with no place to go, experts say. Seth Book, a biologist with the Skokomish Tribe, has been keeping a close watch on a monitoring buoy at Hoodsport. Dissolved oxygen in deep waters reached a very low concentration near the end of September, raising concerns that if these waters were to rise to the surface they could suddenly lead to a deadly low-oxygen condition. This typically happens when south winds blow the surface waters to the north. Chris Dunagan reports. (Watching Our Water Ways)

Expansion of LNG production in B.C.’s climate plan could prove tricky
Amid the celebrations this week over B.C. getting its first major LNG project, provincial officials indicated that LNG Canada might also be the last of its kind. The obstacle to further expansion is one that critics said should frustrate the development of even one LNG terminal: meeting the province’s legislated targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The New Democrats are struggling mightily to reconcile the emissions from LNG Canada with the province’s legislated target for reducing B.C.’s overall emissions to 40 per cent below the year 2015 benchmark by 2030. A revised climate plan, due later this fall, is supposed to get the province 75 per cent of the way to the target. A second-phase plan, to be worked on next year, will have to map the way to closing the remaining 25 per cent. Both phases of the plan will take into account the additional emissions associated with LNG Canada, reckoned to be 3.45 million tonnes per year or almost 10 per cent of the total amount of emissions to be reduced. Vaughn Palmer writes. (Vancouver Sun)

Plastic Waste Cleanup System Heads for Pacific Garbage Patch 
The project to remove plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch has received the green light to deploy after successful round of testing off the coast of California. In a social media post Tuesday, environmental NGO The Ocean Cleanup reported that it has "a go" to move forward with the project. Tests conducted with the help of a Maersk Supply Service offshore tug were successful, fulfilling key requirements for the snake-shaped system, like its u-shaped formation; its speed through the water; its ability to reorient itself when wind and wave directions change; and its resistance to damage in the harsh Pacific Ocean environment. (Marine Executive)

Mammoth mushroom find thrills Vancouver couple
Mushroom pickers are known for being secretive when foraging for their favourite fungi, but Olya Kutsiuruba said her husband, David Swab, was anything but quiet when he came upon their latest find Thursday....The mushroom clocks in at 2,922 grams (almost 7 pounds) and is roughly the size of a basketball... While fall is typically the busy season for mushroom pickers, mushroom expert  Paul Kroeger, a past president of the Vancouver Mycological Society, says this year has been particularly favourable.... Kroeger says the King Bolete mushroom of the size found by Kutsiuruba and Swab does occur periodically, although the tastier specimens are usually smaller, roughly the size of a billiard ball. Roshini Nair reports. (CBC)


Now, your tug weather--

West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  244 AM PDT Mon Oct 8 2018   

TODAY  SE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. SW swell  7 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely in the morning then a chance of  rain in the afternoon. 

TONIGHT  SE wind 5 to 15 kt becoming W after midnight. Wind  waves 2 ft or less. W swell 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of  showers.


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10/5 Vine maple, First Nation agreement, orca genes, whale nights, sea otters, dam removal, climate targets, San Juan monument, Growlers, 'shroom news

Vine maple [Daniel Mosquin]

Vine maple Acer circinatum
Vine maple is an eye-catching, fire-engine red in fall on open sites. The wood, though limited in size, is very dense and hard and it is flexible when fresh. It was used for snowshoe frames, drum hoops, and a variety of small implements, spoons and dishes. (Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coat)

B.C. signs 'breakthrough' reconciliation agreement with shíshálh Nation
The province has signed an agreement with the shíshálh Nation on the Sunshine Coast that is being hailed as a milestone in the relationship between the province and Indigenous groups. The reconciliation agreement sets the terms for a government-to-government relationship between the province and the self-governing shíshálh, formerly known as the Sechelt First Nation, around economic development and environmental protection.... The province is providing about $36 million to pay for the transfer of three parcels of Crown land to the shíshálh for cultural and economic use, including gravel mining and forestry. The land is adjacent to shíshálh territory. Megan Thomas reports. (CBC)

New effort will analyze genes of endangered Northwest orcas
A new scientific effort will sequence the genomes of critically endangered Pacific Northwest orcas to better understand their genetics and potentially find ways to save them from extinction. The collaboration announced Thursday involves scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center, the nonprofit Nature Conservancy and BGI, a global genomics company. The project will sequence the genome — the entire genetic code of a living thing — of more than 100 southern resident killer whales using skin or other samples collected from live and dead orcas over the past two decades. Initial results are expected next year. (Associated Press)

What Do Killer Whales Do at Night?
Scientists know much about the imperiled, fish-eating resident killer whales that live off the west coast of North America, but some facets of these marine mammals’ lives are mysterious. For instance, what do they do at night? Think about nocturnal animals and bats and owls probably come to mind. Most animals, humans included, are diurnal and on the go during the day. Killer whales, however, follow a diel cycle—they’re active both day and night. The puzzle for researchers is to determine how the whales’ behavior—their foraging, socializing, traveling, resting, and sleeping habits—changes from day to night. Understanding the intricacies of whale behavior is difficult at the best of times, even more so when they slip below the ocean’s surface at night. “We hear them on the hydrophones at night,” explains Sheila Thornton, a research scientist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada who is overseeing a study into the shadowy lives of killer whales. “They’re active in their vocalizing, but we want to take that one step further and see what they’re actually doing.” Larry Pynn reports. (Hakai Magazine)

The role sea otters play in saving salmon – a benefit for the Southern Resident orcas
In a marine protected area off of Vancouver Island, Canada, a rich ecosystem supports breeding and migrating seals and sea lions – and at least one adorable sea otter, Ollie. Southern resident killer whales pursue the adult salmon that hide among the kelp fronds, and the mammal eating transient orcas hunt the seals and sea lions.... Admittedly, not everyone loves these furry machines that need a quarter of their body per day to keep warm, even with their luxurious coats. They consume over a hundred different species of primarily bottom dwelling invertebrates, but come into conflict with fishermen over the sea cucumbers, urchins, clams, abalone etc that have a fairly high market value. When the otters move into a region they do have an impact on those fisheries, but what they give back to the environment makes them worth their weight in gold – their foraging habits quickly restore kelp beds where juvenile salmon hide on the journey to the open ocean. Each female Chinook salmon that successfully returns to spawn carries as many as 17,000 eggs, so each fish saved by adequate kelp beds can have a significant impact.  Candace Calloway Whiting reports. (SeattlePI.com)

To Save Orcas, Removing Snake River Dams May Not Be The Answer, Feds Say
As the Northwest’s killer whales have gained worldwide attention, more calls are being made to bolster the population of salmon they eat. One big way to do that, supporters say, is by removing the four Lower Snake River dams, which make it harder for salmon to survive. But the federal government isn’t so sure that’s the answer. The federal agencies that manage those dams and hold some responsibility for the survival of fish and marine mammals say salmon from the Snake River are not a key source of prey for most orcas. They said removing or altering the dams would only help two of the 15 salmon runs on which orcas depend. Courtney Flatt reports. (OPB/EarthFix)

B.C.’s climate targets mean major changes for ordinary citizens
Hundreds of thousands of British Columbians will need to switch to electric heat, install energy-saving devices like heat pumps and purchase electric vehicles if the NDP government has any hope of meeting its climate targets after approving a new liquefied natural gas industry. Premier John Horgan’s government has begun to shed light on how it expects to meet pollution reduction goals after LNG Canada approved its $40-billion terminal and pipeline in Kitimat. Exact details will be released in the government’s climate plan later this fall. But provincial officials offered media a high-level overview this week of the path for B.C. to get 75 per cent of the way to its goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions 40 per cent below 2007 levels by 2030. Rob Shaw reports. (Vancouver Sun)


Nat'l Monument Public Comment Period begins Friday, October 5th
Islanders for the San Juan Islands National Monument write: "The Bureau of Land Management will begin a 90-day public comment period on Friday, October 5th, seeking your input on the management plan that will govern the San Juan Islands National Monument for the next 15-20 years... The Federal Register Notice states the Draft Resource Management Plan will be available starting Friday at the monument office on Lopez Island and online at https://go.usa.gov/xRphc." Islanders will develop a Guide to the Issues and give tips on commenting. Best to wait for the Guide to comment so keep apprised of the process here.


Navy action on jets prompts protest in Port Townsend
Facing northeast toward Whidbey Island, 75 members of the Sound Defense Alliance sent the Navy a message from North Beach Park. The group held 48 placards spelling out “No New Jets. No New Flights” on Wednesday afternoon as EA-18 Growler jets were flying overhead, practicing takeoffs and landings at Outlying Field Coupeville (OLF). Jeannie McMacken reports. (Peninsula Daily News) See also: US Navy gets $2M to study jet engine noise (Stars and Stripes)

How the mushroom dream of a 'long-haired hippie' could help save the world's bees 
he epiphany that mushrooms could help save the world’s ailing bee colonies struck Paul Stamets while he was in bed.... Years ago, in 1984, Stamets had noticed a “continuous convoy of bees” traveling from a patch of mushrooms he was growing and his beehives. The bees actually moved wood chips to access his mushroom’s mycelium, the branching fibers of fungus that look like cobwebs.... In research published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports, Stamets turned intuition into reality. The paper describes how bees given a small amount of his mushroom mycelia extract exhibited remarkable reductions in the presence of viruses associated with parasitic mites that have been attacking, and infecting, bee colonies for decades. Evan Bush reports. (Seattle Times) And also: World’s deadliest mushroom prompts warning to B.C. mushroom lovers  (National Post)


Now, your weekend tug weather--

West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  300 AM PDT Fri Oct 5 2018   

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON   

TODAY  E wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 5 ft  at 11 seconds. Rain. 

TONIGHT  E wind 5 to 15 kt becoming N. Wind waves 2 ft or less.  W swell 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. 

SAT  NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 6 to  7 ft at 12 seconds. 

SAT NIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell  7 ft at 14 seconds. 

SUN  Light wind becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.  W swell 6 ft at 14 seconds.


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10/4 Lummi is., sapsuckers, train safety regs, BC LNG, BC pipe, salmon deaths, B'ham Bay mussels

Lummi Island [Simply San Juans]

Lummi Island, Whatcom County
Eliza called it Isla de Pacheco, a portion of the name of the viceroy of Mexico. Wilkes changed the name to McLoughlin Island to honor Dr. John McLoughlin, Hudson's Bay Co. factor at Fort Vancouver. In 1853 the U.S. Coast Survey adopted the present name "because inhabited by the tribe." The Indian name Lummi or Nah-lummi is applied to other geographic features in the area: Lummi Bay between the island and the mainland's Lummi Indian Reservation, through which flows and Lummi River. (Washington State Place Names)

Sapsuckers
Yesterday's posting on the red-breasted sapsucker brought a few comments. Reader Robert McFetridge wrote: "One of the most peculiar aspects regarding the red-breasted sapsucker is the absence of sexual dimorphism.  Juvenile sapsuckers are darker but adults are indistinguishable.  I have wondered about this but cannot explain why this might occur in such a brightly coloured bird where the cost of such colouration is potentially high." And reader Don Norman wrote: "As usual, Mike always has fun and interesting stories, and I thought I would add to the longevity aspect of the red-breasted sapsucker story.  Woodpeckers are rarely captured in the passive banding programs.  For example, of the 4300 net captures of birds over 22 years at the Forterra Morse Preserve in Graham, WA, by the Puget Sound Bird Observatory, only 31 have been woodpeckers (9 downies, 13 sapsuckers, 3 flickers and 2 pileated for you curious birders).  We have never had a recapture.  The two woodpeckers for which there has been directed research on their life histories, the Red-cockaded and the Acorn, their oldest aged birds are 16 and 17 years, respectively.  I would find no reason to suspect that some sapsuckers live that long."  Thanks for the comments!

Trump administration repeals train safety regulation, triggering new oil spill fears
The Trump administration has repealed a safety regulation governing trains that carry large quantities of oil, sparking new fears among Washington state officials and environmental activists that devastating oil spills could be more likely. The Department of Transportation announced last week that trains carrying flammable liquids such as crude oil and ethanol would no longer be required to install electronically controlled pneumatic braking systems, an Obama-era rule instituted to decrease the chance of train derailments. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, blasted the decision as a “reckless disregard for the life and property of all who live or work along the rail tracks” that transport oil. Kellen Browning reports. (Tacoma News Tribune)

LNG Canada could be 'carbon bomb' that blows up B.C.'s climate goals, critic warns
The economic benefits of the now-approved LNG Canada liquefied natural gas project in northern B.C. are said to be massive, but environmental advocates and experts are concerned the climate change impacts could be just as large. "How are we going to meet our legislated greenhouse gas targets when this substantial increase in emissions is happening?" Ian Bruce, a director with the David Suzuki Foundation, asked Tuesday. "We don't have a credible climate change strategy that's been released by the province…. Moving forward at this stage is likely very irresponsible." The provincial government maintains that B.C. will meet its climate change targets, however, even with this project going ahead, and there will be a climate plan released soon. Liam Britten reports. (CBC)

B.C. to intervene in Trans Mountain pipeline review
The B.C. government has filed to register as an intervenor in the National Energy Board's reconsideration of aspects of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. But Environment Minister George Heyman questions whether the 22-week timeline set by the federal government is sufficient. "The courts found, as we had said, that the marine impacts haven't been properly considered, so of course we are going to intervene in the NEB process to ensure it's a robust process," he said. "The federal government should not have pre-determined the amount of time the NEB should take. It's important that the process is thorough." (CBC)

New tool lets citizens help reveal toxic cause of salmon death
Salmon exposed to toxic stormwater runoff can die in a matter of hours, and scientists are asking for Puget Sound area residents’ help in identifying affected streams to study the phenomenon. The Puget Sound Stormwater Science Team (PSSST) has been studying the effects of stormwater runoff on Pacific salmon species for almost two decades. That team is comprised of scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USFWS) and Washington State University.Working to narrow down the toxic chemicals that are likely responsible, the team is unveiling a new interactive website that lets citizen volunteers help map salmon deaths. (WSU News)

Officials warn of potentially lethal levels of biotoxin in Bellingham Bay mussels
The Whatcom County Health Department is warning residents that a common biotoxin is now at potentially lethal levels in mussels harvested in Bellingham Bay. State officials have also expanded the shellfish closure list this week to include all beaches from Birch Point south to the Skagit County line, including Larrabee State Park. It is not uncommon for the Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning biotoxin to reach elevated levels in this area, but testing showed higher levels than normally seen in Bellingham Bay, said Mark Raaka, a public health preparedness specialist for Whatcom County. Dave Gallagher reports. (Bellingham Herald)

Now, your tug weather--



West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  252 AM PDT Thu Oct 4 2018   

TODAY  W wind 10 kt or less. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 5  ft at 13 seconds. 

TONIGHT  Variable wind 10 kt or less. Wind waves 1 ft or less.  W swell 5 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers.


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10/3 Sapsucker, saving whales, BC pipe, xylene permit, BC LNG, Wild and Scenic Rivers, Fraser sturgeon

Red-breasted Sapsucker [Brian E. Small]

Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber
The Red-breasted Sapsucker is a denizen of the coniferous forests of the northern Pacific Coast, usually found at middle or lower elevations. Hummingbirds of several species make use of sapsucker feeding holes and come to rely on them. The Rufous Hummingbird is closely associated with the Red-breasted Sapsucker. It nests near sap wells and may follow the woodpecker around during the day, feeding at the wells the sapsucker keeps flowing. The oldest recorded Red-breasted Sapsucker was at least 5 years old when it was found after being hit by a car. It lived in British Columbia. (All About Birds)

Is Ottawa's save-the-whales strategy 'too little, too late'?
Canada's environmental watchdog says the federal government waited to take specific action to protect some of its most at-risk whales until the majestic creatures were already in great peril. In her latest round of audits released today., Environment Commissioner Julie Gelfand said Canada had the tools to safeguard North Atlantic right whales, Southern resident killer whales and other marine mammals from being hit by ships, tangled in fishing gear or losing their food sources — but it waited until after 12 right whales died in a single summer and the killer whale population was on the verge of extinction.... Her office also looked at how well Health Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada are controlling the risk of toxic substances and found there is still a long way to go. Gelfand said she was pleased to see the government finally following its own directive to do strategic environmental assessments of all policies, plans and programs considered by cabinet, including the potential economic, social and environmental impacts. Mia Rabson reports. (Canadian Press)

Feds restarting Indigenous talks over pipeline, won't appeal Trans Mountain court decision
The federal government will not appeal the court decision that tore up cabinet approval for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and is appointing former Supreme Court Justice Frank Iacobucci to oversee a new round of consultations with Indigenous communities. Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi says the government does not intend to start the phase-three Indigenous consultations from the beginning, but will use them to address the weaknesses that led to the Federal Court of Appeal decision in August. The court found that while the government did spend several months in 2016 meeting with Indigenous communities concerned about the pipeline, those consultations were largely note-taking exercises and the government did not do anything to address the concerns that were raised. (Canadian Press)


State board denies appeal of Andeavor Anacortes refinery permit
The state Shoreline Hearings Board dismissed an appeal this week of a permit and environmental analysis for an Andeavor Anacortes Refinery project. The refinery’s Clean Products Upgrade Project has been contentious due to environmental concerns. The appeal, brought by a coalition of environmental groups, pertained to a shoreline development permit issued by Skagit County and the thoroughness of an Environmental Impact Statement that assesses the project. The project will include upgrading and building new equipment to reduce sulfur in fuels, reduce emissions from the refinery and enable the extraction of xylene during the refining process for shipment to Asia. The refinery plans to produce 15,000 barrels of xylene per day, which would increase vessel traffic by 60 trips per year. Kimberly Cauvel reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)
B.C.'s greenhouse gas commitments in question with LNG Canada project approval
Residents in this coastal town shrugged off on Tuesday environmental concerns over LNG Canada’s official decision to proceed with a liquefied natural gas export terminal on the outskirts of town. Environmental groups claim that absent of a big shift in policy, the project could cause B.C. to miss its legislated targets for greenhouse gas emissions. But the province claims it is building a plan that could – with a little more work – cover the environmental impact of the mega–project. LNG Canada estimates construction on the project will take five years, after which the company could provide natural gas “to countries where imported gas could displace more carbon intensive energy sources and help address global climate change and air pollution.” Matt Robinson & Rob Shaw report. (Vancouver Sun)

New film celebrates the history of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
Chris Dunagan in Watching Our Water Ways writes: "Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and I was pleased to see that producer/director Shane Anderson and Pacific Rivers are allowing the documentary “Run Wild Run Free” to be shown online for three days before the film goes back into limited showings. The documentary is filled with historical clips and still images of free-flowing rivers kept free by law as well as some rivers that became blocked by dams. The production captures a sense of the politics surrounding the struggle to get the law passed and then to designate specific rivers as wild and scenic. What seemed like monumental struggles at the time now seems like child’s play in today’s world of uncompromising conflict. “Run Wild Run Free” is scheduled to be shown online through Thursday."

Giant stranded sturgeon rescued on the Fraser River
A 2.5 metre, 135 kilogram sturgeon that became stranded in shallow water off the Fraser River near Agassiz has been given a new lease on life after RCMP First Nations Police (FNP) organized a rescue mission. FNP, government biologists and volunteers from the Lower Fraser River Guardians wrestled the giant fish into a sling before loading it into a shallow tank in the back of a pickup truck. They then drove the precious cargo to the main part of the river and performed the operation in reverse to release it.  Biologists estimate the sturgeon to be approximately 75 years old based on its weight and length. Karin Larsen reports. (CBC)



Now, your tug weather--

West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  238 AM PDT Wed Oct 3 2018   

TODAY  E wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 4 ft  at 9 seconds. 

TONIGHT  SE wind 5 to 15 kt becoming light. Wind waves 2 ft or  less. W swell 5 ft at 14 seconds.


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10/2 Chicken of the wood, BC LNG ok'd, North Cascades, Tsleil-Waututh, humpback, Deadly Wind

Chicken of the wood [Wikipedia]

Chicken of the wood Laetiporus sulphureus
Laetiporus sulphureus is found in late summer and fall on rotting logs or stumps, occasionally from a wound in a live tree. The mycelium may live in a log for many years before fruiting bodies appear, then fruit on the same log for several seasons. When young the margin is tender and makes an excellent dish. (The New Savory Wild Mushroom)

$40B LNG project in northern B.C. gets go-ahead
The five primary investors granted their approval late Monday for the development of a proposed liquefied natural gas project in northern B.C. The $40-billion LNG Canada project calls for the construction of a pipeline to transport natural gas from Dawson Creek in northeastern B.C. to a yet-to-be-built processing terminal on the coast in Kitimat, where the gas would be liquefied for overseas export.... The B.C. ministries of Finance and Energy have estimated the project would generate $22 billion in direct government revenue over the next 40 years. The project is also expected to employ as many as 10,000 people in its construction and up to 950 in full-time jobs. (CBC)

Wild, mysterious North Cascades National Park Service Complex turns 50
Fifty years ago, Congress and President Lyndon B. Johnson created the North Cascades National Park Service Complex, setting aside about 684,000 acres of the mountainous region in Northwest Washington for conservation and recreation. The "sea of peaks," as park complex spokeswoman Denise Shultz calls it, is home to melting glaciers, elusive grizzly bears and large expanses of national park land accessible only by foot. The complex includes North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area within the most rugged mountain range in the U.S. outside of Alaska, according to the National Park Service. Kimberly Cauvel reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)


In the Trans Mountain feud, a B.C. First Nation paves its own path of resistance and prosperity
The owners of the Trans Mountain pipeline approached the Tsleil-Waututh Nation in the fall of 2011 seeking agreement on expansion plans that would increase the number of oil tankers in the waters at the foot of their reserve. Trans Mountain was approaching a business-savvy community that was acquiring real estate across Metro Vancouver, rural property holdings and logging rights. But environmentalists concerned about the effects of the project on Metro Vancouver’s waters had already won the Tsleil-Waututh over as allies. And the nation was uniquely positioned to mount a sophisticated and costly campaign against the expansion. This small Indigenous community of 500 people gained national attention because its members took on big oil, along with the federal and Alberta governments, and stalled Trans Mountain at the federal Court of Appeal. But to conclude that the Tsleil-Waututh is anti-development would be utterly wrong. Justine Hunter reports. (Globe and Mail)

Humpback whale cracks boat window with its head off Comox
Two humpback whales that circled a boat in the waters off Comox were a curious sight — until one of them got too close and cracked a window on the vessel with a bang of its head. Peter Hamilton, director of the animal-rights group Lifeforce, was on the boat last Thursday and said the experience with the bus-sized whales was a bit unsettling. He posted a video of the close encounter on YouTube, and it shows the whales near the boat before one of them leaps into the air and smacks its head on the window as it lands back in the water. Camille Bains reports. (Canadian Press)

A Deadly Wind: The 1962 Columbus Day Storm by John Dodge
A book launch party for "A Deadly Wind" is set for 7 p.m., Oct. 8 at the historic Capitol Theater in downtown Olympia. This is a free, public event, but donations at the door will benefit the Olympia Film Society, a co-sponor of the event along with Browers Bookshop of Olympia. This celebratory night will include an introduction by best-selling Olympia author Jim Lynch, a reading and power point presentation by book author John Dodge, a Q & A session and signed books for sale.




Now, your tug weather--

West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  300 AM PDT Tue Oct 2 2018   

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING  THROUGH THIS EVENING   

TODAY  W wind 5 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2  ft or less building to 2 to 4 ft. W swell 5 ft at 11 seconds. A  chance of showers. 

TONIGHT  NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves  2 to 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft or less. W swell 6 ft at 9 seconds.


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10/1 Coon-stripe shrimp, Growlers, green crab, BC LNG, 1631, oil by rail, orcas, plastics, Stopps award, MPAs, sea cucumbers

Coon-stripe shrimp [Jennifer Walker]

Coon-stripe Shrimp Pandalus danae
Coon-stripe Shrimp, also known as Dock Shrimp, are often seen on pilings and docks. It also inhabits rocky and sandy ocean floors to a depth of approximately 200 m or more. Adults tend to stay in the subtotal, while juveniles may be found in shallower areas. Its range extends from northern Alaska to northern Mexico. Coon-stripe shrimp are harvested by recreation and commercial fisheries. (Biodiversity of the Central Coast)

Navy's final EIS sticks with preferred alternative for Growlers
The Navy on Friday released its final environmental impact statement for increasing the number of Growler jets stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and the number of practice flights to be taken at area airfields. The final environmental impact statement, or EIS, does not change the Navy’s previously announced plans, or what it has called its preferred alternative, for increasing the presence of EA-18G Growlers. The Navy’s plan is to add 36 Growlers to its Whidbey Island base and increase operations of those jets at Ault Field and Outlying Field Coupeville. Operations include field carrier landing practices, which the Navy says are needed to ensure pilots are prepared to land the aircraft on aircraft carriers at sea. Kimberly Cauvel reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)

‘Highly Aggressive’ Green Crabs From Canada Menace Maine’s Coast
In the “Crab Lab,” the limits of feisty green crabs from Maine are put to the test. Markus Frederich and his students at the University of New England in Maine placed about a dozen crabs in a bucket, pumped in nitrogen to deprive them of oxygen for 45 minutes and then put them on an underwater treadmill. Some crabs ran for as long as five minutes and still survived. “That is pretty wild,” Professor Frederich said. “Students were in awe.” Melissa Gomez reports. (NY Times)

2 of 5 investors grant final approval for $40B LNG Canada project
Two of the five primary investors in a proposed liquefied natural gas project in northern B.C. granted their final approval Friday for the development, bringing Canada's first major LNG project one step closer to becoming a reality. PetroChina and Kogas, of South Korea, have both announced their readiness to move forward with the $40-billion investment led by the joint venture LNG Canada. On Sunday, a report from Bloomberg said all five investors had approved the final investment decision according to unnamed sources, but LNG Canada said in a tweet it had not received a final investment decision. (CBC)

Shell, BP go separate ways as Washington voters consider fee on greenhouse-gas polluters
In speeches, reports and online posts, BP and Royal Dutch Shell leaders proclaim support for government rules that put a price on greenhouse-gas pollution resulting from the combustion of oil, natural gas and coal. But as Washington voters head toward a November vote on an initiative to impose a carbon fee on fossil fuels, the two oil giants have gone their separate ways. Shell, which operates the state’s second largest refinery, in Anacortes, has opted to sit on the sidelines of what has emerged as one of the most expensive initiative battles in Washington history. If approved, Initiative 1631 could serve as a model for other states.... For BP, this initiative is cause for alarm. The company has shoveled more than $6.3 million into the opposition campaign that so far has collected more than $20 million to denounce I-1631 as an unfair burden to consumers and small-business owners. Hal Bernton reports. (Seattle Times)

More than 200,000 barrels of oil are now carried by rail each day, up from less than 30,000 in 2012
With many new pipeline projects stalled and existing ones running at capacity, oilpatch producers are turning increasingly to rail to transport their product — resulting in an eight-fold spike in the volume of oil travelling on Canada's railways since 2012. Proponents of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project first pitched the expansion in April 2012, touting the new capacity as a way to get much more Alberta crude to global markets abroad at better prices. Six years on, the project is facing new challenges after a bombshell Federal Court of Appeal decision quashed cabinet approval. Some Indigenous communities and environmental groups have welcomed the legal troubles besetting Trans Mountain — not to mention persistent delays to the Keystone XL and Line 3 projects, and the death of the Energy East and Northern Gateway projects. John Paul Tasker reports. (CBC)


Despite attention, orca population continues to shrink
Despite research, regulations and rallies calling for the protection and recovery of endangered Southern Resident orcas, the whale population that frequents the Salish Sea is at its lowest number since 1984. Thirty-four years ago, after the capture in the 1970s of dozens of the whales to be used for entertainment purposes, 74 Southern Resident orcas remained in the wild. Now, following the death of a calf in August and the suspected death this month of another orca, the population has again fallen to 74. Reaching that low comes 13 years after the whales received Endangered Species Act protection, seven years after rules limited how close boats can get, and three years after what was described as a “baby boom” among the iconic black and white mammals that are also known as killer whales or blackfish. Kimberly Cauvel reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)

B.C. recycled 1 billion drink containers last year — and it wants more
British Columbia kept one billion drink containers out of its landfills last year, and the non-profit organization in charge of recycling them is thirsty for more. Encorp, the organization that leads the B.C. beverage recycling program, is planning to boost the province's 75 per cent return rate by introducing a more convenient way for people to drop off their empty containers. (CBC)

Local groups test EPA program
Bent, broken, twisted and discolored items collected from the beach at Crandall Spit were laid out on a table Tuesday at the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Items that could have come from a summer picnic — plastic water bottles, glass beer bottles, a Doritos bag, granola bar wrapper and the plastic handle of a kitchen knife — were among dozens of items and fragments of items recovered from the beach Monday. The items were sorted to help test a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency method for identifying trash recovered from places it doesn’t belong. Seven members of local environment groups and volunteer programs meticulously separated the items based on whether they were paper, plastic, metal or glass, whether they were whole or fragments, different sizes of fragments, or fit into specific categories such as construction debris. Kimberly Cauvel reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)

Kailin, Doyle honored with Eleanor Stopps environmental award
Dr. Eloise Kailin of Blyn and Sara Doyle of Port Townsend have been awarded the 2018 Eleanor Stopps Environmental Leadership Award from the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. Kailin — longtime activist, president of Protect the Peninsula’s Future and co-founder of the Sequim-based Olympic Environmental Council — and Doyle, stewardship coordinator for the North Olympic Salmon Coalition, were recognized for their environmental efforts at the Friday breakfast. The award is given in the name of Stopps, an active member of the Pacific Northwest conservation community. She founded the Admiralty Audubon Chapter and was the major force behind establishment of Protection island National Wildlife Refuge in 1982. She died in 2012 at the age of 92. Jeannie McMacken reports. (Peninsula Daily News)

Fragmented Protections Fail Top Predators
Marine protected areas (MPAs), regions of the sea closed to harmful human activities, are effective in safeguarding coral ecosystems, which are often heavily used by coastal communities. But as new research shows, when MPAs are next to areas of high human activity, some of the benefits are lost—even in areas where fishers and others follow all the rules. The vast majority of MPAs are coastal, and coastal MPAs are often smaller and more fragmented than those far out at sea. The median area of coastal MPAs is less than 10 square kilometers, while large offshore MPAs, such as the Marae Moana ocean sanctuary around the Cook Islands, cover nearly two million square kilometers. These small pockets of protection do help the coastal ecosystem, yet a team of researchers led by Nicholas Graham, a marine ecologist at Lancaster University in England, found that around areas of high human activity, MPAs do virtually nothing to protect top predators. Natalie Slivinski reports. (Hakai Magazine)

Washington man gets prison for overharvesting sea cucumbers, must pay $1.5M
The owner of a Washington seafood company has been sentenced to two years in prison for overharvesting sea cucumbers and must pay $1.5 million in restitution — the second large bust of illegal sea-cucumber trade in the U.S. West in just over a year. Hoon Namkoong, 62, was also sentenced Friday to three years of post-prison supervision. He pleaded guilty earlier this year in U.S. District Court in Seattle to underreporting the number of sea cucumbers he bought from tribal and nontribal fisheries in the Puget Sound by nearly 250,000 pounds between 2014 and 2016. His company, Orient Seafood Production, then sold them to seafood buyers in Asia and the U.S. The illegal harvest amounted to nearly 20 percent of the total allowed harvest of the sea creatures statewide, said U.S. Attorney Annette Hayes, and did serious damage to the Puget Sound. (Associated Press)


Now, your tug weather--

West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  243 AM PDT Mon Oct 1 2018  

TODAY  SE wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 5 to 15 kt early. Wind  waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft or less early. W swell 4 ft at  9 seconds. Showers likely. 

TONIGHT  Light wind becoming W 5 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind  waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely.

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