Washington’s forests are deteriorating so quickly the state commissioner of public lands says he’ll appoint an emergency panel to seek ways to stabilize the situation or reverse the decline. Jerry Franklin, professor of forest resources, is quoted.
Read more »Massive oyster die-offs suggest ocean acidification is already here - Yale e360
The die-offs of oyster larvae along the Pacific coast suggest that ocean acidification is already taking its toll. Scientists say this is just the start if atmospheric greenhouse gases continue to rise. Read more here; Dick Feely is quoted.
Read more »Friday Harbor Labs students perform the UW fight song - and win competition!
Several students enrolled in the Marine Biology Quarter at FHL celebrated “W Day” in style! Led by David Haas, they used FHL as a backdrop for their music video entry to the “UW Fight Song” contest by KJR radio. They sang the “unsingable” and WON! You can view their winning entry on YouTube.
Read more »Northwest salmon fisheries may have to share - Oregon Live
A complex decision-making matrix: “The dilemma is this: if conservation objectives for killer whale population recovery are actually achieved, the resulting increase in predation pressure on Chinook [salmon] stocks will compromise the ability to meet recovery objectives for Chinook salmon,” University of Washington scientist Rob Williams and co-authors write in the journal PLoS One. “In light of competing objectives, a precautionary management strategy would reduce fisheries quotas temporarily while implementing actions that encourage greater production of Chinook salmon.”
Read more »Japan tsunami debris may be washing up on BC's shores within days - the National Post
The largest items swept out to sea following the Japanese tsunami in March could arrive on the B.C. coastline within days, oceanographer Curt Ebbesmeyer predicted last Wednesday. Ebbesmeyer is an oceanographer who went to UW, and is known for his focus on tracking flotsam across oceans.
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