Daily Archives: Monday,January 11, 2016

DND Blasting

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Ecological

  • Wind NE 20-25 becoming North
  • No sight of large female elephant seal since yesterday.

Vessels

  • 1 ecotour

Maintenance

  • Battery trouble with derrick, tried charging but no start, swapped for a spare battery and it started up.  Pulled 2 logs out with derrick for firewood.
  • Cleared ramp of debris
  • Ran desalinator

Other

  • DND blasting at Christopher Point started around 11 am with heavy blasts less than 30 seconds apart and continued throughout the day

Humpback and Orca Sightings from Race Rocks in the Strait of Juan de Fuca

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In preparing for the oral presentation that the Friends of Ecological Reserves  will give on January 28 in Burnaby, as an intervenor for the National Energy board Hearings, I have recently updated or graphs on Humpback and Orca sightings by the Ecoguardians at Race Rocks: The posts done by our Ecoguardians tagged for orcas or  humpback whales assisted in this tabulation.

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