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More dams coming to British Columbia rivers?
First I’ve heard of this, but the idea of damming the Hamathko seems sacrilegious. The heads of those distant inlets and fjords are deep wilderness in my mind, gateways to the fantastic icefields of Mount Waddington and beyond. Is there … Continue reading
Ship noise in Haro Strait 60% of time
I usually say that 20 ships per day transit Haro Strait, but this is the first time I’ve seen a sound budget estimate from Jeff Nystuen’s data. This article quotes him as saying that ships dominate the sound budget, making … Continue reading
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Tagged haro strait, noise, noise budget, ship noise, ships, sound budget
A step towards ecosystem-based management?
Long Live the Kings announced in Dec 2008 an effort to implement internal changes at WDFW to manage salmon in an “All-H” framework — one that integrates decisions about Hatcheries, Harvest, and Habitat. Perhaps this is a step towards the … Continue reading
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$37.5M to help feed southern residents
It will be fascinating to see how this money is actually spent. The article mentions using part of the $30M to retire licenses from commercial troll fishers. I’m guessing the $15M ($7.5M from Canada and the same from the U.S.) … Continue reading
The 6th H of salmon abundance: Heat
The clipping below is from a Daily Astorian article on an EPA report regarding global warming’s potential influence on Northwest salmon. Of most import for killer whale conservationists are the implications of what James Martin calls a “perfect storm” for … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, columbia, fish, fishing, global warming, oregon, Salmon, snake
Killer whales call louder as vessel noise increases
This clipping from the NOAA/NWFSC Marine Mammal Program shows that southern residents are increasing the source level of their S1 calls by about 1dB for every decibel increase of the ambient noise level. Counts of vessels within 1km of the … Continue reading
Blackmouth and blackfish in Seattle
J, K, and members of L pod have been down in central and south Puget Sound quite a bit thus far this November and December. The nice sighting maps at Orca Network show they’ve been sighted as far south as … Continue reading
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No mention of orcas in Columbia salmon injunction email
The appended email from the “Columbia and Snake River Campaigns” provides a helpful synopsis (despite the awful typos) of recent legal activity regarding the management of salmon in the river system. I find it noteworthy that the supporting quotes (and … Continue reading
Seven killer whales disappear from B.C.’s south coast
This article has a nice synopsis of the lost animals, their ages, names, and demographic significance… clipped from www.canada.com Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun Published: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 A total of seven killer whales are thought to have died since last … Continue reading
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Orcas to come up empty mouthed in CA?
The southern residents typically migrate all the way down to California’s Monterey Bay, often arriving there in January. The presumably feed on salmon returning to or departing WA, OR, and CA rivers. Below is an interesting article — in part … Continue reading