Ecological Notes:

• 1 Female Elephant Seal, returning occasionally late evening, spends lots of time bellowing
  
• 3 Elephant Seal pups
• 1 Sea Lion with an old injury and what looks like a tumour, spending a lot of time on the boat ramp …. moves only with front flippers, appears to be paralyzed from mid point down. Healthy looking build otherwise

Facility Work:

• Month end battery maintenance, including equalization charge cycle
  

DND events:

• Detonations during the m-f weekdays
  

Noted Vessel Traffic:

• An occasional Eco-Tourism vessel, including one on a regular educational tours
  
• 4 different private vessels

 Noted Infractions:

• Private vessels maybe a bit too close to the haulouts by the pier,but only minor disturbance noted
  

Weather Events:

• Friday, March 03:
  • Sky: High overcast with sunny breaks
    
  • Wind: starting SW 25kts, dropping and backing to ESE 5kts by mid afternoon
    
  • Sea: rippled to 2′ chop
  • Temperature Low 3^oC, High 7^oC
• Saturday, March 04:
  • Sky: High overcast
    
  • Wind: E/ESE 30-42 kts, gusting over 50 kts late afternoon
    
  • Sea:  large Easterly swells to 1.5 meters
    
  • Temperature Low 4^oC, High 7^o
• Sunday, March 05:
  • • Sky: Mostly clear, with clouds  skirting both sides of the strait in the morning,leading to overcast by afternoon
      
    • Wind:E  10-15 kts
    • Sea:  Calm
    • Temperature Low 5^oC, High 7^oC

Weather – Current:

http://www.victoriaweather.ca/current.php?id=72

Weather – Past:

http://www.victoriaweather.ca/station.php?