Salish Sea News Week in Review April 14 2023

 

Aloha Dolphin Friday!
Dolphins are small-toothed cetaceans easily recognizable by their curved mouths, which give them a permanent “smile.” There are 36 dolphin species, found in every ocean. Most dolphins are marine and live in the ocean or brackish waters along coastlines. There are a few species, however, like the South Asian river dolphin and the Amazon river dolphin, or boto, that live in freshwater streams and rivers. The largest dolphin, the orca, can grow to be over 30 feet long. The smallest, the Maui dolphin, is just five feet long.

Fish get stuck at Hood Canal Bridge. Will this giant contraption save them from the seals?
...Crews installed a massive fish-guidance structure made of plastic pipes and sheets at the bridge this week. The aim is to direct steelhead around the bridge to safety.

Skagit Conservation Education Alliance to dissolve after 22 years
After dealing with staffing and board issues, including illness, the Skagit Conservation Education Alliance has announced it will dissolve June 30.

How Washington plans to spend money from the new carbon-cap law
Lawmakers are looking to invest revenue from the Climate Commitment Act in electric buses, ferries and more clean-energy projects around the state.

E.P.A. Lays Out Rules to Turbocharge Sales of Electric Cars and Trucks
The Biden administration is proposing rules to ensure that two-thirds of new cars and a quarter of new heavy trucks sold in the U.S. by 2032 are all-electric.

Oxygen for life: The biological impacts of low dissolved oxygen
“Hypoxia,” a word used to describe oxygen deficiency, first came into use in the medical field during studies of metabolic function in the 1940s.

Tacoma ship fire worse for climate than burning a million gallons of gasoline
...The fire on the Kodiak Enterprise released tons of one of the most dangerous substances for the global climate and the Earth’s protective ozone layer.

State House passes bill to protect endangered southern resident orcas
Senate Bill 5371 protects southern resident orcas by establishing a 1,000-yard setback for recreational vessels., the same as for commercial whate-watch vessels.

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