Ecological
- Wind NE 20-25 knots diminishing to 15-20, sky mostly clear. Sea water temperature 8.3 C and continuing to decline.
Vessels
- 3 eco tour vessels. One of them appeared to be getting much closer than the 100 meter setback requirement for viewing marine mammals.
- 1 pleasure craft. On approach from Victoria, the vessel appeared to be traveling well above the 7 knot speed limit inside of the reserve.
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- This winter is the first time I have seen this large catamaran eco tour boat here.
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- vessel appears much closer than 100 meters to group of harbour seals on West Rock
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- Jan. 5, 2016 The vessel appears much closer than 100 meters to sealion on Turbine Rock
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- pleasure craft in reserve approaching from North East at what appears above 7 knots
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Maintenance
- Transfered 1 barrel of diesel to tidy tank
- Cleared ramp, chopped firewood
- Took inventory of diesel, propane, gasoline, and fresh water on island for month end report
- Phone and internet went offline in the evening, UPS overload again, rebooted and we are back online.