Beautiful weather continues and today’s lack of fog and strong winds made it a really perfect summer day. The barometer rose steadily all day and the outlook is for more of the same. Thirty-five whale-watching boats were noted in the … Continue reading
The barometer rose all day and so did the westerly winds, so by the time the tide started to ebb, the opposing forces made spectacular waves. Tonight is the last full moon of the summer and it is in perigee, … Continue reading
NEWS and MEDIA REPORTS Plastic band removed from neck of Greater Victoria sea lion Goldstream Gazette Sept 10, 2020 Superpod of Orcas congregate near Vancouver Island. Victoria News Sept 7, 2020 Sooke Whale Watching spots … Continue reading
This post describes the history leading up to the updating of the DFO Marine Mammal regulations of the Fisheries Act in Canada. It is my observation that even with clear recommendations leading up to the rewriting of the act, there … Continue reading
Sea Lions are tough and resilient animals. They can deal with sharp rocks and pounding waves but like many animals they have difficulties with human plastic products. Sometimes they will swallow salmon that are already hooked, or get snagged by … 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
In the fall of 2011, a female northern sea lion (Steller) and her pup appeared at Race Rocks. This is the first such pair that we have seen there. Link to Ryan Muphy’s Flickr site for a set of pictures … Continue reading
The following is from an e-mail that Ryan Murphy sent to Pat Gearin of NOAA: “This week’s brands include: 240Y 961 1032 6890 8101 There was also an unbranded juvenile california with a rectangular red tag on it’s front left … Continue reading
Ryan J Murphy and Raïsa Mirza Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific, Victoria, BC :Race Rocks Marine Protected Area Designation: A Social, Economic, and Cultural Overview See the final version submitted in PDF form here: RRSocio-cultural-Murphyand-Mirza also originally here:http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/344920.pdf … Continue reading
Raisa Mirza took these photos of the first Golden–crowned kinglet to be identified at Race Rocks on October 12, 2010, This individual has stopped over at Race Rocks on its migration route .This kinglet is widespread throughout … Continue reading