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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
An example of NMFS restricting pesticide use in Oregon
Has this been done in Washington State already? clipped from www.oregonlive.com Restrictions placed on three pesticides deemed harmful to fish by Michael Milstein, The Oregonian Tuesday November 18, 2008, 9:07 PM Federal fisheries biologists today, concluding that three pesticides used … Continue reading
WDFW says fish for Blackmouth
After hearing Sandra O’Neill talk about how resident Chinook are so much more contaminated with PCBs and PDBEs than offshore Chinook, I’m wondering if WDFW shouldn’t encourage harvesting of all blackmouth in a manner that maximizes the sequesteration of bioaccumulating … Continue reading
Dave Dix as guest columnist in Seattle Times
Dave’s doing a good job of getting the Draft Action Agenda out in the public eye. I’ll have to give it a read before the 20th when comments are due, but it’s distressing that he mentions neither the profound risk … Continue reading
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Dave Dix, Brad Hanson, and Robin Baird on KUOW
This is an hour-long conversation about southern resident killer whales involving Dave Dix, Brad Hanson, and Robin Baird on KUOW’s weekday with Steve Sher. With luck there will be similar conversations about the state of Puget Sound as we all … Continue reading
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Bad news for orca prey research
The funds from the Pacific Salmon Commission could be a great catalyst of research about the behavior and ecology of the Chinook and chum salmon that southern residents appear to prefer. This decrease in endowment coupled with the recent news … Continue reading
Groundfish conservation in Puget Sound
Live blog of a talk entitled “Managing Puget Sound’s Groundfish Resources from the Bottom Up“ by Wayne Palsson at NWFSC 11:00 Background/motivation 28 species of rockfish, but poor habitat maps (compared with spotted owls, say) Decline of groundfish like Pacific … Continue reading
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