From lisacollier at earthlink.net Tue Jul 1 17:24:07 2008 From: lisacollier at earthlink.net (lisa@venturaembroidery.com) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 17:24:07 -0700 (GMT-07:00) Subject: [CINC] 6/30 - Condor Express Message-ID: <16785704.1214958248170.JavaMail.root@elwamui-sweet.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Sunday June 30th 1000-1500 1500 Common Dolphin (4 seperate observations) 2 Humpback Whales - Mother/Calf pair near Habitat Rig It was a windy day in the Channel - 20kts +/- but we ventured out to Painted Cave. Happy to see the humpbacks on the way back to the Harbor. Thanks to Capt Don's/Speed Twin who contacted Capt Mat with the siting. Submitted by: Lisa Collier, Carole Rosales From Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov Wed Jul 2 09:54:30 2008 From: Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov (Clare Fritzsche) Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:54:30 -0700 Subject: [CINC] July 16th meeting of Conservation Working Group for the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Message-ID: <486BB2C6.5070206@noaa.gov> Dear Interested Parties, This is a public meeting announcement for the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Sanctuary Advisory Council's Conservation Working Group (CWG). The CWG will meet in Santa Barbara July 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. Please share this announcement and the attached meeting agenda with individuals who may be interested in attending. Apologies for duplicate postings. ________________________ A PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE distributed by the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary on behalf of the Conservation Working Group of the Sanctuary Advisory Council CONSERVATION WORKING GROUP * 7/16/08 AGENDA* * Environmental Defense Center Conference Room,* *906 Garden Street**, Santa Barbara*** * * I. INTRODUCTIONS 6:00 *II. OCEAN ACIDIFICATION 6:10* A. Draft CWG report B. SAC presentation *III. SAC ISSUES 7:00* A. Emergency Response Plan re Reducing Ship Strikes on Large Cetaceans B. Marine reserves; MLPA process C. Other * ADJOURN 8:00* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com Wed Jul 2 21:50:24 2008 From: chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com (Christopher Carlson) Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 21:50:24 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Tuesday, July 1st Condor Express Trip! Message-ID: <29a91b7e0807022150y47e1ce8djcaf88c1f2f7faa49@mail.gmail.com> Hey there guys! Amateur naturalist Chris here with another report. Here's the quick rundown for Tuesday, July 1st's CX trip: - > 1,000 Common Dolphins - 1 Minke Whale It was a pretty clear day for the 41 passengers aboard, and fellow naturalist Marty Flam and I were very happy to get out there. Captain Dave (NOT Matt, as many corrected me in my previous report, including Captain Dave himself! Sorry about that guys!) and crew planned to take us out to Santa Cruz and then take a trip to where they had seen two humpbacks the previous day. We had folks from many places, including Arizona, North Carolina, Indiana, Denmark, Germany, and Portugal! Actually, the people from Portugal were also on Sunday's CX trip and wanted another attempt at a whale. About half had never been whale watching before, and a good amount of them had a nice time riding the bow as we headed out on the fairly choppy sea. We saw some Common Dolphins close to outside the harbor, and we would see several more pods throughout our trip, particularly one around 1330 or so that had many hundreds riding along with the boat. Everyone enjoyed the dolphins immensely. We could see the fish getting chased around, which was a blast. And man, those guys love to jump! We started off by heading out to Santa Cruz. It was pretty windy out there and I sadly didn't have my CINC hat on tight enough and it had a nice, slow trip on a wind gust to the ocean. That actually had me pretty bummed the rest of the trip; I liked my hat! Speaking of, I gotta order a new one... Everyone was pretty good about holding onto their hats after that one! We were also getting pretty splashed about, especially on one side of the boat, and I kept forgetting and got soaked pretty often. Good times on the ocean. The island was really beautiful. We got a good look at a lot of California Sea Lions and Harbor Seals. We took a peak inside some of the sea caves which was pretty awe-inspiring. On the way from the island, a lot of people took a rest inside the cabin as the left side was getting completely soaked by the waves. We went back to the spot where a humpback mother and her calf were spotted on Monday but we couldn't find them again. We saw some more dolphins, including that big pod I mentioned before, but didn't see any spouts. The food was abundant all over, but those whales were not. Capt. Dave joked that I was the new bad luck charm, because two out of his three whale-less trips for the year were with me on board. Oh man! Maybe it was my cologne! As we were heading back in the Captain spotted a very shy Minke Whale. I never saw it myself but that is rather common with those Minkes. At least we know that some whales are hanging out! Although we came back without seeing another whale, there were plenty of smiling faces leaving the boat, so I was really happy with our journey. 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Scott Cuzzo From judyw88 at hotmail.com Thu Jul 3 10:24:26 2008 From: judyw88 at hotmail.com (judy w) Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 10:24:26 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Forest service info Message-ID: "Marine Mammals" Wheeler Gorge Visitor Center July 12, 2008 1:00pm-3:00pm will be presented by Larry Wan, wildlife photographer and conservationist, on July 12at 1p.m. indoors at the Wheeler Gorge Visitor Center, 17017 Maricopa Highway. The ocean is the cradle of life, but our fellow mammals that chose to return to the sea face the threat of extinction as we continuw to harvest and pollute this critical natural resource. wan will take you on a tour of nature with his breathtaking images that have been published in the National Geographic magazine. Donations: adults, $3; youths, 5 through 18, $2; under 4 admitted free. Call (805)640-9060. _________________________________________________________________ Don't get caught with egg on your face. Play chicktionary! http://club.live.com/chicktionary.aspx?icid=chick_wlhmtextlink1_feb -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From doug.williams at adelphia.net Thu Jul 3 13:07:35 2008 From: doug.williams at adelphia.net (doug.williams at adelphia.net) Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:07:35 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Santa Rosa Island Monday 7/7 Message-ID: <7255470.1215115655126.JavaMail.root@web14.mail.adelphia.net> All-- It looks like I won't be able to do the hike on Santa Rosa, Monday, 7/7. I need a substitute who is checked out to do SRI. Should be a beautiful day. Thanks--Doug Williams From laura_email2000 at yahoo.com Fri Jul 4 12:11:00 2008 From: laura_email2000 at yahoo.com (Laura Shelton) Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:11:00 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Sick: Need SUB for CX on 4/6 AM Message-ID: <673449.75613.qm@web35306.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Can someone take my Condor trip on Sunday at 8am? I seem to have a flu bug and am flat on my back and don't want to NOT find someone. So am starting early!! Thank you so much!! Laura Shelton From laura_email2000 at yahoo.com Fri Jul 4 20:17:33 2008 From: laura_email2000 at yahoo.com (Laura Shelton) Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 20:17:33 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] CX on July 6th Message-ID: <596610.58558.qm@web35305.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I am feeling better. If someone really wants to go, please let me know. Otherwise, I will go! ;) Thank you, Laura Shelton From ThusOne at aol.com Sat Jul 5 20:46:11 2008 From: ThusOne at aol.com (ThusOne at aol.com) Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 23:46:11 EDT Subject: [CINC] CX July 5 Blues Message-ID: CX July 5 8am trip Three Blue Whales! White sided dolphins a few groups of common dolphins 1pm trip 2 Humpback Whales 1 otter a few groups of commons (Oh don't be so common!) bottlenose dolphins .Friendly Oysters! .. we looked for the sea turtle at the oyster farm, but he/she had already departed pretty rough seas, and then areas that were not so bad wonderful dramatic views of Santa Cruz late in the day with a waterfall of cloud/fog cascading down the mountain side against a backdrop of silver windy seas. Thanks to Eugene & Eileen & Piper &the Condor crew -Mat & Jacques & Dennis & we had a whole boat load of whale experts - John & Bob & I didn't get all the names. And a rather knowledgeable and enthusiastic whalewatching group of passengers. I knew we were maybe looking at good luck when one passenger told me he has been going out on the Condor for years and he has never had a trip with no whales. Shirley Johnson --- celebrating my first Blue sighting for the season ************** Gas prices getting you down? 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On our return towards Santa Barbara we spotted the Humpback about 7 miles from shore, he was somewhat elusive and then suddenly breached to the delight of all! Conditions were rough but the majority of the passengers had a great time. It was a pleasure working with Carole and the crew. p.s. Unable to send earlier due to fire with related electrical and intranet malfunctions -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scott at scottcuzzo.com Sun Jul 6 06:58:25 2008 From: scott at scottcuzzo.com (Scott Cuzzo) Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 06:58:25 -0700 Subject: [CINC] July 5 IPCO Message-ID: The all day trip with IPCO found only varying groups of commons. We had heard a report of four Orcas, and we searched long and hard for them, but did not find them. Then had a report of a humpback and did not find that either. Seas were fairly rough all day. Kevin Bailey and Dino Dal Bon were also onboard, Dino behind the camera. Scott Cuzzo From anthonynsocal at yahoo.com Sun Jul 6 11:16:35 2008 From: anthonynsocal at yahoo.com (Anthony Lombardi) Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 11:16:35 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] July 5 IPCO Islander Message-ID: <625665.44785.qm@web30305.mail.mud.yahoo.com> We in fact did see 5 Orcas on our return trip to Ventura with only a handful of people onboard. We watched them for sometime, looked to be a pair of juveniles and one young sub adult male. There appeared to be some mating behavior as you would see flashes of white below the surface as one would go under another. They were just milling about the seperation scheme just north of the southbound shipping lane, northeast of Scorpion Anchorage. As we were watching these Orcas, they turned and came right under the boat, amazing how big they are up close. Then we spotted a small pod of Commons that were headed on a collision course with these Orcas, the orcas were headed east as were the Commons that were closing the distance fast on the heels of the Orcas, seems backwards huh. The Orcas just turned to the north as the Commons swam right by continuing on their playful journey. It was a nice sighting. Wish we could have hung around to watch them more, so the other boat could see these guys too. Have a great weekend everyone. Capt. Anthony Lombardi Islander From staci at savzsea.com Sun Jul 6 15:31:28 2008 From: staci at savzsea.com (staci at savzsea.com) Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:31:28 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Family-run Island Packers takes visitors to see ocean life Message-ID: <20080706153128.1f69f13e02bba7ff49a08cffd4b84343.2bcac79be2.wbe@email.secureserver.net> Very good article about Island Packers in todays July 6th Ventura County Star newspaper. Also on the same page (on the web) in the Media player is a short but informative video about San Nicolas Island. http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/06/still-on-board/ Family-run Island Packers takes visitors to see ocean life and on trips to the islands Just off our coast, humpback whales are leaping out of water, to the delight of throngs, and blue whales, the largest sentient beings ever, are about to arrive for a summer's stay. At Anacapa Island, the foghorn sounds every 12 seconds ? an especially eerie groan in the dead of night. Campsites on nearby Santa Cruz Island are as popular as ever. Farther out, the wind howls at San Miguel Island with a fury that stretches back before recorded time. For 40 years now, another constant has been Island Packers, the Ventura-based boat company that has been the public's gateway to marine wildlife, hiking, camping, sea dives and a host of other experiences in Channel Islands National Park. Providing service to a string of rocks strewn across the local expanse of sea is not your average everyday bit of commerce. Nor is the story of Island Packers an ordinary one. Island Packers began as Bill Connally's dream ..... http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/06/still-on-board/ From mommasisa at gmail.com Sun Jul 6 15:49:18 2008 From: mommasisa at gmail.com (Lisa Anderson) Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 15:49:18 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Family-run Island Packers takes visitors to see ocean life In-Reply-To: <20080706153128.1f69f13e02bba7ff49a08cffd4b84343.2bcac79be2.wbe@email.secureserver.net> References: <20080706153128.1f69f13e02bba7ff49a08cffd4b84343.2bcac79be2.wbe@email.secureserver.net> Message-ID: <1f69dbb40807061549j1fec661dhf415f36d3dff759@mail.gmail.com> Hi All, The very cute kid peeking in the wheehouse on the Vanguard with Capt Jason is none other than Jackson!!!! The newest intern--make sure you say HI to him when you go out to Anacapa. He loves his summer job--the CINMS classes with mom are paying off :0) Lisa On 7/6/08, staci at savzsea.com wrote: > > Very good article about Island Packers in todays July 6th Ventura County > Star newspaper. > Also on the same page (on the web) in the Media player is a short but > informative video about San Nicolas Island. > > http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/06/still-on-board/ > > Family-run Island Packers takes visitors to see ocean life and on trips > to the islands > > Just off our coast, humpback whales are leaping out of water, to the > delight of throngs, and blue whales, the largest sentient beings ever, > are about to arrive for a summer's stay. At Anacapa Island, the foghorn > sounds every 12 seconds ? an especially eerie groan in the dead of > night. Campsites on nearby Santa Cruz Island are as popular as ever. > Farther out, the wind howls at San Miguel Island with a fury that > stretches back before recorded time. For 40 years now, another constant > has been Island Packers, the Ventura-based boat company that has been > the public's gateway to marine wildlife, hiking, camping, sea dives and > a host of other experiences in Channel Islands National Park. > > Providing service to a string of rocks strewn across the local expanse > of sea is not your average everyday bit of commerce. Nor is the story of > Island Packers an ordinary one. > > Island Packers began as Bill Connally's dream ..... > http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/06/still-on-board/ > > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > -- Lisa "It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived." -General George S. Patton, Jr. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov Tue Jul 8 15:41:50 2008 From: Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov (Clare Fritzsche) Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:41:50 -0700 Subject: [CINC] July 18th CINMS Advisory Council Meeting Message-ID: <4873ED2E.1020509@noaa.gov> /A Public Meeting Announcement: / ****************************** c h a n n e l i s l a n d s n a t i o n a l m a r i n e s a n c t u a r y Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting *Friday, July 18, 2008* *9:00 am -- 4:00 pm* *Robert** J. Lagomarsino Visitor Center Auditorium, Channel Islands National Park Headquarters* *1901 Spinnaker Drive** ? Ventura Harbor, CA* *D R A F T A G E N D A* /All times are subject to possible adjustment/ *9:00-10:00**AM** 1. Administrative Business, Council Election, and Announcements *(_Includes Council Actions_)** * A. New Council Member Introductions *(Jacy Ontiveros and Alan Salazar - Chumash Community Seat) *B. Comment on/Adoption of May 30, 2008 Draft Meeting Notes* (_Council Action_) *C. Sanctuary Superintendent's Report* (_No Council Action Requested_) *D. Council Nominations and Election of Vice Chair and Secretary *(_Council Action_) ? Staff to explain officer roles, nomination process, and election process** ? Council member nominations and votes for Vice Chair and Secretary** ? _Council Action_: Votes for Vice Chair and Secretary** *E. Brief Council Member Announcements *(_No Council Action Requested_)** *10:00-11:30**AM** 2. Update: Large Cetaceans and Ship Strikes *(_Possible Council Action_) *A. **Response to Sanctuary Advisory Council Advice and Other Developments *(CINMS, NMFS, USCG, Marine Exchange of Southern California)** *B. Update on Aerial Surveillance and Other Whale Observations* *C. Presentation on Ship Speed Analysis based on Automated Identification System (AIS) Data*, by Megan McKenna, Scripps Institution of Oceanography** * D. Council Questions and Discussion* [20 min.] *E. _Possible Council Action_*: If needed/proposed, clarify previous Council recommendation on the Prevention and Emergency Response Plan for Reducing Ship Strikes on Blue Whales and Other Large Cetaceans.** *11:30-11:45**AM** 3. Public Comment *(1st of 2) (may be extended at the discretion of the Chair or used as a break)** * 11:45-12:45**PM** LUNCH *(Pizza and salad group lunch offered at $8.00 per person) * 12:45-1:15**PM** 4. Marine Protected Areas *(_No Council Action Requested_) * A. Marine Life Protection Act Initiative -- Update on Southern California Process *(CA Dept. of Fish and Game Staff) *B. Monitoring Channel Islands MPAs -- Field Season Update *(CA Dept. of Fish and Game Staff)** *C. 5-Year Symposium on Channel Islands MPAs -- Update on report planned and future presentation to California Fish and Game Commission *(CA Dept. of Fish and Game Staff) *D. Council Questions and Discussion* **** *1:15-2:45**PM** 5. Ocean Acidification *(_No Council Action Requested_) * A. **Informational Presentation by Dr. Victoria Fabry, *Professor of Biological Oceanography, Department of Biological Sciences, California State University San Marcos *B. **Presentation on Draft Report by the Conservation Working Group* (Linda Krop and Shiva Polefka) *C. **Council Questions and Discussion* * 2:45-3:00**PM** 6. Public Comment *(2nd of 2) (may be extended at the discretion of the Chair, or used as a break)** * 3:00-3:30**PM** 7. Shore to Sea Lecture Series *(_Possible Council Action_) *A. **Staff overview of the Shore to Sea Lecture Series, a public educational program sponsored by the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park* *B. **Council Questions and Discussion* *C. **_Possible Council Action_**: Provide input on possible future speakers* *3:30-3:55**PM** 8. Working Group Reports *(_No Council Action Requested_)** Brief reports from the Chairs of active SAC Working Groups that have recently met. A. Conservation Working Group (Linda Krop) B. Recreational Fishing Working Group (Capt. David Bacon) C. Commercial Fishing Working Group (Jim Marshall) D. Research Activities Panel (Bob Warner) E. Chumash Community Working Group (Paulette Cabugos) * 3:55-4:00**PM** 9. Future SAC Meeting Schedule and Meeting Wrap-Up* *A. Upcoming Meeting Topics *(_No Council Action Requested_)** *B. Schedule for 2008 SAC meetings: *(_No Council Action Requested_)** ? Tuesday September 16, 2008: Park/Sanctuary Volunteer Recognition Dinner (including SAC) ? Friday, September 19, 2008: SAC Meeting, Santa Barbara ? Friday, November 14, 2008: SAC Meeting, Ventura * 4:00**PM** **ADJOURN* * * *_DIRECTIONS_**: Channel Islands National Park Headquarters, 1901 Spinnaker Drive, Ventura Harbor, CA* _ Coming from the south_: Take US-101 North to Ventura. Exit on VICTORIA AVE., turn LEFT. Turn RIGHT on OLIVAS PARK DRIVE. Continue past HARBOR BLVD where Olivas Park Drive becomes SPINNAKER. The Park's office is located at the end of Spinnaker, in Ventura Harbor. _Coming from the north_: Take US-101 south to Ventura. Exit on SEAWARD. Turn LEFT onto HARBOR BLVD. Continue on HARBOR for about 1 mile, then turn RIGHT on SPINNAKER Drive. The Park's office is located at the very end of Spinnaker, in Ventura Harbor. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From susiewilliams at sbcglobal.net Tue Jul 8 18:35:29 2008 From: susiewilliams at sbcglobal.net (Susie Williams) Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 18:35:29 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] July 13 - Sunday Condor Express Message-ID: <482233.47884.qm@web81106.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Anyone available to take my Condor Express Whale Watch trip this Sunday, July 12 from 10 to 2:30? From susiewilliams at sbcglobal.net Wed Jul 9 08:43:55 2008 From: susiewilliams at sbcglobal.net (Susie Williams) Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 08:43:55 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Condor Sunday, July 13th covered. Message-ID: <519435.662.qm@web81106.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Thanks, Scott Cuzzo, for taking the July 13th trip on the Condor Express. susie From KTL at StanfordAlumni.org Wed Jul 9 13:55:22 2008 From: KTL at StanfordAlumni.org (KTL) Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 13:55:22 -0700 Subject: [CINC] carpool from sb? Message-ID: <00c401c8e206$a6bd15b0$6501a8c0@KTL> hello SB-ans, Would anyone like to carpool from the Mission at 5:00 on Tuesday, July 15? I can drive or ride. Since gas is becoming so dear, I'd suggest each rider pay the driver $5 towards the cost of gas. Thanks, Karen Telleen-Lawton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Very interesting, I've never seen a Blue interact with the boat before, but this one was certainly doing that. He/she would go under the boat, then come up on either side RIGHT next to the boat. One time it rolled over a bit to maybe take a look? Very humpy-like behavior for a Blue! Very fun! Thanks Marilyn Dannehower the lone naturalist/PID on today! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Kat at recycledgoods.com Fri Jul 11 09:53:36 2008 From: Kat at recycledgoods.com (Kathryn Wasden) Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:53:36 -0700 Subject: [CINC] IPCO Trip Available Message-ID: <000601c8e376$a9a04c40$6b00a8c0@home> Hi I was wondering if anyone is available to cover my shift 17th of July on IPCO 9-6, my nephew had a serious accident and I would like to go up north to visit. Kindest regards, kat. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. 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Capt. Matt; w/Capt. Dave & Amanda Passengers: 41 (Danes, Scots, Dutch, Penn., Mass., Tx., Tenn.?CA) Beaufort 1 & 2; Swell 2; cloud cover 70-100% ? Sightings ? Blue: 4?(one female leading male couple, 2 singles), some flukes, 34 blows, noon to 1:15 pm, 200 to 250 fathoms, apx. 34 miles from SB Harbor between W SCI & E SMI (before SM Channel) 34 08.660; ?120 12.357; later 34 08 754; 120 12.943; IPCO Island Adventure present ? Common: apx 1,000 total in several pods, some calves, ?10:25 am, 11:15 am, et al. Risso: 10 including 3 calves; 11:15 am 34 09.268; 119 57.357 ? No time for Painted Cave as traveled too far to reach the Blues.? My first Blue and Risso sightings and tip offer.??CINC?did its usual with lots of thanks from all on board. A great day!? ? by:? Marty Flam -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ppetrich39 at hotmail.com Sat Jul 12 09:58:07 2008 From: ppetrich39 at hotmail.com (Paul Jr. Petrich) Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:58:07 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Harbor seal pups? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello Fellow Naturalists, Thanks John. Can anyone out there help with this info, and about locations of seal or sea lion rookeries along our local mainland coast, other than Carp and San Simeon? Paul Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:14:49 -0700 Subject: Re: Harbor seal pups? From: jkuizenga at linkline.com To: ppetrich39 at hotmail.com Re: Harbor seal pups? Paul, Unfortunately, I can?t give you pupping #?s and Sally is on the East Coast. Incidentally, I haven?t lived in Carp for thirty years and other than what Sally relates to me (she?s a volunteers at the rookery) my info. is garnered from periodic visits. Good luck with your presentation! John From: "Paul Jr. Petrich" Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:08:04 -0700 To: , Subject: Harbor seal pups? Hello Sallly and John, I know you Carp Corps members are out and about, enjoying summer vacations. Just got back from my extended trip, and start my State Park presentations tonight at Leo Carrillo on Marine Mammals of the CINMS & CINP. I like to always like to include in the closure info about rookeries for seals and sea lions along the nearby coast. Can one of you update me on the pupping numbers and situation at Carp's rookery for the last year? Good or bad? Have a great summer! Thanks, Paul The i?m Talkaton. Can 30-days of conversation change the world? Find out now. _________________________________________________________________ It?s a talkathon ? but it?s not just talk. http://www.imtalkathon.com/?source=EML_WLH_Talkathon_JustTalk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kensword at cox.net Sat Jul 12 10:32:43 2008 From: kensword at cox.net (Kenneth A. Tatro) Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:32:43 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Fri 11Jul08 IPCO, Island Adventure Message-ID: <2DA7123F-E969-490E-ADF5-5F80768C2DBF@cox.net> Hi Folks, Out of Ventura, Island Packers, Island Adventure, with Captain Anthony and Crew of Andrea and Katie did a great job of getting us out to see the whales today. Forty-five passengers from San Diego, Santa Monica, Camarillo, Pasadena, Seattle, Pittsburgh, PA, and Austria joined us for the fun. Sightings: Many pods of Common Dolphin from a few to hundreds in each. Then, 4-5 Blues, ... BLUES folks, and by the hand full, thus far, so the Blues are in (some debate on actual count, viewed as two pairs and one single, all adults for sure, by crew and myself, Dick felt it was four and reported it as such with an asterisk to this note). However, who's counting? Well, of course, we are. The beauty of it was the very nice, long and beautiful day's run from VTA to Santa Rosa's Carrington Point and beyond for our first and only sighting of whales. Calm seas, somewhat overcast, mild temperatures and not much wind made for a very pleasant run. It was broken up with several nice pauses for Common Dolphin viewing with all the passengers up with cameras a clicking. Many with babies, who were keeping up just fine and learning the finer skills and fun of bow and wake riding. Waters were very clear, with nice crisp viewing of them underwater as well as the usual up and in surfacing for a quick gulp of air. So it was looking kind of thin for whale watching until we final arrived off Carrington, sliding, some, on into the gap between SRI and SMI. As we would look south, SMI is what we saw. And a nice clear view of it to boot. Condor Express, out of Santa Barbara, came up to join us and was the first to spot one right in front on her, soon to be a pair of Blues. Then two more Blues showed near us and all these began moving about. Another showed, as it seemed, and the count became 5. But this was really a challenge to absolutely verify as these guys were moving about quite a bit, but not really leaving the area. So the one more, could have been one of the four, just drifting off to itself on occasion. The show went on for a good hour to 1-1/4 hour. Not much in the way of spectacular activity, but as they rose and slid through the water following the blow, you could easily see the size was huge. It took some time for their long body to follow through, glistening richly from the high afternoon summer sun, their sleek beauty, as always, awesome. Only two or three fluke displays as these guys were just milling around, scoping us out, but hanging in there for the duration of the show. Actually, the Condor had to break off, earlier than we, to return to port as we hung in there for a good bit longer before we, too, had to move on to SCI, and the good visit to Painted Cave. ALL, were very satisfied for their fine day on the Channel and a solid peek at the beautiful Blues. Dick Bellman and I hit it off great, for our first run together, with him keeping the sightings log tight and I giving the presentation at the start. Many a good chat with the folks was had by us both. Thanks Captain Anthony, Andrea and Katie for a great run. Ken Tatro From trent_barnhart at hotmail.com Sat Jul 12 12:48:07 2008 From: trent_barnhart at hotmail.com (Trent Barnhart) Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:48:07 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Double Dolphin 7/9 Message-ID: Just wanted to report some great non-marine mammal sightings on the Dolphin from last Wednesday: 1 Red Octopus in the harbor, great seeing one in the wild chasing down crustaceans early in the morning. Not all of the other passengers shared my enthusiasm for cephalopods. 12-16 Sun Fish (Mola mola) 4 Moon Jellies also saw of course couple pods of commons and sea lions, no cetaceans during this safari. Just wanted to remind everyone to keep eyes out for some of our over looked marine life. Happy sightings. Trent B _________________________________________________________________ Making the world a better place one message at a time. http://www.imtalkathon.com/?source=EML_WLH_Talkathon_BetterPlace -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From trent_barnhart at hotmail.com Sat Jul 12 14:08:48 2008 From: trent_barnhart at hotmail.com (Trent Barnhart) Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:08:48 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Double Dolphin Correction Message-ID: I'll admit it, was not paying attention and made a mistake. Dolphins are cetaceans, meant to say did not see any baleen whales. 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Harbor - 1 blue whale - An endless supply of common dolphins - 4 sun fish This was my first time on the Condor by myself so it was quite exciting. The weather was not so exciting, for the fog was extremely thick. But miraculously, Captain Dave found a footprint and was able to spot the whale by hearing its blow. And low and behold, it was a blue! (The first one I've seen this season!) In addition there was never a moment during the trip when we didn't see dolphins. We also got to see a group of 4 little sun fish (which was quite cute!). And although we didn't make it to the islands we were treated to a speech and video (on orcas, blues, grays, and humpbacks) by Jim Peckarsky, who was quite pleasant to work with. It was amazing. What was not so amazing was that this was the most difficult trip I've had so far. Everyone was huddling inside due to the cold which made it more difficult for me to talk to people. One passenger was sick all the way to the islands. His wife was a little less than hysterical, saying that he never got sea sick and now thought that he would have to go to the hospital. She then turned her attention to the crew who, in her opinion, didn't notify her that dramamine was on board and if they had her husband wouldn't be sick (although by the time he would've taken it it already would've been too late). She then turned these frustrations to me. (I think I might add a little sea-sickness tidbit at the end of my introduction speech from now on.) In the meantime the passengers kept asking me when we were going to get to the islands. I eventually found out that we were weren't going to the islands; news that I didn't enjoying hearing because I was the one who had to relay this information to the passengers. The news was not well-received. One woman vented her frustrations to me so I suggested she leave a comment in the comment box which she then wrote up during the remainder of the trip. At the end of the trip she found me again, proceeded to read her comment and vent more frustrations, and told me to tell this to the captain. I tried to explain to her that I was only a volunteer and that this was something she need to speak to the crew about, but she interrupted me and demanded that I speak to the captain immediately on her behalf. I reluctantly made my way up top and explained my situation to the crew. The captain asked about the woman and I felt very awkward explaining why she was upset with him. But, in the end, the majority of the passengers left with smiles and thank yous. The crew was very worn out after this trip but even so they were very nice, remembered my name, and waved good-bye to me. Although these situations are not ideal and I would prefer not to deal with them, I don't outright despise them. I see them as a challenge that result in the improvement of my "customer-relations" skills. And I learn more from these difficult situations than those that are easy for me. It just makes me glad that I have a lot of experience dealing with people in stressful situations as a veterinary technician. I'm up for the challenge and looking forward to my next trip on the Condor Express! -Alexa Mutti -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com Sun Jul 13 08:11:36 2008 From: chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com (Christopher Carlson) Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:11:36 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Sub for Captain Don's Tomorrow? (July 14) Message-ID: <29a91b7e0807130811t32dc049eq4fca2a035861e19d@mail.gmail.com> Hey gang, Sorry I have to ask this so late, but something just came up for me and I can't make it to Santa Barbara tomorrow for my trip on Captain Don's from 12-4:30 on July 14. Would anyone be willing to cover for me? There is another naturalist on board the trip already (Rae Emmett) but I'd like to give them some help! 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But miraculously, Captain Dave found a footprint and was able to spot the whale by hearing its blow. And low and behold, it was a blue! (The first one I've seen this season!) In addition there was never a moment during the trip when we didn't see dolphins. We also got to see a group of 4 little sun fish (which was quite cute!). And although we didn't make it to the islands we were treated to a speech and video (on orcas, blues, grays, and humpbacks) by Jim Peckarsky, who was quite pleasant to work with. It was amazing. What was not so amazing was that this was the most difficult trip I've had so far. Everyone was huddling inside due to the cold which made it more difficult for me to talk to people. One passenger was sick all the way to the islands. His wife was a little less than hysterical, saying that he never got sea sick and now thought that he would have to go to the hospital. She then turned her attention to the crew who, in her opinion, didn't notify her that dramamine was on board and if they had her husband wouldn't be sick (although by the time he would've taken it it already would've been too late). She then turned these frustrations to me. (I think I might add a little sea-sickness tidbit at the end of my introduction speech from now on.) In the meantime the passengers kept asking me when we were going to get to the islands. I eventually found out that we were weren't going to the islands; news that I didn't enjoying hearing because I was the one who had to relay this information to the passengers. The news was not well-received. One woman vented her frustrations to me so I suggested she leave a comment in the comment box which she then wrote up during the remainder of the trip. At the end of the trip she found me again, proceeded to read her comment and vent more frustrations, and told me to tell this to the captain. I tried to explain to her that I was only a volunteer and that this was something she need to speak to the crew about, but she interrupted me and demanded that I speak to the captain immediately on her behalf. I reluctantly made my way up top and explained my situation to the crew. The captain asked about the woman and I felt very awkward explaining why she was upset with him. But, in the end, the majority of the passengers left with smiles and thank yous. The crew was very worn out after this trip but even so they were very nice, remembered my name, and waved good-bye to me. Although these situations are not ideal and I would prefer not to deal with them, I don't outright despise them. I see them as a challenge that result in the improvement of my "customer-relations" skills. And I learn more from these difficult situations than those that are easy for me. It just makes me glad that I have a lot of experience dealing with people in stressful situations as a veterinary technician. I'm up for the challenge and looking forward to my next trip on the Condor Express! -Alexa Mutti _______________________________________________ Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From RDreher at roadrunner.com Mon Jul 14 08:04:02 2008 From: RDreher at roadrunner.com (Ron Dreher) Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:04:02 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Steller Sea Lion Message-ID: <00b201c8e5c2$db64eda0$0a00a8c0@DJX1D341> Steller sea lion a real treat Peter Howorth July 13, 2008 12:00 AM Why so much trouble over one sea lion? The eastern stock of this species is threatened under the Endangered Species Act. This means it is likely to become endangered, and endangered means likely to become extinct. Each animal listed under the Endangered Species Act is important. HHope arises when animals on the endangered species list begin appearing where they have been absent for years. Does this mean they are beginning to recover their numbers? Perhaps. Or have they been driven here because conditions have deteriorated in other parts of their range? Blue and humpback whales, both of which are endangered, have shown up in the Santa Barbara Channel every summer in varying numbers since the late 1980s. If plenty of prey is present, they stay. If not, they may range from Mexico to Washington in search of food. Last month I wrote about a notable visitor to Santa Barbara: a Steller sea lion, only the third confirmed report in Southern California since the 1982-1983 El Ni0x96o. Steller sea lions are threatened under the Endangered Species Act. This particular animal was a 4- or 5-year-old male. Two weeks later, the Santa Barbara Marine Mammal Center received a call about a sea lion at Goleta Beach. I went there, seeing just what I expected to see: a sea lion basking on the rocks. Sea lions rarely come ashore along popular mainland beaches unless they are ill, so I waded into the water near the rocks, hoping to capture it with a large hoop net. The animal sensed me and positively exploded into the water from the rocky cliff, narrowly avoiding the net. I realized only then that it was another Steller sea lion. Chagrined that I'd missed it, I hoped it would show up again. It was a bit thin and didn't look entirely well. Sure enough, a few days later it hauled out on the same rocks. This time we were ready. As one volunteer crept over the rocks, another volunteer and I waited in the water under the rock. Again it exploded into action, this time bouncing in and out of two of the nets before escaping. It turned up at Goleta Point a few days later, on a rock surrounded by water during all but the lowest of tides. We decided to take advantage of a very low tide predicted for the next morning. At 6 a.m., we were there ready for action, but the sea lion was nowhere to be seen. A few days ago, we received yet another call about a sea lion on the rocks at Goleta Beach. Sure enough, the Steller, a male only a year or 2 old, had returned. Arriving on the scene, I asked beachgoers to stay clear of the animal because a rescue was about to be made. Meanwhile, I was busy on the cell phone trying to reach other team members. It took more than an hour to muster enough help. This time, I decided to climb over the rocks myself. At 6-foot-6, I was the largest person on the team and the least likely to be dragged off the cliff into the water if I netted the animal. If I didn't net him, I hoped to drive him toward the team members waiting below. We went over the plan, and then everyone got into position. I crept along the rocks, staying out of sight of the animal. I could see David Risdall, one of our team, poised just under the animal. Natalie Nelson, I knew, was out of sight but covering the other egress. I dropped the net over the sea lion, but he flung it off and dove off the cliff. Mr. Risdall was in the perfect spot to intercept it, which he did. Thus ended one chapter in the saga of the fourth Steller sea lion reported in Southern California over the past quarter of a century. Why so much trouble over one sea lion? The Eastern stock of this species is threatened under the Endangered Species Act. This means it is likely to become endangered, and endangered means likely to become extinct. Each animal listed under the Endangered Species Act is important. The sea lion weighed only 170 pounds or so. For his length, he should have weighed at least 250 pounds. He had an infected abscess on his neck, which is responding well to treatment. With luck, he will be released in a few weeks. Why did two Steller sea lions appear over such a short period of time when they had been virtually absent here for a quarter of a century? For the past two or three months, northwesterly gales have been unusually frequent offshore and to the north of us, possibly driving the animals south of their usual range. These gales have also caused upwelling of cold water favored by this species; even today, water temperatures at the west end of the channel are in the mid 50s. Regardless of the reason, though, seeing such animals this far south is a rare treat. Peter Howorth is director of the Santa Barbara Marine Mammal Center. PHOTOS BY PETER HOWORTH This young Steller sea lion was rescued by the Santa Barbara Marine Mammal Center. It is only the fourth confirmed sighting of such an animal in Southern California in the last quarter of a century and the first Steller sea lion rescued by the center in its 32 years of operation. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scott at scottcuzzo.com Mon Jul 14 09:01:05 2008 From: scott at scottcuzzo.com (Scott Cuzzo) Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:01:05 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Sunday, Condor X Message-ID: Sunday 10-2:30 on the Condor found two beautiful blue whales in close proximity to each other out by Santa Rosa, plus a few pods of commons on the way out and back. It was a good day! Scott Cuzzo From Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov Mon Jul 14 12:04:51 2008 From: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (Shauna Bingham) Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:04:51 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Harbor seal pups? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <487BA353.6040602@noaa.gov> Please visit this page for more information and a GIS map for Pinniped distribution and rookeries in California: http://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov/psd/rookeryhaulouts/pinnipedinfo.htm The map and detailed instructions for using the maps are located under Map Links/ Public on the above page, here is the direct link to the map as well: http://swfscdata.nmfs.noaa.gov/pinniped/viewer.htm Paul Jr. Petrich wrote: > Hello Fellow Naturalists, > Thanks John. Can anyone out there help with this info, and about > locations of seal or sea lion rookeries along our local mainland > coast, other than Carp and San Simeon? Paul > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:14:49 -0700 > Subject: Re: Harbor seal pups? > From: jkuizenga at linkline.com > To: ppetrich39 at hotmail.com > > Paul, Unfortunately, I can?t give you pupping #?s and Sally is on the > East Coast. Incidentally, I haven?t lived in Carp for thirty years and > other than what Sally relates to me (she?s a volunteers at the > rookery) my info. is garnered from periodic visits. Good luck with > your presentation! John > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From: *"Paul Jr. Petrich" > *Date: *Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:08:04 -0700 > *To: *, > *Subject: *Harbor seal pups? > > Hello Sallly and John, > I know you Carp Corps members are out and about, enjoying summer > vacations. Just got back from my extended trip, and start my State > Park presentations tonight at Leo Carrillo on Marine Mammals of the > CINMS & CINP. I like to always like to include in the closure info > about rookeries for seals and sea lions along the nearby coast. Can > one of you update me on the pupping numbers and situation at Carp's > rookery for the last year? Good or bad? Have a great summer! > Thanks, Paul > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The i?m Talkaton. Can 30-days of conversation change the world? Find > out now. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > It?s a talkathon ? but it?s not just talk. Check out the i?m > Talkathon. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > -- Shauna Bingham Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 3600 S. Harbor Blvd. #111 Oxnard, CA 93035 Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (805) 382-6149 ext. 102 Fax (805) 382-9791 http://channelislands.noaa.gov ??`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??.. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From withwind2 at charter.net Sat Jul 12 08:15:45 2008 From: withwind2 at charter.net (Larry Harris) Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:15:45 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Larry Harris address change. Message-ID: <4BBC4697B2714E5A8EFBFA5B88AA4317@harris> Larry Harris address change. Effective immediately, my new email address is withwind2 at charter.net. Sorry for the inconvenience, another tech buy out occurred. Mahalo and remember "Chance favors the prepared mind" therefore...MAKE it a great day! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kensword at cox.net Mon Jul 14 13:55:50 2008 From: kensword at cox.net (Kenneth A. Tatro) Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:55:50 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Fwd: Whale Case Goes to Supreme Court References: <20080714195126.29944.6383.qmail@omail6.getactive.com> Message-ID: <7EE66B4D-290B-4C20-B626-B4E58A3CE4D6@cox.net> More info on the Whale/ U.S. Navy Sonar issue. Ken Tatro Begin forwarded message: > From: "NRDC - Frances Beinecke" > Date: July 14, 2008 12:51:26 PM PDT > To: "Kenneth Tatro" > Subject: Whale Case Goes to Supreme Court > Reply-To: notice-reply-we7n7684o7j6358x at nrdconline.org > > > > > > > > > > > NRDC To Defend Whales Before Supreme Court > > The New York Timeshas urged the Court to rule for NRDC and hold the > Navy accountable to our nation's environmental laws. > > You can read excerpts from the editorial at the end of this message. > > Read the full editorial here > > > Dear Kenneth, > > I have important news: our courtroom campaign to protect whales from > the Navy's deadly sonar systems is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. > > At the request of the Bush Administration, the Court has agreed to > consider whether the Navy can sidestep key environmental laws during > its sonar exercises off the Southern California coast. The case will > be heard this fall. > > As you know, a federal district judge and a federal appeals court > have both sided with NRDC, ruling unanimously that the Navy must put > environmental safeguards in place. They also affirmed that no > government agency is above the law. > > The New York Times recently editorialized in support of our > position. (You can read excerpts from that editorial below.) > > Tens of thousands of dolphins and whales, including endangered blue > whales, could be harmed by Navy sonar off the coast of Southern > California if the Bush Administration gets its way. > > Despite the fact that common-sense sonar precautions will not > compromise our country's military readiness, the Bush Administration > will not take NO for an answer. > > It won't be thwarted by the fact that federal judges have already > rejected these security claims as exaggerated and unfounded. > > It won't be swayed by the fact that NATO and the Australian Navy > require similar precautions. > > Nor will it heed the Navy's own estimates that these drills could > disturb or injure nearly 170,000 marine animals -- and cause > permanent injury to more than 450 whales. > > Thanks to your past support, we've won major courtroom victories in > our decades-long campaign to reduce damage from the Navy's dangerous > sonar systems. And with your help, we intend to do everything > possible to win this momentous Supreme Court battle. > > I'll be sure to keep you informed as events unfold in this historic > case, which has broad implications beyond the sonar issue, because > it raises the fundamental question of whether the military and the > White House can unilaterally flout our country's environmental laws. > > You know where we stand on that issue. We will mount a vigorous > defense aimed at safeguarding whales along America's coastlines and > making sure that our environmental laws are not undermined by this > or any other Administration. > > Thank you for standing with us in this long, uphill fight for our > planet's whales. > > Sincerely, > > Frances Beinecke > President > Natural Resources Defense Council > > P.S. Taking on the U.S. Navy and the Pentagon -- the most powerful > government agency on the planet -- will require unprecedented > financial support. If you would like to help us wage and win this > landmark court case, please donate here. > > > > Key excerpts from The New York Times editorial, "Of Whales and > National Security", July 2, 2008: > > "Environmentalists have long claimed that the Navy's use of sonar > for training exercises unduly threatens whales, dolphins and other > acoustically sensitive marine creatures. The Navy has adopted some > procedures to mitigate the risk but has resisted stronger > protections ordered by two federal courts. The Supreme Court has now > agreed to address the issue." > > "The case at hand was filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council > and other conservation groups to rein in Navy training exercises > that use sonar to search for submarines off the coast of Southern > California. The Navy says that its exercises pose little threat to > marine life and that the training is vital to national security." > > "A federal district judge and a federal appeals court in California, > after careful reviews of the facts, have found that the Navy's > arguments are largely hollow...The Navy itself estimates that the > current series of drills, conducted over two years, might > permanently injure hundreds of whales and significantly disrupt the > behavior of some 170,000 marine mammals." > > "The federal courts have played a valuable role in deflating > exaggerated claims of national security. Let us hope that the > Supreme Court backs them up." > > > > > > We appreciate the opportunity to communicate with you and other NRDC > Members. We are committed to protecting your privacy and will NEVER > sell, exchange or rent your email address. 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Last night, at 8 p.m., I gave a power point presentation,"Marine Mammals of Our CINMS & CINP", in the outside amphitheater of Leo Carrillo State Park. Leo Carrillo is near the beach off Pacific Coast Hwy, just south of the LA County line with Ventura County. When I started the presentation, I counted over 50 attending. By the time I finished the power point and talk at 9 p.m, attendance had easily doubled. I did two of these at Carpinteria State Beach last summer, and two more are scheduled there next month, as well as one more at Leo Carrillo. Attending crowds are in large part young kids, dragging along their parents. However, last night a lot of young adults attended as well. The interest and questions are amazing. The presentation is a composit of 50 slides from the Sanctuary and National Park collection, and from Barbara La Corte's "The CINMS Ato Z". It starts with the Blue Whales, including a discussion focusing on last year's sightings in reference to the shipping lanes. The show ends with the short video about the Chumash annual tomol crossing, they being described as a very"maritime" human species. This last point lends itself to a whole new topic, as every State Beach where these presentations are scheduled, where at one time Chumash villages, with a view of at least one of the Channel Islands. A whale kit is used, with the krill and baleen referred to at appropriate times, and the audience is invited to come up front at the end, to get an up close look and feel. Pamphlets about their CINMS and CINP , as well as whale watching and CI access are made available at this time. The interest at the end is very enthusiastic, with lot of questions afloat! The next presentation at Leo Carrillo will be Saturday, August 9th at 8 p.m. The two at Carpinteria State Park are: Wednesday, August 20th, and Saturday, August 23rd, both at 8 p.m. Paul Petrich _________________________________________________________________ The i?m Talkaton. 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This lecture will definitely be a must-see, and valuable information for us in the Naturalist education field! Debra (Emily's quick bio below:) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have a B.A. in Ocean Studies from the University of San Diego, and M.A. degree in Marine Affairs and Policy from the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami. I spent 5 years overseas traveling and working with the UN in Thailand, Sea Turtle conservation projects in Costa Rica, baseline benthic surveys to delinate a marine protected area in the Solomon Islands - among other overseas adventures. I have been the Volunteer Programs and Outreach Coordinator in Maui for the HIHWNMS for the past 2 1/2 years and prior to moving to Maui I worked in the Florida Keys at a Nature Center and as an environmental consultant. **************Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! 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Linda Benedik IPCO On Jul 15, 2008, at 12:12 PM, islandkayaker at earthlink.net wrote: > Cool story and vid. Too bad they didn't mention the kayak > outfitter that took them out. 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Capt Mat followed one elusive Blue for about an hour; whale stayed down for 10-12 min came up very briefly and then continued to sound. Never got more than a partial view due to whale resurfacing several hundred yards away from boat. Majority of passengers had a good time in spite of Our elusive Blue. It was a pleasure working with Laura, Bob and the Condor crew. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov Wed Jul 16 12:11:49 2008 From: Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov (Clare Fritzsche) Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:11:49 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Press release--Bald Eagle Chicks Return to the Wild Message-ID: <487E47F5.9070202@noaa.gov> PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: Yvonne Menard, National Park Service, 805-658-5725 Gabrielle Dorr, MSRP, 562-980-3236 July 14, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Bald Eagle Chicks Return to the Wild Today brings the return to the wild of the second of the two bald eagle chicks that were injured during an attack by a sub-adult bald eagle at Pelican Harbor on Santa Cruz Island on May 19, 2008. This attack was observed live by hundreds of enthusiasts via the Channel Islands Live EagleCAM. The webcam captured the two eagle chicks as they were unexpectedly taken from their nest and dropped over 30 feet to the ground below. The EagleCAM watchers notified biologists, prompting the chicks? rescue. Thousands more followed this story as a video clip of the incident became a most watched feature on YouTube in the following weeks. The sub-adult intruder responsible for this attack has not been identified. One of the eagle chicks suffered a cracked beak in the assault while the other had a broken wing. Both eaglets were taken to a veterinary facility in Orange County for treatment under the care of Dr. Scott Weldy. In early June the eaglet with the cracked bill, known as A64 by biologists and named Spirit by EagleCAM watchers, was released to a ?hack tower? on Santa Cruz Island and monitored by Institute for Wildlife Studies (IWS) biologists until it was ready to fledge. On July 1, 2008, two days after the hack tower door was lowered, the eagle took its first flight. His movements are tracked using a satellite transmitter. Today, the eagle with the broken wing, known as A65 and called Skye by enthusiasts, will be returned to Santa Cruz Island. Biologists hope it will fledge from the ?hack tower? within two to four weeks. Dr. Peter Sharpe with IWS explained how pins and wire were uses to heal A65s broken wing. ?Now that the pins have been removed this eagle is ready to return to 501 W. Ocean Blvd. Suite 4470  Long Beach, CA 90802  562.980.3236 the wild,? said Sharpe. ?We watch the bird?s wing movements to determine when it is ready to fly.? Regan Nelson and her third grade students from Lemonwood School in Oxnard will be at the Channel Islands National Park visitor center to wish the eagle well prior to its return to the island. These students were devastated by the attack on the two eagle chicks, having observed and studied their behavior and recorded daily observations on the EagleCAM discussion board since the chicks hatched in early April. The children have been faithfully following the birds? recovery and even sent get well cards to the veterinary facility. Today, nearly 40 bald eagles are in Channel Islands National Park as a result of the Montrose Settlements Restoration Program (MSRP) that released 61 eagles between 2002 and 2006. This spring there were four nests established on the northern Channel Islands, three on Santa Cruz Island, and one on Santa Rosa Island. Only two of the nests produced chicks, including this nest at Pelican Harbor. On Catalina Island five nests have produced seven young eaglets this spring For More Information The EagleCAM is one of a number of educational opportunities offered as part of Channel Islands Live (CHIL), a cooperative partnership between Channel Islands National Park and Ventura County Office of Education. The EagleCAM and associated discussion board can be found at: http://chil.vcoe.org/eagle_cam.htm. To see video of the nest incident go to: www.nps.gov/chis. The bald eagle restoration efforts on the Channel Islands are funded by the Montrose Settlements Restoration Program (MSRP), a multi-agency government program dedicated to restoring natural resources harmed by DDTs and PCBs released into the environment. Further information on MSRP can be found at: www.montroserestoration.gov. The Institute for Wildlife Studies, a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of wildlife species, has conducted bald eagle restoration on Catalina Island for over 25 years, as well as efforts on the northern islands within Channel Islands National Park. For links to webcams on Catalina and Santa Cruz Islands go to: www.iws.org. This publication is available online at: www.nps.gov/chis/parknews/newsreleases.htm From ppetrich39 at hotmail.com Wed Jul 16 16:03:21 2008 From: ppetrich39 at hotmail.com (Paul Jr. Petrich) Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:03:21 -0700 Subject: [CINC] PBS Tonight: North Pacific Grye giant plastic garbage patch exposed! Message-ID: Dear CINC Volunteers, Just found out today that the "Wired Science" program on PBS at 8 p.m. tonight, will follow retired oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer's journey to this giant garbage patch. The ocean region collecting this mostly plastic debris is known in history as the "Doldrums". Through WWII it was known by sailors of all types for its emptiness. Not so now. Paul Petrich _________________________________________________________________ Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_video_072008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thank you, Laura Shelton From islandkayaker at earthlink.net Thu Jul 17 10:23:19 2008 From: islandkayaker at earthlink.net (islandkayaker at earthlink.net) Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:23:19 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [CINC] PRESS ADVISORY-- Ocean Acidification Expert Dr. Victoria Fabry to Speak at Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council] Message-ID: <15389976.1216315399564.JavaMail.root@elwamui-sweet.atl.sa.earthlink.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: SAC Press Advisory 7-16-08.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 27485 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- --------------------------------------- You have received this e-mail because of your affiliation with the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council (SAC), and as a subscriber to the e-mail list "cinms-advisory-l at rain.org." This list is NOT a discussion forum for current members of the Sanctuary Advisory Council or others; it is to be used soley for the sharing of information relevant to Sanctuary Advisory Council business. A public archival of postings on the list is available at: http://www.rain.org/pipermail/cinms-advisory-l/. Requests for discussion of issues by the SAC should be directed to the Chair for consideration as agenda items at future public meetings of the SAC (see contact information at www.cinms.nos.noaa.gov/sac). Questions about this list can also be directed to the SAC Coordinator at: michael.murray at noaa.gov. _______________________________________ Cinms-advisory-l mailing list Cinms-advisory-l at rain.org http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/cinms-advisory-l From Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov Thu Jul 17 14:17:54 2008 From: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (Shauna Bingham) Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:17:54 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Humpback Whale CA-OR Population Esitmates Message-ID: <487FB702.5000708@noaa.gov> The question regarding humpback whale population estimates for California came up at our last CINC monthly meeting. Please see below for the current estimate. You can visit the Cascadia Reseach Collective website to view the entire 57 page report where I extracted this information. -- Shauna * SPLASH: Structure of Populations, Levels of Abundance and Status of Humpback Whales in the North Pacific* Final report for Contract AB133F-03-RP-00078 Cascadia Research Waterstreet Building 218? W 4th Avenue Olympia, Washington 98501 www.cascadiaresearch.org "Using several methods, the abundance of humpback whales was estimated to be just under 20,000 for the entire North Pacific, an estimate that is about double estimates made previously. The non-stratified Chapman-Petersen estimates of abundance were 18,000 to 21,000. Among geographically stratified models, the model assuming non-Markovian movements with capture probability proportional to sample size across years provided the best overall fit to the data indicated an abundance of 17,558 for wintering areas and 19,056 for the feeding areas. The average of these two estimates (18,302) represented the best estimate of overall abundance of humpback whales in the North Pacific, excluding calves. Over 50% of this population was estimated to winter in Hawaiian waters with large populations also inhabiting Mexican waters. The abundance estimates of humpback whales wintering in Asia and Central America were fairly low (1,000 or less). Among feeding areas, regional estimates differed greatly among models. Average estimates of abundance ranged from about 100-700 for Russia, 6,000-14,000 for the Bering Sea and Aleutians, 3,000-5,000 each for the Gulf of Alaska and the combined Southeast Alaska and Northern British Columbia area, 200-400 for Southern British Columbia-Northern Washington, and *1,400-1,700 for California-Oregon*." -- Shauna Bingham Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 3600 S. Harbor Blvd. #111 Oxnard, CA 93035 Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (805) 382-6149 ext. 102 Fax (805) 382-9791 http://channelislands.noaa.gov ??`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??.. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I hope this information is helpful! -- Shauna Marty Flam wrote: > > Naturalists: Marty Flam, Eugene Radding, Bill Weinerth PID > > Crew: Capt. Matt; w/Capt. Dave & Amanda > > Passengers: 41 (Danes, Scots, Dutch, Penn., Mass., Tx., Tenn. CA) > > Beaufort 1 & 2; Swell 2; cloud cover 70-100% > > > > Sightings > > > > Blue: 4 (one female leading male couple, 2 singles), some flukes, 34 > blows, noon to 1:15 pm, 200 to 250 fathoms, apx. 34 miles from SB > Harbor between W SCI & E SMI (before SM Channel) 34 08.660; 120 > 12.357; later 34 08 754; 120 12.943; IPCO Island Adventure present > > > > Common: apx 1,000 total in several pods, some calves, 10:25 am, 11:15 > am, et al. > > Risso: 10 including 3 calves; 11:15 am 34 09.268; 119 57.357 > > > > No time for Painted Cave as traveled too far to reach the Blues. > > > My first Blue and Risso sightings and tip offer. CINC did its usual > with lots of thanks from all on board. > > A great day! > > by: Marty Flam > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > -- Shauna Bingham Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 3600 S. Harbor Blvd. #111 Oxnard, CA 93035 Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (805) 382-6149 ext. 102 Fax (805) 382-9791 http://channelislands.noaa.gov ??`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??.. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The experiment was faulty, and the truth wasn?t known for more than 140 years: Vultures could smell the meat alright, but it was too putrid for even them to eat.In the 1990s, sensory biologist Gabrielle Nevitt began to assemble pieces of the puzzle, showing that smell is key to the survival of seabirds that fly great distances over the open ocean in search of food. Nevitt built on groundbreaking efforts of earlier scientists who unearthed initial clues in the 1960s and 1970s: Physiologist Bernice Wenzel (University of California) discovered that several bird species actually could smell; writer Betsy Bang, with the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass., assembled an atlas of olfactory structures in seabird brains; and Tomas Grubb (Ohio State University) showed that two seabirds used their sense of smell.In the early 1990s, Nevitt, now at the University of California, Davis, began studying how albatrosses and petrels (also known as procellariiform, or ?tubenose? seabirds) locate food in the ocean. The birds eat krill, shrimp-like animals that, in turn, eat single-celled marine plants (phytoplankton) at the base of the ocean food web. Patches of krill and phytoplankton are carried by currents, so foraging seabirds must find constantly moving, underwater targets in an otherwise empty expanse of sea.In the Southern Ocean, Nevitt demonstrated that certain birds gathered to a slick of crushed krill, while others did not. She encountered scientists who were studying a chemical called dimethylsulfide (DMS) in the ocean and atmosphere, including, later, biologist John Dacey at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. After experiencing the strong odor of DMS for herself, Nevitt began to think the birds were following DMS to find food.DMS is a gaseous breakdown product of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP), a parent compound made within phytoplankton cells and released into the ocean when the cells are broken up by zooplankton that graze on them. (See " DMS: The Climate Gas You've Never Heard O f," http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/viewArticle.do?id=45946) Nevitt reasoned that the presence of DMS could be, to the birds, a signpost for krill. The chemical concentrates in the air above areas where phytoplankton are abundant, including near seamounts and other places where nutrients rise to the sea surface. Nevitt has proposed that there are ?olfactory landscapes in the ocean? that guide seabirds to prey.Recently, Nevitt worked with the research team of Henri Weimerskrich from Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France?which had perfected a technique of equipping seabirds with GPS loggers. Nevitt recently analyzed the team?s GPS data to track wild foraging seabirds when they followed a scent to food. She also studies olfaction in fish, and in a March 2008 paper in the journal Science, she reported that reef fish also use DMSP and their sense of smell to find food.?Kate MadinGabrielle Nevitt's work is supported by the National Science Foundation. _________________________________________________________________ Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_video_072008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From razz442 at verizon.net Thu Jul 17 21:49:00 2008 From: razz442 at verizon.net (R. Schwartz) Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:49:00 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [CINC] Sub needed Message-ID: <20469829.57941216356540440.JavaMail.javamailuser@localhost> Anyone interested in taking my Island Packers spot from 9-6 (yes, it's an all-day whale watch) out of Ventura Harbor this coming Monday, July 21? Thanks. Razz From bhrian at cox.net Thu Jul 17 22:00:43 2008 From: bhrian at cox.net (Bhrian Resnik) Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:00:43 -0700 Subject: [CINC] 07/17/08 condor express Message-ID: <000001c8e893$3bfbbf90$b3f33eb0$@net> Naturalists: John Kuizenga & Brian Resnik, Photo ID: Carolyn Mc Cleskey Sightings: Several small pods of common dolphin 1 Minke Whale Approx. 25 Off shore bottlenose dolphin 2 Fin Whales 70 passengers enjoyed warm weather and calm seas on the way to the west end of Anacapa. Continuing south we observed two Fin Whales side by side diving for about eight minute intervals and subsequently surfacing for 8-10 blows. Conditions were ideal for viewing even though the whales never breached or fluked. Apparently these were the first Fin Whales sighted by Capt. Mat this year . This is also the area we encountered the Off Shore Bottlenose Dolphins. We hung out for about an hour and then headed back to SB. 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URL: From withwind2 at charter.net Fri Jul 18 07:17:42 2008 From: withwind2 at charter.net (Larry Harris) Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:17:42 -0700 Subject: [CINC] 7/17/08 Island Adventuer Blue? Fin? Sei what? Message-ID: <8FD2D814A55442EDA59F25DBEDA1FC16@harris> 2 Fin Whale Bp 25-35 bottlenose Tt Captain Jim, mates Dawn & Zac, and about 68 passengers Naturalist Kevin Thompson & Larry Harris The Adventurer left port a little after 9 AM and headed to the west end of Anacapa, then cruised along the north side of Anacapa heading east, Capt. Jim then went around the east end and started west on the south side. Two blows in the distance proved hard to close in on for ID verification. At first, probably (because we expected them) the call was for Blues, but the dorsal was a little tall and the color was a little dark. So we debated, was it Fin or possibly Sei whales? We tried to close in but they dove and came up farther away each time. Then on the last attempt to get closer after they went down, we found ourselves just ahead of them. The captain turned off the engine and they passed right beside us, so close we could have jumped on. The "WOWS!" were widespread and the consensus was that they were Fin Whales. After a while we passed the whales off to the Condor, who was just arriving. We then played with a spread out group of bottlenose for a while and then continued along the south side of Anacapa to Santa Cruz, with the intend of going to the Painted Cave. A good wind hit us on the north side of Santa Cruz and some passengers were not so happy, even with Dawns interesting dialog on the speaker. A Bald Eagle was spotted cruising the cliffs parallel to our path. We watched it for several minutes till several gulls harassed it so much it took shelter and landed, and we passed by. By then we had reached the cave and Captain Jim stuck the Adventurer farther in than I had ever been before. Nearly everyone went home amazed and happy. Larry Mahalo and remember "Chance favors the prepared mind" therefore...MAKE it a great day! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gksully at pacbell.net Sun Jul 20 07:57:21 2008 From: gksully at pacbell.net (Karen Sullivan) Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:57:21 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] CONDOR 7-19 Saturday Message-ID: <34886.65240.qm@web81706.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Condor Express 7-19 Sightings 4 Blue Whales 2 Humpback whales (mom and calf) 100+ Common Dolphins spread out over the day 1 Rissos Dolphin 30+ Green passengers... It was one of those days on a whale watch trip... Gary Sullivan, Morgan Coffey (photo ID) and I set off with 140 (yes 140!) passengers under gray foggy skies. The day started out well, with a sighting of 30 or 40 common dolphins within sight of the harbor. A few more commons here and there as Captain Mat headed out for a spot at the shelf between Santa Rosa and San Miguel island. Dense fog, rolling seas, lots of sick passengers, and very cold air kept the crew busy with plastic bags, and serving coffee and hot chocolate. Capt Mat got a call from a research vessel (Pacific Storm) who had seen a Blue whale but then lost it in the fog. We headed farther west than I have ever been on the channel, where we searched, in ever rougher seas, but no luck. Turned back and started heading east. Passengers who weren't sick were grumpy. It was cold, not enough seats for everyone inside, (or outside for that matter) and we had many passengers who were asking why the captain didn't just call it off, since we weren't going to see anything in the fog, it was cold, so many sick people...etc. It was shaping up to be one of those trips you would rather forget about. Mat was heading along the shelf, at about 1:00 pm, meaning to keep looking for awhile, and then head us over to Painted cave, when about 1/4 mile in front of the boat a spout appeared! It was a blue whale! We got a few looks, it was only breathing for about 3 breaths, then going down. While we were waiting, off in the distance 2 more animals were spotted which turned out to be a mom and calf humpback! They came right to the boat, popped up on one side and then the other, gave us a great tail fluke right next to the boat. While they were down, off in the distance 2 more Blue whales could be seen heading our way, moving very fast... Got a few good looks of these, although from a bit of a distance, and then the Humps were back up. Momma hump did a great tail lob, which was missed by most of the passengers, who were busy watching the Blues! Another tail fluke right beside the boat had everyone oohing and aahing.. Suddenly, everyone was in a great mood, the visibility had improved somewhat (I'm sure the smiling faces on board had some kind of climatic effect..), seas had calmed down, and while we never saw the sun, it turned out to be a pretty good day. We stayed late, and got back late, but no one seemed to mind... Passengers from Germany, New Zealand, Arizona, and various California locations accompanied us on our unusual July trip.... Til next time... Karen Sullivan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Deb4nb at aol.com Sun Jul 20 13:50:25 2008 From: Deb4nb at aol.com (Deb4nb at aol.com) Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:50:25 EDT Subject: [CINC] July 16 &17 '08 Anacapa Island / Emily's Visit Message-ID: Greetings All, Wed. 7/16/08 Ocean Ranger: No recorded sightings Thurs. 7/17/08 Vanguard: Humpback cow/calf pair Details: On 7/16/08, our guest speaker from Tues. Emily Carlson (HIHWNMS Volunteer Programs/Outreach Coord.) and her Dad Steve got to check out Anacapa Island. Other CINC Volunteers aboard the Ocean Ranger were Shirley Johnson working on the plankton monitoring project, and Park diver Josh Kaye-Carr. Also on holiday with her family was Bonnie, law enforcement officer from the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. To my surprise there were many Western gull chicks that have already fledged! Gosh time literally flies...they grow so fast! Emily had a great time and was so impressed with the Channel Islands Live Dive Program. Josh made her a dvd copy to take back to Maui. On 7/17/08 the Vanguard crossed to Anacapa with 42 visitors including 1 kayaker, 2 campers, at least 8 snorkelers, and 3 divers in the mix. The Landing Cove water temp dropped approximately 10 degrees from the day before (brrr!). On the journey back to the mainland, we saw a breach off in the distance! Moments later confirmed a humpback cow/calf pair. As we got closer to home with no time to spare, Capt. Jason spotted more humpback activity outside our designated path. Worth Noting: Emily and her Dad Steve made their way to Santa Cruz Island on Thursday 7/17/08. They had an awesome interpretive hike led by CINC Volunteer Catherine French. During her CA visit Emily truly enjoyed meeting volunteers and staff, plus treasured all of the welcomes and hospitalities. For those of you who missed her lecture Tuesday night, Bill Weinerth recorded it on dvd. Contact Clare or Shauna to check it out from the lecture library. Happy Trails, Debra **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scott at scottcuzzo.com Sun Jul 20 19:47:09 2008 From: scott at scottcuzzo.com (Scott Cuzzo) Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:47:09 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Santa Cruz Trip Today Message-ID: I was off duty today and went to Santa Cruz Island to hike today. We saw about 1000 common dolphin on the way out there, and two blue whales on the way back, not too far from platform Grace. One of the whales even did a partial breach! Also at one point we were following, I think just one whale, and it was going fairly fast and sort of plowing through the surface and it would come up to spout. Sort of different and cool. And if anyone is interested, I have pics of an unusual "lantern stinkhorn" fungus that was growing in my garden. A four inch stalk sticking straight up with four bright orange "chicken toes" clustered at the top. Weird and cool. Sort of like me. At least the weird part for sure. Scott Cuzzo From RDreher at roadrunner.com Sun Jul 20 20:29:15 2008 From: RDreher at roadrunner.com (Ron Dreher) Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:29:15 -0700 Subject: [CINC] (no subject) Message-ID: <016d01c8eae1$f4a7fbd0$0a00a8c0@DJX1D341> Local Home ? Local ? Columnists Email Story Print Story Risso's dolphins make presence known in channel Peter Howorth Risso's dolphin breach: This Risso's dolphin bursts through the surface like a missile from a submarine. PETER HOWORTH PHOTOS Risso's dolphin eye: Risso's dolphins love to watch people as much as we love to watch them. Risso's dolphin surfacing: This Risso's dolphin sends a crystalline bubble to the surface as it emerges to breathe. July 20, 2008 6:22 AM Santa Barbara has many species of small whales, but we often don't think of them that way. Instead, we think of many of them as dolphins or porpoises rather than as small whales. Conversely, killer whales and pilot whales are just large dolphins, although few people realize this. In truth, they are all odontocetes, or toothed whales. Risso's dolphins, superficially similar to the pilot whale in shape, are among the more interesting of the small cetaceans. They are light gray or white when born, then turn chocolate brown to almost black as adolescents. As they mature, they again turn white, although the fins have darker shadings. They also often have dark patches around the eyes. Mature Risso's dolphins are covered with long scratch marks. Scientists assumed the beaks of squid, major prey for the species, caused these. A closer inspection often reveals that the scars are evenly spaced, however, suggesting fracases with other dolphins, either of the same species or perhaps from other species. Risso's dolphins can be aggressive toward other species, including even large whales. They have been observed bow-riding the frontal wake of blue whales, zipping back and forth and causing the whales to flee. On one memorable occasion, I observed an exasperated blue whale flip a Risso's dolphin end over end with a toss of its huge head. The dolphin hastily abandoned the chase. Following the 1982-83 El Ni?o event, Risso's dolphins moved into Southern California waters in numbers, occupying a niche once held by short-finned pilot whales. One researcher theorized that the Risso's dolphins might have ousted the pilot whales through competition for squid, primary prey for both species. Other species of marine mammals also changed their distribution following the El Ni0x96o event, however. After the El Ni?o, years went by with few if any sightings of pilot whales. Over the past several years, they have turned up in larger numbers, although nothing approaching the numbers seen in the past. Their population trend in this region is unknown. Like pilot whales, Risso's dolphins have no noticeable beak. Their snout is blunt and their head bulbous, much like that of the pilot whale. Risso's dolphins are quite large, growing to 13 feet long and weighing several hundred pounds. Calves are just under 5 feet long at birth. Risso's dolphins are often seen off the north shore of Santa Cruz Island, especially in late spring, summer and early fall, when squid are prevalent. Unfortunately, their preference for squid has led to competition with squid fishers. According to NOAA Fisheries, Risso's dolphins with fresh squid in their stomachs have turned up dead from bullet wounds. Though generally not as gregarious toward boats as are common dolphins and bottlenose dolphins, Risso's dolphins sometimes do ride the bow waves of small craft, particularly if the boats are not moving fast. Although individuals are sometimes seen, Risso's dolphins usually travel in groups of 25 to several hundred. Sometimes they travel abreast in a long line, possibly part of their hunting strategy. Risso's dolphins can put on quite a show, with some individuals racing at high speeds through the waves, slapping their flukes down on the surface and making a loud noise, or leaping completely out of the water. One of the most endearing habits of this species is lifting its head out of the water and making definite eye contact with people in boats. Other species often roll on their sides while bow riding, gazing up at the people above, but Risso's dolphins observe folks directly. Makes you wonder if they enjoy looking at us as much as we enjoy looking at them. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The students get a closer look at Skye, left, at the visitor center, while teacher Regan Nelson, below, and her student Vicky Vildosola, 8, watch the chick. A 3-month-old bald eagle huddled in the back of its carrier crate Monday as cameras flashed in the auditorium of the Channel Islands National Park visitor center in Ventura. Skye, as the eagle is called, was scheduled for release Monday to a hack tower on Santa Cruz Island following his recovery from a broken wing. The bird, and his sibling Spirit, were both injured in May when another bald eagle attacked them in their nest ? an incident watched by hundreds of people via the Channel Islands live EagleCAM. Behind the cameras and spectators at the visitor center were 18 third-graders from Lemonwood Elementary School in Oxnard. Regan Nelson, their teacher, said the class has watched on the Institute for Wildlife Studies' EagleCAM since the birds' eggs were laid in February. This was the first time the students got a live viewing of the bird. "Today we got to see Skye, and we learned about his brother too. It's exciting because I never saw a bald eagle before," 8-year-old Lexis Martinez said. Nelson said she has been watching the EagleCAM for the past three years. "I have a passion for the environment and animals. I wanted to share it with them," she said of her students. She said her class watched the eagle chicks every morning as they grew, fought for food and learned to fly. The two chicks were first placed on the island this spring. On May 19 they were attacked in their nest by a sub-adult bald eagle. The chicks were taken from their nest by the bird and dropped more than 30 feet. Spirit's beak was cracked, and Skye's wing was broken. When the eagle chicks were attacked, Nelson said her class was going through state testing, and she waited until the testing was done to tell them. She said some of the students were in tears. "Me and my friend were crying. It was sad because I thought we wouldn't get to see them out in the nest," Lexis said. Nelson said she made a shrine of flowers and candles for the class. The students made get-well cards, which she took to a veterinary facility where the birds were kept. Spirit was released back to the island in early June. He took his first flight July 1, according to a release from the Montrose Settlements Restoration Program. Wires and pins were used to help heal Skye's broken wing. Once they were removed, the eagle was ready to return to the island. Nelson said Channel Islands National Park invited the class to the celebration of Skye's release. The park even rented a bus for the trip, and the students were given cake before they had a chance to ask questions of Dr. Peter Sharpe of the Institute of Wildlife Studies. Then they got to see the bird. Sharpe said the island program has been very successful. "We're very happy to have a high retention rate and high survival out there on the island," he said. Sharpe said 61 bald eagles have been released on the islands as a result of the Montrose Settlements Restoration Program, and close to 35 remain there. At this stage, Skye's biggest obstacle to survival will be finding food, Sharpe said. Although food is left out around the tower for the eagles, sometimes the birds don't stay there. "They're scavengers for the first year," Sharpe said. ? On the Net: The EagleCAM can be found at: http://chil.vcoe.org/eagle_cam.htm. _________________________________________________________________ Time for vacation? WIN what you need- enter now! http://www.gowindowslive.com/summergiveaway/?ocid=tag_jlyhm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From laura_email2000 at yahoo.com Mon Jul 21 08:10:41 2008 From: laura_email2000 at yahoo.com (Laura Shelton) Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:10:41 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Whale watching out of Long Beach Harbor Message-ID: <902934.20107.qm@web35301.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Sightings: ? 8 Risso Dolphins ??????????? 500 Common Dolphins 3 Blue Whales HI all, I went out whale watching on the 3:30? 3.5 hr. Harbor Beach Cruise with a friend's 10 year old son who is a dolphin lover. He had never seen a whale or a pod of dolphins. We had a marvelous time with a really friendly crew and fellow watchers. There was a young Naturalist from the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific who was very knowledgeable. We got really good looks at the Blue Whales due to the calm conditions. Just wanted to recommend it if anyone is around Long Beach. The blue whales have been seen recently as close in as 9 miles and yesterday, were at about 15 miles. 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I worked on sport fishing boats as a teenage deckhand in the late 1950s, and never saw a Blue Whale ( nor a Humpback for that matter),nor did I have chance to talk to a skipper who did. Something we are doing now is correct. Keep Truckin, Paul Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:10:41 -0700 From: laura_email2000 at yahoo.com To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Subject: [CINC] Whale watching out of Long Beach Harbor Sightings: 8 Risso Dolphins 500 Common Dolphins 3 Blue Whales HI all, I went out whale watching on the 3:30 3.5 hr. Harbor Beach Cruise with a friend's 10 year old son who is a dolphin lover. He had never seen a whale or a pod of dolphins. We had a marvelous time with a really friendly crew and fellow watchers. There was a young Naturalist from the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific who was very knowledgeable. We got really good looks at the Blue Whales due to the calm conditions. Just wanted to recommend it if anyone is around Long Beach. The blue whales have been seen recently as close in as 9 miles and yesterday, were at about 15 miles. Laura Shelton _________________________________________________________________ Keep your kids safer online with Windows Live Family Safety. http://www.windowslive.com/family_safety/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_family_safety_072008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov Mon Jul 21 13:16:04 2008 From: Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov (Clare Fritzsche) Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:16:04 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor Express trip available Friday July 25 10am-2:30pm Message-ID: <4884EE84.9040003@noaa.gov> Greetings, Naturalists! Our dear Eugene Radding is sick and in the hospital and cannot therefore go out on his Condor Express trip this coming Friday, July 25. If you would like to take his place, please let me know. Thanks! Clare -- Clare Fritzsche Volunteer Administration Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands National Park Schedule for week of July 21: MON: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366 TUE: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366 WED: all day meeting at CINP THU: 12:30pm-2:30pm, Oxnard: (805) 382-6149 x105 FRI: 8-9:30am, 3-4pm Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366 Please call my cell phone if need be: (805) 729-0127 Santa Barbara FAX: (805) 568-1582 From lhittnp at earthlink.net Mon Jul 21 17:01:21 2008 From: lhittnp at earthlink.net (Linda Hitt) Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:01:21 -0700 Subject: [CINC] IPCO, Whale Watch, 7/21/2008 Message-ID: <380-220087222012146@earthlink.net> Seen: 2 Blues close to shore in less than 200 feet water depth Several pods of Common Dolphin- from 50 to 250 in number Other naturalists included Marty Flam & Carol Shoemaker (PID). We followed the pair of Blues for about an hour. They were in such shallow waters that they were not able to do any deep dives. The day started off gray with fairly calm seas then rougher seas as we headed further west. The sun did come out nicely later in the day. We ventured very far into Painted Cave. Passengers were from all over- India, Netherlands, UK, Philadelphia, New York, & points closer. Another wonderful day! I don't think that we had any sick passengers! --- Linda Hitt --- lhittnp at earthlink.net --- EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diver23 at cox.net Mon Jul 21 18:23:25 2008 From: diver23 at cox.net (Kevin Bailey) Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:23:25 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor Sunday 7/20 Message-ID: <008201c8eb99$8a06bc40$6500a8c0@BAILEY> Where: Condor Express When: Sunday, July 20, 2008 Crew: Capt. Dave, Dennis and Amanda Volunteers: Kevin & Toni Bailey; Barbara LaCorte on PID Passengers: 102 from everywhere!: Germany, Britain, Holland, France, Columbia, Bay Area, LA area, Ventura County and all points in between. Humpbacks: 2 (mom/calf pair) Common Dolphins: 2 small groups, maybe <100 total and single and doubles all over for the 1st hour. Today could be summed up by the Tom Petty lyrics: ?The Waiting is the Hardest Part?!. Barbara gave her orientation speech to the enthusiast crowd ready to see whales. We then headed out to sea for our mid day tour in smooth seas and overcast skies that were a bit balmy. Twenty minutes into the trip we saw a small group of Common Dolphins which were very exciting to the large diverse crowd we had today. With dolphins scattered all over we were sure to see whales soon. As we headed out toward SRI / SMI, the three of us made our rounds to all aboard. This crowd seemed a bit more excited and animated than previous crowds so we had to ensure them a great day. After the small group of approximately 30 animals we saw a single or pair of Commons here and there as well as a few sea lions but nothing else for quite some time. Once we got to SRI we continued toward SMI a bit before we turned around. We saw the Pacific Storm, a research boat here tagging the Blue Whales. But unfortunately they had seen none yet when we got to them. After 2+ hours, the patients and patience were all wearing a little too thin. Three hours had now past; we had turned around, cruised toward SCI and still nothing! Where are those pesky whales? They are 60-80-100 feet long and we can?t find them anywhere. After talking with everyone about the whales we haven?t seen people starting asking about the cargo ships passing through the channel. We saw the usual ships with truckloads and an auto container ship headed toward LA. A walk through the gallery was getting overtaken by the grim reaper and a lot of sad faces. Finally, after 3 hours at 1:15pm, Dave turned the boat fairly quickly and put the pedal to the metal. Everyone is looking at us. Did someone see something? No one is saying until it is confirmed but a few minutes later Dave had us watching a Humpback mom and calf pair. Hey! The waiting was finally over! All the gloom was replaced with enchanted excitement! We spent the next 35 minutes watching this calf do everything in the book and then some: early on we were greeted with a breach; spy hop (head only); spy hop to show off the pec fins; and then several more times: sideways and onto its back; continuous pec slapping over and over and over; rolling; lob tailing; peduncle throws; tail slapping, baby fluking (aahhh, the tail was so small ? great for PID to track for future years). We guesstimate the baby was 2-3 years old at most. Mom also displayed some flukes and trumpeted as to tell her baby what tricks to show off next. It was a non-stop show for over ? hour and the crowd even clapped as though we were in cohorts with momma whale to perform like we where at Sea World! Barbara got some great shots with the new PID camera. Since this sighting was so late in the day we didn?t get back to the dock till 3pm but everyone left grinning ear to ear and said thank you like we had it all scripted. We do that don?t we? Kevin Bailey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diver23 at cox.net Mon Jul 21 18:56:15 2008 From: diver23 at cox.net (Kevin Bailey) Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:56:15 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Plankton Tow Trip Message-ID: <009901c8eb9e$206095e0$6500a8c0@BAILEY> Today I met the Shearwater Research Ship at 6:30am for a day of plankton research. There were 3 UCSB researchers and 4 other UCSB folks in varying stages of getting their advanced degrees. Captain Terrance took us to 6 PB stops where the researchers took water samples. PB7 (PB stands for Plumes and Blooms) is the closest to SRI but we skipped this stop today and stopped at PB6 a couple miles off SRI and each ?station? spaced about 3 miles closer to shore until we were right off of USCB for our final PB1 stop. My job was to help as needed and take 2 samples at designated PB stations. Dennis Carlson showed me how to do the sampling at PB6 and then I was an official plankton catcher. Today was ?run # 205?. I asked how many there will be total and was told ?until the funding stops?; this is an ongoing project with multi-year efforts by many. Since this was a research trip there were no stops for wildlife but I thought I would make note of what was seen. There were humpback spouts seen about 1 mile east of PB6 and then a couple Blue spouts seen in the distance between PB6 and PB5. Dennis saw then ? I can?t see that far! We also had 2 groups of Rissos pass us by as we were cruising between stations. They were very quick looks and I mainly saw the dorsal fins. We saw several small pods of Commons and several solos milling around the open sea. No mega pods, only mini pods. A couple groups passed us by as we were taking samples at designated PB stations. Mola Mola and Seal Lions were also seen cruising between stations. To learn more Google ?Plumes and Blooms UCSB? but here is one site to check out: http://gcmd.nasa.gov/records/GCMD_UCSB_ICESS_PNB_SATELLITEDATA.html Kevin Bailey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From laura_email2000 at yahoo.com Tue Jul 22 07:37:14 2008 From: laura_email2000 at yahoo.com (Laura Shelton) Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:37:14 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Another Condor trip for August? Message-ID: <290415.24858.qm@web35305.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hi Clare, If I can get ONE other trip on the CX, here are some openings that I could do. 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Clare > >-- > >Clare Fritzsche >Volunteer Administration >Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary >Channel Islands National Park >Schedule for week of July 21: >MON: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366 >TUE: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366 >WED: all day meeting at CINP >THU: 12:30pm-2:30pm, Oxnard: (805) 382-6149 x105 >FRI: 8-9:30am, 3-4pm Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366 >Please call my cell phone if need be: (805) 729-0127 >Santa Barbara FAX: (805) 568-1582 > >_______________________________________________ >Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list >Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps From RDreher at roadrunner.com Wed Jul 23 19:23:19 2008 From: RDreher at roadrunner.com (Ron Dreher) Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:23:19 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Characteristics of the SB Channel Message-ID: <010e01c8ed34$408d6630$0a00a8c0@DJX1D341> Windy Gulch Bob Kieding July 23, 2008 7:34 AM Most of us think of the coast of California running from north to south, but it really doesn't. It actually runs in a north-westerly to south-easterly direction. You can have fun with your friends betting that Reno, Nevada, is further west than Santa Barbara. You will win. Reno's longitude is 119 degrees 47 minutes West and Santa Barbara's is 119 degrees 41 minutes West. But what happens 45 miles north of Santa Barbara at rugged Point Conception is surprising to many, and results in the phenomena of Windy Gulch as well as Santa Barbara's unique Mediterranean climate. At Point Conception the coast turns from south easterly to almost west to east. When you look straight out to sea from Santa Barbara, you are looking towards the South Pole! There are generally strong winds, high seas and frequent dense fog at Point Conception with the historic result of numerous shipwrecks and the area's well-earned reputation as "The Graveyard of the Pacific." But with the coast then turning dramatically towards the east, these winds and seas don't bend as sharply as the turn of the coastline and therefore run down the outer Santa Barbara Channel, leaving Santa Barbara itself sheltered from the prevailing high winds and seas of the upper coast. The Santa Barbara Channel is approximately 22 miles wide from the mainland to the four islands that border the channel. From east to west, these are San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, and Anacapa. Point Conception's high winds and seas run down the outer channel waters in an eight to ten mile band along the islands. This harsh stretch has justifiably earned the name of "Windy Gulch," and has been a major challenge to mariners since the Chumash first landed on the islands. The conditions in Windy Gulch can be very uncomfortable for recreational sized boats, and some sizes and designs should not attempt the passage. At peak conditions, the waves can reach substantial heights, but their steepness is even more challenging. But with a properly designed and outfitted boat, there are a number of ways to make successful and relatively comfortable crossings. First, Windy Gulch is not always rough. You can check weather reports with the Santa Barbara Harbormaster's office or on the Internet to determine what conditions are at Point Conception and at the channel weather buoys, along with the forecast for the next few days. You may find that the channel is mild and not of concern. If the winds are up, you can make an early morning departure and arrive at the islands before the afternoon winds peak. I frequently leave about five in the morning for an easy crossing and a full first day at the islands. The trip over on a sailboat is close to the wind, but the return is generally a reach and a fun sail in high winds. Since the Windy Gulch conditions generally begin about 10 to 12 miles from Santa Barbara Harbor, the first part of the crossing is usually quite comfortable. You can reduce the impact of the Gulch by making your initial course more towards Point Conception, and then ease off easterly when you reach the large seas and winds. This results in your boat meeting the steep seas at a more comfortable angle. With a GPS navigator, it is relatively easy to follow a curved course to the islands and end up exactly where you planned. If yours is a sailboat, you can have a great power reach with sails eased and the impact of seas much diminished. Further down the channel, Windy Gulch winds and seas lessen. San Miguel is almost opposite Point Conception, and it therefore takes the full force of the point's winds, seas, and fog. At the other end of the channel, Anacapa experiences considerably less impact, but its waters can still be plenty rough at times. I strongly recommend careful planning if San Miguel is you destination. It is a great place to visit, anchor, fish, surf, hike, and more, but it's more enjoyable in clear weather. The return to Santa Barbara is an easier trip because the direction of the wind and waves is further aft. Turning more easterly for a few miles diminishes their impact. Then turn back towards Santa Barbara for a pleasant voyage home. But by all means, visit the Channel Islands. They are one of the most unique areas of the world, and just a few miles from Santa Barbara. If you are not a boater, there are several charter services that can take visitors, kayakers, and fishermen to the islands. These are sizable vessels with professional captains and crews that know our waters well. Too many Santa Barbarans spend a lifetime here without ever seeing the true wonders of our Channel Islands. -- SEA TERMS: -- Longitude - A measure of relative position east or west on the Earth's surface, given in degrees from a certain meridian, usually the prime meridian at Greenwich, England, which has a longitude of 8 degrees The distance of a degree of longitude is about 69 statute miles or 60 nautical miles (111 km) at the equator, decreasing to zero at the poles. Longitude and latitude are the coordinates used to identify any point on the Earth's surface. Latitude is used to identify a position north or south of the equator on Earth's surface. Units can be decimal or in degrees, minutes, and seconds. -- Web Weather - www.weather.gov/om/marine/home.htm - then click on "Los Angeles" and then click the area of interest on the map. -- Sheet - A controlling line to a sail; 13th Century from old English "skeatline" and possibly also from Old Norse "skaut." -- Close to the wind - A point of sailing on which the sheets are tightened all the way in so the boat can sail near to the direction of the wind. -- Reach - A point of sailing on which the sheets are eased, roughly with the wind abeam (toward the side of the boat); 17th Century from Anglo-Saxon "raecen" reach. -- Power reach - Adjusting the sails and helm on the reach to maximize speed from wind and waves. -- GPS - Global Positioning System - Locates position on Earth within a few feet using input from satellites. Bob Kieding began boating as a young boy at Santa Barbara in 1948. He has been a sail racing skipper, yacht maintenance professional, professional yacht skipper, a ships chandler, and is now a professional yacht broker. His column runs on Wednesdays. Opinions in the column are Mr. Kieding's and not necessarily those of the newspaper. Send news tips, questions, or topics you would like covered to bkieding at chandlery.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Anyone, anyone... :-) Barbara From islandkayaker at earthlink.net Thu Jul 24 15:24:36 2008 From: islandkayaker at earthlink.net (islandkayaker at earthlink.net) Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:24:36 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [CINC] Space available on the Condor Express Message-ID: <13019763.1216938276462.JavaMail.root@elwamui-milano.atl.sa.earthlink.net> I can take that! Peace, Scott -----Original Message----- >From: Barbara LaCorte >Sent: Jul 24, 2008 5:49 PM >To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >Subject: [CINC] Space available on the Condor Express > >Hi friends, > >I am looking for someone to take a space that I was signed up for on >Saturday, August 16th on the Condor Express. Anyone, anyone... > >:-) Barbara >_______________________________________________ >Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list >Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps From judyw88 at hotmail.com Thu Jul 24 21:11:23 2008 From: judyw88 at hotmail.com (judy w) Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:11:23 -0700 Subject: [CINC] FW: EPA blog website In-Reply-To: <596C550AC4C3C549BB4877B92DC696E00535D4@APCDVORTEX> References: <596C550AC4C3C549BB4877B92DC696E00535D4@APCDVORTEX> Message-ID: US EPA now has a blog website called Greenversations with a ?Question of the Week?. They give an intro to each question and people write in their answers. There are questions on all sorts of environmental topics. It is very interesting to read the comments and get an idea of current national mindset. I didn't find any whale questions :( http://blog.epa.gov/blog/category/question-of-the-week/ _________________________________________________________________ Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_video_072008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From staci at savzsea.com Fri Jul 25 09:54:27 2008 From: staci at savzsea.com (staci at savzsea.com) Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:54:27 -0700 Subject: [CINC] =?utf-8?q?Rep=2E_Duncan_Hunter_Wacky=5FWildebeest=5FHunt?= =?utf-8?b?X0ZvaWxlZF8tX1Byb1B1YmxpY2Fd?= Message-ID: <20080725095427.1f69f13e02bba7ff49a08cffd4b84343.c857ac5d89.wbe@email.secureserver.net> Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA)once again makes the news... (Hunter, who was chairman of the House Armed Services Committee at the time, included language in the 2006 defense bill that would have allowed the Channel Island?s second largest island, Santa Rosa, to be used as a private game preserve available to disabled veterans and guests of the Pentagon.) Rep.?s Wacky Wildebeest Hunt Foiled by Jamie Hodari - July 24, 2008 4:57 pm EDT Former presidential candidate Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) has never been shy about his passion for hunting. But he found himself the object of some friendly ribbing in yesterday?s Washington Post for his most recent hunting plan: Hunter recently wrote the U.S.Embassy in Chad saying he planned to take a hunting safari there --part of an effort, he explained, to save refugees...... http://www.propublica.org/article/reps-wacky-wildebeest-hunt-foiled-724/ From KTL at CanyonVoices.com Fri Jul 25 10:41:08 2008 From: KTL at CanyonVoices.com (KTL) Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:41:08 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Rep. Duncan Hunter Wacky_Wildebeest_Hunt_Foiled_-_ProPublica] References: <20080725095427.1f69f13e02bba7ff49a08cffd4b84343.c857ac5d89.wbe@email.secureserver.net> Message-ID: <003901c8ee7e$2658e870$6501a8c0@KTL> incredible! ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "CINC " Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 9:54 AM Subject: [CINC] Rep. Duncan Hunter Wacky_Wildebeest_Hunt_Foiled_-_ProPublica] > > Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA)once again makes the news... > (Hunter, who was chairman of the House Armed Services Committee at the > time, included language in the 2006 defense bill that would have allowed > the Channel Island?s second largest island, Santa Rosa, to be used as > a private game preserve available to disabled veterans and guests of the > Pentagon.) > > Rep.?s Wacky Wildebeest Hunt Foiled by Jamie Hodari - July 24, 2008 > 4:57 pm EDT > > Former presidential candidate Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) has never been > shy about his passion for hunting. But he found himself the object of > some friendly ribbing in yesterday?s Washington Post for his most > recent hunting plan: Hunter recently wrote the U.S.Embassy in Chad > saying he planned to take a hunting safari there --part of an effort, he > explained, to save refugees...... > > http://www.propublica.org/article/reps-wacky-wildebeest-hunt-foiled-724/ > > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > From cathycsandoval at gmail.com Sat Jul 26 04:25:22 2008 From: cathycsandoval at gmail.com (Cathy Sandoval) Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:25:22 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Fair Shift Sub Message-ID: Could someone take my a.m. shift Tues. the 29th, to help set up our wonderful exhibit at the fair? I'm in shock right now, as my sister has passed away suddenly, and I'm off to Cape Cod. 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I was actually scheduled for the Speed Twin (which of course has already been cancelled). Sorry about that thought I was on the Condor. Thanks for the heads up. Trent Barnhart _________________________________________________________________ With Windows Live for mobile, your contacts travel with you. http://www.windowslive.com/mobile/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_mobile_072008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dean.benjamin at sbcglobal.net Mon Jul 28 08:03:15 2008 From: dean.benjamin at sbcglobal.net (Dean Benjamin) Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:03:15 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] IPCO 7-26 Island Adventure Message-ID: <675009.96122.qm@web82303.mail.mud.yahoo.com> 2 Blue Whales 1 Minke Whale 600 Common Dolphins Beaufort 0-2 An exceptionally calm day aboard the Island Adventure.? Jimmy at the helm was amazing, guiding the Island Adventure further into the Painted Cave than I had ever been.? Jean and Laurie were the crew and the narration by both Jimmy and Jean was outstanding.? We stayed with the Minke for perhaps 20 minutes and with the 2 Blues for an hour and a quarter.? There were 5 groups of dolphins over the course of the day.? Dino was the other naturalist and Scott was working photo ID.? 100 aboard and another 28 were retrieved at Prisoners.? Dean Benjamin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vfo at mindspring.com Wed Jul 30 08:53:30 2008 From: vfo at mindspring.com (Valerie Olson) Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:53:30 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Looking for Swap on Condor 12 Aug References: Message-ID: <66212018-95A8-4238-8411-D0A9043F017F@mindspring.com> > >> >> >>> >>> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I am signed up to do a shift on the Condor on the 12th of August. >>> Unfortunately, a family member has just been scheduled for a minor >>> surgery on that day. Since I have had several operator >>> cancellations >>> this season, I am looking to swap with anyone who has a shift on the >>> Condor between the 18th and the end of August ... except for the >>> 25th. Any offers would be greatly appreciated. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Valerie Olson >> >> >> From KTL at StanfordAlumni.org Wed Jul 30 09:20:53 2008 From: KTL at StanfordAlumni.org (KTL) Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:20:53 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Sunday on the CX Message-ID: <005a01c8f260$ab8e21a0$6501a8c0@KTL> 6 blues 1 minke 4-5 small dolphin pods smooth seas partial cloud cover Wonderful day. The boat was filled capacity, with the Stanford Club of Santa Barbara taking up over 50 slots. Maybe 5-6 woozy folk who got better as the day and the views improved. Great to have the owner, Fred, as our captain, and the best photo-ID-er, Barbara La Corte. Karen and Dave Telleen-Lawton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Clare -- Clare Fritzsche Volunteer Administration Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands National Park Schedule for week of July 28: MON: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366 TUE: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366 WED: 8am-12:30pm: (805) 966-7107 x366 THU: 12:30pm-2:30pm, Oxnard: (805) 382-6149 x105 FRI-MON: Santa Rosa Island (no contact) Please call my cell phone if need be: (805) 729-0127 Santa Barbara FAX: (805) 568-1582 From garydel at aol.com Wed Jul 30 14:09:13 2008 From: garydel at aol.com (garydel at aol.com) Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:09:13 -0400 Subject: [CINC] Condor 7-28 Message-ID: <8CAC09FA6C6ABEB-1D48-5620@WEBMAIL-NB01.sysops.aol.com> ?Sorry for the late report; it took me up to this moment to count all the common dolphins we saw!? But first, just the facts.? The blue whale count totals either five or six with two encounters of two each about an hour apart in the usual location.? Two or three additional blue whales were spotted at a distance at about 1015.? These were not approached as they were the subject of a small research vessel with whom Captain Dave did not want to interfere.? The blues were feeding well under the surface where they stayed for about eight minutes between shows and blows.? Surface time demonstrated three or four breathing cycles before the next dive. Onto the Dolphins.? The first modest pod was sighted at 1030 with a larger and more scattered pod encountered 10 minutes later.? At 1107 another pod crossed our path and then, after that, we were constantly in the presence of common dolphins in small to moderate size groups.? After the first three sightings, most of the 75 passengers didn't bother to get up to look at them anymore, and Captain Dave stopped announcing their presence. Today, these popular critters truly earned their name... common. 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