Tidal fishing rules

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HUMAN INTERACTION: 1 Ecotour boat, 3 pleasure craft and Hyaku ( Garry with student and guest ) in the reserve today. At 11:40 noticed a rental boat with 2 persons, in the kelp bed at the east tip of North Rocks jigging, called the Marina and they sent out a staff member to advise of the No Take rules-although the Gov. issued rules on tidal fishing in the MPA are readily available some people are still choosing to ignore them.

posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:19 PM

Schools Project Lab with Ryan

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On one of the many schools projects field trips that took place in the early 2000s , Ryan Murphy shows students of one of the local schools some of the Race Rocks biodiversity in the lab.

Branded sealion #169

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MARINE LIFE: The small east bay is the favoured haul out spot these past few days for about 90 Harbour seals with the rest scattered about the other rocks. The Sea Lions are spread out also, a few preferring spots quite far inland.One California sealion by the dock has a semi-circle wound on the tip of his left front flipper and another is branded on his back #169. HUMAN INTERACTION: Even with the fallish weather there were 24 Ecotour boats, 4 pleasure craft and 3 Charter Dive boats in the reserve today. posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:09 PM

Whales and sealions

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MARINE LIFE: The chatter on the marine radio reported sightings of some Minke whales and also a Humpback but not unfortunately close to us. We did see several Orca a mile or so beyond the MPA boundries.This morning we counted 172 California, 9 Northern Sea lions hauled out on West, Middle and North Rocks. The group hauled out at the dock and along the north shoreline of Gr. Race still numbers 13-15 California and 2 Northern.Most of the day they spend sleeping but through the night get quite vocal. Most of the young gulls have stopped returning to the nest areas and are usually chased off by the adults.
HUMAN INTERACTION: There were 37 Ecotour boats, 2 Charter dive boats and 7 pleasure craft through the reserve today.Station boat to Pedder Bay and back this morning.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:27 PM

Analipus japonicus: The Race Rocks Taxonomy

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analipus japonicus

Ryan Murphy took these pictures of Analipus japonicus in June of 2002 at Race Rocks.

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Analipus japonicus in hand with Fucus sp. above left

General Characteristics
Analipus japonicus is found in the upper intertidal area frequently on rocks exposed to moderately heavy surf. This brown alga possesses a thallus of light brown color that supports branches up to 35 cm tall. Until recently, the species has been considered to be rare as it was represented by only two or three patches at Race Rocks. It is now becoming more abundant, on both the western shelf near peg 6 and the north-eastern corner near peg 15.

Reproduction Patterns
Development of the brown alga Analipus japonicus exhibits a pronounced seasonal pattern in many regions of the world. In winter and spring, this alga is found only as prostrate crusts; erect axes develop during the summer and fall. Reproduction is chiefly asexual and takes place from July to November. Unilocular sporangiate plants occur very rarely only in June and July. Plants bearing plurilocular sporangia are abundant from July to November.

Pharmaceutical Uses
In a study by various professors at the Sung Kyun Kwan University, there is a report of the results of a screening of 89 seaweeds collected from British Columbia, Canada, and Korea for antiviral activity. Various concentrations of methanol extracts of dried algae were tested against 100 plaque-forming units of herpes simplex virus type 1 and Sindbis virus in Vero cell monolayers. With reference to Analipus japonicus, it was the most potent anti-herpes species, according to the experimental results.

References:
http://www.usfca.edu/fac-staff/chienp/division%20phaeophyta.html

Biologiya Morya, Vladivostok, 2000, vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 426-429

http://www.skku.ac.kr/~ecology/professor/abstract/biological.html accessed 2002.
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Protoctista
Division: Phaeophyta (Brown algae)
Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Chordariales
Family: Chordariaceae
Genus: Analipus
Species: japonicus
Common Name: thickly leaved rockweed
Other Phaeophytes or Brown Algae at Race Rocks

taxonomyiconReturn to the Race Rocks Taxonomy and Image File
pearsonlogo2_f2The Race Rocks taxonomy is a collaborative venture originally started with the Biology and Environmental Systems students of Lester Pearson College UWC. It now also has contributions added by Faculty, Staff, Volunteers and Observers on the remote control webcams. Paolo Danese 2002 (PC yr 28) 12/9/2002

 

Visitors

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Good evening! It was a very quiet day here at Race Rocks. No ecotour boats came in the reserve. Only one dive charter (Ogden Point) came into the reserve for two different dives. There were four visitors from Pearson College… we gave them a tour of the facility and information on the history and geography of Race Rocks. The weather was clear until the late afternoon when there were a few drops of precipitation. Interestingly, there were dark clouds hanging with what looked like heavy rain over Port Angeles while Victoria was sunny with a few clouds. Wind was west 10 – 12 knots. The seas were rippled. Chris, Jane and Morgan were out.

Several chicks have been blown into unfriendly territory

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Thursday, August 08, 2002
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MARINE LIFE: The gull chicks are growing rapidly, a lot of wing flapping, unfortunately getting airbourne has it’s risks.Several chicks have been blown into unfriendly territory ie- a neighbouring nest, been attacked and have died. Most of the wounds were around the head and neck. The chicks still unable to fly in any organized way, run but in a panic just get farther from the safety of their nesting area. The adults treat a chick from a neighbouring nest as they would any other threat to the safety of their own young, they chase and peck at it and of course the squawking attracts other gulls and so there is the helpless chick set upon by 20 or so adult gulls. Fortunately most of the time the chick is able to get to neutral territory and by trial and error make it’s way back to the relative safety of it’s own nesting area.Six of the geese were back this morning, one of the adults was missing – we know the missing one is an adult because the five young are still making the ‘peeping’ sounds and do not show the ‘threat’ behavior of neck waving and hissing. Just before 20:00 they flew off towards Pedder Bay, wonder what happened to the ‘missing’ goose? There was another group of California sealions in the area last night just after 2 a.m. – sounded like a larger group, maybe 15 or so judging from the barking
which woke me up but this morning counted only 6 floating about in the kelp.
HUMAN INTERACTION: There were 23 Ecotour boats and 4 pleasure craft in the reserve today.
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Aug 25-Aug 31

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Saturday, August 31, 2002
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Friday, August 30, 2002
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Thursday, August 29, 2002
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posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:08 AM
Wednesday, August 28, 2002
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posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:17 PM
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Tuesday, August 27, 2002
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Monday, August 26, 2002 Good Evening

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HUMAN INTERACTION: 27 ecotour boats and 4 pleasure craft today.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:54 PM
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posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:32 AM
Sunday, August 25, 2002
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MARINE LIFE: Occasionally see adult gulls feeding young, young that are as big as the parent gulls! Still a good supply of food fish. The young gulls are very noisy off and on during the night but the noise on the roof has diminished considerably.Look forward to the cleansing rains of fall, really notice the smell of bird droppings after being in town for a few hours and then returning.
HUMAN INTERACTION: 28 Ecotour boats, 1 dive charter and 3 pleasure craft today. Hyaku in, Ryan to say goodbye and Kiprop((returning for his second year) for a few day’s visit.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:18 PM
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Aug21-24

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Saturday, August 24, 2002

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Friday, August 23, 2002 Good Evening

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HUMAN INTERACTION: The fog finally lifted just before 11:00 and we counted 25 Ecotour boats, 2 sailboats and 1 dive charter,also station boat to Pedder Bay and return.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:19 PM
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Thursday, August 22, 2002

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Very chilly with the fog in and out all day, heard boats going by but visibility too poor to see them.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:15 PM
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posted by Carol or Mike S at 5:26 AM
Wednesday, August 21, 2002
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MARINE LIFE: The gulls are spending less time ashore now preferring to fish from the kelp beds. A group of about 20 cormorants spent the morning on the east end of the southeast rocks and the black turnstones seem to favour the little east bay.
There were 7 Ecotour boats and 2 pleasure craft through today also the Hyaku was in with Angus and 2 guests.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:09 PM
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posted by Carol or Mike S at 5:33 AM

a small group of Orca passed through

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Tuesday, August 20, 2002
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MARINE LIFE: There is plenty of fish around but many of the sealions have left and wonder if the high level of boat traffic is having an impact.Between noon and 13:00 a small group of Orca passed through between Gr. Race and North Rks. heading west.
HUMAN INTERACTION: 36 Ecotour boats through today also Second Nature in for two dives off the dock and one dive late afternoon at West Race.The station boat to Pedder Bay and back.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:14 PM
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