Nov 23 2011 in Environment, Gear locker by Marty McOmber
BoatUS recently sent out the following release about the effects of ultra-low-sulfur diesel on marine engines. The upshot — there are a few problems, but not as many as initially feared. Here’s what the researchers found: As a way to reduce particulate matter, ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD), with only 15 ppm or less of sulfur, was mandated for [...]
by Deborah Bach
Nov 8 2011 in Currents, Environment by Deborah Bach
Update: The Seattle Times is reporting that the Coast Guard has rescued the crew of a Seattle trawler on the Bering Sea. Story here. A powerful and dangerous storm expected to be one of the most severe on record was heading straight for the west coast of Alaska on Tuesday. Referred to as a “Bering [...]
by Deborah Bach
Nov 3 2011 in Environment by Deborah Bach
We rarely post stories or videos that aren’t somehow directly related to the Northwest, but this is so beautiful I had to share it. It shows a murmuration, a collective movement of thousands of starlings flying and swirling together. Murmurations usually happen at the start of winter just before dusk, as birds migrating from colder [...]
by Deborah Bach
Nov 3 2011 in Currents, Environment by Deborah Bach
by Deborah Bach
Oct 31 2011 in Currents, Environment by Deborah Bach
The Orca Network is hosting a public talk about the life and history of salmon, and the impact of dams on endangered salmon runs in the Pacific Northwest — which the region’s resident orcas depend on for survival. From the network’s press release: Join us Thursday November 17th, 7 p.m. at the Coupeville Recreation Hall for [...]
by Mary Ann Kae
Oct 21 2011 in Environment by Mary Ann Kae
“You’re the only person I know who can go out to the middle of nowhere and appreciate it even if the weather’s socked-in and it’s raining horizontally.”
Such was the assessment of my crew-worthiness when my friend Rex invited me to sail with him to Haida Gwaii two summers ago aboard his 36-foot cutter, Astral. It’s true: given the choice between heading toward palm trees and low latitudes or venturing into the murky, moody, grey-green labyrinth of coastal British Columbia, I’ll go north every time.
Aug 22 2011 in Environment, Fishing by Marty McOmber
Seattle Times reporter Craig Welch has this story about an uptick in illegal crabbing on Puget Sound: Officer Chris Moszeter squatted on the deck of his 28-foot patrol boat and measured the shells of a bucketful of crab. The fishermen idling alongside his Boston whaler watched uneasily as the state wildlife cop pushed aside [...]
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