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First spring chinook caught on Columbia
Mark Yuasa’s NW Fishing blog in the Seattle Times is a great way to keep tabs on where salmon are being caught in Washington. Yesterday he pointed out that 2011 returns are expected to be moderate and that the spring … Continue reading
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Orcas, Elliott Bay, and the Duwamish
A January 3 Seattle Times story entitled “EPA unveils options for Duwamish cleanup” makes me wonder whether southern residents would enter Elliott Bay more often if the salmon runs were restored to the Duwamish and Green Rivers. In a few … Continue reading
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$1-10k fines for proximity to orcas
It’s nice to see WDFW making public (see below) the consequences of violating the State and Federal laws governing how vessels may interact with killer whales. I’ve added these details to the Beam Reach wiki page regarding orca-boat rules. WDFW … Continue reading
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Shall orca fans boycott CA tomatoes?
This well-written story about the CA salmon fishery in the High Country News connects the fate of southern residents with the agricultural industry of the Central Valley. The past five years have already been harrowing, with a round of fishing … Continue reading
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Fulbright talk on marine conservation in the Pacific Northwest
Notes from an annual lecture at the University of Washington, March 3, 2010, at 7pm: “Marine conservation in the Pacific Northwest: Whales, Salmon, and Sound” by Rob Williams, 2009-2010 Canada-US Fulbright Visiting Chair “A scientist is someone who asks ‘what … Continue reading
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Good news for wild orcas, captive orca in distress
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2010/02/24/GA2010022405140.html
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/feb/23/new-calf-spotted-l-pod/
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State of the Sound by Bill Ruckelshaus
Sound Waters 2010 meeting, Coupeville, WA It is possible to make progess! We’ve largely brought point-sources under social control. 40 years ago, 85% of pollution was from big industrial or municipal sources, while 15% was from non-point sources. Now the … Continue reading
Safina on orcas in LA Times
Save the salmon — and us Above is a link a nice Op-Ed piece by Carl Safina. Below is my response, submitted today to the L.A. Times. In his 1/24/10 opinion “Save the salmon — and us,” Safina points out … Continue reading
Harmful algae & Fraser sockeye – liveblog
Dr. Jack Rensel, Rensel Associates Aquatic Sciences (works with Puget Sound fish farmers on permitting/etc., but not BC farmers) Harmful Algal Blooms and Possible Effects on Fraser River Sockeye Salmon 11:04 Intro Much of this talk is based on co-author … Continue reading
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Chinook data needed to interpret orca baby boom
Good national news is rolling in about 5 new southern resident whales and no deaths in 2009, plus one new baby thus far in 2010. Howard, Ken, and Brad allude to looking for correlations or explanations in chinook salmon abundance: … Continue reading