The following article from the Victoria Times Colonist with a video of an interview with Dr. Martin Haulena of the Vancouver Aquarium appeared in the Times Colonist on October 29 2024, concerning the rescue of an entangled sea lion at … Continue reading
Today was INCREDIBLE. The weather was warm and sunny, the ocean was glassy, and best of all – the entangled California sea lion is FREE of fishing net. In less than 48 hours a team comprised of the Vancouver Aquarium … Continue reading
*WARNING* Today’s blog post contains photos of a severely entangled sea lion with deep wounds. Well, if my warning wasn’t an indicator – today has not been the most fun day of animal spotting. I came across a California sea … Continue reading
The following article from the Victoria Times Colonist with a video of an interview with Dr. Martin Haulena of the Vancouver Aquarium appeared in the Times Colonist on October 29 2024 concerning the rescue of an entangled sea lion at … Continue reading
Over the week I’ve been here I’ve seen the same entangled Steller every day, usually on the same side of the island. Since he had been sighted so regularly we made a plan with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and … Continue reading
Wildlife notes: A third entanglement was sighted this morning on the shore near the Energy Building. Unlike the other two, it was a California sea lion. From yesterday’s Census, 293 sea lions were counted, for an entanglement rate of 1%. … Continue reading
Weather: Sky partly cloudy, intermittent fog Visibility varying between 0-15 miles Wind 20-30 knots W Water rough, waves to half a metre with some whitecaps Boats/Visitors: No visitors today The whale watching boats continue to decrease in volume, this month looks to be … Continue reading
Weather Visibility: 15 Miles Wind: 20-30 NE Sky: Partly cloudy Water: Waves about a metre Boats/Visitors A few ecotours and fishing boats going by Maintenance ran the generator and the desalinator, now that we had a good rainfall the cistern … Continue reading
Weather Visibility: 15 miles Wind: 20-25 knts W Sky: Clear Water: Ripply Boats/Visitors/Sightings A coast guard helicopter brought technicians this morning to work on the lighthouse electronics Guy, Jeff, Travis and my friend/Pearson alum Sam Unger came to the island later in the … Continue reading
This sea lion was on the South Rocks yesterday and again today with fishing gear or some other type of human-made garbage embeded around his neck. A report has been sent to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.