Seawater Salinity and Temperature, March, 2021

DAILY SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY OBSERVATIONS
Institute of Ocean Sciences, North Saanich, B.C., V8L 4B2
Station RACE ROCKS
Observer Rod King March
YSI ID: 24 Year: 2021
YSI YSI
Temp Sal
Day Time ºC ppt
1 15:00 7.9 32.1
2 19:00 7.9 31.9
3 9:00 7.5 31.6
4 17:30 7.8 31.4
5 20:10 7.8 31.7
6 20:37 7.7 31.6
7 19:59 7.7 31.6
8 21:08 7.7 31.5
9 23:30 7.8 31.5
10 13:00 8.0 31.0
11 11:38 8.0 31.5
12 10:40 8.0 31.5
13 10:00 8.0 31.5
14 18:00 8.0 31.6
15 19:21 8.0 31.6
16 21:27 8.0 31.9
17 20:22 7.8 32.0
18 21:10 7.9 31.9
19 20:23 7.9 31.5
20 19:12 7.9 31.4
21 8:20 7.9 31.5
22 9:07 7.8 31.4
23 11:37 7.8 31.4
24 11:01 8.0 31.0
25 11:11 8.0 31.2
26 20:12 8.1 31.4
27 16:00 8.2 31.6
28 15:50 8.2 31.4
29 22:50 8.0 31.5
30 18:11 8.2 31.8
31 20:05 8.2 31.7

Grey Whale

Ecological Notes: Today, a grey whale passed by the South East side of island going west bound.
Animal Tracking and Injuries: California Sea Lion bad bite mark on his shoulder.
Elephant seal pups: 4
Visitors:1
 
Facility Work: The work to clean the buildings continues. I fixed the power washer, life is better now.
Vessel Traffic. Speeding in the reserve.