Author Archives: Courtney Edwards

end of calm weather

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No recreational fishing effort count this morning due to fog
Fog cleared mid-day, and is now blowing back in with the help of 30 kt winds
High tides in the evening mean that nearly all the reserve sealions are camped outside the main house and near the jetty
There are now 8 Canada geese on the island making a mess of things.

Maintenance:

  • Ran desalinator and fixed leak on high pressure dial
  • Cleaned solar panels
  • Cleared debris and tidied up around buildings
  • Wrote an SOP for water sampling

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Off island yesterday from 1200 to 1700 for Pearson College paperwork and orientation. Returned in time for evening water sampling. 3 marine mammal tour boats were watching sealions on the jetty when I returned. Perfect, glassy water all day.

 

perfectly calm day

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2 whale watching boats
1 sport fishing boat within reserve boundaries
Coast Guard helicopter flew over

Wind less than 1kn all day, clear skies, and perfectly glassy water

Ran desalinator this morning, freshwater tank is almost full. Spoke with the desalinator technician about some particulars of the system but some mysteries still remain

Reset the Davis instruments weather system so that it uploads data again

A river otter lives under a wood pile next to the tank shed

September 9/13

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1040hrs DND started detonating explosives at Bentinck island  – 3 explosions followed by approx 10 minutes break and 3 more. sealions took notice and stood up,but few moved.

 

First day on watch.
Foggy all day so no boat count.
Chris and Erik have left all the systems in order so I just double checked things and settled in.

A nice, patriotic photo for my first day as EcoGuardian at Race Rocks

A nice, patriotic photo for my first day as EcoGuardian at Race Rocks