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SanJuanIslander.com
April 2, 2018
When she heard the theme for the 2018 fair was “Rockin' the Salish Sea” she immediately thought “WHALE!” When her daughter-in-law asked if she could help with the background and typeface selections, Kris was more than happy to help. After years of helping other island artists with their posters, sheÃâà...
KGMI
April 2, 2018
SAN JUAN ISLANDS, Wash. — Whale watchers get their first sighting of a sperm whale in the Salish Sea. The Pacific Whale Watch Association says this is its first recorded sighting of one by whale watching tours in the San Juan Islands. The association tells KOMO its members captured photos andÃâà...
KOMO News
April 2, 2018
SAN JUAN ISLANDS, Wash. -- The Pacific Whale Watch Association said they spotted for the first time ever a sperm whale in inland waters in Washington state, according to a press release. The release states that members of the association were able to capture photos and hydrophone audio of the whale, the first of itsÃâà...
SanJuanIslander.com
April 2, 2018
Over Easter weekend, members of the Pacific Whale Watch Association captured photos and hydrophone audio of the first-ever sperm whale spotted in inland waters in Washington state. The whale was named Yukusam (from Kwak'wala, First Nations) when it first showed up in Johnstone Strait in BritishÃâà...
Islands' Sounder
April 1, 2018
Ocean acidification is a threat to marine ecosystems around the world and the Salish Sea is among those most vulnerable to its effects. Recognition of the problem is new and there are practically no measures in place to regulate or manage it. Enter Dr. Nina Bednaršek, a scientist with the SouthernÃâà...
Islands' Sounder
March 31, 2018
Ocean acidification is a threat to marine ecosystems around the world and the Salish Sea is among those most vulnerable to its effects. Recognition of the problem is new and there are practically no measures in place to regulate or manage it. Enter Dr. Nina Bednaršek, a scientist with the SouthernÃâà...
UC Davis
March 30, 2018
The SeaDoc Society aims to place their new children's book, Explore the Salish Sea: A Nature Guide for Kids, in the hands of as many middle school students living near the Salish Sea as possible, regardless of their ability to pay. To reach that goal, the UC Davis-affiliated center has launched an IndiegogoÃâà...
Cascadia Weekly
March 21, 2018
The problem for Puget Sound and the Salish Sea is compounded not merely by the disconnect between state and federal imperatives (although those have never been so divergent), but by an international boundary that transects that body of water and makes difficult the policy coordination needed to saveÃâà...
My Edmonds News
March 16, 2018
The Rotary Club of Edmonds welcomes speakers Stephanie Burns ad Seth Muir of Salish Seas Expeditions during its Tuesday, March 20 meeting. Salish Sea Expeditions inspires youth to connect with the marine environment through boat-based scientific inquiry and hands-on learning, instilling curiosity,Ãâà...
Futurity: Research News
March 14, 2018
Sunflower sea stars—whose 16 to 24 arms exceed 3 feet long—were once prolific throughout the Salish Sea, which borders Washington state and Canada's British Columbia. In 2013-14 wasting disease decimated their population. Researchers suggest renaming the wasting disease “Asteroid IdiopathicÃâà...
Phys.Org
March 14, 2018
A sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) is recovered by Cornell researchers during deep water trawls in the Salish Sea, Pacific Northwest. Credit: Cornell University. Cornell University scientists are beginning to unravel the complicated connections between viruses, the environment and wastingÃâà...
Cascadia Weekly
March 14, 2018
The project would result in the addition of approximately 60 vessel trips per month through a sensitive (and suffering) portion of the Salish Sea. March Point is adjacent to the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Reserve and the Fidalgo Bay Aquatic Reserve, both with shoreline of designated significance.
DeSmog Canada
March 13, 2018
Underneath the picturesque Salish Sea there are churning currents, with water swooshing in from the open ocean and surges of nutrient-rich fresh water from creeks and rivers that alter the sea's chemistry — and can make life tough for species trying to survive in a rapidly changing environment. And that'sÃâà...
WPLG Local 10
March 13, 2018
To get to Orcas Island, now a tourist destination for lovers of nature during the months of May through September, the boat crosses an area of the Salish Sea, an intricate network of coastal waterways where orcas are known feed on the salmon, herring, and even sea lions who also share these waters.
Islands' Weekly
March 6, 2018
The Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents a program of mostly Italian four-part Canzonas, entitled Shakespeare in Italy with dulcian (Baroque bassoon) player Anna Marsh, renaissance transverse flutist Jeffrey Cohan, violinist Courtney Kuroda and violist Stephen Creswell at 7 p.m. on Mon., March 12,Ãâà...
SanJuanIslander.com
March 6, 2018
The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project – Why we are concerned about elevated juvenile salmon and steelhead mortality and what we have learned so far. An evening with Jacques White of Long Live the Kings. The Marine Science Lecture Series is sponsored by The Averna Family (Deer Harbor Charters), Barbara BentleyÃâà...
Journal of the San Juan Islands
March 5, 2018
Why are salmon dying in the Salish Sea? Join Jacques White to discuss marine survival for the next Marine Science Lecture Series on March 13. Low salmon returns are expected to restrict fisheries in Washington this year, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife reported this week. White, of theÃâà...
Islands' Sounder
March 4, 2018
Low salmon returns are expected to restrict fisheries in Washington this year, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife reported this week. Jacques White of the Salish Sea Marine Survival Project is actively working to help ensure the survival of salmon and other marine species, and he'll discussÃâà...
Journal of the San Juan Islands
February 27, 2018
At 7 p.m., Sunday, March 11, the Salish Sea Early Music Festival will present a mostly Italian Four-Part Canzonas entitled “Shakespeare in Italy” at Brickworks in Friday Harbor. The program will feature dulcian, or baroque bassoon, player Anna Marsh, renaissance transverse flutist Jeffrey Cohan, violinistÃâà...
SanJuanIslander.com
February 27, 2018
The League of Women Voters of the San Juans will host an informative meeting on threats to the future of the Salish Sea and efforts to protect it at 12:30 p.m., Monday, March 12 at the San Juan Island Library in Friday Harbor. Lovel Pratt, Marine Protection Program director of Friends of the San Juans, will be the presenter.
SanJuanIslander.com
December 31, 1999
... chief scientist for SeaDoc Society, and Audrey Delella Benedict, a biologist, writer and a global advocate for conservation. SeaDoc wants to give a copy of the book to every 5th and 6th grader in the Salish Sea regardless of their ability to pay. Information about how to help SeaDoc reach this goal is here.
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
December 31, 1999
The Salish Sea is the name given to the inland marine waters of Washington and British Columbia. The designation acknowledges that this body of water is connected as a single estuary — an ecosystem transcending political boundaries. Every two years, scientists, First Nations representatives, policyÃâà...
