See the posts in this log referring to SWELL: The location of the Race Rocks Archipelago at the Eastern entrance of the Strait of Juan de Fuca means that the water column is particularly influenced by events which occur far … Continue reading
Moderate South/South-East winds. Clear skies. 6 tour boats Animal census Steller Sea lion: 23 California Sea lion: 2 Elephant seal: 4 Harbour seal: 123 Cormorant: 35 Gull: 106 Eagle: 3 Canada Goose: 17 Oyster catcher: 9 Black turnstone: 6 Surfbird: 5 … Continue reading
Habitat: Rocky substrates, especially ledges and crevices located near bull kelp beds and other brown algae in area of moderate to swift currents. Larvae drift and feed in plankton, juveniles settle near kelp bed, often associate with aggregation of adults, … Continue reading
The Race Rocks Lightstation was automated in 1997. At that time Lester Pearson College took over the management of the island. A proposal was generated at Pearson College to bring to the island modern technology that would enable a continued … Continue reading
Wardens’s report by Garry Fletcher: Chris drove me out this morning to Race Rocks to relieve Courtney our Ecoguardian for the weekend –a foggy start but it cleared off by noon with a shower in the afternoon. Up the tower … Continue reading
An IB Marine Science class from Lester Pearson College goes to Race Rocks for a field trip with Garry Fletcher on April 11. See this link on the the Pearson College Marine Science Log
This species list represents only those species which have so far been documented with photos and or video at Race Rocks since 2000. For each species listed, there is a corresponding website link to the file with images, observations and … Continue reading
This is a temporary file to retain the Ecoguardians notes on marine animal observations from 2003 to 2011. Eventually I will get these placed IN THE WORDPRESS LOG WITH a post for the specific date. -1, ‘2003-01-01’, ‘Other’, 1, ‘large … Continue reading
Race Rocks (XwaYeN) Proposed Marine Protected Area Ecosystem Overview and Assessment Report Executive Summary Background Race Rocks (XwaYeN), located 17 km southwest of Victoria in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, consists of nine islets, including the large main island, … Continue reading
Ryan has observed a lot of aggression on the part of the young male which had previously been named Misery by Mike Slater. The baby was born beside the helicopter pad, and has spent the first day there, trying to … Continue reading