BBC interview on the future use of technology to bring Race Rocks to the internet

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In November of 1997, BBC reporter Hugh Warrick accompanied Garry Fletcher to Race Rocks and did an interview on the future plans for using technology to make available the resources of Race Rocks to all through the internet.

As is said in the interview : “Typical of ecotourism you could love an area to death”—  the solution of using the right kind of technology to broadcast on the internet is discussed and even robotically controlled video cameras on the internet are mentioned. Later in the early part of 2000 that was to become a reality .
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BBC interview on a Proposal for Virtual Race Rocks

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In November of 1997, I was interviewed by Hugh Warrick of the BBC on a plan to set up a network on RaceRocks to be able to have live streaming video on the internet, Here is the audio clip of that interview

BBC Interview at Race Rocks in November of 1997 on Technology for Sustainability at Race Rocks

A Proposal for Race Rocks Ecological Reserve. : Technology for Sustainability

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A Proposal for RACE ROCKS ECOLOGICAL RESERVE: Technology  for Sustainability

CONTENTS:

 

STEWARDSHIP OF A PRICELESS RESOURCE: A window into a unique remote natural world exists on the south western tip of Canada.The Race Rocks archipelago of 9 small islands and a central island dominated by a 137 year old lighthouse was made an ecological reserve in 1980. Under the stewardship of staff and students of Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific it was designated to serve as an area for research and education as well as preservation of a rare assemblage of marine organisms. Almost 20 years later, Pearson College has taken on responsibility for managing the islands and the reserve, and providing for continued staffing on the now automated light station.

Central to this proposal is the concept that the International students on scholarship from 83 countries at Lester B. Pearson College will benefit greatly by the ability to continue to use Race Rocks as an educational resource. Moreover they will be able to be involved in operating this project as a model for ecological stewardship that they will be able to take back with them and apply to sensitive areas in their own countries. The potential for a global network of such education and research areas has exciting possibilities.

BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME– ELECTRONICALLY! With our new responsibilities come a determination to make this unique resource available to the world while at the same time preserving its fragile wild ecosystems. In October of 1992 we had the experience of assisting with the broadcast from Race Rocks of 24 programs in the Underwater Safari television series. We reached by satellite, microwave and cable technology the classrooms and science centers across the nation. Now we have decided to use internet communication technologies to accomplish this task on a wider global scale and a regular basis. The following proposal puts forth some of the wide range of possibilities that could help us to succeed inthis challenging task over the next few years.

THE INTERNET AS A DELIVERY SYSTEM: Central to this plan is internet connectivity from the island of Great Race Rocks via appropriate microwave and/or Satellite technology. This prototype could be a valuable experiment in the provision of educational research images,sound and video to educational institutions around the world. Moreover it would be a valuable model for others to use in the stewardship process with unique and endangered environments.

TIDEPOOL MONITORING: N.J. Berril, one of the fathers of marine science in Canada said “If you look into a tidepool and comprehend what you see, you are observing the universe”. We have found in the biology and environmental systems classes at the college,that the tidepools at Race Rocks are a valuable asset for modeling ecosystems. There are a number of these pools of varying sizes and proximity to the water on the South West corner of the island. The physical factors of these pools such as salinity and temperature, fluctuate widely each day. Being able to monitor these changes continuously will lead to a better understanding of the dynamics of the systems. We can envisage electronic monitors that could be installed in certain tidepools that could lead to unique opportunities for students and researchers to pursue studies. It would also be possible to offer a visual image of these pools with the installation of a video imaging system underwater in a pool.

ROBOTIC VIDEO FROM THE LIGHT TOWER: With a series of robotic video cameras installed on the light tower and at other locations around the island, we could attain the possibility of an unrestricted panoramic view of the reserve. These cameras could be controlled by the operator on internet, and the following applications could result:
a) monitoring the marine mammal colonies. Year round there are always some marine mammals in the reserve. The elephant seal population has recently increased , with a possibility that they may form a new breeding colony.
b) Harbour seals are year round residents. Images of delivery of seal pups on the rocky shore right below the tower, and nursing mothers in the shallow water would afford a great advantage for the study of seal behavior.
c) The hundreds of California and Northern Sea lions that frequent the area from fall to spring would be a constant source of interest for internet visitors who could direct robotic cameras to zoom in on the constant activity in the haul out colonies. Feeding in the nearby waters that attracts flocks of birds could also be seen.
d) Orca whales frequent the area and would be visible from cameras scanning the surrounding ocean .
e) Four species of Marine birds: Pelagic Cormorants, Black Oystercatchers, Pigeon Guillemots and Glaucous Winged Gulls nest on the central island of Great Race Rocks. Video coverage of all stages of foraging , courtship and nesting behavior would be possible. Bird predation by frequently visiting bald eagles and falcons could be followed also. In addition , throughout the winter months overwintering populations of sea birds may be observed on the islands.
f) Security of the reserve could be enhanced greatly by cameras with robotic control. Both open ocean and Intertidal resources are at risk.
g) Continual observation of sea conditions would be possible for the environment weather service.

OCEANOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENTS: Daily measurements of salinity, (since 1936 ) and temperature ( since 1927) have proven invaluable for oceanographic research. We propose to add to this, sea state, and tide and current readings , all available in real time ,as well as in long term records.

UNDERWATER VIDEO RETRIEVAL SYSTEM: The staff and students of the Diving Service at Lester Pearson College have since 1980 been assisting other researchers in the reserve and doing regular monitoring of some of the basic features of the reserve. We have the capability to establish an electronic data bank, accessible by internet , of some of the footage of the organisms underwater at Race Rocks. This will serve as a valuable resource for those studying biodiversity and behavior of marine life. This footage could be updated frequently by our divers asthey do surveys in the reserve. Seasonal changes could be accounted for and a series of baseline ecosystem images could be established .

DEEP UNDERWATER ACCESS: In areas of the reserve too deep for regular diving, footage could be obtained from remotely operated vehicles. When linked to image maps of the reserve this footage could reveal a fascinating account of the underwater ecosystems. Arrangements through existing groups including the military who operate these vehicles should be possible to arrange.

HYDROPHONE RECORDING: Several years ago we participated with whale researchers in helping to install a hydrophone in the water off race rocks. This experience pointed to the possibility of having real time audio available from the underwater world of the islands.Killer whale vocalizations, as well as the murmur of other sounds of fish and invertebrates underwater could be a valuable addition to the web site.

ATMOSPHERIC DATA GATHERING: For many years, the light station served as a meteorological station.. Wind speeds are still transmitted to the weather forecasting services. Real time recording of a number of physical factors could be obtainable by internet. UV radiation,temperature, humidity, sunlight, precipitation and wind speeds could all be included in an array of data.

THE ALTERNATE ENERGY AND WASTE DISPOSAL TECHNOLOGIES: Recently the light and foghorn underwent conversion to Solar energy. We aim to seek an array of solar and wind technologies to be installed to make the island totally energy self sufficient. These energy generators could be monitored on a comparison basis so that a constant set of data on relative efficiencies was available to the internet site. There also exists the possibility of energy from the constant currents running past the island. This would not be an easy task but would be something to investigate for the long term. In addition, a number of technologies could be employed to provide for complete waste recovery in the sewer system of the station so that it no longer discharges into the ecological reserve.

Garry Fletcher: Pearson College faculty member in biology, environmental systems and the CoastWatch program.

November 4, 1997

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Pelecanus occidentalis: Brown Pelican -The Race Rocks Taxonomy

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In late September to mid October of 1997, Brown Pelicans were sighted roosting on George Point, just North of the reserve on Bentinck Island, and at Race Rocks in the eastern entrance of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. This group was filmed one afternoon from the Pearson College dive boat. Note, they had a habit of stretching their necks up vertically. The group stayed in the Race Rocks area for several weeks that fall. This is a rare event to have these birds this far North but the records from the daily water samples taken at Race Rocks in October and November of 1997 indicate the highest water temperatures since records were first made in 1927 and the lowest salinities since the first records in 1936. Another pair of Pelicans was observed in early November of 2001 by the Race Rocks Guardians. Noting the Brown Pelican’s “graceful glide” and dextrous use of its bill – which functions both as a dip net and cooling mechanism, it has been described as one of the most interesting of the North American birds. In recent years,
the pelican numbers have increased with sightings reported sporadically at Race Rocks. Its habitat is coastal islands on the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts of North, Central and South America.

This video was made from images taken by Pam Birley on remote camera 5 on Nov 10, 2006.. selected images are shown also below:

“Other pictures and records of different dates in other years for Pelicans can be seen on Pam Birley’s Flickr site:https://www.flickr.com/search/?w=66339356@N00&q=pelican

Lonely Pelican in a sea of Larus, Photo by Ryan Murphy– November 24, 2009

 

 

CLASSIFICATION:
Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Vertebrata
Class Aves
Order Pelecanifornes
Family Pelecanidae
Genus Pelecanus
Species occidentalis
Common Name Brown Pelican

A visitor from warmer climes.  See the post of Nov 9, 2012 https://www.racerocks.ca/2012/11/09/…


brown pelican, Race RocksOn Nov 19 2014,Rick Page took some great shots of Pelicans at Race Rocks.
Other Members of the Class Aves at Race Rocks.

Ecoguardian Alex Fletcher took this shot of a large group of pelicans for his post of
Dec 5 2012. Also Dec15 2012

 

 

An interesting pelican story resulted from this image taken while a Pelican was in flight which shows the band number R36

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. This taxonomy page was originally started as a biology class assignment in Dec. 2003 by Pearson College student Anil D’Souza PC year 27
G. Fletcher

Why do Transects ? overview and techniques

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THE OVERVIEW:

Images of transects applied to biological systems provide educators and students an opportunity to explore a wide diversity of systems and habitats. Traditionally, transects have been used in ecological studies to understand populations and community associations within selected habitats. The same concepts may be used to investigate any number of other biological systems ranging from individual organisms, or parts of organisms, to global ecosystems.
The transect provides a tool to focus attention on specific, selected systems and the effects of abiotic and biotic parameters affecting those biological units in the system. Qualitative and quantitative analyses by students at many levels, utilizing the resources of the world wide web, will provide the ability to study not only the specific transect site, but to link those studies with related research and information. It is our expectation that this exercise will not only provide an opportunity for an actual educational experience but will form the initial stimulus for contributions on new sites by other individuals and groups on a world wide basis. This would transfer the collaborative classroom exercise to a research activity reflecting the collaborative nature of international science.Educators and students are encouraged to use, among others, the BioQUEST philosophy of collaborative learning to develop additional exercises that support the use of transects as a tool for biological investigations and learning.

Collaborative Curriculum Lead-In:

Using the internet with biological transects can enhance knowledge and appreciation of important relationships in established biological systems. It is an ideal technique to foster and promote collaboration among students of a class, or between students from different geographic areas, the states or provinces, and countries. Teachers at all levels (K- 16) can take advantage of this medium to introduce students to the WWW as an information-providing tool, and as a research tool (example: NIH Image). Furthermore, they are encouraged to get their students to provide other examples of transects so that a transect data base on the web can be expanded. It could eventually include a wide variety of biological systems whether from a microscopic view point or a satellite perspective.

TECHNIQUES:

The basic premise of the initial transect presentations on this web site is of transects established linearly across a biological site (often through an environmental gradient). The measuring device used depends on the size of the site and the logistical constraints in putting it into place. It is envisioned that eventually transects ranging in size from a microscopic level to a satellite image level will appear here.

Note: to be useful for this project, all images contributed must have a reference measurement scale visible or the scale must be known so that it could be inserted into the pictures. Photos also need to be of good quality. It is also possible that accurate drawings could provide the image for a transect.

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Transects may be used in any biological system that is appropriate to the educational and scientific mission. What is presented here are suggestions for choosing habitats; the list is not all-inclusive, but hopefully a stimulus for further selection and development of sites. Most of our natural ecosystems in the world are being affected by the onset of Climate Change. If we are to know what the components of a natural ecosystem are , we need to document them before irreversible change occurs,  

EXTERNAL SITES:

1. AQUATIC HABITATS:

a. Marine

  • Water column (vertical and horizontal transects; use of satellite imagery)
  • Rocky Intertidal
  • Mud Flats
  • Sandy Beaches
  • Subtidal
  • Cobble and Shingle Beaches
  • Tide Pools
  • Coral Reefs
  • Thermal vent communities
  • Ice Flow Communities

b. Estuarine

  • Water column
  • Mangrove communities
  • Mud and sand flats
  • Salt marshes
  • Lagoons
  • Docks and pilings

c. Fouling (Settlement) communities

d. Freshwater

  • Lakes and ponds
  • Ephemeral pools
  • Rivers, streams and creeks
  • Marshes

2. TERRESTRIAL HABITATS:

  • Forest and woodland
  • Grassland
  • Savannah
  • Chapparal
  • Deserts
  • Urban lot
  • Agricultural fields
  • Tundra

INTERNAL [LABORATORY BASED] SITES:

1. Microscopic communities: use of bacteria, protists, invertebrates, algae

  • Petri dish populations
  • Tissue culture populations
  • Glass slide populations

2. Macroscopic habitats

  • Aquaria – marine, estuarine and freshwater
  • Terraria – desert to moist 

We hope that this page will soon expand to include a wide range of images of very different transects. Some of the transects we would like to see contributed are :

    • A transect through a bog ecosystem.
    • A transect through an alpine ecosystem from the foot of a melting glacier.
    • A transect through the shoreline of a drying salt pan as one sees in Saskatchewan or other locations on the North American Plains.
    • Aerial transects from the tundra showing distribution of Caribou herds and vegetation .
    • Aerial transects through the savannahs of Africa showing animal distribution patterns .
    • Coral Reef and Mangrove Forest transects.
    • Vertical Transects in Forest Ecosystems.
    • Microscopic Transects.

    HOW DOES ONE PREPARE IMAGES TO BE ANALYZED?
    ECOLOGICAL NICHE MODELING: This file gives detailed instructions on the method used to download pictures for processing, measuring, and further work. It also contains details for an exercise on the 3D modelling of ecological niches of organisms.

ORIGINAL AUTHORS:

This program was developed at the 1995 BioQUEST Summer Workshop on Collaborative Learning, Peer Review, and Persuasion in Biology Education at Beloit College, WI. USA
The authors of the program were :

  • Lynette Padmore, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, Florida
  • John Moon, Harding College, Searcy, Arkansas
  • Ned Lyke, California State University, Hayward, Hayward, California
  • Gabriele Wienhausen, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
  • Garry Fletcher, Lester B. Pearson College, Victoria, B.C. Canada

Peg 5 sample transects
See Transect A0050101
See Transect A0050102
See Transect A0050103
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The Schools Project Archive 1997-98

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SCHOOLS FIELD LAB PROJECT: In the late 1990’s the Pearson College Diving Service ran a series of field trips involving students of grade seven classes in the Sooke School District.The field trips were to the Pilot Study Marine Protected Area of Race Rocks Ecological Reserve. The students of the Diving Service took responsibility for designing the curriculum, organizing the trips and conducting the field trips. The files below came from an earlier version of the Pearson College website. This page will show some of the images from those trips and the exercises the Diving Service members designed for the grade 7 students.

A special thanks to Duane Prentice (PC year4), now a professional photographer working out of Victoria, who has contributed his time and energy to help us build up a set of pictures on Race Rocks. Most of the schools program pictures above have been supplied by him.

Link to the Diving Service Schools Project 1999

Light Keepers of the Race Rocks Lighthouse 1860-1997

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The original list of the Lightkeepers below was provided by Trev Anderson to students from Lester Pearson College who were doing an assignment on Marine History for their Marine Science class in 1980.

In 2009-10 in preparation for the sesqicentennial of Race Rocks, I have added a number of references for individual stories gleaned from the Daily Colonist Archives. (G.Fletcher)

Ed Note: We appreciate the cooperation of family members and others who have kindly contributed comments about the light keepers and their families. We encourage others to do the same to fill the gaps.
Link to posts on this website with the tag “lightkeeper”

Senior Light Keepers
and Assistants.
Years of Occupancy at Race Rocks
and Hyperlinks in blue to pages of known historical connections
Roberts Feb 1860 – 1861
George Nicholas Davies (and Rosina) Feb.9 1861 – 1866- died on the Race Rocks station, see note above. (b. 1831 – d. 1866)
Rosina Davies 1866-1879- remained on station as keeper after her husband died.Rosina remarried later and her name was then Rosina Harman.)
Nicholas Bertucci Came to Victoria from Italy in 1862, was assistant at Race Rocks for 5 years: from either 1863-1867 or 1863-1868.
John McQuarrie January 19, 1869; 1st Assistant Keeper; age 52 in 1872; pay $410 per year; (British Columbia Report of the Hon. H. L. Langevin, C.B., Minister of Public Works, 1872)

 
Thomas Argyle
(and Ellen)		 Feb 1867 – 1888 (Thomas (1839 – 1919) Argyle & Ellen Argyle (d. 1925) May 23, 1867 – 1888; 32 years old in 1872; Chief Keeper; pay $625 per year. Note however,,,In the 1891 Census Thomas’s, now a farmer in Metchosin— birthday is listed as Feb3 1840, Thomas’s wife is listed as Helen, born Feb 25, 1835, and the daughter is listed as Ellen, born June 22, 1865, And the son Frederick born Dec 25, 1873.
Ellen Argyle 1867-1871- assistant keeper May 23, 1867 – 1871; 32 years old in 1872; 3rd Assistant; pay $150 per year; (British Columbia Report of the Hon. H. L. Langevin, C.B., Minister of Public Works, 1872)
Henry Montrose He was the assistant lightkeeper in 1877 who helped pull the two sailors from the water. (no further information is available so far)
Samuel Askew 1871 September 11, 1871 – ; age 30 in 1872; Second Assistant; $360 per year;
W.H. Berus Assistant? Mar 31-1861- Aug 5, 1879 (d. 1879)
Amelia Berus August 05, 1879 – February 01, 1880
Albert Argyle (son) 1888- Jan 1, 1889
W.P. Daykin 1889-1891 (W. P. (Phil) Daykin & Anna Daykin) (Many newspaper articles on their time at Carmanah)January 1, 1889 – April 23, 1891(Cadieux papers say he started July 03, 1889)From the 1891 census, a P. Wm Daykin  age 48 and W.F. Daykin age 47 lived in Metchosin. Children listed, CT Daykin ( 17) Edward D. (15) WT (9) RS ( 7) Philip CS ( 5) and Elizabeth E  Daykin (age 66) I believe this is the same Daykin family as two of the sons were killed by the sea later ( see link on W.P. Daykin name)
Frederick Mercer Eastwood April 23, 1891 – February 01, 1919; on station in 1910 (Vancouver City Directory 1910, Dominion Government Section) (resigned) (Cadieux papers) (b. March 02, 1862, England – d. 1932) & Annie. 

newspaper reference1905
James Thomas Forsyth (and Ellen) February 01, 1919 – December 10, 1932 (Cadieux papers)(b. November 16, 1870, Halifax, NS, Canada – d. December 10, 1932) & Ellen J. (Cadieux papers)
Arthur Fielding (Ed note: Previously not recorded so added Dec. 2013) In the 1921 census Arthur is listed as a lodger in the household of James Forsyth and as the assistant Light Keeper, govt. employed at $600  per year.  He was 26, born BC in 1895.
Henry I. McKenzie (and Evelyn) Dec 1932 – Oct 24, 1933—another reference says..Henry I. December 15, 1933 as temporary keeper when James Forsyth died (Cadieux papers)
“Henry I. McKenzie (b. May 13, 1884, Nova Scotia) & Evelyn McKenzie (Cadieux papers) From the marriage records Henry I. Mckenzie married Alberta Forsyth on November 24 1931 in BC. He died in Victoria on July 2, 1947
Andrew and Mary Ritchie Oct 24, 1933 – Sept 20,- 1940 (his first station).
Thomas Westhead Sept. 20, 1940 – Sept 15, 1948 (wireless operator in 1927 according to BC Directory; later a lighthouse keeper) He also built three sailboats while on the island.
Arthur Anderson Sept 15, 1948 – Jan 23, 1950 ( drowned while returning to station)
S. Footman Jan 23, 1950 – Feb, 1950
Percy C. Pike Feb 1950 – Oct, 1952
Percival (Percy) Coatsworth Pike (b. May 21, 1898, Durban, South Africa) & Mary Ellen Pike (Cadieux papers spell the name “Pikes”)( married Dec 11, 1919 in Alert bay,) Percy was also a lighthouse keeper at Discovery Island in 1949.
Bruce W. Rogers August 01, 1951 Assistant Keeper
Gordon Odlum Oct 1, 1952 – July 31, 1961, (b. June 17, 1914, Vancouver, BC) & Jean Odlum. See the note on his contribution to UBC research on bird nesting of the Glaucous -winged Gull.
Chris W.Slater Aug 1961 – Sept 1961
Charles Clark Sept 1961 – Nov 1, 1961 (Born March 22, 1888, Ireland) (Cadieux papers)
Ben Rogers Nov, 1961 – July 27, 1964
Alan J. Tully July 27, 1964 – July 26, 1966 ( J. Alan (Al) Tully (d. 1971) & Mona Tully (Cadieux papers))
Curt Cehak summer 1966 to 1968–Junior keeper (Kurt Felix Carl (b. February 09, 1925, Vienna, Austria) & Erika Cehak (Cadieux papers) Link is to video of him talking about sea lions
Trevor and Flo Anderson Jul 26, 1966- March 2, 1982
David Odlum for a short period in the late 60’s. junior keeper. (son of Gordon & Jean Odlum)
Edward and Alice Hay **Junior Keeper 1968-1977
Rudy Dufour **Junior Keeper. ..1977?
Bob Lundy **Junior Keeper 1977
Edward Carson Relief Keeper 1980- 1982 (Edward (Ed) Carson (b. December 30, 1912, North Vancouver, BC – d. 1990) & Karlene Carson (not spelled “Karlene”) (Cadieux papers) Ed remarried in 1982 to Sheryl)
Frank Coffey c 1980..junior keeper on station with relief principal Ed Carson
Joseph Slyth 1981- Relief Lightkeeper at Race Rocks. ( died 2008 in Victoria at age 93)
Charles and Joan Redhead 1982- 1989 (Charles d. 1966).Joan Redhead passed away in 2012
Warren and Elaine Kennedy Junior Keeper on station with Charles Redhead 1982-1990-
Gerry Toner Junior Keeper..1990- 1994? Gerry passed away in Victoria, July 20, 2011 .
Pat Mickey Junior Keeper. Dec 16, 1993- 1995 (and Lorraine Mickey). They became Lightkeepers at Discovery Island 1995-1997
Mike and Carol Slater Oct, 1989- 1997…and continued as Ecoguardians until 2008, see link below.
Station Automated 1997
. ** Explanation of the terms Junior vs Assistant keeper provided by Trev and Flo Anderson:“Before 1961 the senior lightkeeper hired his own assistant . The government then began a system of examining all applicants. Lightkeepers were then all hired by the government ( Trev was in the first group). When the government hired and placed applicants, after posting position openings internally, they were called junior lightkeepers. Relief keepers were hired by the local office but the senior keeper could, and did often, suggest someone as the relief keeper had to live in the personal residences.”

 

 

See this file for the Ecoguardians now provided by Pearson College UWC and who have been in residence from 1997 to present at Race Rocks.

OUTPOST- A video About Pearson College and Race Rocks

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http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/archives_2/vidday1.htm
This video was filmed by Alan Bibby in 1997. It features a visit by Dr.Joe McInnis to the islands to dive with students of Lester B. Pearson College.
Narration by Angus Matthews.

OUTPOST: RACE ROCKS
Marine Education Centre
See this file with stills and the script from OUTPOST

SPECIES LIST From: William Head, Rosedale Rocks, Race Rocks by Donna Gibbs

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SPECIES LIST:

Compiled by:Donna Gibbs of the Vancouver Acquarium on dives made at Rosedale Rock, West Race Rocks and William Head in the summer of 1997. Groupings are made in Phylums or Divisions.

Dive 432 – Rosedale, Race Rocks – June 12, 1997

Epiphytic red algae (Smithora, Antithamnion, Ceramium, Polysiphonia)Iridescent blade red algae (Iridea)

Encrusting coralline algae (Lithothamnion)

Branching coralline algae (Bossiella, Corallina, Calliarthron)

 Bull kelp (Nereocystis)Blade kelp (Costaria)

Blade kelp (Alaria)

Woody-stemmed kelp (Lessoniopsis, Eisenia, Pterygophora)

  Tar spot (Codium setchellii)
 Tan finger sponge (Isodictya quatsinoensis)Orange-red encrusting sponge (Ophlitaspongia pennata)

Thick, dark red encrusting sponge (Plocamia karykina)

Boring sponge (Cliona celata)

Crumb-of-bread sponge (Halichondria, Haliclona spp.)

  Giant black feather-duster worm (Eudistylia vancouveri)Sand-dwelling feather-duster worm (Sabella spp.)

Slime tubeworm (Myxicola infundibulum)

Multi-colour calcareous tubeworm (Serpula vermicularis)

Honeycomb tubeworm (Dodecaceria fewkesi)

Spaghetti or shell binder worm (Thelepus crispus)

  Plumose anemone (Metridium giganteum)Red and green or Christmas tealia (Urticina crassicornis)

Crimson anemone (Cribrinopsis fernaldi)

Brooding or proliferating anemone (Epiactis prolifera)

Zoanthid (Epizoanthus scotinus)

Ostrich-plume hydroid (Aglaophenia struthionides)

Delicate-plumed hydroid (Plumularia spp.)

Orange hydroid (Garveia annulata)

Snail-fur hydroid (Hydractinia sp.)

Pink-mouthed solitary hydroid (Tubularia marina)

Thread-like, creeping network hydroid (Orthopyxis spp.)

Pink or violet branching hydrocoral (Stylaster venusta)

Encrusting hydrocoral (Allopora petrograpta)

Tiny star jellyfish (Phialidium gregarium)
  Other encrusting bryozoan (Schizoporella spp., Microporella spp., Eurystomella spp.)Northern staghorn bryozoan (Heteropora pacifica)  Gumboot chiton (Cryptochiton stelleri)California mussel (Mytilus californianus)

Rock or purple-hinged scallop (Crassedoma giganteum)

White-cap limpet (Acmaea mitra)

Rough keyhole limpet (Diodora aspera)

Snail-dwelling slipper shell (Crepidula adunca)

Leafy hornmouth shell (Ceratostoma foliatum)

Blue top snail (Calliostoma ligatum)

Heath’s dorid (Geitodoris heathi)

Coloured dendronotid (Dendronotus diversicolor)

   Sea flea (Anisogammarus spp., Orchestia spp.)Coon-stripe shrimp (Pandalus danae)

Candycane or candy-stripe shrimp (Lebbeus grandimanus)

Kincaid’s commensal shrimp (Heptacarpus kincaidi)

Giant or giant acorn barnacle (Balanus nubilis)

Oregon crab (Cancer oregonensis)

Masking or sharp-nose crab (Scyra acutifrons)

Hairy, flat lithode crab (Hapalogaster mertensii)

Scaled crab (Placetron wosnessenskii)

Orange hermit crab (Elassochirus gilli)
 Blood star (Henricia leviuscula)Long-rayed or rainbow star (Orthasterias koehleri)

Six-rayed star (Leptasterias hexactis)

Sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides)

Sun star (Solaster stimpsoni)

Serpent or daisy brittle star (Ophiopholis aculeata)

Giant red sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus)

Purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)

Giant or California sea cucumber (Parastichopus californicus)

Creeping pedal or armored sea cucumber (Psolus chitonoides)

   Mosshead warbonnet (Chirolophis nugator) gorgeous – huge and red!Copper rockfish (Sebastes caurinus)

Quillback rockfish (Sebastes maliger)

Black rockfish (Sebastes melanops)

Tiger rockfish (Sebastes nigrocinctus)

Kelp greenling (Hexagrammos decagrammus)

Ling cod (Ophiodon elongatus)

Scalyhead sculpin (Artedius harringtoni)

Red Irish lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus)

  Lobed compound tunicate (Cystodytes lobatus)

White-crust compound tunicate (Didemnum albidum)

Dive 433 – Rosedale, Race Rocks – June 13, 1997
 Epiphytic red algae (Smithora, Antithamnion, Ceramium, Polysiphonia)Encrusting coralline algae (Lithothamnion)

Branching coralline algae (Bossiella, Corallina, Calliarthron)

  Woody-stemmed kelp (Lessoniopsis, Eisenia, Pterygophora)  Tar spot (Codium setchellii)
 Tennis ball sponge (Tetilla arb)Smooth orange puff-ball sponge (Suberites montiniger)  Red sand-dwelling tubeworm (not Sabella)  Coon-stripe shrimp (Pandalus danae)Candycane or candy-stripe shrimp (Lebbeus grandimanus)

Kincaid’s commensal shrimp (Heptacarpus kincaidi)

Giant or giant acorn barnacle (Balanus nubilis)

Oregon crab (Cancer oregonensis)

Masking or sharp-nose crab (Scyra acutifrons)
Other encrusting bryozoan (Schizoporella spp., Microporella spp., Eurystomellaspp.)  Lined chiton (Tonicella lineata)Red chiton (Tonicella insignis)

Gumboot chiton (Cryptochiton stelleri)

Swimming or pink scallop (Chlamys sp.)

White-cap limpet (Acmaea mitra)

Rough keyhole limpet (Diodora aspera)

Leafy hornmouth shell (Ceratostoma foliatum)

Dire whelk (Searlesia dira)

Dwarf hairy triton (Trichotropsis cancellata)

Blue top snail (Calliostoma ligatum)

Cockerel’s dorid (Laila cockerelli)

 Plumose anemone (Metridium giganteum)Red and green or Christmas tealia (Urticina crassicornis)

Crimson anemone (Cribrinopsis fernaldi)

Brooding or proliferating anemone (Epiactis prolifera)

Zoanthid (Epizoanthus scotinus)

Sea fir (Abietinaria spp., Thuiaria spp., Sertularia spp.)

Ostrich-plume hydroid (Aglaophenia struthionides)

Delicate-plumed hydroid (Plumularia spp.)

Orange hydroid (Garveia annulata)

Pink or violet branching hydrocoral (Stylaster venusta)
 Blood star (Henricia leviuscula)Long-rayed or rainbow star (Orthasterias koehleri)

Six-rayed star (Leptasterias hexactis)

Sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides)

Sun star (Solaster stimpsoni)

Giant red sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus)

Purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)

Giant or California sea cucumber (Parastichopus californicus)

Black sea cucumber (Cucumaria lubrica)

  Copper rockfish (Sebastes caurinus)Quillback rockfish (Sebastes maliger)

Kelp greenling (Hexagrammos decagrammus)

Ling cod (Ophiodon elongatus)

Scalyhead sculpin (Artedius harringtoni)

Cabezon (Scorpaenicthys marmoratus)

 Lobed compound tunicate (Cystodytes lobatus)White-crust compound tunicate (Didemnum albidum)

Dive 434 – West Race Rocks – June 13, 1997
   Woody-stemmed kelp (Lessoniopsis, Eisenia, Pterygophora)  Surf grass (Phyllospadix)
 Tan finger sponge (Isodictya quatsinoensis)Boring sponge (Cliona celata)

Pecten sponge (Mycale adhaerens)

Sulphur sponge (Myxilla lacunosa)

Smooth orange puff-ball sponge (Suberites montiniger)

  Orange ribbon worm (Tubulanus polymorphus)Giant black feather-duster worm (Eudistylia vancouveri)

Sand-dwelling feather-duster worm (Sabella spp.)

Honeycomb tubeworm (Dodecaceria fewkesi)

Spaghetti or shell binder worm (Thelepus crispus)

  
 Kelp-encrusting bryozoan (Membranipora membranacea)Other encrusting bryozoan (Schizoporella spp., Microporella spp., Eurystomella

spp.)

Spiral or spiral-tuft bryozoan (Bugula californica)

Fluted bryozoan (Hippodiplosia insculpta)

Northern staghorn bryozoan (Heteropora pacifica)

  Gumboot chiton (Cryptochiton stelleri)California mussel (Mytilus californianus)

Sea bottle clam (Mytilimeria nuttallii)

Rough keyhole limpet (Diodora aspera)

Northern or pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) 1 – 4″

Dwarf lurid triton (Ocenebra lurida)

Monterey sea lemon (Archidoris montereyensis)

White dorid (Archidoris odhneri)

Opalescent aeolid (Hermissenda crassicornis)

Three-lined aeolid (Flabellina trilineata)

Coloured dendronotid (Dendronotus diversicolor)

Giant Pacific octopus (Octopus dofleini)

 White-spotted tealia (Urticina lofotensis)Crimson anemone (Cribrinopsis fernaldi)

Brooding or proliferating anemone (Epiactis prolifera)

Zoanthid (Epizoanthus scotinus)

Soft coral (Gersemia rubiformis)

Sea fir (Abietinaria spp., Thuiaria spp., Sertularia spp.)

Ostrich-plume hydroid (Aglaophenia struthionides)

Delicate-plumed hydroid (Plumularia spp.)

Orange hydroid (Garveia annulata)

Snail-fur hydroid (Hydractinia sp.)

Pink-mouthed solitary hydroid (Tubularia marina)

Pink or violet branching hydrocoral (Stylaster venusta)
  Leather star (Dermasterias imbricata)Blood star (Henricia leviuscula)

Long-rayed or rainbow star (Orthasterias koehleri)

Velcro or fish-eating star (Stylasterias forreri)

Six-rayed star (Leptasterias hexactis)

Sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides)

Sun star (Solaster stimpsoni)

Morning sun star (Solaster dawsoni)

  Kelp greenling (Hexagrammos decagrammus)Ling cod (Ophiodon elongatus)

Scalyhead sculpin (Artedius harringtoni)

Cabezon (Scorpaenicthys marmoratus)

Red Irish lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus)

  Light-bulb tunicate (Clavelina huntsmani)Stalked, dwarf light-bulb tunicate (Pycnoclavella stanleyi)

Stalked compound tunicate (Distaplia smithi)

Dive 431 – William Head, Vancouver Island – June 12, 1997
Epiphytic red algae (Smithora, Antithamnion, Ceramium, Polysiphonia)Iridescent blade red algae (Iridea)

Encrusting coralline algae (Lithothamnion)

Branching coralline algae (Bossiella, Corallina, Calliarthron)

  Bull kelp (Nereocystis)

Woody-stemmed kelp (Lessoniopsis, Eisenia, Pterygophora)
 Orange-red encrusting sponge (Ophlitaspongia pennata)Thick, dark red encrusting sponge (Plocamia karykina)

Boring sponge (Cliona celata)

Hermit crab sponge (Suberites suberea) with Pagurus stevensae

  Agassiz’s peanut worm (Phascolosoma agassizii)Scale worm (Halosydna brevisetosa, Harmothoe spp.)

Slime tubeworm (Myxicola infundibulum)

Multi-colour calcareous tubeworm (Serpula vermicularis)

Cement tubeworm (Sabellaria cementarium)

Spaghetti or shell binder worm (Thelepus crispus)

 Plumose anemone (Metridium giganteum)Red and green or Christmas tealia (Urticina crassicornis)

Fish-eating tealia (Urticina piscivora)

Brooding or proliferating anemone (Epiactis sp.)

Orange cup coral (Balanophyllia elegans)

Sea fir (Abietinaria spp., Thuiaria spp., Sertularia spp.)

Silver-tip hydroid (Abietinaria greeni)

Pink or violet branching hydrocoral (Stylaster venusta)

Encrusting hydrocoral (Allopora petrograpta)

Water jellyfish (Aequorea victoria)

Tiny star jellyfish (Phialidium gregarium)
Other encrusting bryozoan (Schizoporella spp., Microporella spp., Eurystomellaspp.)

Northern staghorn bryozoan (Heteropora pacifica)

Southern staghorn bryozoan (Diaperoecia californica)

 

 Oval brachiopod or lamp shell (Laqueus californicus) ?
 Lined chiton (Tonicella lineata)Red chiton (Tonicella insignis)

Gumboot chiton (Cryptochiton stelleri)

Swimming or pink scallop (Chlamys sp.)

Rock or purple-hinged scallop (Crassedoma giganteum)

Jingle shell (Pododesmus cepio)

Northwest ugly clam (Entodesma saxicola)

Hooded puncturella (Puncturella cucullata)

Northern or pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana)

Leafy hornmouth shell (Ceratostoma foliatum)

Dwarf lurid triton (Ocenebra lurida)

Oregon or giant hairy triton (Fusitriton oregonensis)

Dwarf hairy triton (Trichotropsis cancellata)

Blue top snail (Calliostoma ligatum)

Ringed top snail (Calliostoma annulatum)

Variable lacuna (Lacuna variegata)

Smooth-edged wenteltrap (Opalia borealis)

White dorid (Archidoris odhneri)

Nanaimo dorid (Acanthodoris nanaimoensis)

Cockerel’s dorid (Laila cockerelli)

Opalescent aeolid (Hermissenda crassicornis)

Red-gilled aeolid (Flabellina verrucosa)

  Common gray mysid (unknown) ?Coon-stripe shrimp (Pandalus danae)

Kincaid’s commensal shrimp (Heptacarpus kincaidi)

Giant or giant acorn barnacle (Balanus nubilis)

Oregon crab (Cancer oregonensis)

Masking or sharp-nose crab (Scyra acutifrons)

Flat porcelain crab (Petrolisthes cinctipes)

Turtle or butterfly crab (Cryptolithodes typicus)

Flat, granular-claw hermit crab (Elassochirus tenuimanus)

Sponge hermit crab (Pagurus stevensae)
Blood star (Henricia leviuscula)Long-rayed or rainbow star (Orthasterias koehleri)

Sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides)

Sun star (Solaster stimpsoni)

Serpent or daisy brittle star (Ophiopholis aculeata)

Green sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis)

Giant red sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus)

Purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)

Giant or California sea cucumber (Parastichopus californicus)

Red sea cucumber (Cucumaria miniata)

Creeping pedal or armored sea cucumber (Psolus chitonoides)

   MPacific herring (Clupea harengus pallasi) school of juvenilesBlackeye goby (Coryphopterus nicholsi)

Mosshead warbonnet (Chirolophis nugator)

Longfin gunnel (Pholis clemensi)

Copper rockfish (Sebastes caurinus) one adult

Puget Sound rockfish (Sebastes emphaeus) school of 200 juveniles

Kelp greenling (Hexagrammos decagrammus)

Scalyhead sculpin (Artedius harringtoni)

 Broad-base tunicate (Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis)Horse-shoe or disc-top tunicate (Chelyosoma productum)

Stalked, dwarf light-bulb tunicate (Pycnoclavella stanleyi)

Orange social tunicate (Metandrocarpa taylori)

White-crust compound tunicate (Didemnum albidum)

Moulting Elephant Seal video

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The video of this female elephant was taken off the South side of Race Rocks. It was done iby Alex Fletcher in hi 8 – before we had SONY cameras that would record in Digital. One can see the patchy skin typical of the moulting stage just behind the head. This seal had probably already gone through the most serious part of the juvenile moult, which may have occurred on one of the sandy beaches over near Metchosin.