From diver23 at cox.net Sun Jun 1 08:25:24 2008 From: diver23 at cox.net (Kevin Bailey) Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 08:25:24 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Bio Blitz Message-ID: <004101c8c3fb$b64daa90$6500a8c0@BAILEY> Just the facts: What: Bio Blitz Where: Agoura Hills, Paramount Ranch, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreational Area (SMMNRA) When: Saturday May 31, 2008 Who: From CINC: Kevin Bailey, Dino Dal Bon, Natalie Swan From NPS: John Curwen Why: To educate the public about the incredible amount and type of bio diversity in our local area Just the story: I picked up Dino at 7:30 this morning and we headed down the road to unchartered territory. Neither of us had previously been to the SMMNRA so we were excited about what we might see. As it turns out the entire area is huge; we participated in the Bio Blitz at Paramount Ranch which is a movie studio lot. The TV series Dr. Quinn, The Medicine Woman was one of countless films, movies and television shows that have used this property. As we got there, we immediately ran into John Curwen of the NPS, his daughter Anja and Natalie Swan and we got to work setting up our booth before official opening. We saw 3 others CINCers there too participating in other events including hiking, lecturing and the species counting. Once the gates were opened, the flood of people was non stop all day. There were school buses that came all day long. Zillions of kids swarmed around the park looking at each of the booths. They were encouraged to visit each booth to get their Bio Blitz Passport stamped at each booth. Once they got the book filled with stamps, they could get a patch. I played the Match Game almost all day with hundreds of children, often 6-8 at a time. I still hear the boards clanging in my ears. By noon I had all the hidden squares memorized and some kids seem to come back hours later to play the game again so we moved all the pictures around so they are in different spots. The Bald Eagle is no longer in the top right box; the Pelican is no longer in the bottom left box, the island fox is no longer in the middle of the last row. Now I have to memorize all the new locations! I will probably dream of playing this game tonight! It's always fun to see the excited kids and how smart some of these really young kids are. These types of events are so great for the young minds, teaching them about their local ecosystems. Not really knowing what to expect on a Saturday, I figured the crowd would be mostly families with kids but although there were lots of families at the event, by far the crowd was mostly a constant stream of bus loads of kids. Besides the megapods of children, we also noticed ?a sea of tan?; every NPS person within a 2 day drive must have been there. It was like an NPS convention. Most of the adults asked the usual questions: Where are the islands? How do we get there? Can we hike, camp, kayak etc.? A few folks were very inquisitive and asked detailed questions on the eagles, foxes, pigs, sonar and whales / whaling. One person in particular I talked with was a scientist visiting from South Carolina who asked a lot of biased questions. She kept me on the alert to only state the facts and be objective. There were dozens of exhibitors, many with live critters from both local and afar. We were next the Cabrillo Aquarium from San Pedro and across from Sea World and the LA Natural History Museum. It was definitely a great place to spend the day wondering around. The sun was out, the weather was great, and the organizers of the event feed all volunteers a great lunch including the always yummy Costco Carrot Cake! A big part of the Bio Blitz event was a 24 hour species count to count as many local species as possible in this local recreation area. An announcement was made at 5pm that a total of 1664 different species were counted from noon Friday to noon Saturday and the scientists were very busy recording everything into the computers. Today in the mountains, tomorrow at sea? Kevin Bailey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oaars at sbcglobal.net Sun Jun 1 10:00:21 2008 From: oaars at sbcglobal.net (Warren Glaser) Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 10:00:21 -0700 Subject: [CINC] AFP: Whale of a show for Argentina's undersea rocker, loves of whales goes to a new depth! Message-ID: <75A7287C-7E7E-4004-A681-6EB7EC00343D@sbcglobal.net> Go to Google News ?2008 Google - Map data ?2008 LeadDog Consulting, MapLink/Tele Atlas, Europa Technologies - Terms of Use Whale of a show for Argentina's undersea rocker 17 hours ago BUENOS AIRES (AFP) ? Argentine rocker Javier Calamaro took his tunes seven meters (yards) below ocean waves in a special capsule Saturday to play "underwater music" to mark the arrival of migrating southern right whales. Calamaro's show, transmitted over the Internet and satellite television, was performed in Golfo Nuevo off the coast of the Valdes penninsula in Chubut province, where the huge marine mammals are known to be seen as they shift northwards to winter in warmer waters. "This is underwater music. It is the first concert for both human beings and whales that I have heard of," Calamaro, brother of renowned composer and singer Andres Calamaro, said before performing his repertoire which included his own works, folk classics and Argentine tango. The musician performed solo for the 40-minute concert in his underwater capsule, which he transformed into a mini recording studio complete with computers and underwater cameras near the coast. Hundreds of southern right whales travel between late May and December along the coast near Valdes penninsula -- a UNESCO World Heritage site -- to give birth to their calves, a spectacle which draws some 100,000 tourists per year. The whales can be seen either from beaches or aboard tourist boats authorized for whale watching. Hosted by Copyright ? 2008 AFP. All rights reserved. More ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oaars at sbcglobal.net Sun Jun 1 10:36:29 2008 From: oaars at sbcglobal.net (Warren Glaser) Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 10:36:29 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Wetsand.com - Killer whales observed hunting dolphins, food for orcas, food for thought... 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URL: From lhittnp at earthlink.net Sun Jun 1 12:16:26 2008 From: lhittnp at earthlink.net (Linda Hitt) Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 12:16:26 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Speed Twin 5/31/08 Message-ID: <380-22008601191626640@earthlink.net> 12:00 trip: Humpbacks - 2, then 5, then 15 or more Pacific White-sided Dolphin - 13 or more About 4 miles off the coast from UCSB 3:00 trip: Humpbacks - 5 Pacific White-sided Dolphin - 20 + Bottle nosed Dolphin - 2 About 3 miles off the coast This was a sunny, warm day & one of the best whale days I have had. Capt Steve said that the first trip especially was one of his best. On both trips we found a large bait ball very close to the surface which attracted many species. The water was just full of life: Humpbacks, the dolphins, rafts of seal lions, pelicans, & gulls, all hungry. There were Humpbacks every where we looked. We saw several distant breaches, bubble netting, a beautiful lunge feed very close to the boat, 3 synchronized flukes. Flukes were not numerous because the whales didn't need to dive for their food. They also didn't play with the boat because they were so busy eating, but did come very close for some wonderful views. As usual there were passengers from all over the world & the US. Keith Hale & Anna Hilliard shared interpreting on this wonderful day with all of us. --- Linda Hitt --- lhittnp at earthlink.net --- EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mr.zalophus at gmail.com Sun Jun 1 12:41:28 2008 From: mr.zalophus at gmail.com (Mr Zalophus) Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 12:41:28 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Speed Twin 5/31/08 In-Reply-To: <380-22008601191626640@earthlink.net> References: <380-22008601191626640@earthlink.net> Message-ID: Greetings, I should have mentioned this earlier, but on the Memorial Day Condor Express trip, not only did we have quite a Humpback pec-slap session, but at the same time, perhaps 100 meters away, the Pacific White-siders were "going crazy." It was some kind of odd hot spot about 10 meters in diamter. The *Lag*s were getting airborne, 2, 3, 4 or more individuals going straight up 2 or 3 meters, at the same time....sometimes colliding head-to-head, or back-to-back...again, all in this one small spot. I did not see any evidence of feeding, bait jumping, or bait in the water. But I have seen inshore bottlenose dolphins do this, and I got the feeling (without any scientific evidence or peer review) there was some kind of courtship or pecking-order ritual going on. I've posted images of the jumping white-siders on my website under the "Condor Express Trip Photos" for Memorial Day (2008 05-26), and the bottlenose dolphin antics under "Odontocetes" then "*Tursiops,*" page 4. An image location map can be displayed on the Condor folder. Bob Perry http://www.MarineBioPhotography.com On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 12:16 PM, Linda Hitt wrote: > 12:00 trip: Humpbacks - 2, then 5, then 15 or more > Pacific White-sided Dolphin - 13 or more > About 4 miles off the coast from UCSB > > 3:00 trip: Humpbacks - 5 > Pacific White-sided Dolphin - 20 + > Bottle nosed Dolphin - 2 > About 3 miles off the coast > > This was a sunny, warm day & one of the best whale days I have had. Capt > Steve said that the first trip especially was one of his best. On both > trips we found a large bait ball very close to the surface which attracted > many species. The water was just full of life: Humpbacks, the dolphins, > rafts of seal lions, pelicans, & gulls, all hungry. There were Humpbacks > every where we looked. We saw several distant breaches, bubble netting, a > beautiful lunge feed very close to the boat, 3 synchronized flukes. Flukes > were not numerous because the whales didn't need to dive for their food. > They also didn't play with the boat because they were so busy eating, but > did come very close for some wonderful views. > > As usual there were passengers from all over the world & the US. Keith > Hale & Anna Hilliard shared interpreting on this wonderful day with all of > us. > > > --- Linda Hitt > --- lhittnp at earthlink.net > --- EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet. > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 diver23 at cox.net Sun Jun 1 17:58:05 2008 From: diver23 at cox.net (Kevin Bailey) Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 17:58:05 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor Express - Sunday June 1st Message-ID: <005801c8c44b$b76fd510$6500a8c0@BAILEY> Just the facts: Where: Condor Express When: Sunday June 1st, 2008 10am ? 3:30pm Condor Crew: Capt. Mat, Dave, and Dennis CINCers: Kevin & Toni Bailey with Barbara LaCorte on PID Passenger count: 65 Humpback sightings = 26 Humpbacks recorded with coordinates = 15 (the others were seen off in the distance and not recorded with coordinates since they were ? mile to 2 miles off in various directions) Common Dolphins = 20 Dalls Porpoises = 4 Pacific White Sided Dolphins = 75 Sea Lions = here, there and everywhere CA Brown Pelicans = a lot, mostly near the harbor Cormorants = quite a few from the harbor to SCI Black-Crowned Night Heron = 1 seen on the bait station Pigeon Guillemots = several seen while cruising alongside SCI Sooty Shearwaters = many throughout the trip Western Gulls = from harbor to nesting on SCI Common Loon = 1 seen at entrance to Painted Cave Accidents: 1 (now you have to read my story for the details) Just the story: Just outside the harbor we saw a huge full body breach about 3 miles straight out. It didn?t take long for the excitement to begin today. Less than ? hour into our trip we came upon 20 Common Dolphins eating and frolicking. While looking at the dolphins 2 whales were seen ? mile ahead so we continued onward. By 10:30 we were seeing spouts everywhere ? we were surrounded. But wait before we talk whales we have to get the elusive darting glance at the 4 Dall?s Porpoises that appeared and disappeared just as quickly. Back to the whales, we had 2 Humpbacks less than 100 yards from us, then 2 more appeared, then more, for a total of 12 in our immediate area. We are still only a couple miles from shore. For the next hour we enjoyed the show while surrounded by humpbacks, the Pacific White Sided Dolphins, (who stayed to enjoy the feast the whole time), Sea Lions by the hundreds, everywhere you look, mixed together with Shearwaters, Cormorants and Gulls, and all this was within several hundred square yards. The whale on the front page of this morning's SB News Press, with the extensive tail damage, was in this feeding party frenzy. Barbara LaCorte got many great fluke photo ID shots. We saw bubbles, a mini spy-hop, heard trumpeting, saw lunge feeding, lots of flukes but no pecs because they were too busy gulping food to be showing off. The three breaches seen were all at great distances of 1-3 miles away. After an hour of this amazing show of densely packed biomass we decided to head toward the west end of SCI. Shortly after we headed toward the island, I noticed a passenger on the stairs at the front of the boat. I was on the top deck and signaled the OK sign and she shook her head no. I immediately got Dave?s and Dennis? attention to assess the problem. Mat slowed the boat down while assessing the situation and it was determined that she was not going to be walking on her own. We quickly turned around and headed home. The passenger had twisted her knee and stayed put until we got back to Santa Barbara where EMT?s and other medical staff were waiting for our arrival. Dave asked me to go around and tell each passenger that we would resuming our trip back out to SCI once this medical emergency was dealt with. I told each passenger they could get off the boat if they wished or they could continue on. Once the EMT?s had removed the passenger, about ? the other passengers decided to debark also. They had already got their monies worth of a great show and these folks were either a bit nauseous from the choppy seas or didn?t have any interest in seeing the island. Our second trip (or second half of the trip) departed SB about 12:30pm and we headed back out toward SCI monitoring the seas. The reports we were getting was that the seas were getting progressively rougher farther out into the channel. It was choppy but the norm for the SB Channel. Once we reached SCI it was sunny (it was sunny all day) and beautiful and we cruised along toward Painted Cave seeing the usual sea birds and lots more sea lions who greeted us at the entrance to the cave. One passenger asked how many times I had been out here and don?t I get bored seeing the same thing all the time. I told him that he could go out everyday for 10 days and it would be different every day and that, no, I never get bored seeing a different show every day. After leaving SCI we were running really late and the boat needed to be ready for a 4pm party cruise so we put the pedal to metal to get home as soon as possible. We passed by 2 more humpbacks cruising along the island, and once we turned to head home, 3 off to the left and 2 off to the right and more straight ahead. We didn?t have time to stop but there was whale watching all the way home too. We got back to home base at 3:30pm and everyone who stayed with us for the entire day had a great time. 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I picked up a copy on my way to S.B. this. a.m. As noted above we found the "humpback hot tub" located in the channel...and EVERYONE was in the pool. Seriously. We were around humpies the whole time, with many off in the distance in every direction. The morning trip had humpies, Pacific Whited Siders and sea lions feeding on bait balls. Lisa saw a shark soar out the water twice, probably a Thresher? Sorry I missed it. Very nice. The afternoon trip was more feeding, but no dolphins this time. We saw a lot of breaches. No were really close to the boat, buy many off in the distance, and over most of the second trip. On the way home we found 1000+ Commons that delighted everyone, and were surely the frosting on the cake. More spouts and breaches off in the distance on the way home. I probably saw at least 20 breaches, and I'm sure I missed at least a few. The whales came close to the boat often, but not interacting with us like on Friday. Everyone was thrilled with their wildlife encounters. Chewy and Rope were both seen today. The morning trip, they were in different groups, in the afternoon, they were in the same group, which seems to support what I tell passengers about the "loose knit structure that they have". Also I think I saw Mittens, the humpie with all white pecs, top and bottom. Also, I noticed a juvenile that had a distinctive "cracked paint" texture on the top side narrow tail section, just above the fluke. It was a white cracks on a black background. Scott Cuzzo From kensword at cox.net Sun Jun 1 22:08:26 2008 From: kensword at cox.net (Kenneth A. Tatro) Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 22:08:26 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Bio Blitz In-Reply-To: <004101c8c3fb$b64daa90$6500a8c0@BAILEY> References: <004101c8c3fb$b64daa90$6500a8c0@BAILEY> Message-ID: Great Story Kevin, Felt we were there. Had similar experience with Dino at the Aquarium of the Pacific, folks wanting to know where the islands were, if they could go out there, Island fox, eagles, pigs etc., similar questions about the whale wqtches. Sounds like you had a fun time of it. Good deal!! Ken Tatro Out reach is a great way to share with folk VERY unfamiliar with the Channel and the islands, your On Jun 1, 2008, at 8:25 AM, Kevin Bailey wrote: > Just the facts: > > What: Bio Blitz > Where: Agoura Hills, Paramount Ranch, > Santa Monica Mountains National Recreational Area (SMMNRA) > When: Saturday May 31, 2008 > Who: From CINC: Kevin Bailey, Dino Dal Bon, Natalie Swan > From NPS: John Curwen > Why: To educate the public about the incredible amount and type > of bio diversity in our local area > > Just the story: > > I picked up Dino at 7:30 this morning and we headed down the road to > unchartered territory. Neither of us had previously been to the > SMMNRA so we were excited about what we might see. As it turns out > the entire area is huge; we participated in the Bio Blitz at > Paramount Ranch which is a movie studio lot. The TV series Dr. > Quinn, The Medicine Woman was one of countless films, movies and > television shows that have used this property. As we got there, we > immediately ran into John Curwen of the NPS, his daughter Anja and > Natalie Swan and we got to work setting up our booth before official > opening. We saw 3 others CINCers there too participating in other > events including hiking, lecturing and the species counting. > > Once the gates were opened, the flood of people was non stop all > day. There were school buses that came all day long. Zillions of > kids swarmed around the park looking at each of the booths. They > were encouraged to visit each booth to get their Bio Blitz Passport > stamped at each booth. Once they got the book filled with stamps, > they could get a patch. I played the Match Game almost all day with > hundreds of children, often 6-8 at a time. I still hear the boards > clanging in my ears. By noon I had all the hidden squares memorized > and some kids seem to come back hours later to play the game again > so we moved all the pictures around so they are in different spots. > The Bald Eagle is no longer in the top right box; the Pelican is no > longer in the bottom left box, the island fox is no longer in the > middle of the last row. Now I have to memorize all the new > locations! I will probably dream of playing this game tonight! It's > always fun to see the excited kids and how smart some of these > really young kids are. These types of events are so great for the > young minds, teaching them about their local ecosystems. Not really > knowing what to expect on a Saturday, I figured the crowd would be > mostly families with kids but although there were lots of families > at the event, by far the crowd was mostly a constant stream of bus > loads of kids. Besides the megapods of children, we also noticed ?a > sea of tan?; every NPS person within a 2 day drive must have been > there. It was like an NPS convention. > > Most of the adults asked the usual questions: Where are the islands? > How do we get there? Can we hike, camp, kayak etc.? A few folks were > very inquisitive and asked detailed questions on the eagles, foxes, > pigs, sonar and whales / whaling. One person in particular I talked > with was a scientist visiting from South Carolinawho asked a lot of > biased questions. She kept me on the alert to only state the facts > and be objective. There were dozens of exhibitors, many with live > critters from both local and afar. We were next the Cabrillo > Aquarium from San Pedro and across from Sea World and the LA Natural > History Museum. It was definitely a great place to spend the day > wondering around. The sun was out, the weather was great, and the > organizers of the event feed all volunteers a great lunch including > the always yummy Costco Carrot Cake! > > A big part of the Bio Blitz event was a 24 hour species count to > count as many local species as possible in this local recreation > area. An announcement was made at 5pm that a total of 1664 different > species were counted from noon Friday to noon Saturday and the > scientists were very busy recording everything into the computers. > > Today in the mountains, tomorrow at sea? > > Kevin Bailey > > _______________________________________________ > 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 kensword at cox.net Sun Jun 1 22:11:42 2008 From: kensword at cox.net (Kenneth A. Tatro) Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 22:11:42 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor Express - Sunday June 1st In-Reply-To: <005801c8c44b$b76fd510$6500a8c0@BAILEY> References: <005801c8c44b$b76fd510$6500a8c0@BAILEY> Message-ID: Another fine report, Kevin. Got the data report first then a great narative on how it went. As you said first the moutains, then the sea, a full weekend. Ken Tatro On Jun 1, 2008, at 5:58 PM, Kevin Bailey wrote: > Just the facts: > > Where: Condor Express > When: Sunday June 1st, 2008 10am ? 3:30pm > Condor Crew: Capt. Mat, Dave, and Dennis > CINCers: Kevin & Toni Bailey with Barbara LaCorte on PID > Passenger count: 65 > > Humpback sightings = 26 > Humpbacks recorded with coordinates = 15 (the others were seen off > in the distance and not recorded with coordinates since they were ? > mile to 2 miles off in various directions) > Common Dolphins = 20 > Dalls Porpoises = 4 > Pacific White Sided Dolphins = 75 > Sea Lions = here, there and everywhere > CA Brown Pelicans = a lot, mostly near the harbor > Cormorants = quite a few from the harbor to SCI > Black-Crowned Night Heron = 1 seen on the bait station > Pigeon Guillemots = several seen while cruising alongside SCI > Sooty Shearwaters = many throughout the trip > Western Gulls = from harbor to nesting on SCI > Common Loon = 1 seen at entrance to Painted Cave > Accidents: 1 (now you have to read my story for the details) > > Just the story: > > Just outside the harbor we saw a huge full body breach about 3 miles > straight out. It didn?t take long for the excitement to begin today. > Less than ? hour into our trip we came upon 20 Common Dolphins > eating and frolicking. While looking at the dolphins 2 whales were > seen ? mile ahead so we continued onward. By 10:30 we were seeing > spouts everywhere ? we were surrounded. But wait before we talk > whales we have to get the elusive darting glance at the 4 Dall?s > Porpoises that appeared and disappeared just as quickly. Back to the > whales, we had 2 Humpbacks less than 100 yards from us, then 2 more > appeared, then more, for a total of 12 in our immediate area. We are > still only a couple miles from shore. For the next hour we enjoyed > the show while surrounded by humpbacks, the Pacific White Sided > Dolphins, (who stayed to enjoy the feast the whole time), Sea Lions > by the hundreds, everywhere you look, mixed together with > Shearwaters, Cormorants and Gulls, and all this was within several > hundred square yards. The whale on the front page of this morning's > SB News Press, with the extensive tail damage, was in this feeding > party frenzy. Barbara LaCorte got many great fluke photo ID shots. > We saw bubbles, a mini spy-hop, heard trumpeting, saw lunge feeding, > lots of flukes but no pecs because they were too busy gulping food > to be showing off. The three breaches seen were all at great > distances of 1-3 miles away. > > After an hour of this amazing show of densely packed biomass we > decided to head toward the west end of SCI. Shortly after we headed > toward the island, I noticed a passenger on the stairs at the front > of the boat. I was on the top deck and signaled the OK sign and she > shook her head no. I immediately got Dave?s and Dennis? attention to > assess the problem. Mat slowed the boat down while assessing the > situation and it was determined that she was not going to be walking > on her own. We quickly turned around and headed home. The passenger > had twisted her knee and stayed put until we got back to Santa > Barbara where EMT?s and other medical staff were waiting for our > arrival. Dave asked me to go around and tell each passenger that we > would resuming our trip back out to SCI once this medical emergency > was dealt with. I told each passenger they could get off the boat if > they wished or they could continue on. Once the EMT?s had removed > the passenger, about ? the other passengers decided to debark also. > They had already got their monies worth of a great show and these > folks were either a bit nauseous from the choppy seas or didn?t have > any interest in seeing the island. > > Our second trip (or second half of the trip) departed SB about > 12:30pm and we headed back out toward SCI monitoring the seas. The > reports we were getting was that the seas were getting progressively > rougher farther out into the channel. It was choppy but the norm for > the SB Channel. Once we reached SCI it was sunny (it was sunny all > day) and beautiful and we cruised along toward Painted Cave seeing > the usual sea birds and lots more sea lions who greeted us at the > entrance to the cave. One passenger asked how many times I had been > out here and don?t I get bored seeing the same thing all the time. I > told him that he could go out everyday for 10 days and it would be > different every day and that, no, I never get bored seeing a > different show every day. > > After leaving SCI we were running really late and the boat needed to > be ready for a 4pm party cruise so we put the pedal to metal to get > home as soon as possible. We passed by 2 more humpbacks cruising > along the island, and once we turned to head home, 3 off to the left > and 2 off to the right and more straight ahead. We didn?t have time > to stop but there was whale watching all the way home too. We got > back to home base at 3:30pm and everyone who stayed with us for the > entire day had a great time. > > Kevin Bailey > _______________________________________________ > 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 jkuizenga at linkline.com Mon Jun 2 09:11:17 2008 From: jkuizenga at linkline.com (john kuizenga) Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:11:17 -0700 Subject: [CINC] =?iso-8859-1?q?Casper_and_friends_=AD_the_friendly_humpbac?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ks?= In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Great Report Scott! Read it in its entirety with great interest! Was fascinated with your description of the hump that repetitively surfaced to watch passengers aboard the Speed Twin. Sounded like a real visceral experience for you and perhaps the whale as well? Also, great insight into why "Chewy", as you call him/her, would need to dive at such a steep angle with only a single fluke for propulsion. Would add that in addition to concentrated weight and a straight shot to the depths, the 90 degree dive angle might reduce the drag coefficient and perhaps even the water displaced, say versus a dive angle of 65 degrees? Maybe some of the scientific pundits can weigh in on this! Keep those great reports coming! John Kuizenga > From: Scott Cuzzo > Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 16:16:21 -0700 > To: CINC > Subject: [CINC] Casper and friends?the friendly humpbacks > > The short and sweet: > > When: Today, Friday, May 30 > Where: Santa Barbara and the channel > Who: Scott Cuzzo, Marty Flam, the friendly Speed Twin crew, two news > crews, and fun passengers > What: Three very friendly humpbacks, and dozen or so bottlenose > Why: Why not? It was a spectacular day on the ocean! > >>>>>> > > The long and hopefully not too boring: > > Marty Flam and I carpooled to Santa Barbara to save gas and enjoy the > great company. We boarded the Speed Twin early and observed a > cameraman who was filming for a story. (Probably to be shown on > channel 12 in S.B. next Friday at 6 p.m.) Plus there was another > person there from channel 2, allegedly. Even though I was wary of > the camera, I just had a higher sense of expectation today than > usual. The boat had an assortment of locals, plus midwesterners, and > numerous foreigners. There was a honeymooning couple from London and > a little boy who only knew Russian, even though I kept speaking to > him in English. Everyone seemed in a very upbeat mood. The day was > beautiful. The ocean was calm with barely even a breeze. And > Steve's wife, Celia had put the most delicious cherries out to eat! > > Steve, the Speed Twin captain, knew where to find those friendly > humpbacks that we've heard a lot about from many other reports. As > soon as we got about 6 miles out we found three humpies. As we got > close, one quickly departed. But the other two stayed and decided to > bond with us. Within minutes of getting near them, Steve stopped > moving the boat and the two humpies came right to the boat and > decided to enjoy our company for what was an hour or more. > > The humpies spyhopped so close to the boat we could nearly touch > them. The blew at the bow so many times I stopped counting. They > rolled over right at the side of the boat. They lifted their tails > right at the bow causing the boat to shift substantially. They stuck > their noses up and just looked at us over and over, as we looked at > them. It felt like a real bonding moment for whales and humans > alike. Two different species very curious about the other one, and > trying to interact. During this hour or longer session the longest > we wouldn't see a whale was about a minute or two at the most. There > was no feeding, just two friendly whales who were as involved with > checking us out as we were with them. > > One of these whales, who I'm calling "chewy" has a tail that looks > chewed off. I've seen this whale a few times. The tail looks like > only about 50% of the original tail remains. It has a very > distinctive dive. It throws it's tail straight up (to 90 degrees) > and then goes straight down. My theory is that because the chewed > off tail no longer provides enough propulsion that it must get all of > it's weight up in the air to try to dive deeper. If you see it dive, > you'll know what I mean. > > The other whale had a normal tail, but has a "scar collar" around > it's neck, behind the blowhole. Maybe it had been caught in a net or > rope at one point. The scar looks pretty even and symmetrical like > it's wearing a necklace. > > What great fun to see these two creatures up close and personal. How > blessed I am to have been a witness to such majesty. > > Thanks for sticking with me to the end, if you got this far! > > Scott Cuzzo > > > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > From laura_email2000 at yahoo.com Mon Jun 2 16:34:35 2008 From: laura_email2000 at yahoo.com (Laura Shelton) Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 16:34:35 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] June 2nd Speed Twin Message-ID: <238796.91186.qm@web35307.mail.mud.yahoo.com> 8 Humpbacks 8 or so Pacific White-sided Dolphin 15 Bottlenose dolphins Cameraman from Channel 3 doing story on SB Channel Humpbacks Supposed to be on at 5pm, 6pm and 11pm news on Channel 3 The Sunday Santa Barbara News-Press article on the Humpbacks plus beautiful weather brought out a group of 35 very enthusiastic and excited locals and visitors from the US and abroad. We saw a couple groups of Bottlenose dolphins upon leaving Stearns Wharf and started heading out to where Capt Steve and crew had seen such large numbers of Humpback towards Goleta. The rolling swells and breaching whales in the distance really got everyone excited... We all enjoyed watching the feeding humpbacks joined by a lot of sea lions and a few Pacific White-sided Dolphins that came right up to the boat. There were some close looks, flukes, a couple spyhops and everyone was very satisfied including the Press guests. Written by Laura Shelton Naturalist Larry Harris was also on board! From oaars at sbcglobal.net Tue Jun 3 09:02:53 2008 From: oaars at sbcglobal.net (oaars at sbcglobal.net) Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 12:02:53 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [CINC] A washingtonpost.com article from: oaars@sbcglobal.net Message-ID: <18097477.1212508973844.JavaMail.wlogic@webapp3.wpprivate.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ROBBY BARTHELMESS/NEWS-PRESS PHOTOS June 2, 2008 6:59 AM When Dr. Bruce Luyendyk, professor of marine geophysics at UCSB, showed a current aerial view of the Santa Barbara Channel at a recent town hall meeting, the audience was surprised to see its beaches looking anything but pristine. Along the channel was contamination caused by seeps -- areas where oil and gas deposits rise up through rock fractures beneath the seabed -- which appeared as black oblong shapes in the coastal waters. One of the consequences of seeps is an iridescent sheen on the water, wherever a thin film of oil is present. Oil also washes up along the shorelines as tar balls. About 100 people showed up for the public forum "Oil in the Channel: Contentious Solutions" on Saturday afternoon at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Moderated by award-winning filmmaker Mike DeGruy, the discussion was led by a panel of experts who weighed in on what -- if anything -- should be done about the seeps. Opinions were diverse, and the discussion spirited. Dr. Luyendyk, one of a handful of researchers at UCSB studying Coal Oil Point seeps, gave a brief presentation on the history of seeps and their impact on the environment. He traced the discovery of seeps, all the way back to 5000 B.C., to the Chumash Indians, who used tar from seeps to waterproof canoes, baskets and water bottles, and to make tools and jewelry. In 1792, British explorer George Vancouver was one of the first to log oil slicks in the Santa Barbara Channel. His and other explorers' discoveries led to the first offshore oil production in the U.S., along the coastline of Summerland, in 1896. In 1941, oil seeps were first documented in Coal Oil Point. Soon after, studies of these fissures in the ocean floor began rolling out of academia. What scientists have learned since, Dr. Luyendyk said, is that seeps -- not offshore oil spills -- are responsible for most of the oil mucking up the beaches along the Santa Barbara Channel. For example, he added, seeps off Coal Oil Point near UCSB put an average of 4,200 gallons of oil into the ocean every day. To put that number in perspective, Dr. Luyendyk noted that in a span of "five or six years" the amount of oil that comes out of these seeps equals "an Exxon Valdez oil tanker spill," the disaster that dumped 10.8 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Alaska in 1989. And oil is not the only thing seeping from the seabed. Natural gas bubbles up from the same fissures -- approximately 100,000 cubic meters per day. "That translates into about 3 million cubic feet a day," Dr. Luyendyk said. "Your typical household uses 250 cubic feet of gas a day." Bruce Allen, a physicist, was on hand representing a local group called SOS (Stop Oil Seeps) California, whose chief concern is the seepage from the ocean floor and the pollution it creates in the environment. For an environmental group, his organization advocates an unorthodox way to deal with the seeps. The orthodox way, some would say, is getting oil rigs out of the ocean. "There is significant evidence oil extraction can reduce oil seepage," he said, referring to a 1999 UCSB study that found links between offshore oil production and decreased seepage. Dr. Allen alluded to research suggesting that offshore oil spills are responsible for less contamination than natural oil seepage, and encouraged people to be more open-minded to the idea of extracting oil from the ocean as part of an effort to reduce oil contamination of the environment. "The public is unaware of the magnitude of natural seep pollution," he said. "They don't garner the same attention major oil spills do 0xc9 and that's something we want to educate the public about. "There's a potential synergy we can take advantage of. We can reduce dependence on foreign oil, reduce tanker traffic, expand on alternative energy and clean up the environment." Expanding oil production through offshore drilling, he said, would generate $1.6 billion a year for California, and $330 million a year for Santa Barbara County alone. "In three and a half years we could afford to build a solar thermal farm and provide electricity for every resident in the county of Santa Barbara," he said, "and to provide (every resident) in four years a $10,000 credit to buy a hybrid vehicle." Michael Chiacos, energy program senior associate for the Santa Barbara-based Community Environmental Council, brought a different perspective to the discussion. "We need not invest in energy of the past," he said, "which any oil executive will tell you we're going to run out of. We need to stop hunting and gathering for the little pockets of oil and gas and begin harvesting wind, solar, geothermal energy." Mr. Chiacos said mounting more oil platforms in the ocean is a "supply-focused" strategy. And the supply of oil, he said, will eventually run out. "We can't drill our way out of this problem," he insisted. "I'd like to propose the main source of oil that we have in our county is actually beneath our feet, not in the ground but in our conversation and efficiency," Mr. Chiacos continued. "Europeans use half the petroleum that Americans use on a regular basis. And we know what a great county Italy or France is." Characterizing his position on how to deal with the oil seeps as neutral, Dr. John Day, a planner with the Santa Barbara County Energy Division, warned of comparing natural oil seepage to oil spills. "Oil seeps have relatively little impact, and spills can be absolutely devastating," he said. Dr. Day argued that natural oil and gas from seeps are released gradually, allowing the currents and natural mixing to dilute their concentrations. The impact of a major spill, however, can blanket the sea surface of a large area with fresh oil, he noted. Unlike oil and gas seepages, large oil spills kill large numbers of animals including sea birds and marine mammals, he added. Mr. Chiacos added: "A solar panel on your roof is not going to cause a great deal of harm, whereas if you have a spill off the channel, as we saw in 1969, it can have devastating impacts on our environment." Dr. Day also questioned the idea that increasing oil extraction is linked to decreased seepage. He acknowledged that seepage rates near Platform Holly, an offshore rig in the Santa Barbara Channel operated by Venoco Oil Company, have declined significantly since 1973, but said supporting a hypothesis and proving one are two different things. "You can't say anywhere you drill you're going to reduce seepage," Dr. Day said. "It depends on the location of area being drilled, how many faults it has and how fractured it is. Just because in one case you have a reduction in one area doesn't mean you can extrapolate from that a categorical rule," he said. Despite those arguments, Dr. Allen said new technology was making oil extraction environmentally safer. He also reiterated his point that the money raised from oil extraction expansion would give us the financial means to wean ourselves off fossil fuels and move toward Mr. Chiaco's society of conservation and alternative energy. Dr. Day remained skeptical. "The Energy Division is concerned about doing adequate environmental review. My analysis on oil seeps and oil spills is that there is that there is a greater risk from oil spills," he said. 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The event is from 8:30am-noon. I really appreciate anyone able to fill in at this last minute. Thanks, Trent Barnhart _________________________________________________________________ It?s easy to add contacts from Facebook and other social sites through Windows Live? Messenger. Learn how. https://www.invite2messenger.net/im/?source=TXT_EML_WLH_LearnHow -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jjwinkel at cox.net Tue Jun 3 19:02:32 2008 From: jjwinkel at cox.net (Cubby Winkel) Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 19:02:32 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Car pooling Message-ID: <004001c8c5e7$0ec94d90$2c5be8b0$@net> Hi all, Now that we know the Santa Rosa Island trip is a go on Thursday June 5, is there anybody from Santa Barbara going to Santa Rosa and are you interested in car pooling? I am. Regards, Cubby Winkel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From l_charleboix at yahoo.com Tue Jun 3 20:04:04 2008 From: l_charleboix at yahoo.com (L Charleboix) Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 20:04:04 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Ty Warner Sea Center Position Opening Message-ID: <965846.86284.qm@web65616.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> Ty Warner Sea Center Programs Coordinator Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Visit http://www.sbnature.org for additional information Sea Center Programs Coordinator Develop, implement, evaluate, and promote a wide range of programs (family, children's and adult programs, camps, birthday parties, special events, outreach, etc.) for community members of all ages. Recruit, interview, hire, and train camp and program staff. Deliver outstanding dynamic educational experiences, programs, and exhibit interpretation to specific audiences and general visitors. Must have proven success as a dynamic educator with a strong enthusiasm and interest in marine sciences, including degrees and/or credentials in marine sciences and/or education. Please download job description for more specific duties and requirements. Email resume and cover letter to hr at sbnature2.org; or fax to 569-3170; or mail to S.B. Museum of Natural History, Human Resources - SCPC, 2559 Puesta del Sol Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Position Summary: Develops, implements, evaluates, and promotes a wide range of programs (family, children?s, and adult programs, camps, birthday parties, special events, outreach, etc.) for community members of all ages. Specific Responsibilities: - Designs, implements, evaluates, markets, and refines programs - Develops, monitors, and evaluates programs to ensure that they meets the needs of the community - Tracks budgets of all programs and services to ensure departmental goals are being met - Builds an evaluation model into all programs with measurable goals and objectives, and analyzes evaluation data to ensure program success - Oversees Camp/program staff: recruit, interview, hire, train, etc. - Involves Sea Center in community via off-campus events - Works in conjunction with the Volunteer Coordinator to ensure adequate volunteer staffing of the facility - Stays abreast of market trends to ensure our offerings continue to be successful and relevant - Works closely with Museum?s education division to ensure consistency and coordination of all programs and exhibits - Delivers outstanding dynamic educational experiences, programs, and exhibit interpretation to specific audiences and general visitors - Participates as an effective, responsible, and energetic team member - Provides top-notch customer service in all contacts with external and internal patrons - Ensures that all grant-funded programs comply with standards and guidelines outlined by granting agencies - Develops and maintains a comprehensive knowledge of marine science content and best practices for science education in formal and informal education fields - Responsible for program calendaring - Maintains instructional materials for all programs, tracks invoices, and sends out confirmation packets - Helps train and supervise volunteers and interns - Maintains safe and clean exhibits, programs, and work space - Provides data for various in-house reports - Assists with other Sea Center duties, as assigned Essential Requirements: - Proven success as a dynamic educator; classroom-based, museum education, or other - Experience working and interacting with children - A background, including degrees and/or credentials, in marine sciences and/or education - Must be available to work weekends, occasional evenings, and holidays - Strong organizational and leadership skills, with proven track record as an effective team member - Proven ability to provide excellent customer service in a flexible, highly demanding arena - Strong enthusiasm and interest in marine science and teaching people of all ages - Valid CA driver?s license with a clean DMV record - Maintains a clean, professional appearance - Excellent communication skills (verbal & written) - MS Office skills - Bilingual fluency, written and oral, a plus - SCUBA certification a plus Leeza Charleboix Channel Islands Naturalist Corps Volunteer NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands National Park (805) 636-8408 l_charleboix at yahoo.com Volunteer Coordinator Ty Warner Sea Center --------------------------------------- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Ty Warner Sea Center 211 Stearns Wharf Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 962-2526 ext. 104 seacrew at sbnature2.org From Deb4nb at aol.com Tue Jun 3 20:51:43 2008 From: Deb4nb at aol.com (Deb4nb at aol.com) Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 23:51:43 EDT Subject: [CINC] Important Kit News - Please Read Message-ID: Greetings All, Speed Twin Kit: If the handheld GPS does not work properly, it is most likely a battery issue. In that case when the "on" button is pressed, the bottom screen will indicate "low battery" in small print. When the GPS is charged, it takes about 20 seconds or less for tracking. I placed a new battery package in the kit (thanks Clare!), so make sure to place the used batteries in the blue fold-a-lope which will be recycled. I didn't find any used batteries in the kit (?), so hopefully someone else took them for recycle. If anyone has questions, I'm glad to help so call or email. Found: An extra Eastern North Pacific marine mammal waterproof guide. Double Dolphin Kit: The beautiful new 2008 Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas laminated visual has been sadly bent in half and stuffed in the kit. A duplicate won't be made for the DD this year. The blue whale baleen envelope was crushed under other items and now has a torn piece. As always, kindly treasure, take care, and tidy the kits during each shift. Found: Is anyone missing their Whales Dolphins and Porpoises book? Condor Kit: Is anyone missing their Mac's Field Guide to Birds? New Approved Item: Shauna has approved a "Cetacean Identification Wheel" made by the Navy as a tool. These were distributed by CINC Naturalist Kathleen Roos at the May lecture with speaker Lt. Rear Admiral Lawrence S. Rice. (If you didn't make the meeting, you can still have your own by contacting Shauna.) This item will be on the boats soon. Best Wishes, Debra **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4?&NCID=aolfod00030000000002) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maria at rasnowpeak.com Tue Jun 3 22:25:41 2008 From: maria at rasnowpeak.com (Maria G. Ornelas) Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 22:25:41 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Carpooling Thursday June 5 Message-ID: Hi Naturalists, I'd love to carpool from Newbury Park, or surrounding area, to IP in Ventura for the trip to SRI. 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Contact Derek before 6:00 pm! * good news. there are a few extra spaces for the trip to santa rosa this thursday--about 15. the island packer boat departs from the island packer dock in ventura at 8am on thursday. the boat will return around 6pm. if you are intererested in going please email derek at derek_lohuis at nps.gov by 6pm today. no requests after this time will be considered. if you already signed up with clare, you are booked and do not need to sign up again. the weather is supposed to be rough. so plan accordingly and also call island packers at 642-1393 after 5:30am to confirm that the trip is still going. you should bring water and food. unfortunately, we do not have any trained naturalists available to lead hikes on santa rosa so you will be on on your own. attached is a hiking guide which will describe various hikes in the area. hope you have a great trip. (See attached file: srihiking2008website.pdf) Derek Lohuis Channel Islands National Park 1901 Spinnaker Dr. Ventura, CA 93001 805-658-5736 -- 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 Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov Wed Jun 4 10:32:48 2008 From: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (Shauna Bingham) Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:32:48 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Extra Space on SRI boat 6/5 not 6/11 In-Reply-To: <4846CACD.8010005@noaa.gov> References: <4846CACD.8010005@noaa.gov> Message-ID: <4846D1C0.2030402@noaa.gov> Apologies, the subject line on the last email reads 6/11 I meant *6/5/08.* Shauna Bingham wrote: > *This is a last minute invitation to go to Santa Rosa Island tomorow, > want to go? > Contact Derek before 6:00 pm! * > > good news. there are a few extra spaces for the trip to santa rosa this > thursday--about 15. the island packer boat departs from the island packer > dock in ventura at 8am on thursday. the boat will return around 6pm. > > if you are intererested in going please email derek at derek_lohuis at nps.gov > by 6pm today. no requests after this time will be considered. if you > already signed up with clare, you are booked and do not need to sign up > again. > > the weather is supposed to be rough. so plan accordingly and also call > island packers at 642-1393 after 5:30am to confirm that the trip is still > going. > > you should bring water and food. > > unfortunately, we do not have any trained naturalists available to lead > hikes on santa rosa so you will be on on your own. > > attached is a hiking guide which will describe various hikes in the area. > > hope you have a great trip. > > (See attached file: srihiking2008website.pdf) > > > Derek Lohuis > Channel Islands National Park > 1901 Spinnaker Dr. > Ventura, CA 93001 > 805-658-5736 > > -- > 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 > > ??`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??.. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov Wed Jun 4 11:52:33 2008 From: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (Shauna Bingham) Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:52:33 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Ocean Icon Jean-Michel Cousteau Receives Life Time Achievement Award Message-ID: <4846E471.8090903@noaa.gov> For Immediate Release* * June 4, 2008 *Ocean Icon Jean-Michel Cousteau Receives Life Time Achievement Award From National Marine Sanctuary Foundation * *Washington**, D.C., June 3, 2008 -- *In recognition of his life-long commitment and global influence on the appreciation of our ocean planet and its stewardship, and the establishment of the Papahanaumokuakea National Marine Monument in the N.W. Hawaiian Islands, Jean-Michel Cousteau was honored by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation at their Annual Leadership Awards Dinner on June 3 in Washington, D.C. "Whether you ask a sixty-year old or a six-year old, they have experienced the ocean through the works of Jean-Michel." said Bob Talbot, Chairman of the Foundation's Board of Trustees and celebrated photographer and film maker. "He has helped establish public awareness and compassion for our ocean planet in a way that transcends global boundaries and generations, inspiring people to care about the stewardship of our ocean life." Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of the famous Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau, has been educating and influencing generations of ocean advocates and would-be explorers around the world. Well ahead of his time, as a trained architect, Jean-Michel's designs embraced what has now become common-place in the architectural world of 'Green Design'. Although significant, his land-based career would be short lived, returning to the sea in the late 1960s where he began organizing and documenting the now famous ocean travels aboard the /Calypso/. Jean-Michel has been revisiting some of these famous travels - documenting the changes over time that have resulted from human impacts. Through Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society his PBS Ocean Adventures documentary in 2006, /Voyage to Kure/, inspired President George W. Bush to designate the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands as the first National Marine Monument. "I've always believed real change comes from the heart. To make real change, you must appeal to the heart. That's what I have always tried to do through my films -- inspire curiosity and a sense of responsibility through the heart," said Cousteau. Repeatedly nominated for Emmy awards and winner of the prestigious Peabody Award for his documentary work on the Mississippi, Jean-Michel has produced over eighty-five television specials and continues his work as executive producer, film-maker and explorer of marine and ocean issues. Traveling the globe to lecture to tens of thousands of students on ocean issues, Jean-Michel and his team are dedicating all of their energies to guiding the Ocean Futures Society into one powerful "Voice for the Ocean." The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation's Leadership Awards Dinner is held in conjunction with the 2008 Capitol Hill Ocean Week, a three-day symposium that features ocean policy experts from government, private industry, nonprofits and academia. Participants seek to raise awareness of the important ocean and coastal issues among our nation's leaders and to build bridges among various ocean constituencies. The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation is the private, non-profit partner to the federally managed National Marine Sanctuary Program. It was created to inspire all people to preserve, protect and promote our nationwide network of marine sanctuaries. The 14 sites within the national marine sanctuary system protect oceans and great lakes from the Florida Keys to the Hawaiian Islands and from Lake Huron to the Gulf of Mexico. Learn more at www.NMSFocean.org . ### */Note to editors:/* Photos available by visiting www.nmsfoceans.org . -- 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 razz442 at verizon.net Wed Jun 4 13:48:30 2008 From: razz442 at verizon.net (R. Schwartz) Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:48:30 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [CINC] Need sub for tomorrow (Thursday) morning Message-ID: <2329298.10323661212612510774.JavaMail.javamailuser@localhost> I desperately need a sub for tmorrow's Live Dive at CINP HQ in Ventura from 8:30-11:30. It's a fun event--I've done it twice now--and there will be 2 other volunteers working with you. Please get back to me ASAP by email or phone 808 844-3194 & I'll give you details. Thanks Razz From staci at savzsea.com Wed Jun 4 16:59:52 2008 From: staci at savzsea.com (Staci Kaye-Carr) Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:59:52 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Need sub for tomorrow (Thursday) morning In-Reply-To: <2329298.10323661212612510774.JavaMail.javamailuser@localhost> Message-ID: I'll take your place tomorrow if you haven't found someone already. I was planing on being there to check out program anyway. Staci On 6/4/08 1:48 PM, "R. Schwartz" wrote: > I desperately need a sub for tmorrow's Live Dive at CINP HQ in Ventura > from 8:30-11:30. > > It's a fun event--I've done it twice now--and there will be 2 other > volunteers working with you. > > Please get back to me ASAP by email or phone 808 844-3194 & I'll give > you details. Thanks > Razz > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > From dbellman at dock.net Wed Jun 4 17:58:08 2008 From: dbellman at dock.net (Dick Bellman) Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 17:58:08 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Speed Twin 6/4 Message-ID: <000301c8c6a7$3a263640$744248ce@Dick> Today's 1200 trip on the Speed Twin found: * 9 Humpbacks sighted and logged; evidence of many others in all directions but too far away to log * 15 or so Pacific White Sided Dolphins There was an enthusiastic group of 37 passengers aboard with Capt. Steve at the helm. Represented among the visitors were Germany, England and Canada. Within the US we had Kentucky, Nebraska and Texas represented. The 3 German college students were wonderful; they were so inquisitive, asking many questions and sharing previous observations. They were completely interested in what was going on. I was ready to bring them home for dinner at the conclusion of the trip. Other passengers were also quite interested, asking lots of questions; it was a wonderful group to work with. The lone exception being the one male who slept inside for most of the trip; except for the time his head was buried in a plastic bag (doing you know what). I don't think he enjoyed the experience very much however he was definitely the exception. About 6 miles out the spouts started appearing - directly ahead, towards the port side, and yes towards the starboard side. Capt. Steve was trying to locate those nearest the surface that he thought would put on a good display for everyone. We soon settled on a group of 3 and were with small groups for the next hour and one-half. There were 3 breaches, but each one took place off the stern and as a result they were missed by most passengers including yours truly. The wind did pick up and was really blowing just a little further out. That didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the passengers who fully enjoyed the experience. I even got a round of applause at the end of the day. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 12516 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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With sincere thanks, Betsy Manninen Begin forwarded message: > >> ? May 28:? Natalie Swan, Dick Bellman, Trent Barnhart >> ? May 29:? Razz Schwartz, Kat Wasden, Cathy Sandoval >> ? June 4:? Carol Shoemaker, Trent Barnhart, Joanna Guttman >> ? June 5:? Warren Glaser, Razz Schwartz, Betsy Manninen >> ? June 12:? Warren Glaser, Catherine French, Marty Flam >> Time: >> Please arrive at 8:30am? in order to become familiar with the >> nautical chart activity that you will present to the students that >> day. The students will arrive at 9:00am, and the schedule is attached >> ("Live Dive activity provider schedule"). You will be finished by >> 11:30am, but if you would like to stay around for the rest of the >> program, you are welcome to. The live transmission of the dive at >> Anacapa will start after the students have lunch, and I highly >> recommend viewing for that. >> >> Location and Check-In: >> Just outside our the auditorium where we hold our monthly meetings, >> there is a "breezeway" with large models of the islands. Go there and >> look for nautical charts against the wall and/or on the floor just to >> the left of the bathrooms. Julie Bursek (CINMS) and Abbey Chamberlain >> (SB Maritime Museum) will be there managing our activities, so please >> check in with one of them. >> >> Activity >> Please read the attached "Live Dive - Nautical Chart Activity," >> which describes what you will be working on with the students. >> Corresponding to that are the attached activity cards for "Channel >> Islands Shipwrecks" and "Marine Protected Areas." These are just for >> your reference--you do not have to make the cards--they will be >> provided for you at the event. Most likely each student group will >> only have time to plot one shipwreck and one MPA location during the >> allotted time. If you have any questions about the activity, please >> contact Julie Bursek at Julie.Bursek at noaa.gov or (805) 382-6149 x101. >> >> Thanks so much for helping out with this special broadcast event. We >> really appreciate it! Clare -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 2467 bytes Desc: not available URL: From chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com Wed Jun 4 21:47:16 2008 From: chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com (Christopher Carlson) Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 21:47:16 -0700 Subject: [CINC] June 2 Condor Express Message-ID: <29a91b7e0806042147x2b4184b7t77adeb6015240ff@mail.gmail.com> Good evening fellow naturalists! Sorry for the delayed report guys! And sorry for the long entry; I like to write and pretend to be funny a little too much. On Monday, the Condor Express headed out with around 25 passengers, with Marty Flam and myself, Chris Carlson, as amateur, energized, and carpooled naturalists. We encountered around: ~ 15 Humpback Whales ~ 25 Pacific White-sided Dolphins ~ 5 Sea Otters We left around 10 AM on the notion that it would be too windy to head out to the islands. And indeed, we did not head out that deep. Instead we meandered north along the coast while Captain Matt narrated a nice history of some Santa Barbara landmarks. Most of the passengers made a whale watching journey from the first time, with people from Los Angeles, Georgia, Florida, England, and Wales! I just had to make a delicious pun about coming from Wales to see the whales. Everyone rolled their eyes, but I had a good time. :-) Seriously 15 minutes into the trip we spotted a spout and made a good journey northwest, sighting around 15 or so individuals humpback whales in total. One had a scar near the dorsal fin, apparently from a net, while the one whale who really liked to show its fluke had a very damaged tail, speculated from a orca attack. But they all seemed to be swimming along just fine! We eventually sighted just a few Pacific White-sided Dolphins, who had fun bow-riding before they quickly disappeared. Pretty cool looking creatures, I must say. We saw some kelp beds and managed to see a few sea otters milling around in them, but we sped by there rather quickly. Oh, and I must mention the vast amount of California Sea Lions we saw just...everywhere! Particularly with the humpbacks. There was this one point with five humpbacks near us, dozens of California Sea Lions jumping around in their wake, and Sooty Shearwaters in the hundreds flying high in the sky and along the surface of the water. It was a prime day to witness some biodiversity! We traveled just a bit past Platform Holly and waved at a few of the people aboard the rig. It's pretty cool to see close up! One little boy really enjoyed it. And then he went back to enjoying soaking his hand by dangling it off the boat as it sped off. I...I had to join in for a bit of that! I'm not made of stone; it looked kinda fun! It was cloudy and kind of windy, but not terribly hot. A few of the England people got seasick and had to spend the trip on the back of the boat. But they managed to see a few Pacific White-sided Dolphins between lurches, so hurray! A total loss was avoided! The people were all very nice. I managed to learn that residents of Florida are now very concerned about boating habits around manatee environments, which is good news for my favorite slow-moving, Gulf of Mexico-residing sea cow. I also learned to my slight delight that there is a "North Wales-South Wales" rivalry similar to Northern California/Southern California culture wars. Jolly fun! Everyone seemed quite happy upon leaving the boat, and I got a few high fives, handshakes, and hugs on the way off. One was slightly put off because they thought they might see a beluga on the trip...don't know where they got that idea! But I think they were cured of that upon seeing those humpback whales less than 20 yards from the boat. It really awes you! Another successful day for whale watchers around the world. What more could a naturalist ask for? Chris Carlson chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emanninen at wavecable.com Thu Jun 5 07:32:50 2008 From: emanninen at wavecable.com (Betsy Manninen) Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 07:32:50 -0700 Subject: [CINC] To Warren and Staci and Clare! Message-ID: <460820cfc6def35859675bc0086a8d77@wavecable.com> Hi Warren and Staci, I'm doing everything I can to be there this morning. I'm juggling some last minute work that came up but will try to be at the Park by 9. If things are under control with just 2 people, I would like to leave before 11:30, but if it's not I will stay through. I don't think anyone will come through as a replacement and I really dislike not following through! So we'll do the best we can! See you as soon as I can get there. Betsy From kensword at cox.net Thu Jun 5 09:34:05 2008 From: kensword at cox.net (Kenneth A. Tatro) Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 09:34:05 -0700 Subject: [CINC] June 2 Condor Express In-Reply-To: <29a91b7e0806042147x2b4184b7t77adeb6015240ff@mail.gmail.com> References: <29a91b7e0806042147x2b4184b7t77adeb6015240ff@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <40C79209-69DC-44F1-90EB-EF59D94E0F8C@cox.net> Nice repot Chris, Apologies not needed for the "long report." As you said we are " ... not made of stone" and fun is an integral apart of what we do. You got the data ticks up front, very cool, so have at it for the rest of your report. It's good to see who came and how they, and you, experienced the trip. I had fun being there with you. Ken Tatro On Jun 4, 2008, at 9:47 PM, Christopher Carlson wrote: > Good evening fellow naturalists! > > Sorry for the delayed report guys! And sorry for the long entry; I > like to write and pretend to be funny a little too much. > > On Monday, the Condor Express headed out with around 25 passengers, > with Marty Flam and myself, Chris Carlson, as amateur, energized, > and carpooled naturalists. We encountered around: > > ~ 15 Humpback Whales > ~ 25 Pacific White-sided Dolphins > ~ 5 Sea Otters > > We left around 10 AM on the notion that it would be too windy to > head out to the islands. And indeed, we did not head out that deep. > Instead we meandered north along the coast while Captain Matt > narrated a nice history of some Santa Barbara landmarks. Most of the > passengers made a whale watching journey from the first time, with > people from Los Angeles, Georgia, Florida, England, and Wales! I > just had to make a delicious pun about coming from Wales to see the > whales. Everyone rolled their eyes, but I had a good time. :-) > > Seriously 15 minutes into the trip we spotted a spout and made a > good journey northwest, sighting around 15 or so individuals > humpback whales in total. One had a scar near the dorsal fin, > apparently from a net, while the one whale who really liked to show > its fluke had a very damaged tail, speculated from a orca attack. > But they all seemed to be swimming along just fine! We eventually > sighted just a few Pacific White-sided Dolphins, who had fun bow- > riding before they quickly disappeared. Pretty cool looking > creatures, I must say. We saw some kelp beds and managed to see a > few sea otters milling around in them, but we sped by there rather > quickly. Oh, and I must mention the vast amount of California Sea > Lions we saw just...everywhere! Particularly with the humpbacks. > There was this one point with five humpbacks near us, dozens of > California Sea Lions jumping around in their wake, and Sooty > Shearwaters in the hundreds flying high in the sky and along the > surface of the water. It was a prime day to witness some biodiversity! > > We traveled just a bit past Platform Holly and waved at a few of the > people aboard the rig. It's pretty cool to see close up! One little > boy really enjoyed it. And then he went back to enjoying soaking his > hand by dangling it off the boat as it sped off. I...I had to join > in for a bit of that! I'm not made of stone; it looked kinda fun! > > It was cloudy and kind of windy, but not terribly hot. A few of the > England people got seasick and had to spend the trip on the back of > the boat. But they managed to see a few Pacific White-sided Dolphins > between lurches, so hurray! A total loss was avoided! > > The people were all very nice. I managed to learn that residents of > Florida are now very concerned about boating habits around manatee > environments, which is good news for my favorite slow-moving, Gulf > of Mexico-residing sea cow. I also learned to my slight delight that > there is a "North Wales-South Wales" rivalry similar to Northern > California/Southern California culture wars. Jolly fun! > > Everyone seemed quite happy upon leaving the boat, and I got a few > high fives, handshakes, and hugs on the way off. One was slightly > put off because they thought they might see a beluga on the > trip...don't know where they got that idea! But I think they were > cured of that upon seeing those humpback whales less than 20 yards > from the boat. It really awes you! > > Another successful day for whale watchers around the world. What > more could a naturalist ask for? > > Chris Carlson > chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > 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... 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URL: From oaars at sbcglobal.net Thu Jun 5 15:02:00 2008 From: oaars at sbcglobal.net (oaars at sbcglobal.net) Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 18:02:00 -0400 Subject: [CINC] IHT.com Article: Leader of disappearing island nation says climate change an issue of survival, not economics Message-ID: <200806052202.m55M20hW016516@web1.iht.com> This IHT.com article has been sent to you by: oaars at sbcglobal.net ------------------------------------------------------ Leader of disappearing island nation says climate change an issue of survival, not economics The Associated Press Thursday, June 5, 2008 The leader of a country slowly being submerged by the Pacific Ocean told an environment conference Thursday that climate change is an issue of human survival, not economic development. Speaking in New Zealand ? the host country for the U.N.'s World Environment Day on Thursday ? Kiribati President Note Tong said global efforts to curb climate change may already be too late for low-lying Pacific islands. "We may already be at the point of no return, where the emissions in the atmosphere will carry on contributing to climate change, so in time our small low-lying islands will be submerged," Tong said. "According to the worst case scenarios, Kiribati will be submerged within (this) century." The highest point of land on Kiribati is now just two yards (meters) above sea level, said Tong, a graduate of the London School of Economics. He said climate change "is not an issue of economic development; it's an issue of human survival." Some of Kiribati's 94,000 people living in shoreline village communities have already been relocated from century-old sites. "We're doing it now ... it's that urgent," Tong said. United Nations Environment Program Executive Director Achim Steiner said it was difficult for island nations to watch as the effects of climate change take hold. "It's a humbling prospect when a nation has to begin talking about its own demise, not because of some inevitable natural disaster ... but because of what we are doing on this planet," Steiner said. He said the world must find the "collective purpose" to combat climate change. "Unless everyone ... on this planet takes their responsibility seriously we will simply not make a difference," he said. New Zealand was chosen to host World Environment Day because it was one of the first nations to commit to carbon neutrality and has provided climate change leadership, Steiner said. A major new wind farm being developed on its outskirts of the capital Wellington means the city will soon be 100 percent carbon neutral in its electricity supply, Prime Minister Helen Clark said. Environment chiefs from the world's top industrial nations pledged last month to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050, but stopped short of making firm commitments for a midterm goal for 2020 ? which many countries argue is crucial to saving the planet from environmental crisis. Climate scientists have urged rich countries to reduce emissions by between 25 percent and 40 percent by 2020 to avoid the worst effects of warming. Scientists say warming weather will lead to widespread drought, floods, higher sea levels and worsening storms. Even a 3.6-degree-Fahrenheit (2-degree-Celsius) temperature rise could subject up to 2 billion people to water shortages by 2050 and threaten extinction for 20 percent to 30 percent of the world's species, according to a 2007 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a U.N. network of 2,000 scientists. IPCC Chairman Rajendra Pachauri said Thursday in Wellington that the panel's fourth climate change assessment report had noted "we have only seven years" to take action if rising temperatures are to be limited to no more than 4 degrees Fahrenheit (2.4 degrees Celsius). "After 2015 and there on, we have to bring about a reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases worldwide and ... we don't have more than seven years. The earlier we can start the better," he said. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/05/asia/AS-GEN-New-Zealand-World-Environment-Day.php From Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov Thu Jun 5 15:45:48 2008 From: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (Shauna Bingham) Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:45:48 -0700 Subject: [CINC] 2008 Santa Barbara Ocean Film Festival Message-ID: <48486C9C.1080502@noaa.gov> www.ocean.com Calling all filmmaking friends and those who just know and love them... SUBMIT YOUR FILM to the 2008 Santa Barbara Ocean Film Festival. Prizes given for all categories and Best of Show. This year's film categories are: Marine Conservation & Natural History Docs Ocean Travel Ocean Adrenaline & NEW! Student Ocean* *The Student Ocean category is open to young people enrolled in school at any grade level, elementary, high school, university, etc. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL OR TO SUBMIT YOUR FILMS, please CLICK HERE. We look forward to having you join us! WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND 2008 at the MARJORIE LUKE THEATRE in Santa Barbara, California About the Santa Barbara Ocean Film Festival (SBOFF) The SBOFF is celebrating its 5th year and we anticipate another fantastic event this year. The SBOFF brings the finest ocean films from around the world to the big screen. At its core, the festival is a visually stunning event, capturing the beauty, the power and the grace of the sea and its myriad inhabitants. Adrenaline junkies, beach lovers, sailors, fisherman, & anyone else who loves the sea - all will find inspiration at the Santa Barbara Ocean Film Festival. Benefitting the Ocean Media Fund, training young people in the art of communication using digital media. About the Ocean Media Fund (OMF) The OMF establishes workshops around the world that train high school and university students in the professional skills of digital video production and the knowledge of how the sea works. We're training the story-tellers of tomorrow. To learn more, visit www.ocean.com. Michael Hanrahan The Ocean Channel...bringing marine science and conservation to the surface. www.ocean.com -- 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 ??`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??.. From diver23 at cox.net Thu Jun 5 18:12:50 2008 From: diver23 at cox.net (Kevin Bailey) Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 18:12:50 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CNN article Message-ID: <000701c8c772$70baf940$6500a8c0@BAILEY> The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link attachments: Shortcut to: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/06/05/rightwhales/index.html Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: index.url Type: application/octet-stream Size: 117 bytes Desc: not available URL: From dvabbott at verizon.net Thu Jun 5 18:05:06 2008 From: dvabbott at verizon.net (dvabbott) Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:05:06 -0700 Subject: [CINC] IHT.com Article: Leader of disappearing island nation says climate change an issue of survival, not economics In-Reply-To: <200806052202.m55M20hW016516@web1.iht.com> Message-ID: I almost didn't respond, but I can't sit idol without offering my two cents worth of enlightenment to this post. Ten-thousand years ago it was much colder and Chumash (or at least their ancestors) lived on an island that we call Santarosae. Climate change is a natural phenomena. on 6/5/08 3:02 PM, oaars at sbcglobal.net at oaars at sbcglobal.net wrote: > > This IHT.com article has been sent to you by: oaars at sbcglobal.net > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Leader of disappearing island nation says climate change an issue of survival, > not economics > The Associated Press > Thursday, June 5, 2008 > > The leader of a country slowly being submerged by the Pacific Ocean told an > environment conference Thursday that climate change is an issue of human > survival, not economic development. > > > Speaking in New Zealand ? the host country for the U.N.'s World Environment > Day on Thursday ? Kiribati President Note Tong said global efforts to curb > climate change may already be too late for low-lying Pacific islands. > > > "We may already be at the point of no return, where the emissions in the > atmosphere will carry on contributing to climate change, so in time our small > low-lying islands will be submerged," Tong said. "According to the worst case > scenarios, Kiribati will be submerged within (this) century." > > > The highest point of land on Kiribati is now just two yards (meters) above sea > level, said Tong, a graduate of the London School of Economics. He said > climate change "is not an issue of economic development; it's an issue of > human survival." > > > Some of Kiribati's 94,000 people living in shoreline village communities have > already been relocated from century-old sites. "We're doing it now ... it's > that urgent," Tong said. > > > United Nations Environment Program Executive Director Achim Steiner said it > was difficult for island nations to watch as the effects of climate change > take hold. > > > "It's a humbling prospect when a nation has to begin talking about its own > demise, not because of some inevitable natural disaster ... but because of > what we are doing on this planet," Steiner said. > > > He said the world must find the "collective purpose" to combat climate change. > "Unless everyone ... on this planet takes their responsibility seriously we > will simply not make a difference," he said. > > > New Zealand was chosen to host World Environment Day because it was one of the > first nations to commit to carbon neutrality and has provided climate change > leadership, Steiner said. > > > A major new wind farm being developed on its outskirts of the capital > Wellington means the city will soon be 100 percent carbon neutral in its > electricity supply, Prime Minister Helen Clark said. > > > Environment chiefs from the world's top industrial nations pledged last month > to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050, but stopped short of making > firm commitments for a midterm goal for 2020 ? which many countries argue is > crucial to saving the planet from environmental crisis. > > > Climate scientists have urged rich countries to reduce emissions by between 25 > percent and 40 percent by 2020 to avoid the worst effects of warming. > > > Scientists say warming weather will lead to widespread drought, floods, higher > sea levels and worsening storms. > > > Even a 3.6-degree-Fahrenheit (2-degree-Celsius) temperature rise could subject > up to 2 billion people to water shortages by 2050 and threaten extinction for > 20 percent to 30 percent of the world's species, according to a 2007 report by > the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a U.N. network of 2,000 > scientists. > > > IPCC Chairman Rajendra Pachauri said Thursday in Wellington that the panel's > fourth climate change assessment report had noted "we have only seven years" > to take action if rising temperatures are to be limited to no more than 4 > degrees Fahrenheit (2.4 degrees Celsius). > > > "After 2015 and there on, we have to bring about a reduction in emissions of > greenhouse gases worldwide and ... we don't have more than seven years. The > earlier we can start the better," he said. > > > > > http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/05/asia/AS-GEN-New-Zealand-World-Enviro > nment-Day.php > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps From miramarragamuffin at yahoo.com Thu Jun 5 18:33:08 2008 From: miramarragamuffin at yahoo.com (Deborah Lee Clark) Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 18:33:08 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] outreach materials to CINMS SB Mon, June 9th Message-ID: <156087.27572.qm@web63406.mail.re1.yahoo.com> Thanks to several willing CINCers I've got this dilemma solved.   -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From razz442 at verizon.net Fri Jun 6 11:57:33 2008 From: razz442 at verizon.net (R. Schwartz) Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:57:33 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [CINC] IHT.com Article: Leader of disappearing island nation says climate change an issue of survival, not economics Message-ID: <12730120.12354411212778653346.JavaMail.javamailuser@localhost> Well, now I too now. must throw in my two cents--enlightening or not. I do hope my idle opinions are uninfluenced by any false idols that might influence my judgement. Yes, "climate change is a natural process." Death is also a natural process. But when we suspect that somone has helped along that natural process and forensic scientists prove who that person or persons were and how they did it, we call it murder and society does what it can to prevent the crime from happening again; perhaps by eliminating the perpetrator(s) or looking for ways--scientific and social--to discourage others from doing the same. We also come together and mourn the victim and condemn the crime. Why? Because it's the right thing to do and because we are rational and social critters, we humans. What don't we do? We don't say, "Well, she was going to die anyway so why worry?" We don't think, "Well, there were people ten thousand years ago and they died, so isn't this persons death--murder, whatever--the same thing all over again? Let's get over it and move on." No. We are rational and social critters and we don't ignore rational scientific evidence and we don't withold our empathy nor our social outrage when fellow humans are suffering because "stuff happens." We do all we can to make things better even when we can't be sure it will work. That, my friend, is what being human is all about. Politics? That's something altogether different. On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 6:05 PM, dvabbott wrote: > I almost didn't respond, but I can't sit idol without offering my two > cents > worth of enlightenment to this post. > > Ten-thousand years ago it was much colder and Chumash (or at least > their > ancestors) lived on an island that we call Santarosae. > > Climate change is a natural phenomena. > > on 6/5/08 3:02 PM, oaars at sbcglobal.net at oaars at sbcglobal.net wrote: > >> >> This IHT.com article has been sent to you by: oaars at sbcglobal.net >> >> ------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Leader of disappearing island nation says climate change an issue of >> survival, >> not economics >> The Associated Press >> Thursday, June 5, 2008 >> >> The leader of a country slowly being submerged by the Pacific Ocean >> told an >> environment conference Thursday that climate change is an issue of >> human >> survival, not economic development. >> >> >> Speaking in New Zealand ? the host country for the U.N.'s World >> Environment >> Day on Thursday ? Kiribati President Note Tong said global efforts to >> curb >> climate change may already be too late for low-lying Pacific islands. >> >> >> "We may already be at the point of no return, where the emissions in >> the >> atmosphere will carry on contributing to climate change, so in time >> our small >> low-lying islands will be submerged," Tong said. "According to the >> worst case >> scenarios, Kiribati will be submerged within (this) century." >> >> >> The highest point of land on Kiribati is now just two yards (meters) >> above sea >> level, said Tong, a graduate of the London School of Economics. He >> said >> climate change "is not an issue of economic development; it's an >> issue of >> human survival." >> >> >> Some of Kiribati's 94,000 people living in shoreline village >> communities have >> already been relocated from century-old sites. "We're doing it now >> ... it's >> that urgent," Tong said. >> >> >> United Nations Environment Program Executive Director Achim Steiner >> said it >> was difficult for island nations to watch as the effects of climate >> change >> take hold. >> >> >> "It's a humbling prospect when a nation has to begin talking about >> its own >> demise, not because of some inevitable natural disaster ... but >> because of >> what we are doing on this planet," Steiner said. >> >> >> He said the world must find the "collective purpose" to combat >> climate change. >> "Unless everyone ... on this planet takes their responsibility >> seriously we >> will simply not make a difference," he said. >> >> >> New Zealand was chosen to host World Environment Day because it was >> one of the >> first nations to commit to carbon neutrality and has provided climate >> change >> leadership, Steiner said. >> >> >> A major new wind farm being developed on its outskirts of the capital >> Wellington means the city will soon be 100 percent carbon neutral in >> its >> electricity supply, Prime Minister Helen Clark said. >> >> >> Environment chiefs from the world's top industrial nations pledged >> last month >> to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050, but stopped short of >> making >> firm commitments for a midterm goal for 2020 ? which many countries >> argue is >> crucial to saving the planet from environmental crisis. >> >> >> Climate scientists have urged rich countries to reduce emissions by >> between 25 >> percent and 40 percent by 2020 to avoid the worst effects of warming. >> >> >> Scientists say warming weather will lead to widespread drought, >> floods, higher >> sea levels and worsening storms. >> >> >> Even a 3.6-degree-Fahrenheit (2-degree-Celsius) temperature rise >> could subject >> up to 2 billion people to water shortages by 2050 and threaten >> extinction for >> 20 percent to 30 percent of the world's species, according to a 2007 >> report by >> the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a U.N. network of >> 2,000 >> scientists. >> >> >> IPCC Chairman Rajendra Pachauri said Thursday in Wellington that the >> panel's >> fourth climate change assessment report had noted "we have only seven >> years" >> to take action if rising temperatures are to be limited to no more >> than 4 >> degrees Fahrenheit (2.4 degrees Celsius). >> >> >> "After 2015 and there on, we have to bring about a reduction in >> emissions of >> greenhouse gases worldwide and ... we don't have more than seven >> years. The >> earlier we can start the better," he said. >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/05/asia/AS-GEN-New-Zealand-World-Enviro >> nment-Day.php >> _______________________________________________ >> Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list >> Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >> http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > > > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps From kensword at cox.net Fri Jun 6 15:34:08 2008 From: kensword at cox.net (Kenneth A. Tatro) Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 15:34:08 -0700 Subject: [CINC] IHT.com Article: Leader of disappearing island nation says climate change an issue of survival, not economics In-Reply-To: <12730120.12354411212778653346.JavaMail.javamailuser@localhost> References: <12730120.12354411212778653346.JavaMail.javamailuser@localhost> Message-ID: <721F9EF5-6E0B-4A0A-9F3C-19DFB46EDB07@cox.net> Robert, you hit the nail on the head, square!! Very well said. Ken Tatro On Jun 6, 2008, at 11:57 AM, R. Schwartz wrote: > Well, now I too now. must throw in my two cents--enlightening or > not. I do hope my idle opinions are uninfluenced by any false idols > that might influence my judgement. > > Yes, "climate change is a natural process." Death is also a natural > process. But when we suspect that somone has helped along that > natural process and forensic scientists prove who that person or > persons were and how they did it, we call it murder and society does > what it can to prevent the crime from happening again; perhaps by > eliminating the perpetrator(s) or looking for ways--scientific and > social--to discourage others from doing the same. We also come > together and mourn the victim and condemn the crime. Why? Because > it's the right thing to do and because we are rational and social > critters, we humans. > > What don't we do? We don't say, "Well, she was going to die anyway > so why worry?" We don't think, "Well, there were people ten > thousand years ago and they died, so isn't this persons death-- > murder, whatever--the same thing all over again? Let's get over it > and move on." > > No. We are rational and social critters and we don't ignore > rational scientific evidence and we don't withold our empathy nor > our social outrage when fellow humans are suffering because "stuff > happens." We do all we can to make things better even when we can't > be sure it will work. > > That, my friend, is what being human is all about. Politics? > That's something altogether different. > > On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 6:05 PM, dvabbott wrote: > >> I almost didn't respond, but I can't sit idol without offering my >> two cents >> worth of enlightenment to this post. >> >> Ten-thousand years ago it was much colder and Chumash (or at least >> their >> ancestors) lived on an island that we call Santarosae. >> >> Climate change is a natural phenomena. >> >> on 6/5/08 3:02 PM, oaars at sbcglobal.net at oaars at sbcglobal.net wrote: >> >>> >>> This IHT.com article has been sent to you by: oaars at sbcglobal.net >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> Leader of disappearing island nation says climate change an issue >>> of survival, >>> not economics >>> The Associated Press >>> Thursday, June 5, 2008 >>> >>> The leader of a country slowly being submerged by the Pacific >>> Ocean told an >>> environment conference Thursday that climate change is an issue of >>> human >>> survival, not economic development. >>> >>> >>> Speaking in New Zealand ? the host country for the U.N.'s World >>> Environment >>> Day on Thursday ? Kiribati President Note Tong said global >>> efforts to curb >>> climate change may already be too late for low-lying Pacific >>> islands. >>> >>> >>> "We may already be at the point of no return, where the emissions >>> in the >>> atmosphere will carry on contributing to climate change, so in >>> time our small >>> low-lying islands will be submerged," Tong said. "According to the >>> worst case >>> scenarios, Kiribati will be submerged within (this) century." >>> >>> >>> The highest point of land on Kiribati is now just two yards >>> (meters) above sea >>> level, said Tong, a graduate of the London School of Economics. He >>> said >>> climate change "is not an issue of economic development; it's an >>> issue of >>> human survival." >>> >>> >>> Some of Kiribati's 94,000 people living in shoreline village >>> communities have >>> already been relocated from century-old sites. "We're doing it >>> now ... it's >>> that urgent," Tong said. >>> >>> >>> United Nations Environment Program Executive Director Achim >>> Steiner said it >>> was difficult for island nations to watch as the effects of >>> climate change >>> take hold. >>> >>> >>> "It's a humbling prospect when a nation has to begin talking about >>> its own >>> demise, not because of some inevitable natural disaster ... but >>> because of >>> what we are doing on this planet," Steiner said. >>> >>> >>> He said the world must find the "collective purpose" to combat >>> climate change. >>> "Unless everyone ... on this planet takes their responsibility >>> seriously we >>> will simply not make a difference," he said. >>> >>> >>> New Zealand was chosen to host World Environment Day because it >>> was one of the >>> first nations to commit to carbon neutrality and has provided >>> climate change >>> leadership, Steiner said. >>> >>> >>> A major new wind farm being developed on its outskirts of the >>> capital >>> Wellington means the city will soon be 100 percent carbon neutral >>> in its >>> electricity supply, Prime Minister Helen Clark said. >>> >>> >>> Environment chiefs from the world's top industrial nations pledged >>> last month >>> to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050, but stopped short >>> of making >>> firm commitments for a midterm goal for 2020 ? which many >>> countries argue is >>> crucial to saving the planet from environmental crisis. >>> >>> >>> Climate scientists have urged rich countries to reduce emissions >>> by between 25 >>> percent and 40 percent by 2020 to avoid the worst effects of >>> warming. >>> >>> >>> Scientists say warming weather will lead to widespread drought, >>> floods, higher >>> sea levels and worsening storms. >>> >>> >>> Even a 3.6-degree-Fahrenheit (2-degree-Celsius) temperature rise >>> could subject >>> up to 2 billion people to water shortages by 2050 and threaten >>> extinction for >>> 20 percent to 30 percent of the world's species, according to a >>> 2007 report by >>> the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a U.N. network of >>> 2,000 >>> scientists. >>> >>> >>> IPCC Chairman Rajendra Pachauri said Thursday in Wellington that >>> the panel's >>> fourth climate change assessment report had noted "we have only >>> seven years" >>> to take action if rising temperatures are to be limited to no more >>> than 4 >>> degrees Fahrenheit (2.4 degrees Celsius). >>> >>> >>> "After 2015 and there on, we have to bring about a reduction in >>> emissions of >>> greenhouse gases worldwide and ... we don't have more than seven >>> years. The >>> earlier we can start the better," he said. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/05/asia/AS-GEN-New-Zealand-World-Enviro >>> nment-Day.php >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list >>> Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >>> http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/ >>> channel_islands_naturalist_corps >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list >> Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >> http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps From dvabbott at verizon.net Fri Jun 6 16:25:09 2008 From: dvabbott at verizon.net (dvabbott) Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:25:09 -0700 Subject: [CINC] IHT.com Article: Leader of disappearing island nation says climate change an issue of survival, not economics In-Reply-To: <12730120.12354411212778653346.JavaMail.javamailuser@localhost> Message-ID: I used a CINP example to remind all that islands do sink due to ongoing global climate changes. If my facts are incorrect please let me know. Otherwise, end of case.....CLOSED! This, my friend, is NOT the proper forum for preaching Liberal or Conservative agendas. on 6/6/08 11:57 AM, R. Schwartz at razz442 at verizon.net wrote: > Well, now I too now. must throw in my two cents--enlightening or not. I > do hope my idle opinions are uninfluenced by any false idols that might > influence my judgement. > > Yes, "climate change is a natural process." Death is also a natural > process. But when we suspect that somone has helped along that natural > process and forensic scientists prove who that person or persons were > and how they did it, we call it murder and society does what it can to > prevent the crime from happening again; perhaps by eliminating the > perpetrator(s) or looking for ways--scientific and social--to discourage > others from doing the same. We also come together and mourn the victim > and condemn the crime. Why? Because it's the right thing to do and > because we are rational and social critters, we humans. > > What don't we do? We don't say, "Well, she was going to die anyway so > why worry?" We don't think, "Well, there were people ten thousand years > ago and they died, so isn't this persons death--murder, whatever--the > same thing all over again? Let's get over it and move on." > > No. We are rational and social critters and we don't ignore rational > scientific evidence and we don't withold our empathy nor our social > outrage when fellow humans are suffering because "stuff happens." We do > all we can to make things better even when we can't be sure it will > work. > > That, my friend, is what being human is all about. Politics? That's > something altogether different. > > On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 6:05 PM, dvabbott wrote: > >> I almost didn't respond, but I can't sit idol without offering my two >> cents >> worth of enlightenment to this post. >> >> Ten-thousand years ago it was much colder and Chumash (or at least >> their >> ancestors) lived on an island that we call Santarosae. >> >> Climate change is a natural phenomena. >> >> on 6/5/08 3:02 PM, oaars at sbcglobal.net at oaars at sbcglobal.net wrote: >> >>> >>> This IHT.com article has been sent to you by: oaars at sbcglobal.net >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> Leader of disappearing island nation says climate change an issue of >>> survival, >>> not economics >>> The Associated Press >>> Thursday, June 5, 2008 >>> >>> The leader of a country slowly being submerged by the Pacific Ocean >>> told an >>> environment conference Thursday that climate change is an issue of >>> human >>> survival, not economic development. >>> >>> >>> Speaking in New Zealand ? the host country for the U.N.'s World >>> Environment >>> Day on Thursday ? Kiribati President Note Tong said global efforts to >>> curb >>> climate change may already be too late for low-lying Pacific islands. >>> >>> >>> "We may already be at the point of no return, where the emissions in >>> the >>> atmosphere will carry on contributing to climate change, so in time >>> our small >>> low-lying islands will be submerged," Tong said. "According to the >>> worst case >>> scenarios, Kiribati will be submerged within (this) century." >>> >>> >>> The highest point of land on Kiribati is now just two yards (meters) >>> above sea >>> level, said Tong, a graduate of the London School of Economics. He >>> said >>> climate change "is not an issue of economic development; it's an >>> issue of >>> human survival." >>> >>> >>> Some of Kiribati's 94,000 people living in shoreline village >>> communities have >>> already been relocated from century-old sites. "We're doing it now >>> ... it's >>> that urgent," Tong said. >>> >>> >>> United Nations Environment Program Executive Director Achim Steiner >>> said it >>> was difficult for island nations to watch as the effects of climate >>> change >>> take hold. >>> >>> >>> "It's a humbling prospect when a nation has to begin talking about >>> its own >>> demise, not because of some inevitable natural disaster ... but >>> because of >>> what we are doing on this planet," Steiner said. >>> >>> >>> He said the world must find the "collective purpose" to combat >>> climate change. >>> "Unless everyone ... on this planet takes their responsibility >>> seriously we >>> will simply not make a difference," he said. >>> >>> >>> New Zealand was chosen to host World Environment Day because it was >>> one of the >>> first nations to commit to carbon neutrality and has provided climate >>> change >>> leadership, Steiner said. >>> >>> >>> A major new wind farm being developed on its outskirts of the capital >>> Wellington means the city will soon be 100 percent carbon neutral in >>> its >>> electricity supply, Prime Minister Helen Clark said. >>> >>> >>> Environment chiefs from the world's top industrial nations pledged >>> last month >>> to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050, but stopped short of >>> making >>> firm commitments for a midterm goal for 2020 ? which many countries >>> argue is >>> crucial to saving the planet from environmental crisis. >>> >>> >>> Climate scientists have urged rich countries to reduce emissions by >>> between 25 >>> percent and 40 percent by 2020 to avoid the worst effects of warming. >>> >>> >>> Scientists say warming weather will lead to widespread drought, >>> floods, higher >>> sea levels and worsening storms. >>> >>> >>> Even a 3.6-degree-Fahrenheit (2-degree-Celsius) temperature rise >>> could subject >>> up to 2 billion people to water shortages by 2050 and threaten >>> extinction for >>> 20 percent to 30 percent of the world's species, according to a 2007 >>> report by >>> the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a U.N. network of >>> 2,000 >>> scientists. >>> >>> >>> IPCC Chairman Rajendra Pachauri said Thursday in Wellington that the >>> panel's >>> fourth climate change assessment report had noted "we have only seven >>> years" >>> to take action if rising temperatures are to be limited to no more >>> than 4 >>> degrees Fahrenheit (2.4 degrees Celsius). >>> >>> >>> "After 2015 and there on, we have to bring about a reduction in >>> emissions of >>> greenhouse gases worldwide and ... we don't have more than seven >>> years. The >>> earlier we can start the better," he said. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/05/asia/AS-GEN-New-Zealand-World-Envi >>> ro >>> nment-Day.php >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list >>> Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >>> http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 Sat Jun 7 09:02:41 2008 From: RDreher at roadrunner.com (Ron Dreher) Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 09:02:41 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Did you know? Message-ID: <017801c8c8b7$ebd2cbd0$0a00a8c0@DJX1D341> Ear to the water Bob Kieding June 4, 2008 7:36 AM The Santa Barbara Channel and its islands encompass many diverse activities - fishing, shipping, research, yachting, resource extraction, and many more. One operation not well known by the public is underwater acoustic research. Underwater acoustics include the process of monitoring or using undersea sound for a variety of applications. The sound can be natural or created. During the Cold War and beyond, underwater acoustics projects were significant activities that took place on the back side of Santa Cruz Island. General Motors, followed by its successor Maripro, conducted a variety of operations that ranged from top secret defense work to those of pure academic interest. Many of us were captivated by the film "The Hunt for Red October," an exciting cold-war yarn about the search for a dangerous Soviet spy submarine. The tracking technology in the film was based on using hydrophones (underwater microphones). This was the same cornerstone technology that was being used at the Santa Cruz Island acoustic facility. Basically, the Santa Cruz Island range consisted of a number of submerged hydrophones, located at considerable depth, and connected by cables running ashore to computers that accumulated data for a variety of uses. There were several reasons for collecting underwater sound data. The most dramatic was the "Red October" mission. Underwater sound monitoring systems located at various strategic locations in the oceans of the world were used to track Soviet submarines and warships to determine their location as well as what mischief they might be up to. Despite great care to minimize it, all submarines and ships generate a unique acoustic "signature" that allows identification. It is assumed that the Soviets were also monitoring U.S. vessels for similar signatures. A second use of underwater acoustics for defense purposes is to try to make your own vessels as immune as possible to identification and detection by other nations. This was a major activity at the Santa Cruz Island facility. U.S. submarines were driven through the acoustic range, and data was evaluated to determine if they were as "quiet" as possible and if they had tell-tale signatures. With tracking range data, the vessels could then be modified to reduce any detected problems. I can recall a number of cases where the entire 22-mile back side of Santa Cruz Island was declared off-limits to all vessels because a super secret U.S. submarine was being run through the range. Another major application of underwater acoustic tracking is for weapons testing and evaluation. The premier location for such activities is AUTEC (Atlantic Underwater Test and Evaluation Center) which is located near the Bahamas Islands. It can evaluate both in-air and underwater weapons using above-water technologies such as radar and photography, as well as underwater acoustic tracking arrays. A classic application would have an aircraft fly down-range and launch a weapon that would fly a portion of its mission in-air and then enter the ocean as a torpedo type delivery system. The Santa Cruz Island tracking range conducted underwater, but not in-air testing and evaluation. The Santa Cruz range also operated two unique vehicles. One was POP (for Perpendicular Ocean Platform). This was a long, tubular ship over 100 feet in length. When partially filled with seawater, POP would sink at one end until it was in a vertical position with only a portion above water level. With almost a hundred feet of the POP under water, the above water portion was as steady as a rock - even in rough winds and seas. This made it an ideal at-sea scientific platform for the conduct of motion sensitive projects. One night, POP came loose from its mooring and was carried up the island by ocean currents. Next day, the Coast Guard received a radio call that there was a vessel aground in mid-channel between Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands. The position given had the vessel in over ninety feet of water. This seemed impossible until it was learned that POP in its vertical position had a draft of over ninety feet. The second unique vehicle was DOWB (for Deep Ocean Work Boat). DOWB was a two-person, deep water submarine that was capable of operating over a mile beneath the ocean. It had remote-controlled "arms" to perform underwater tasks, and was used at various locations around the world as well as waters off the back side of Santa Cruz Island. In addition to defense related applications, the Santa Cruz Island range was also used for scientific research. Sound is continually being generated in the sea by geological, weather, creature related, and other sources. In addition to defense projects, much pure science was studied and evaluated on the range The Santa Cruz Island facility was closed down several years ago. It was dismantled with great care to ensure that both the island and its surrounding waters were returned to their original condition. That is not to say that underwater acoustics is no longer a prime activity elsewhere. Our government continues to operate several acoustic ranges at various locations for defense and scientific applications. Technology is ever-changing, and our oceans continue to be one of the major areas where new science and discoveries occur. SEA TERMS Hydrophone - An underwater microphone that has been designed to be immune to damage from water and extreme underwater pressure. Acoustic - Pertaining to the hearing, to sound and its transmission; worked by sound or echoes. Acoustics - a branch of physics that studies sound. Draft - The distance from the waterline to the bottom of a boat. Important to know when operating in shallow water to avoid running aground. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 4983 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 49 bytes Desc: not available URL: From eradding at sbcglobal.net Sun Jun 8 07:02:15 2008 From: eradding at sbcglobal.net (EUGENE RADDING) Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 07:02:15 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] CX- Sat. 06/07/08 Message-ID: <764711.58096.qm@web82907.mail.mud.yahoo.com> 18 Humpbacks; 500+ Common Dolphins (just a normal ordinary whale watching day). Capt Mat announced to the some 69 passengers that the water in the channel was going to be bumpy but only three opted out. It was bumpy and too much for a few of the brave souls on board but the majority were thrilled by the fluking, pec slapping, etc., etc. that they witnessed. The whales were within 5 to 7 miles of shore so?we were able to avoid much of the rough seas in the channel. Marie Ornelas and Morgan Coffey were along for the ride. (Aren't we lucky people to get to share Nature's antics!)? ?EUGENE RADDING -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scott at scottcuzzo.com Sun Jun 8 08:15:45 2008 From: scott at scottcuzzo.com (Scott Cuzzo) Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 08:15:45 -0700 Subject: [CINC] 6/7/08 Speed Twin plus video link to news story Message-ID: Greetings naturalists, One 3 p.m. whale trip found two friendly humpies amidst large swells. ><=======;> (That's my copyrighted whale illustration. You can use it, but I get a quarter every time.) The noon trip was cancelled last minute due the "Big Dog" parade (sponsored by SB's Big Dog company) on the street outside the pier entrance. There were dogs everywhere. Dogs in dresses. Dogs in clown suits. Tiny dogs on wagons. And a entire human family dressed like dalmations to match their...wait for it...dalmation. Lots of streets were blocked off and parking was hard to find, and you couldn't drive to the pier. After searching for a parking spot that opened up, I walked a good distance to the end of the pier only to find the noon trip wasn't going because no one could get to the pier. The Speed Twin made a few half hour harbor loops. I was on board, 'cause their wasn't nuttin else to do. I talked to passengers, trying to convince them to go for the 3 p.m. whale trip. I converted at least six passengers into whale watchers! I'd like to think my enthusiasm was contagious, sort of like that bad rash that won't go away. It was fun to see my converts return for the 3 p.m. whale trip. The swells were quite large this day and we did have about 15% of our 30 passengers ill. We went and found two friendly humpies about 4 miles off shore. One of the whales was "Mittens" with the all white pecs. Both whales came up to our boat numerous times. It's cool to see Mittens near the boat with his big glowing white fins swishing thru the water. (Brief aside: If you haven't gotten a good pair of POLARIZED sunglasses, I recommend them highly for seeing much better thru the water! I can often see whales surfacing before other, so you can have everyone looking at the right place, on time.) Everyone who didn't have their face buried in a bag got to see, hear and smell the whales. It was a very good encounter. I saw spouts way off in the distance, but only saw these two whales this time. No dolphins, but lots of sea lions. SB's Channel 12 posted the news story they ran this week online with video shot from my trip Friday, a week ago. There are great shots of Chewy's tail. And you can see how she throws her tail straight up to 90 degrees too in the final shot. You can also see Rope's trademark scar a few times. Fortunately my interview ended up on the cutting room floor. See video here: http://www.kcoy.com/news/local/story.aspx? content_id=5a9f25a0-23d3-4765-a879-4ea6a8d5407c ><^;> (Dolphin, 15 cents per usage please...) Have a good one. Scott Cuzzo (NOT "islandkayaker" Scott Dunn, who was in my training pod this January. I'm frequently mistaken for Mr. Dunn! I'm the good looking one.) (OK, maybe not good looking...funny looking.) From scott at scottcuzzo.com Sun Jun 8 10:06:34 2008 From: scott at scottcuzzo.com (Scott Cuzzo) Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 10:06:34 -0700 Subject: [CINC] =?windows-1252?q?iTunes_U=96Free_Learning?= Message-ID: Naturalists, Do any of you use iTunes on your computer? (It's free software from Apple, and is available for Mac AND PC.) It's a program that let's you manage your music library on your computer, and purchase music (and more) online. I discovered today that it now has "iTunes U" with lots of FREE educational audio and video. I'm currently listening to "Why Species Are Fuzzy". There's also a series calls "Cosmos and Creator" which is next on my list! You can listen or watch online, or download and watch on your computer or iPod. Pretty cool. Not everything may be free, but from what I've seen so far, it is. It's new and I'm sure it will grow quickly. Just thought I'd alert you to a free opportunity to learn! I'll be quiet for awhile now. Regards, Scott Cuzzo From islandkayaker at earthlink.net Sun Jun 8 11:55:45 2008 From: islandkayaker at earthlink.net (islandkayaker at earthlink.net) Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 11:55:45 -0700 (GMT-07:00) Subject: [CINC] IHT.com Article: Leader of disappearing island nation says climate change an issue of survival, not economics Message-ID: <33067557.1212951345546.JavaMail.root@elwamui-huard.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Peeps, As I understand it our Channel Islands are effected by weathering which contributes to the 'sinking' islands, but over all these islands are actually rising out of the ocean due to the plate tectonics involved. Global warming, (which is inevitable and not CAUSED BY us, but may be effected by us), may even out or overtake this island rising tendency and further contribute to 'sinking'. So, All islands do not sink per se. IMHO Scott -----Original Message----- >From: dvabbott >Sent: Jun 6, 2008 4:25 PM >To: "R. Schwartz" >Cc: CINC posts >Subject: Re: [CINC] IHT.com Article: Leader of disappearing island nation says climate change an issue of survival, not economics > >I used a CINP example to remind all that islands do sink due to ongoing >global climate changes. > >If my facts are incorrect please let me know. > >Otherwise, end of case.....CLOSED! > >This, my friend, is NOT the proper forum for preaching Liberal or >Conservative agendas. > > > >on 6/6/08 11:57 AM, R. Schwartz at razz442 at verizon.net wrote: > >> Well, now I too now. must throw in my two cents--enlightening or not. I >> do hope my idle opinions are uninfluenced by any false idols that might >> influence my judgement. >> >> Yes, "climate change is a natural process." Death is also a natural >> process. But when we suspect that somone has helped along that natural >> process and forensic scientists prove who that person or persons were >> and how they did it, we call it murder and society does what it can to >> prevent the crime from happening again; perhaps by eliminating the >> perpetrator(s) or looking for ways--scientific and social--to discourage >> others from doing the same. We also come together and mourn the victim >> and condemn the crime. Why? Because it's the right thing to do and >> because we are rational and social critters, we humans. >> >> What don't we do? We don't say, "Well, she was going to die anyway so >> why worry?" We don't think, "Well, there were people ten thousand years >> ago and they died, so isn't this persons death--murder, whatever--the >> same thing all over again? Let's get over it and move on." >> >> No. We are rational and social critters and we don't ignore rational >> scientific evidence and we don't withold our empathy nor our social >> outrage when fellow humans are suffering because "stuff happens." We do >> all we can to make things better even when we can't be sure it will >> work. >> >> That, my friend, is what being human is all about. Politics? That's >> something altogether different. >> >> On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 6:05 PM, dvabbott wrote: >> >>> I almost didn't respond, but I can't sit idol without offering my two >>> cents >>> worth of enlightenment to this post. >>> >>> Ten-thousand years ago it was much colder and Chumash (or at least >>> their >>> ancestors) lived on an island that we call Santarosae. >>> >>> Climate change is a natural phenomena. >>> >>> on 6/5/08 3:02 PM, oaars at sbcglobal.net at oaars at sbcglobal.net wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> This IHT.com article has been sent to you by: oaars at sbcglobal.net >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> Leader of disappearing island nation says climate change an issue of >>>> survival, >>>> not economics >>>> The Associated Press >>>> Thursday, June 5, 2008 >>>> >>>> The leader of a country slowly being submerged by the Pacific Ocean >>>> told an >>>> environment conference Thursday that climate change is an issue of >>>> human >>>> survival, not economic development. >>>> >>>> >>>> Speaking in New Zealand ? the host country for the U.N.'s World >>>> Environment >>>> Day on Thursday ? Kiribati President Note Tong said global efforts to >>>> curb >>>> climate change may already be too late for low-lying Pacific islands. >>>> >>>> >>>> "We may already be at the point of no return, where the emissions in >>>> the >>>> atmosphere will carry on contributing to climate change, so in time >>>> our small >>>> low-lying islands will be submerged," Tong said. "According to the >>>> worst case >>>> scenarios, Kiribati will be submerged within (this) century." >>>> >>>> >>>> The highest point of land on Kiribati is now just two yards (meters) >>>> above sea >>>> level, said Tong, a graduate of the London School of Economics. He >>>> said >>>> climate change "is not an issue of economic development; it's an >>>> issue of >>>> human survival." >>>> >>>> >>>> Some of Kiribati's 94,000 people living in shoreline village >>>> communities have >>>> already been relocated from century-old sites. "We're doing it now >>>> ... it's >>>> that urgent," Tong said. >>>> >>>> >>>> United Nations Environment Program Executive Director Achim Steiner >>>> said it >>>> was difficult for island nations to watch as the effects of climate >>>> change >>>> take hold. >>>> >>>> >>>> "It's a humbling prospect when a nation has to begin talking about >>>> its own >>>> demise, not because of some inevitable natural disaster ... but >>>> because of >>>> what we are doing on this planet," Steiner said. >>>> >>>> >>>> He said the world must find the "collective purpose" to combat >>>> climate change. >>>> "Unless everyone ... on this planet takes their responsibility >>>> seriously we >>>> will simply not make a difference," he said. >>>> >>>> >>>> New Zealand was chosen to host World Environment Day because it was >>>> one of the >>>> first nations to commit to carbon neutrality and has provided climate >>>> change >>>> leadership, Steiner said. >>>> >>>> >>>> A major new wind farm being developed on its outskirts of the capital >>>> Wellington means the city will soon be 100 percent carbon neutral in >>>> its >>>> electricity supply, Prime Minister Helen Clark said. >>>> >>>> >>>> Environment chiefs from the world's top industrial nations pledged >>>> last month >>>> to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050, but stopped short of >>>> making >>>> firm commitments for a midterm goal for 2020 ? which many countries >>>> argue is >>>> crucial to saving the planet from environmental crisis. >>>> >>>> >>>> Climate scientists have urged rich countries to reduce emissions by >>>> between 25 >>>> percent and 40 percent by 2020 to avoid the worst effects of warming. >>>> >>>> >>>> Scientists say warming weather will lead to widespread drought, >>>> floods, higher >>>> sea levels and worsening storms. >>>> >>>> >>>> Even a 3.6-degree-Fahrenheit (2-degree-Celsius) temperature rise >>>> could subject >>>> up to 2 billion people to water shortages by 2050 and threaten >>>> extinction for >>>> 20 percent to 30 percent of the world's species, according to a 2007 >>>> report by >>>> the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a U.N. network of >>>> 2,000 >>>> scientists. >>>> >>>> >>>> IPCC Chairman Rajendra Pachauri said Thursday in Wellington that the >>>> panel's >>>> fourth climate change assessment report had noted "we have only seven >>>> years" >>>> to take action if rising temperatures are to be limited to no more >>>> than 4 >>>> degrees Fahrenheit (2.4 degrees Celsius). >>>> >>>> >>>> "After 2015 and there on, we have to bring about a reduction in >>>> emissions of >>>> greenhouse gases worldwide and ... we don't have more than seven >>>> years. The >>>> earlier we can start the better," he said. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/05/asia/AS-GEN-New-Zealand-World-Envi >>>> ro >>>> nment-Day.php >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list >>>> Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >>>> http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list >>> Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >>> http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > > >_______________________________________________ >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 Sun Jun 8 13:30:42 2008 From: RDreher at roadrunner.com (Ron Dreher) Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 13:30:42 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Article Message-ID: <024f01c8c9a6$87cf19f0$0a00a8c0@DJX1D341> A rare sight in the channel: Steller sea lion Peter Howorth A Steller sea lion lounges in the sun atop a buoy floating off Santa Barbara Harbor. . . June 8, 2008 7:42 AM Santa Barbara Harbor has had a rare guest over the past few days: a Steller sea lion. This is only the third time a Steller sea lion has been seen in the Santa Barbara Channel since the 1982-1983 El Ni0x96o event. At that time, two small rookeries existed at San Miguel Island. Historically, Steller sea lions once had a rookery at San Nicolas Island also, marking the southern range limit for this species. Why this species disappeared from Southern California is unknown. It was always living on the edge here, in water that was warmer than the rest of its range. It may be that the 1982-1983 El Ni0x96o event tipped the balance, with the water becoming just too warm. The same event may also have resulted in a redistribution of prey species to colder waters farther north. Steller sea lions range from Japan and Russia across the Aleutians to Alaska, then down the west coast of North America to central California. Their southernmost breeding colony is now on A0x96o Nuevo Island, north of Santa Cruz, California. Throughout their range, Steller sea lion stocks plummeted in the 1980s and 1990s. Some researchers believe that overfishing of key prey was responsible. According to the National Marine Fisheries Service, which has jurisdiction over this species, other problems included accidental take from fisheries throughout the range, entanglement in synthetic debris, illegal shootings, contaminants, and disease. To better manage this species, NMFS divided the Steller sea lion population into two stocks. The western U.S. stock, which is federally listed as endangered, ranges from southern Alaska across the Aleutians. This stock has declined dramatically over the years. The eastern U.S. stock, considered threatened, ranges from southern Alaska to California. Although the eastern stock has shown some increase in population over the past few years in Alaska and British Columbia, numbers have been declining in central California. In northern California and Oregon, stocks have been relatively stable since the 1980s. The overall trend for this stock appears to be for a slow decline in the south and a moderate increase in the north of the range. Steller sea lions got their name from their discoverer, a German surgeon and naturalist aboard the Russian ship Vitus Bering. Steller had plenty of time to describe the new species: in 1742, he was shipwrecked on Bering Island, in the far north. With only sea lions and sailors for company, Steller dutifully recorded his observations until the crew was rescued. Throughout their range, Steller sea lions begin having their pups and breeding from late May through early July. At birth, the pups weigh 35 to 50 pounds, more than double that of their southern kin, the California sea lions. The pups nurse for a year or more, although they also catch their own meals after several months of age. The adult diet consists of large schooling fish, including pollack, often called black cod in the markets. They also eat squid and octopi. Adult males can be huge; a really large specimen can weigh nearly 2,500 pounds. By comparison, the young male at Santa Barbara weighs about 750 pounds. Females are much smaller, with the largest ones weighing in at under 800 pounds. Since 1983, Steller sea lions all but disappeared locally. I observed one adult female in 1989 off Refugio. Sharon Melin, a researcher with NMFS observed a juvenile male at San Miguel Island a few years ago. The individual hanging out near our harbor was the third seen in this region since the 1982-1983 El Ni0x96o, according to the NMFS. Peter Howorth is director of the Santa Barbara Marine Mammal Center -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov Mon Jun 9 10:20:46 2008 From: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (Shauna Bingham) Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:20:46 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Snipit on local Plate Tectonics In-Reply-To: <21613933.1212962753755.JavaMail.root@elwamui-huard.atl.sa.earthlink.net> References: <21613933.1212962753755.JavaMail.root@elwamui-huard.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Message-ID: <484D666E.1040605@noaa.gov> Thank you for you interest and posts regarding climate change. If you wish to start a dialog regarding a particular post, please reply to that individual and not the entire group. We strive to keep the email traffic manageable so that the pertinent details regarding the CINC program are not lost in a sea of emails. As always, we do want you to reply all if you have found a sub for a trip. If you have any questions, please respond to me directly and thank you for your cooperation. islandkayaker at earthlink.net wrote: > > All, > > I had a couple of requests for reading on this. I cannot remember > where I read this over the years, but I have also had the occasion to > speak about it with geologists and students in my journeys out to the > islands. > > I did some quick research online and found this tidbit from Professor > Nicholas Pinter: http://www.geology.siu.edu/people/pinter/nci.html > > / "Total slip seems to be partitioned into: (1) thrust motion on the > low-angle faults and (2) strike slip and oblique slip on the > high-angle faults. Regional thrust structures have been inferred from > balanced cross sections beneath the Santa Monica Mountains (the Santa > Monica Mountains Thrust) and beneath the Northern Channel Islands (the > Channel Islands Thrust). *It has been suggested that uplift of the > Northern Channel Islands chain is the result of south-vergent slip > across a north-dipping ramp on the underlying thrust fault*." / > > Later on the writer goes on to say: /"...and most importantly because > sea level provides an absolute datum against which to measure vertical > deformation."/ which will only be true if we keep track of rising sea > levels... > > Scott > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: islandkayaker at earthlink.net > Sent: Jun 8, 2008 2:55 PM > To: CINC posts > Subject: Re: [CINC] IHT.com Article: Leader of disappearing island > nation says climate change an issue of survival, not economics > > Peeps, > > As I understand it our Channel Islands are effected by weathering > which contributes to the 'sinking' islands, but over all these > islands are actually rising out of the ocean due to the plate > tectonics involved. Global warming, (which is inevitable and not > CAUSED BY us, but may be effected by us), may even out or overtake > this island rising tendency and further contribute to 'sinking'. > > So, All islands do not sink per se. IMHO > > Scott > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: dvabbott > >Sent: Jun 6, 2008 4:25 PM > >To: "R. Schwartz" > >Cc: CINC posts > >Subject: Re: [CINC] IHT.com Article: Leader of disappearing > island nation says climate change an issue of survival, not economics > > > >I used a CINP example to remind all that islands do sink due to > ongoing > >global climate changes. > > > >If my facts are incorrect please let me know. > > > >Otherwise, end of case.....CLOSED! > > > >This, my friend, is NOT the proper forum for preaching Liberal or > >Conservative agendas. > > > > > > > >on 6/6/08 11:57 AM, R. Schwartz at razz442 at verizon.net wrote: > > > >> Well, now I too now. must throw in my two cents--enlightening > or not. I > >> do hope my idle opinions are uninfluenced by any false idols > that might > >> influence my judgement. > >> > >> Yes, "climate change is a natural process." Death is also a natural > >> process. But when we suspect that somone has helped along that > natural > >> process and forensic scientists prove who that person or > persons were > >> and how they did it, we call it murder and society does what it > can to > >> prevent the crime from happening again; perhaps by eliminating the > >> perpetrator(s) or looking for ways--scientific and social--to > discourage > >> others from doing the same. We also come together and mourn the > victim > >> and condemn the crime. Why? Because it's the right thing to do and > >> because we are rational and social critters, we humans. > >> > >> What don't we do? We don't say, "Well, she was going to die > anyway so > >> why worry?" We don't think, "Well, there were people ten > thousand years > >> ago and they died, so isn't this persons death--murder, > whatever--the > >> same thing all over again? Let's get over it and move on." > >> > >> No. We are rational and social critters and we don't ignore > rational > >> scientific evidence and we don't withold our empathy nor our social > >> outrage when fellow humans are suffering because "stuff > happens." We do > >> all we can to make things better even when we can't be sure it will > >> work. > >> > >> That, my friend, is what being human is all about. Politics? That's > >> something altogether different. > >> > >> On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 6:05 PM, dvabbott wrote: > >> > >>> I almost didn't respond, but I can't sit idol without offering > my two > >>> cents > >>> worth of enlightenment to this post. > >>> > >>> Ten-thousand years ago it was much colder and Chumash (or at least > >>> their > >>> ancestors) lived on an island that we call Santarosae. > >>> > >>> Climate change is a natural phenomena. > >>> > >>> on 6/5/08 3:02 PM, oaars at sbcglobal.net at oaars at sbcglobal.net > wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> This IHT.com article has been sent to you by: oaars at sbcglobal.net > >>>> > >>>> ------------------------------------------------------ > >>>> > >>>> Leader of disappearing island nation says climate change an > issue of > >>>> survival, > >>>> not economics > >>>> The Associated Press > >>>> Thursday, June 5, 2008 > >>>> > >>>> The leader of a country slowly being submerged by the Pacific > Ocean > >>>> told an > >>>> environment conference Thursday that climate change is an > issue of > >>>> human > >>>> survival, not economic development. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Speaking in New Zealand ? the host country for the U.N.'s World > >>>> Environment > >>>> Day on Thursday ? Kiribati President Note Tong said global > efforts to > >>>> curb > >>>> climate change may already be too late for low-lying Pacific > islands. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> "We may already be at the point of no return, where the > emissions in > >>>> the > >>>> atmosphere will carry on contributing to climate change, so > in time > >>>> our small > >>>> low-lying islands will be submerged," Tong said. "According > to the > >>>> worst case > >>>> scenarios, Kiribati will be submerged within (this) century." > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> The highest point of land on Kiribati is now just two yards > (meters) > >>>> above sea > >>>> level, said Tong, a graduate of the London School of > Economics. He > >>>> said > >>>> climate change "is not an issue of economic development; it's an > >>>> issue of > >>>> human survival." > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Some of Kiribati's 94,000 people living in shoreline village > >>>> communities have > >>>> already been relocated from century-old sites. "We're doing > it now > >>>> ... it's > >>>> that urgent," Tong said. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> United Nations Environment Program Executive Director Achim > Steiner > >>>> said it > >>>> was difficult for island nations to watch as the effects of > climate > >>>> change > >>>> take hold. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> "It's a humbling prospect when a nation has to begin talking > about > >>>> its own > >>>> demise, not because of some inevitable natural disaster ... but > >>>> because of > >>>> what we are doing on this planet," Steiner said. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> He said the world must find the "collective purpose" to combat > >>>> climate change. > >>>> "Unless everyone ... on this planet takes their responsibility > >>>> seriously we > >>>> will simply not make a difference," he said. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> New Zealand was chosen to host World Environment Day because > it was > >>>> one of the > >>>> first nations to commit to carbon neutrality and has provided > climate > >>>> change > >>>> leadership, Steiner said. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> A major new wind farm being developed on its outskirts of the > capital > >>>> Wellington means the city will soon be 100 percent carbon > neutral in > >>>> its > >>>> electricity supply, Prime Minister Helen Clark said. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Environment chiefs from the world's top industrial nations > pledged > >>>> last month > >>>> to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050, but stopped > short of > >>>> making > >>>> firm commitments for a midterm goal for 2020 ? which many > countries > >>>> argue is > >>>> crucial to saving the planet from environmental crisis. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Climate scientists have urged rich countries to reduce > emissions by > >>>> between 25 > >>>> percent and 40 percent by 2020 to avoid the worst effects of > warming. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Scientists say warming weather will lead to widespread drought, > >>>> floods, higher > >>>> sea levels and worsening storms. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Even a 3.6-degree-Fahrenheit (2-degree-Celsius) temperature rise > >>>> could subject > >>>> up to 2 billion people to water shortages by 2050 and threaten > >>>> extinction for > >>>> 20 percent to 30 percent of the world's species, according to > a 2007 > >>>> report by > >>>> the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a U.N. network of > >>>> 2,000 > >>>> scientists. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> IPCC Chairman Rajendra Pachauri said Thursday in Wellington > that the > >>>> panel's > >>>> fourth climate change assessment report had noted "we have > only seven > >>>> years" > >>>> to take action if rising temperatures are to be limited to no > more > >>>> than 4 > >>>> degrees Fahrenheit (2.4 degrees Celsius). > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> "After 2015 and there on, we have to bring about a reduction in > >>>> emissions of > >>>> greenhouse gases worldwide and ... we don't have more than seven > >>>> years. The > >>>> earlier we can start the better," he said. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/05/asia/AS-GEN-New-Zealand-World-Envi > >>>> ro > >>>> nment-Day.php > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > >>>> Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > >>>> > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > >>> Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > >>> > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > >Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > >http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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. 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URL: From Tina.Reed at noaa.gov Tue Jun 10 10:42:35 2008 From: Tina.Reed at noaa.gov (Tina Reed) Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:42:35 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Lecture 6/10 & 11 by Brian Latta on Peregrine Falcon Recovery Message-ID: <484EBD0B.800@noaa.gov> This is for the From Shore to Sea lecture tonight at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum and tomorrow evening at the Channel Islands National Park headquarters... Tina June 10, 2008 For Immediate Release Yvonne Menard, Channel Islands National Park (805) 658-5725 Shauna Bingham, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (805) 382-6149 #102 Peregrine Falcons Move Closer to Recovery on the California Channel Islands Brian Latta, Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group (SCPBRG) biologist, will discuss efforts to reestablish peregrine falcons to the California Channel Islands following their decline from the impacts of DDT at the June "From Shore to Sea" lectures. The peregrine falcon, once a common resident on the Channel Islands, was nearly extirpated during a major DDT-induced population decline that affected the North American continent between 1947 and 1972. As a result of reintroduction efforts by SCPBRG, peregrine falcons have reoccupied the islands. However, pollutants continue to be present at levels which cause concern. Latta will discuss the results of a 2007 survey of peregrine falcons conducted on all eight of the Channel Islands in which biologists monitored breeding activity; banded young; and analyzed eggs, eggshell fragments, blood samples, and prey remains. They found 20 peregrine pairs that successfully hatched 35 young. Additionally, Latta will discuss the prevalence of eggshell thinning still found in peregrine eggs and its impact on their productivity on the northern Channel Islands. Latta earned his B.S. degree in Natural Resource Management with an emphasis on wildlife at the University of Maryland. He has been a member of the SCPBRG field team since 1989 and lead field biologist since 1993. Latta was also lead biologist on a multi-agency effort to relocate golden eagles from Channel Islands National Park to protect island foxes. The "From Shore to Sea" lecture series is jointly sponsored by Channel Islands National Park and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary with generous support from Santa Barbara Maritime Museum. The purpose of the series is to further the understanding of research on the Channel Islands and surrounding waters. The lectures will occur at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Way in the Santa Barbara Harbor and Wednesday, June 11, 2008, at the Channel Islands National Park Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitor Center, 1901 Spinnaker Drive in the Ventura Harbor. The programs are free and open to the public. 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After a five year review, NOAA?s Fisheries Service has determined that the Caribbean monk seal, which has not been seen for more than 50 years, has gone extinct ? the first type of seal to go extinct from human causes.... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080608074828.htm From oaars at sbcglobal.net Wed Jun 11 05:50:10 2008 From: oaars at sbcglobal.net (warren) Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:50:10 +0100 Subject: [CINC] BBC E-mail: Whale birth captured on video Message-ID: <20080611_125010_049417.oaars@sbcglobal.net> warren saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you should see it. ** Message ** interesting... ** Whale birth captured on video ** After 15 months of pregnancy, Qila the Vancouver Aquarium's 12-year-old beluga whale has given birth to her first calf. < http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/americas/7447994.stm > ** BBC Daily E-mail ** Choose the news and sport headlines you want - when you want them, all in one daily e-mail < http://www.bbc.co.uk/email > ** Disclaimer ** The BBC is not responsible for the content of this e-mail, and anything written in this e-mail does not necessarily reflect the BBC's views or opinions. Please note that neither the e-mail address nor name of the sender have?been verified. If you do not wish to receive such e-mails in the future or want to know more about the BBC's Email a Friend service, please read our frequently asked questions. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/4162471.stm From Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov Wed Jun 11 09:08:05 2008 From: Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov (Clare Fritzsche) Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:08:05 -0700 Subject: [CINC] GREAT SHORT ARTICLE - World Ocean Day article by Dr. J Nichols Message-ID: <484FF865.4080203@noaa.gov> Greetings, Naturalists! Last week I was in Washington, D.C., attending Capitol Hill Ocean Week with our CINC Volunteer of the Year for 2007, Kathy Van Slyke. There were several discussions about climate change and its impact on the oceans. At an awards dinner hosted by the Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary Foundation, Jean-Michel Cousteau spoke briefly after he received a lifetime achievement award. He emphasized how he approaches conservation from the heart, and he encouraged us to do the same, since we will protect what we love. I thought of all of you and how many of you were drawn to volunteer because of your love for the ocean and its critters, and how you share that passion with the folks you engage in your work as naturalists. I thought you would enjoy this article. Thanks for all you do! *We need to live life with ocean in mind* By Wallace J. Nichols Article Launched: 06/06/2008 01:34:07 AM PDT Everywhere I go, people ask: "What one thing can I do for the ocean?" My daughter, a kindergartner, answers simply: "pick up your trash." Of course, using energy-efficient light bulbs or driving a hybrid are good answers, since global warming is fundamentally an ocean issue. Then again, the simple act of choosing to eat seafood that is sustainable and healthy can help the ocean. But our ocean is in serious trouble. Reading recent news and scientific papers is enough to make your head spin. They tell us that there is no corner of our vast ocean that is not free of human fingerprints. As an oceanographer, I'm quite familiar with the relentless bad news. Keeping up-to-date on it all is a part of my job. Since the ocean holds the majority of life on Earth and governs our air, our climate and our food, that means we're in real, big trouble. As daunting as it appears, the ocean crisis can be boiled down to three problems: we've put too much in, we've taken too much out, and we are wrecking the edge. Who wouldn't be concerned about the ever-expanding Texas-size "garbage patch" in the Pacific Ocean, the shutdown of West Coast salmon fishing, right whales and sea turtles drowning in fishing gear, and the summer closure of beaches due to toxic pollution? *What you can do?* Obviously, there is no silver bullet - or, is there? If I had one answer to give to those who ask, "What can I do for the ocean?" it would be this: "Live like you love the ocean." Living like we love the ocean means putting less in, taking less out and protecting the ocean's edge where so much life lives. Less in. Less out. Protect the edge. Simple. Rather than wringing our hands, hope is on the horizon. We can live like we love the ocean in many ways. First, shop like you love the ocean. Buy products that are ocean-friendly. Use a canvas bag to get your stuff from the store to your car to your house, rather than a plastic bag that will stick around forever. Drink filtered tap water from a refillable glass or steel bottle instead of buying water shipped halfway around the world. Second, eat like you love the ocean. When you choose seafood, be sure it's caught sustainably. That's gotten a heck of a lot easier lately as Whole Foods, thousands of local restaurants, and even Wal-Mart are going organic and sustainable. Third, vacation like you love the ocean. *Doing your part* This summer, hike in a coastal park or visit an aquarium. Go on a sea turtle or whale watch where your visit supports conservation. Surfing, kayaking and snorkeling are all ocean-friendly activities. Why not join Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup and make a day of it with your friends? Lastly, vote like you love the ocean. Many local, state, and national politicians support bold efforts to tackle global warming, create ocean parks - our so-called "Undersea Yosemites" that Ocean Conservancy is helping to build - and better fund cutting-edge ocean science. With our votes, we must be perfectly clear: We want leaders who bring about sea change. We are entering a decade of progress in the culture of conservation and sustainability. Millions who care deeply about the ocean are joining to transform our relationship with the sea - they are starting a sea change. Each of us must be part of this ocean revolution - each in our own way, each as part of a connected whole. Join for yourself. Join for others. Join for the ocean. But, when you join, please remember to live like you love the ocean. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ /WALLACE J. NICHOLS is a senior scientist at Ocean Conservancy and a research associate at California Academy of Sciences. He was featured in the documentary film "The 11th Hour." 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Just let me know if you can cover the extra slot.   Thanks,   Trent Now you can invite friends from Facebook and other groups to join you on Windows Live? Messenger. Add them now! _______________________________________________ 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 trent_barnhart at hotmail.com Wed Jun 11 14:11:01 2008 From: trent_barnhart at hotmail.com (Trent Barnhart) Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:11:01 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Spot Filled! Message-ID: Thanks for the overwhelming quick response by everyone, but first come first goes to Carolyn McCleskey. Thanks everyone! 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URL: From staci at savzsea.com Thu Jun 12 11:40:48 2008 From: staci at savzsea.com (staci at savzsea.com) Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:40:48 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CI Live Dive article Message-ID: <20080612114048.1f69f13e02bba7ff49a08cffd4b84343.d0b581947a.wbe@email.secureserver.net> http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/12/live-dive-plumbing-the-seas-depths-on-land-to/ Plumbing the sea's depths on land Technology brings ocean's treasures to the classroom http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/12/live-dive-plumbing-the-seas-depths-on-land-to/ By Rachel McGrath Correspondent Thursday, June 12, 2008 Sixth-graders at an Oxnard school are the first students in the county to explore an underwater ecosystem off Anacapa Island without leaving their campus. About 120 students at Blackstock Junior High School gathered in the school cafeteria Wednesday for an interactive journey among the kelp forests and fish. The broadcast was transmitted live via microwave technology installed by the Ventura County Office of Education. "They're underwater and you're still on land, and that's really amazing," said Robin Mathis, 11. The "Live Dive" event was part of an ongoing remote learning program run by Channel Islands National Park officials in partnership with the county Office of Education. During the half-hour event, the students could see, hear and talk to 30 of their fellow sixth-graders who actually traveled to the island for the event. They were also able to interact with underwater naturalist Andrea Moe as she communicated with them through her oxygen mask from 28-feet below the surface. Moe, who described underwater teaching as "a dream come true," showed the students a sea star, sea urchins, a horn shark and a spiny lobster ? all inhabitants of the protected area next to Anacapa Island's Landing Cove. "Is it dangerous?" one student asked as Moe held up the small brown horn shark for them to see. "If I put my finger in her mouth, it would hurt," Moe said, "but she doesn't want to eat me. We're not her prey." Another student wondered how cold it was in the water. Moe said the water temperature was about 55 degrees and even though she was wearing a dry suit, her teeth would start chattering in about 20 minutes. "The most interesting thing was seeing underwater and how deep it was," 11-year-old Patricia Soria said. "It was an amazing experience," said Paul Matthew Desales, 12. "The best bit was when I saw the spiny lobster, because I'd never really heard of the spiny lobster, just regular lobsters." Adrian Palazuelos, principal of Blackstock in the Hueneme School District, described Live Dive as "empowering." "We finally have an opportunity to be able to take students who, in some cases, don't even get to see the beach and live just less than a mile away, to an island just off our shore, into the water and see life for themselves," he said. County education technology specialist Cathy Reznicek hosted the live broadcast at the school. "It was wonderful to have finally pulled it off, and it's the next step in getting it into the classroom, and that's our ultimate goal," she said. The public can experience Live Dive events at the Channel Islands National Park visitor center at the Ventura Harbor, where live broadcasts are held every Tuesday through Thursday through Labor Day. E.W. Scripps Co. From staci at savzsea.com Thu Jun 12 13:02:27 2008 From: staci at savzsea.com (staci at savzsea.com) Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:02:27 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Radio interview of Live Dive program Message-ID: <20080612130227.1f69f13e02bba7ff49a08cffd4b84343.d5dcd381c3.wbe@email.secureserver.net> To hear an interview by Lance Arosco from KCLU about the Live Dive program go to http://www.kclu.org/ Scroll down to "KCLU Local News" and click on the link. Students go underwater with divers to learn about Channel Islands Hundreds of South Coast students are getting the chance to explore the Channel Islands not just through books, but by using live video feeds to explore the ocean bottom with divers. From laura_email2000 at yahoo.com Thu Jun 12 19:39:03 2008 From: laura_email2000 at yahoo.com (Laura Shelton) Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:39:03 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] 3pm Speed Twin Message-ID: <629976.31109.qm@web35306.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Great trip with the Speed Twin crew, Brian Resnik and 25 whale watching enthusiasts. We had an 8 year old who told us that she really wanted to see dolphins. Or Mom told us. She was the only child on board this afternoon and Capt Steve knew about her wish too. We sure did find them!! We found a mega pod of common dolphins that could have been 2000 just prior to turning around. We had headed towards the platforms because Capt Steve had been told that 40 humpbacks were spotted last night in the vicinity. We also saw 25 common dolphins early on which was a very happy moment for all of us who had spoken to the Dolphin Girl. And our first viewing was of a Minke whale which was very exciting. We got some pretty good looks although he or she was traveling quickly. And then we saw 4 different Humpbacks. A juvenile/calf? breached as we approached. We had some great flukes and some close looks. Laura Shelton From chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com Thu Jun 12 21:36:21 2008 From: chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com (Christopher Carlson) Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:36:21 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Captain Don's Sunday June 8 Trip! Message-ID: <29a91b7e0806122136r64fc208uf9a12fd2ab7b3c5c@mail.gmail.com> Hi again naturalists! Whoops, another delayed report by me! This time I just plum forgot about reporting. Maybe a bit late to be of interest, but if you're utterly bored, maybe you're still reading? Sightings: -150 to 200 Common Dolphins -25 Risso's Dolphins Just one trip by the Capt. on Sunday, 12-2:30. Keith Hale and I were the naturalists for the day. Humpbacks had been spotted all week but were fewer in number on Saturday, and, true to the trend, not a one was spotted on a cloudy-ish day out in the water. The people were all pleased to see the vast Common Dolphin number, however, which sparked a lot of genuine interest. And, best of all, a good grouping of Risso's Dolphins were spotted! This is the first time Captain Don had spotted some in at least a year, so it was quite a rare sighting! I had never seen one before, so it was a real treat for me to see their blunt heads and scarred bodies. Joy! It was also the first time the crew had seen them so far inland. I don't have the GPS coordinates for them off the top of my head, but they couldn't have been further than two or three miles offshore. Wikipedia says ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risso%27s_Dolphin ) that these guys like to stay just off the shelf at very steep slopes, so this was kinda unusual. Good for the Risso's, breaking the stereotype. The people all seemed to have a good time. We had a lot of Santa Barbarians, but also one from Detroit, one from England, and a few scattered others from around the area. Man, I sure have encountered a lot of Brits on my trips! One person was a tad outspoken in his views against a government-run park for the Channel Islands, but, staying true to form, I buttoned my lip and allowed him to keep his opinions. ...Well, I did mention at a later point that the park had done a lot to reintroduce and protect native flora and fauna. But then, the lip was rebuttoned! He was a good bloke though. I will say, on an aside, a lot of people ask about sharks, and if it's likely we'll find one, or what kinds are out there, or if I've ever ridden one (well, maybe not that last one). They are quite popular among the...uh...populace. This lecture on Tuesday will be a good one to clue us in! The afternoon trip was canceled due to no whale sightings and whatever. I disembarked the boat to overhear some rather disappointed customers speaking with the booth attendant. I'm sure he had a good day! Anyways, yep, that was all she wrote for Sunday! Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go wallow in pity about the Lakers loss tonight. :-\ Have a great weekend, crew! :-) Chris Carlson chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jjwinkel at cox.net Fri Jun 13 06:14:07 2008 From: jjwinkel at cox.net (Cubby Winkel) Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:14:07 -0700 Subject: [CINC] 6/12 on the Condor Express Message-ID: <000001c8cd57$5ce1cd50$16a567f0$@net> Bottle nose Dolphin 5 Short Beaked Common Dolphin 1500 Humpbacks Whale 11 logged but there were spouts everywhere BLUE WHALE 1 Sally Eagle as PID Nataalie Swan & Cubby Winkel as Naturalists Crew: Dave, Jacque & Amanda It was a lottery ticket day! Captain Dave found us a small group of Bottle Nose Dolphins just off Stearn's Wharf. Then he headed for the "gap." We no more than arrived and Cap'n Dave spotted some blows. We spent a long time with several groupings of Humpies. There was one juvenile who was very entertaining with tail throws. Then Cap'n Dave announced that everybody should buy a lottery ticket when the returned to shore as this was truly their "lucky day." Then he explained that he had spotted a Blue Whale. Everybody immediately rushed to the bow. It took another ten to fifteen minutes for Cap'n to get located with the Blue and we followed it for a nice period of time. Everybody on board was very thrilled to have been a part of the "first sighting" of the year of a Blue on the Condor. Then we headed for Painted Cave and home. On the way in Cap'n found a large pod of Short Beaked Common Dolphins, which was the perfect ending to our Lottery Ticket day! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Lots Pacific White Sides... 50, minimum Mola Molas... 9 3 jumping mackerel As with previous reports, the first 3 humps came into view about six miles out, or about 1/2 hour into the trip. Soon, one of these 3 separated leaving the other 2 to have their way with the Condor. For about 45 minutes this pair spy-hopped, rolled, fluked, slapped and slimed 50 passengers with that wonderfully briny and old shrimpy breath that just sort of hangs on you. One of the humps sported an almost completely black fluke. This very curious and friendly duo may have been the same pair spotted on May 23; markings and, certainly behavior, were most similar. Also like the May 23 trip, at least 2 other humps were spotted at a distance, and one of these breached 5 times in a row. Scattered common dolphins also rode the bow and surrounded the boat. At high noon a pod of at least 50 Pacific White Sided dolphins flanked the Condor. Water temperature... 61 degrees, maybe warmer than what these dolphins usually prefer. 3 ocean sunfish, small ones, showed themselves, but could not compete with 5 additional humps spotted closer to Santa Cruz.. This pod soon split into 2 pods. Two whales stayed near the boat for a while but were not as gregarious as the original pair. After a visit to Painted Cave, the Condor turned for home. Another group of 6 sunfish was spotted; small ones again, barely breaking the surface. In spite of efforts to locate a blue whale spotted 6/11, none were sighted. But, thanks to the cooperation of those first 2 humps, no one left the Condor with any complaints except, of course, the exposure to whale dragon-mouth breath. About the 3 mackerel... they may have been bonito, and they left the water 2 or 3 times. I am sure this happens, but I haven't seen it except when predators were closing in. A very good day with calm seas, light wind and plenty of June gloom that didn't seem to bother the mammals in the water and on the boat. Gary Delanoeye From dbellman at dock.net Fri Jun 13 20:00:35 2008 From: dbellman at dock.net (Dick Bellman) Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:00:35 -0700 Subject: [CINC] carpooling from Camarillo/Conejo Message-ID: <001d01c8cdca$d1e39520$744248ce@Dick> Is anyone in the Camarillo/Conejo area interested in carpooling to next Tuesday's naturalist meeting? With gas at $4.57 in Camarillo it's either carpool or take out a 2nd mortgage in order to pay for gas. I would suggest for those who might be interested that we meet at the Starbuck's in Camarillo (Las Posas & Daily Dr. in the Ralph's shopping center) at 5:00 pm and then head up to Santa Barbara. Any takers? Dick Bellman -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From l_charleboix at yahoo.com Sun Jun 15 19:08:02 2008 From: l_charleboix at yahoo.com (L Charleboix) Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:08:02 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] CINC invited to visit the Ty Warner Sea Center to experience local sharks before our monthly meeting Tuesday, June 17th in SB Message-ID: <799006.88825.qm@web65616.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> Naturalists, You are invited to visit the Ty Warner Sea Center to experience local sharks on Tuesday from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm before our meeting! Experience local sharks and other Elasmobranches, see Swell Sharks in their egg cases, and discover amazing shark senses and awesome interpretive facts about local sharks! Bring your CINC name badge for your free admission! The Ty Warner Sea Center is located on Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara and is about a ten minute walk away from our meeting at the Chase Palm Park Center. Please contact me if you have any questions and look forward to seeing you Tuesday! Leeza Charleboix Channel Islands Naturalist Corps Volunteer l_charleboix at yahoo.com Volunteer Coordinator Ty Warner Sea Center ------------------------------------------- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Ty Warner Sea Center 211 Stearns Wharf Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 962-2526 ext. 104 seacrew at sbnature2.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Clare Fritzsche [mailto:Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov] Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 4:20 PM To: Clare Fritzsche Subject: Monthly meeting next Tuesday, June 17 in SB at 6:30pm; + outreach opportunity Greetings, Naturalists! We will hold our monthly meeting for the Channel Islands Naturalist Corps this coming Tuesday, June 17th, at 6:30pm at the Chase Palm Park Center in Santa Barbara, where we usually hold our meetings. Our guest speaker is Ralph Collier from the Shark Research Committee and he will speak about sharks in general and those on our Pacific Coast specifically. He will also bring his book to sell, Shark Attacks of the Twentieth Century?, so please bring your checkbooks if you are interested. For more information, there is a press release below from last fall, or check his website at www.sharkresearchcommittee.com . Please also bring your calendars, since we will have the July whale watch, day hike and outreach calendars available for sign-ups. I will post a preview of the calendars online this Friday afternoon, but your first opportunity to sign up will be at the meeting next Tuesday night. We will label the tables more prominently so that you can easily identify which line to stand in for the various calendars. Also, we have an outreach event this weekend if you are interested in volunteering. It's the Community Day at the Watershed Resource Center in Santa Barbara at Arroyo Burro Beach. It will be held this Saturday, June 14th, from 12-4pm and we will have an interactive activity at our booth. If you would like to go, please let me know. We look forward to seeing you Tuesday night! Clare NEWS RELEASE For information contact: Ralph S. Collier (818) 998-5818 Email: SharkResearch at aol.com For Immediate Release February 27, 2008 Pacific Coast Shark Attacks During 2007 Nine unprovoked shark attacks were confirmed from the Pacific Coast of North America during 2007, which equaled the previous Pacific Coast record set in 2004. Victims of the nine attacks included 2 swimmers, 1 kayaker, 1 paddle boarder, and 5 surfers. The attacks were scattered over a five month period; .June (1), July (4), August (1), September (2), and October (1). Five of the nine attacks (56%) were from a ?recurring location,? a site where at least one prior attack had been reported. The Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias, was positively identified as the causal species in four of the nine attacks and was highly suspect in three additional cases. The publication ?Shark Attacks of the Twentieth Century? described 108 authenticated unprovoked shark attacks from the Pacific Coast between 1900 and 1999. The Great White Shark was implicated in 94 (87%) of the attacks; with an annual average of slightly more than one shark attack per year. It is compelling that since the year 2000 there have been 37 unprovoked shark attacks reported from the Pacific Coast. This is ?more than five times? the Twentieth Century annual average and ?more than one-third? the total number of attacks reported during the entire Twentieth Century. The most recent victim was Sam Bendall surfing 80 ? 100 feet from shore near the Venice Pier, Los Angeles County the morning of October 7th. He was the ninth person to be attacked by a shark off the Pacific Coast during 2007. Bendal was the seventy-first surfer to be attacked off the Pacific Coast since 1972 and the 145th shark attack victim since 1900. The Great White Shark has been implicated in 125 (86%) of the 145 reported attacks. There have been 31 shark attacks confirmed from California, which includes 2 fatalities, and 6 unprovoked attacks reported from Oregon during the first seven years of the 21st Century. Surfers accounted for 30 (81%) of the 37 shark attacks documented since 2000. The number of juvenile and adult Great White Sharks reported from Southern California during 2007 suggests a possible increase in their population. In response to these observations, the Shark Research Committee will embark on an archival satellite tagging program in early spring 2008 to gather data on juvenile and adult Great White Shark movements in Southern California waters. Through the efforts of volunteers, a proactive reporting network will be established to support the tagging program in hopes of determining the population dynamics of the Great White Shark. Additional information regarding the publication ?Shark Attacks of the Twentieth Century,? and the Shark Attack Files of the Shark Research Committee, can be found at the website: www.sharkresearchcommittee.com -- Clare Fritzsche Volunteer Administration Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands National Park Schedule for weeks of June 9: MON: 8am-12pm & 2-6pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366 TUE: 8-9:30am & 2-6pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366 WED: 8am-12pm & 2-6pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366 THU: 9:30-11am, Oxnard: (805) 382-6149 x105 2-6pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366 FRI: 8am-12pm & 2-6pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366 Please call my cell phone if need be: (805) 729-0127 Santa Barbara FAX: (805) 568-1582 From Deb4nb at aol.com Sun Jun 15 19:09:21 2008 From: Deb4nb at aol.com (Deb4nb at aol.com) Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:09:21 EDT Subject: [CINC] Vanguard 6/12/08 Message-ID: Greetings All, On Thursday's 6/12 Anacapa Island trip we saw the following cetaceans: 1st sighting: A humpback cow/calf pair near the Northbound Shipping Lane (the adult had a very unusual dorsal - large and rounded). 2nd sighting: Two Bottlenose dolphins just outside CI Harbor on our return. Approx 80 passengers, including a group of 70 kids, parents, and teachers from Montalvo School, 4 campers, family of 4 from Illinois, and a couple from Carpinteria made their way on the Vanguard for the day's excursion. There were 2 Live Dive Programs @ 12 and 2pm. Debra **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kathleen.roos at navy.mil Mon Jun 16 09:40:45 2008 From: kathleen.roos at navy.mil (Roos, Dr. Kathleen S. NFI) Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:40:45 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor Express 6/15/08 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: CNIC: On Sunday's 6/15 Whale Watch we saw the following cetaceans: 1st sighting: Two humpbacks just cruising and fluking. Possibly a third showing up as we stayed in the area. They hung around for a long time. 2nd sighting: Thousands of common dolphins 3rd sighting, Two humpback whales, mother and calve. No fluke on the calve. Huge mother with a tremendous fluke! 4th sighting: More common dolphins (1000 plus) Approx 70 passengers. Didn't make the islands due to rough water and sick passengers. Captain was Dave. Eileen on Photo ID Kathleen From rustgarden at msn.com Mon Jun 16 11:59:47 2008 From: rustgarden at msn.com (Morgan Coffey) Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:59:47 -0700 Subject: [CINC] on the hook Message-ID: On the HookNOAA would require saltwater fishers to register To keep better tabs on which fish are being yanked from federal waters, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has proposed requiring recreational anglers to join a national registry. For the past three decades, the agency has gleaned (insufficient) information on anglers and the fish they catch by asking questions at public docks and doing an annual phone survey of coastal communities. The proposed registration requirement would apply to pursuers of saltwater species and of fish that spawn in rivers and streams but live in the ocean as adults, including striped bass, salmon, and shad. Registration would be free for the first two years, then likely jump to $15 to $25 a year, but would be waived for youth under age 16 and indigenous people. States that already register saltwater anglers could apply for an exemption. The proposal is open for public comment until Aug. 11. sources: Associated Press, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Honolulu Advertisercomment on the proposal: National Saltwater Angler Registry and State Exemption Program _________________________________________________________________ It?s easy to add contacts from Facebook and other social sites through Windows Live? Messenger. Learn how. https://www.invite2messenger.net/im/?source=TXT_EML_WLH_LearnHow -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rustgarden at msn.com Mon Jun 16 12:05:17 2008 From: rustgarden at msn.com (Morgan Coffey) Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:05:17 -0700 Subject: [CINC] what is caught in the food web? Message-ID: As many of you are aware, I love when passengers want to talk about human impacts (good and bad) and the ocean environment. This is an interesting bit for such conversations... Hitting the SquidsDeep-sea squid and octopi full of human-made chemicals Human-made chemicals have snuck on down into the ocean depths, showing up in the tissues of deep-sea cephalopods, says new research. In a study to be published in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin, researchers found various persistent organic pollutants -- including PCBs and DDT -- in nine species of octopi, squid, cuttlefish, and nautiluses. "The fact that we detected a variety of pollutants in specimens collected from more than 3,000 feet deep is evidence that human-produced chemicals are reaching remote areas of the open ocean, accumulating in prey species, and therefore available to higher levels of marine life," says study coauthor Michael Vecchione. "Contamination of the deep-sea food web is happening, and it is a real concern." source: SPX _________________________________________________________________ Instantly invite friends from Facebook and other social networks to join you on Windows Live? 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URL: From l_charleboix at yahoo.com Mon Jun 16 16:20:03 2008 From: l_charleboix at yahoo.com (L Charleboix) Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:20:03 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Positions Open at Ty Warner Sea Center - Programs Coordinator and Aquarist Message-ID: <796412.81455.qm@web65604.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> Naturalists, Two positions are currently open at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Ty Warner Sea Center - Programs Coordinator and Aquarist. For more information, please go to - http://www.sbnature2.org/visitors/hr.php Leeza Charleboix Channel Islands Naturalist Corps Volunteer l_charleboix at yahoo.com Volunteer Coordinator Ty Warner Sea Center --------------------------------------- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Ty Warner Sea Center 211 Stearns Wharf Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 962-2526 ext. 104 seacrew at sbnature2.org --------------------------------------- Aquarist Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Ty Warner Sea Center Position Summary: Assist in all activities related to displaying a diverse marine collection of animals, invertebrates and plants. Design and maintain saltwater exhibits, filtration systems and backup areas. Duties include food preparation, feeding fish and invertebrates, cleaning tanks, record keeping, general maintenance of all exhibits and life support systems, and assisting with special projects. Specific Responsibilities: - Collecting and caring for a diverse California marine collection in closed and open saltwater systems - Maintaining saltwater life support systems - Plan, develop and implement diet and schedule for feeding of animals as necessary to ensure proper health and growth. - Maintain aquarium tanks and exhibits including scheduled cleanings to create a consistent message and appearance - Monitor and maintain water quality levels including filtration and water chemistry - Developing all live animal protocols - Assess animal health conditions, and treat or request veterinary assistance - Supervise aquarist interns and volunteers. - Work in partnership with staff to build a cohesive team structure - Oversee the collection of marine animals and plants, which may involve the use of SCUBA and possible operation of small boat craft - Research, develop, schedule and present animals for exhibits, educational programs and demonstrations for the public, school or tour groups, or other special programs - Maintain inventory of items required to support organisms, ordering parts, items, and food as necessary - Keeping abreast of current husbandry methods - Assist in the design and maintenance of all Ty Warner Sea Center exhibits - Perform other similar duties as dictated by responsibility or necessity, or requested by supervisor Essential Requirements: - Expert knowledge of local marine life - Experience maintaining aquariums and life support systems, preferably in an AZA accredited facility - Solid mechanical aptitude - Bachelors Degree in Biology/ Marine Science or equivalent experience required - Advanced Diving Certification or equivalent certification/experience - Respond to husbandry emergencies as needed, at all times - Comfortable interacting with the general public - Able to work effectively in a team environment under limited supervision - Demonstrated excellence in communication skills, both written and oral - Knowledge of and ability to use computers and Microsoft?s Office Suite - Able to respond quickly to changing priorities - Ability to keep meticulous records - Experience operating small boats for collection purposes a plus - Valid California Drivers License Work Environment: - General office environment as well as working outdoors, SCUBA diving and snorkeling - Frequent computer work (repetitive movement ? typing) - Frequent standing, sitting, bending, climbing stairs and walking with very occasional crawling - Lifting of light to moderately heavy loads (20-50 lbs) - Occasional climbing of ladders and working at elevated levels - Occasional use of tools The incumbent must be able to perform each requirement of the position as outlined in the job description. Essential Requirements are representative and are essential for satisfactory job performance. The Work Environment characteristics are representative of those that may be encountered while on the job. The Museum will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position. From dean.benjamin at sbcglobal.net Mon Jun 16 18:01:55 2008 From: dean.benjamin at sbcglobal.net (Dean Benjamin) Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:01:55 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor Express 6/14 Message-ID: <002201c8d015$bd11a540$220110ac@laptop> 3 Humpbacks (1 juvenile; 1 cow and calf) 25 common dolphins The weather was quite overcast and a bit chilly, but the seas were a comfortable 2-3 feet. The juvenile humpback was a real showoff for about 45 minutes. Many consecutive partial breaches and lots of fluke. The mother and calf were between Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz. The calf was relatively energetic and breached at least once. 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Alternatively, you may have to open a web browser, such as Firefox or Internet Explorer, and copy the link over into the address bar. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/06/17/eashark117.xml For the best content online, visit www.telegraph.co.uk From ThusOne at aol.com Tue Jun 17 12:28:52 2008 From: ThusOne at aol.com (ThusOne at aol.com) Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:28:52 EDT Subject: [CINC] A Telegraph reader thought you would be interested in this article Message-ID: In a message dated 6/17/2008 11:24:20 AM Pacific Standard Time, oaars at sbcglobal.net writes: > Depending on your email program, you may be able to click on the link > in the email. 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URL: From l_charleboix at yahoo.com Tue Jun 17 12:50:52 2008 From: l_charleboix at yahoo.com (L Charleboix) Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:50:52 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] TODAY 3-6pm CINC invited to visit the Ty Warner Sea Center to experiencelocal sharks before our monthly meeting in SB Message-ID: <344319.30300.qm@web65608.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> Naturalists, You are invited to visit the Ty Warner Sea Center to experience local sharks TODAY from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm before our meeting! Experience local sharks and other Elasmobranches, see Swell Sharks in their egg cases, and discover amazing shark senses and awesome interpretive facts about local sharks! Bring your CINC name badge for your free admission! The Ty Warner Sea Center is located on Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara and is about a ten minute walk away from our meeting at the Chase Palm Park Center. Please contact me if you have any questions and look forward to seeing you today! Leeza Charleboix Channel Islands Naturalist Corps Volunteer l_charleboix at yahoo.com Volunteer Coordinator Ty Warner Sea Center ------------------------------------------- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Ty Warner Sea Center 211 Stearns Wharf Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 962-2526 ext. 104 seacrew at sbnature2.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Clare Fritzsche [mailto:Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov] Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 4:20 PM To: Clare Fritzsche Subject: Monthly meeting next Tuesday, June 17 in SB at 6:30pm; + outreach opportunity Greetings, Naturalists! We will hold our monthly meeting for the Channel Islands Naturalist Corps this coming Tuesday, June 17th, at 6:30pm at the Chase Palm Park Center in Santa Barbara, where we usually hold our meetings. Our guest speaker is Ralph Collier from the Shark Research Committee and he will speak about sharks in general and those on our Pacific Coast specifically. He will also bring his book to sell, Shark Attacks of the Twentieth Century?, so please bring your checkbooks if you are interested. For more information, there is a press release below from last fall, or check his website at www.sharkresearchcommittee.com . Please also bring your calendars, since we will have the July whale watch, day hike and outreach calendars available for sign-ups. I will post a preview of the calendars online this Friday afternoon, but your first opportunity to sign up will be at the meeting next Tuesday night. We will label the tables more prominently so that you can easily identify which line to stand in for the various calendars. Also, we have an outreach event this weekend if you are interested in volunteering. It's the Community Day at the Watershed Resource Center in Santa Barbara at Arroyo Burro Beach. It will be held this Saturday, June 14th, from 12-4pm and we will have an interactive activity at our booth. If you would like to go, please let me know. We look forward to seeing you Tuesday night! Clare NEWS RELEASE For information contact: Ralph S. Collier (818) 998-5818 Email: SharkResearch at aol.com For Immediate Release February 27, 2008 Pacific Coast Shark Attacks During 2007 Nine unprovoked shark attacks were confirmed from the Pacific Coast of North America during 2007, which equaled the previous Pacific Coast record set in 2004. Victims of the nine attacks included 2 swimmers, 1 kayaker, 1 paddle boarder, and 5 surfers. The attacks were scattered over a five month period; .June (1), July (4), August (1), September (2), and October (1). Five of the nine attacks (56%) were from a ?recurring location,? a site where at least one prior attack had been reported. The Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias, was positively identified as the causal species in four of the nine attacks and was highly suspect in three additional cases. The publication ?Shark Attacks of the Twentieth Century? described 108 authenticated unprovoked shark attacks from the Pacific Coast between 1900 and 1999. The Great White Shark was implicated in 94 (87%) of the attacks; with an annual average of slightly more than one shark attack per year. It is compelling that since the year 2000 there have been 37 unprovoked shark attacks reported from the Pacific Coast. This is ?more than five times? the Twentieth Century annual average and ?more than one-third? the total number of attacks reported during the entire Twentieth Century. The most recent victim was Sam Bendall surfing 80 ? 100 feet from shore near the Venice Pier, Los Angeles County the morning of October 7th. He was the ninth person to be attacked by a shark off the Pacific Coast during 2007. Bendal was the seventy-first surfer to be attacked off the Pacific Coast since 1972 and the 145th shark attack victim since 1900. The Great White Shark has been implicated in 125 (86%) of the 145 reported attacks. There have been 31 shark attacks confirmed from California, which includes 2 fatalities, and 6 unprovoked attacks reported from Oregon during the first seven years of the 21st Century. Surfers accounted for 30 (81%) of the 37 shark attacks documented since 2000. The number of juvenile and adult Great White Sharks reported from Southern California during 2007 suggests a possible increase in their population. In response to these observations, the Shark Research Committee will embark on an archival satellite tagging program in early spring 2008 to gather data on juvenile and adult Great White Shark movements in Southern California waters. Through the efforts of volunteers, a proactive reporting network will be established to support the tagging program in hopes of determining the population dynamics of the Great White Shark. Additional information regarding the publication ?Shark Attacks of the Twentieth Century,? and the Shark Attack Files of the Shark Research Committee, can be found at the website: www.sharkresearchcommittee.com -- Clare Fritzsche Volunteer Administration Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands National Park Schedule for weeks of June 9: MON: 8am-12pm & 2-6pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366 TUE: 8-9:30am & 2-6pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366 WED: 8am-12pm & 2-6pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366 THU: 9:30-11am, Oxnard: (805) 382-6149 x105 2-6pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366 FRI: 8am-12pm & 2-6pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366 Please call my cell phone if need be: (805) 729-0127 Santa Barbara FAX: (805) 568-1582 From sally.eagle at cox.net Tue Jun 17 14:48:36 2008 From: sally.eagle at cox.net (Sally Eagle) Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:48:36 -0800 Subject: [CINC] Noozhawk.com article today 6/17/08 re SCI eaglets progress Message-ID: <20080617205142.DQAW1505.fed1rmmtao107.cox.net@fed1rmimpo03.cox.net> http://www.noozhawk.com/index.php/local_news/article/061708_eagles_recoverin g_from_attack_on_santa_cruz_island -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Below is the web address for the most recent issue of the Coast Watch (May): http://coastwatch.pfel.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/elnino.cgi and El Ni?o discussion for May/June: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/ensodisc.pdf David David Kushner Marine Biologist Channel Islands National Park 1901 Spinnaker Dr. Ventura, CA 93001 (805) 658-5773 David_kushner at nps.gov __________________________________________________________ Hi all, We had a successful media event this week thanks to your support and hard work. In case you missed the articles or radio feature they are attached. Thanks again! http://www.kclu.org/news/local/ http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/12/live-dive-plumbing-the-seas-depths-on-land-to/ Yvonne Menard Chief of Interpretation & Public Information Officer Channel Islands National Park 1901 Spinnaker Drive Ventura, CA 93001 (805) 658-5725 Fax (805) 658-5799 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sure enough, at the last moment, Steve spotted a blow. Scott kept his cool just in case it was a false alarm. As we got closer ... yep, it was two humpbacks. Everyone on board was ecstatic! Just after we stopped one did a huge tail lob with a big splash. I believe that it was saying, "Hello, glad you found us!" We got a short show from them and after a couple of deep dives Steve called it a day. Thanks to Captain Steve and crew, Keith _________________________________________________________________ Earn cashback on your purchases with Live Search - the search that pays you back! http://search.live.com/cashback/?&pkw=form=MIJAAF/publ=HMTGL/crea=earncashback -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Cheers, Josh Josh Kaye-Carr Channel Islands Naturalist Corps Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands National Park Photo/Video/Media Support National Park Service Diver (805) 658-5700 x5919 - NPS HQ (805) 643-4012 - home office (805) 290-6089 - cell josh at applexpert.com From mardanne at silcom.com Thu Jun 19 15:19:08 2008 From: mardanne at silcom.com (Marilyn Dannehower) Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:19:08 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CX June 19th Message-ID: Great day on the Condor Express with Captain Matt, Dennis and Dave. Fellow naturalists Cal and Peggy Meuser were on board with 52 passengers. I was on PID. We had sightings of 6 Humpbacks, 2 Dall's porpoises, 3 little mola mola and about 500 common dolphins. In the distance we saw MANY spouts, and had two quick sightings of MNs that we did not stay and visit. Thank you to the Condor Express for working with the CINMS volunteers! Marilyn Dannehower -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scott at scottcuzzo.com Thu Jun 19 17:47:23 2008 From: scott at scottcuzzo.com (Scott Cuzzo) Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:47:23 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Speed Twin June 19, noon to 2:30 Message-ID: <5BA050E3-2E3C-4CBB-80AF-B6BBE2C09D97@scottcuzzo.com> Naturalists, Wildlife seen... 500 common dolphin 20 Pacific whited-sided dolphin 3 different groups (3-15 per group) of small mola mola sea lions no whales, no spouts, etc. >>>>> A few more brief details... According to captain Steve, his communication with the Condor revealed that the whales that the Condor saw were out PAST Santa Cruz and closer to Santa Rosa. So it seems like the whales have moved and are currently not as close as they had been for the last few months. The Speed Twin may be changing to longer trips as soon as this Saturday, so if on the Speed Twin, check in first! Bhrian Resnik was another naturalist on board! It was great to work with him. Back in Minnesota a common phrase was, "even the worst day fishing is still better than a good day work" could be repurposed, "even the worst day whale watching is better..." Not that this was the worst day by any means. Still better than work! Scott Cuzzo From susiewilliams at sbcglobal.net Fri Jun 20 12:12:54 2008 From: susiewilliams at sbcglobal.net (Susie Williams) Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:12:54 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Jason-2 Satellite Message-ID: <882013.68217.qm@web81105.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Key ocean mission goes into orbit By Jonathan Amos Science reporter, BBC News How Jason-2 will probe the oceans A space mission that will be critical to our understanding of climate change has launched from California. The Jason-2 satellite will become the primary means of measuring the shape of the world's oceans, taking readings with an accuracy of better than 4cm. Its data will track not only sea level rise but reveal how the great mass of waters are moving around the globe. This information will be fundamental in helping weather and climate agencies make better forecasts. The satellite left Earth at 0746 GMT atop a Delta-2 rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base. The spacecraft, built by Thales Alenia Space, represents the joint efforts of the US and French space agencies (Nasa and CNES), and the US and European organisations dedicated to studying weather and climate from orbit (Noaa and Eumetsat). Down below Jason-2 will provide a topographic map of 95% of the Earth's ice- free oceans every 10 days. Although we think of our seas as being flat, they are actually marked by "hills" and "valleys", where the highs and lows may be as much as two metres apart. Elevation is a key parameter for oceanographers. Just as surface air pressure reveals what the atmosphere is doing above, so ocean height will betray details about the behaviour of water down below. The data gives clues to temperature and salinity. When combined with gravity information, it will also indicate current direction and speed. The oceans store vast amounts of heat from the Sun; and how they move that energy around the globe and interact with the atmosphere are what drive our climate system. "The ocean constitutes the long-term memory of the climate system; the time-scales over which the ocean is changing are the climatic timescales," explained Mikael Rattenborg, the director of operations at Eumetsat. "In order to understand climate, in order to be able to predict the evolution of the atmosphere over months, years, and decades even, you need to understand the ocean." Number one Jason-2 is a continuation of a programme that started in 1992 with the Topex/Poseidon mission and is currently maintained by the Jason- 1 satellite launched in 2001. JASON-2 SPACECRAFT 1. Advance Microwave Radiometer - measures signal delay caused by water vapour 2. GPS antennas - ensures knowledge of precise orbit path 3. Poseidon-3 altimeter- measures sea level 4. Doris antenna - tracking and positioning control 5. Laser Retroreflector Array (LRA) - tracks and calibrates measurements Satellite mass: 525kg (1,155lb) Power generation: 511 watts Satellite height: 3m (9ft 8in) Orbit: 1,338km (831 miles) (Source: Eumetsat, Cnes, Nasa) The project provides the global reference data for satellite- measured ocean height. Although other spacecraft in service today can acquire similar data sets, none can match the precision achieved by Jason-1; and Jason-2, when in service, will be the benchmark against which all other spacecraft will be judged and calibrated. At the heart of the latest mission is the Poseidon 3 solid-state altimeter. The instrument constantly bounces microwave pulses off the sea surface. By timing how long the signal takes to make the return trip, it can determine sea surface height. Additionally, the signal can indicate the height of waves and wind speed. "It is not a revolution between Jason-1 and Jason-2; it is an evolution, because the main objective is to ensure continuity," explains Francois Parisot, the Jason-2 project chief at Eumetsat. "Nevertheless, there are some improvements in the instruments. We hope to make better measurements closer to the coast [and over inland waters and rivers]; and also, we will deliver near-realtime products - products that will be available within three hours of the measurements. " Whale watching The latter will be particularly useful in storm prediction. Jason will see the surface waters rise as warm eddies fuel hurricanes. The data will tell meteorologists how a storm is likely to intensify and allow them to issue better, more timely warnings. Jason-2 data will have many other uses that may not be immediately obvious. Industry will take the information to make decisions about when conditions are most suitable for undersea drilling or cable laying. Jason can help identify where wreckage or pollution will drift; and the satellite will assist marine biologists as they track whales by pinpointing waters with the potential to be prime feeding and breeding grounds. One very important use will be in maritime navigation. "Now that the fuel price is going up, saving fuel for the companies that run ships has become very sensitive; and knowing the currents, you can select your route so that you go faster and save fuel," said Philippe Escudier, a space oceanography at CLS (Collecte Localisation Satellites), Toulouse, France. "You can save up to 5% on fuel consumption by making best use of the currents." Formation flying Jason-2 will spend its first few months flying a "tandem mission" with Jason-1. The two spacecraft will be positioned so that they sweep around the Earth, one following the other, with a separation of just 60 seconds. This will enable, essentially, the two satellites to measure the same patch of ocean surface at very nearly the same time. Changes in ocean height can be a key indicator of climate cycles More details Scientists will use this opportunity to cross-calibrate the instruments so that when Jason-1 is retired (or fails), the future data collected by its successor will be directly comparable with past records. This continuity of information will be critical in recognising long- term trends in ocean behaviour. It is the data which underpins the observation that global sea level is rising by about three millimetres per year. Once the tandem phase is completed, Jason-1 will be moved to the side, doubling the return of data. The importance of the Jason programme means both spacecraft will almost certainly be run for as long as they are serviceable. Discussions are already in progress on a Jason-3 satellite. Given Europe's role in the project, there is a compelling case for the next mission to be included in the GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) programme. This would attract significant EU money. From Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov Fri Jun 20 12:57:49 2008 From: Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov (Clare Fritzsche) Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:57:49 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Cushion and bottle left at meeting--do they belong to you? Message-ID: <485C0BBD.2050800@noaa.gov> Greetings, Naturalists! An orange seat cushion and a SBMNH water bottle were left behind at the meeting Tuesday night. Please let me know if they are yours. Have a lovely weekend, Clare -- Clare Fritzsche Volunteer Administration Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands National Park Schedule for week of June 23: MON-WED: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366 THU: 9:30am-2:30pm, Oxnard: (805) 382-6149 x105 FRI: 8am-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 carolepotzmann at sbcglobal.net Fri Jun 20 12:59:57 2008 From: carolepotzmann at sbcglobal.net (CAROLE POTZMANN) Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:59:57 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Sub needed for the Speed Twin Saturday Message-ID: <701172.99993.qm@web83007.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hello, I need help and would greatly appreciate assistance in finding a sub tomorrow in Santa Barbara on the Speed Twin...12 and 3 trips. Scott Cuzzo will be the other Naturalist...always a joy to be with and , of course, the wonderful crew of the Speed Twin. 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CAROLE POTZMANN wrote: > Hello, > > I need help and would greatly appreciate assistance in finding a sub > tomorrow in Santa Barbara on the Speed Twin...12 and 3 trips. > Scott Cuzzo will be the other Naturalist...always a joy to be with and > , of course, the wonderful crew of the Speed Twin. > Thanks, > Carole Potzmann > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > -- Clare Fritzsche Volunteer Administration Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands National Park Schedule for week of June 23: MON-WED: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366 THU: 9:30am-2:30pm, Oxnard: (805) 382-6149 x105 FRI: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366 Please call my cell phone if need be: (805) 729-0127 Santa Barbara FAX: (805) 568-1582 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From eradding at sbcglobal.net Fri Jun 20 20:52:55 2008 From: eradding at sbcglobal.net (EUGENE RADDING) Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:52:55 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] CX FRI. 06-20-08 Message-ID: <804609.31290.qm@web82902.mail.mud.yahoo.com> IT WAS A GREAT DAY!?2+2 HUMPBACKS; 150?COMMON DOLPHINS; 1?MINKE. The?Dolphins?were near the harbor; the Humpbacks were awesome in the area just?north of?SRI and west of SCI. The first two gave us a one hour show of flukes, slow and fast travel;?a tail slap; etc. We then found the second pair further west and they put on a show you couldn't forget with flukes, a breach, and multiple visits to the side of the ship for a close up view. The 60 passengers were?duly?impressed. Capt. Dave did a great job aided by Derek and Jacques. Naturalists Laura Shelton and John Kuizenga (PID) did their usual superb job. Incidentally, there?was an LATimes photo?guy on board and he said that the story and pictures should appear in about a week. ? 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The second two Humpbacks swam right up to the side of the ship giving wonderful views of the head and mouth. Capt Dave did a most proper job aided by Derek and Jacque. An LATimes photographer took pictures and said the story would appear in a week or so. Naturalists Laura Shelton and John Kuizenga aided and abetted. Calm water and clear sky completed the?day.? ? ? ? EUGENE RADDING -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scott at scottcuzzo.com Sun Jun 22 10:30:54 2008 From: scott at scottcuzzo.com (Scott Cuzzo) Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:30:54 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Speed Twin, 6/21 Message-ID: <3DC3F9EF-9E43-4156-BDD6-32701D8742D1@scottcuzzo.com> Naturalists, Two 2.5 hour trips today, noon and 3 p.m. >>>>> First trip 1500+ commons About 15 Pacific white-siders One cow/calf pair of humpies Another pair of adult humpies A few small mola mola >>>>> Second trip A dozen commons About 80 Pacific white-siders The same cow/calf pair >>>>> Just a few more details... After seeing no whales off the Speed Twin on Thursday, and hearing that they seemed to have moved farther out, I wasn't expecting to see whales today, as the Speed Twin had not yet changed over to longer trips. I think that may happen starting Monday. But fortunately, there were a handful of whales on this side of Santa Cruz. We found four different ones, but I spotted a few additional spouts off towards Santa Cruz. The whales we found were about 8 miles from the coast and about 12 miles from the pier, going towards the west end of Santa Cruz. On the second trip, the Pacific white-siders, stayed by our boat for probably a good hour as we watched the cow/calf pair for a long time! It was great to see them for so long! The adult of the cow calf pair was "Mittens", the one with all white pecs. Bhrian Resnik filled in for Carole. We both had a great time! ><==^=======;> Scott Cuzzo -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emanninen at wavecable.com Mon Jun 23 03:51:30 2008 From: emanninen at wavecable.com (Betsy Manninen) Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:51:30 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor 6/21 Message-ID: Hi Fellow Naturalists! In a nutshell, Debra and myself, along with 100+ passengers, saw: Pacific White Sided Dolphins (~40) Short-beaked Commons (~500) Minke (1) Humpback cow/calf pairs (3) Details: We were off to Santa Rosa but kept finding things on our way, preventing a venture farther west. No matter, tho', as we were treated to plenty of sea life closer to mid-channel and toward Santa Cruz's NW end. We also saw 'Mittens' I believe as did Scott on Speed Twin. She and her calf were the most comfortable with the boat treating us to many flukes and views in the calm, smooth water. The Pacific White Sides were only 3 in number at first, but eventually we found a greater pod of around 40-50 that stayed with the boat for some time. The Commons had many young treating us to funny flips and playtime on our way out. Even on the blitz back home, we came across a cow/calf pair very close to home ? maybe 3 miles offshore? Last but not least, the sea lions put on a show wherever we slowed doing their best to out-show the humpies. Absolutely most beautiful day ever. Never worn shorts before and been so comfortable! Cheers! Betsy Manninen From kensword at cox.net Sun Jun 22 19:17:26 2008 From: kensword at cox.net (Kenneth A. Tatro) Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:17:26 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Islander, 20 Jn08 Message-ID: <681F7277-E307-4833-B675-3F7E50FD9F2D@cox.net> Saturday, 20 June, '08 on IPCO's Islander, 9-5 run Captain Anthony with able crew of Tommy and Jean who did a fine job of narrating. Veteran Naturalist, Tom Flor was my sidekick for the day. The Sightings Show: Three small groupings of Mola Mola in a very local area to one another. A 2000 strong Common Dolphin pod, One Minke whale who cruised beside us for a very short while, but did hang in there for a time. One Dalls Porpoise Three sets of Humpback Cow/Calf pairs, although one set could be the same one seen earlier in the day. No Blues today. Folks from Taiwan, Germany, and many from nearby, Camarillo, Calabassas, Agora and Pasadena among others, came on board 64 strong for a day of very calm seas, warm weather, hardly any breeze, and fine whale watching. Following Captain Anthony's safety talk we made our introductory presentation on the channel, explaining the fine food source here due to the upwelling of rich nutrients from bottoms caused by the converging warm/cold currents occurring here. We did the same with the whale models, balene and Krill, then passing them around. Many were astounded at the sizes the whales could be. Questions followed about the ship strikes of whales last year as to why that was happening. The folks in the discussion, without any prodding from the naturalist, came to the conclusion that the shipping lanes should be moved outside of the channel. Not too far into our trip we came on some Mola Molas, There were three groups of about a dozen or so each, small guys, I'd say about a foot long, for the largest ones. The groups were about 20' -30' from one another. Nice intro to the day. Forty minutes into our day long whale watch, we came on the large pod of Common Dolphin moving right along. But many diverted to come on over and do a little bow and stern wave riding, much to the delight of the folks, many of whom were on their very first WW. We paused for a time, the folks excited to see all the little Dolphins running with their Mom's. Moving on, in a short time we came on the Minke, which was interesting, hyper-shy as they are, as this guy seemed to be checking us out, albeit from about 100 yards off, pacing us for about three or four minuets, and then gone. It was quite nice for the folks to actually see a Minke. So often the Captain is able to see one afar off, but they are gone before we can get in close for the folks to take it in. And, then in another short bit of time we came on our Dalls, the very fast Farrari's of the seas, who came over and did a good bit of bow wave riding before buzzing off. Folks had a very good look at this one. Nice!! The day was looking very promising. Finally, late in the morning we came on our first whale, a Humpback and her calf who was quite playful around Mom, but hanging in with her off to our port side. Some nice flukes were given, including a nice pair together. Then they and we came upon a sizable clump of Kelp, and the little one, leaving Mom, made a bee line, on the surface, dash for it, lunging and getting a good mouth full. Then it began rolling around in the Kelp and dragging it over to Mom, who joined in the fun. The kelp, now well scattered into smaller bits, gave the little one more fun, buzzing from one piece to another, dash, chomp, thrash, ... dash, chomp thrash, ... dash, chomp, thrash, with Mom trailing close behind. Then, little "Buzy" brought this last mouthful right over to the boat, and came up with a very nice Spyhop blending it into an equally nice full pirouette right against the port bow of the Islander. Needless to say this was the highlight of the day so far. ... but, that was it! They sounded and came up on the starboard side well off, and began moving away. We took the que and moved off as well to see even more. We were about mid Santa Cruz on this sighting, as we were heading for the SCI/SRI gap and beyond, having heard some Humpbacks may be as far west as well the other side of Santa Rosa's Carrington Point. Beautiful day, with the waters not quite glass and swells 0-1, ... maybe. This made for a very nice cruise, with few more sightings on out past Santa Rosa well into Miguel Passage before making our U turn to head back. Very nice views of both Santa Rosa and San Miguel. Lunch time was on every ones agenda and the folks broke out the picnic chow, or headed to the galley to buy some fine IPCO grub. Our second and third sightings of Humpbacks were not quite back into the same area of the first set, this time two cow calf pairs with one quite likely, the set we had seen earlier in the day. Many flukes we given, but not much else. Time for the venture into Painted Cave, nice job Captain Anthony, and on to Prisoners to pick up some Campers and their gear for a trip home. There it got quite toasty with chit chat that the island was seeing 110? f as we were there. Was not able to confirm this, but, yes, it was quite toasty at Prisoners. It was a good day, the folks were well satisfied. Captain Anthony and the crew did a fine job of it. 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Jason, Andrea, Dee Dee Destination: Anacapa Island Passengers: MERITO Academy Students from Emily Ritchen School, and approximately 10 Open Party Visitors CINMS Staff: Shauna Bingham, Rocio Lozano-Knowlton CINPS Staff: Dave Stoltz, Jose Gonzalez CINC Naturalists: Marty Flam, Debra Herring Media: Univision, a Hispanic television station based out of LA Sightings: Short-beaked common dolphins, a large school of young mola molas, many seabirds including sooty shearwaters Details Below: This 6/19/08 day was a very special excursion! IPCO's Vanguard hosted the MERITO Academy Students from the Oxnard Emily Ritchen School. Caring attendants were CINPS Jose Gonzalez, CINMS MERITO Bilingual Program Coordinator Rocio Lozano-Knowlton, our own CINC Volunteer/Outreach Coordinator Shauna Bingham, and 2008 Naturalist Magnifico Marty Flam (who speaks fluent Espanol). Park divers were Dave Stoltz, Bill Faulkner, and IPCO Education Specialist Andrea Moe. MERITO (which means merit in Spanish) is the multicultural education program for the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, and stands for Multicultural Education for Resource Issues Threatening Oceans. This program began implementation at CINMS in 2006 by delivering bilingual ocean conservation related products and services to students, teachers, adults, and families living near the Santa Barbara Channel region. For more info, go to: _http://channelislands.noaa.gov/edu/merito.html_ (http://channelislands.noaa.gov/edu/merito.html) Students and Open Party Visitors were divided into groups for hikes. All were carefully advised on gull etiquette, since speckled Western gull fluff balls are spread throughout the island. At 2:00pm everyone was invited back to the Landing Cove dockwhere the Channel Islands Live Dive program is presented. CINPS staff member Briana Billups stood by at the Park Visitor Center as mainland interpreter, ready to connect their Visitors with Anacapa Island. Andrea was the diver extraordinaire who led the virtual underwater hike, while Rocio acted as interpreter during the Live Dive. (Those of you who have met Rocio know she is a joy to be around, and fully passionate about her work!) The Merito Academy Students gave full attention, while learning about the protected kelp forest. Animals seen were red sea urchins, a purple urchin, horn shark, spiny lobster, sea cucumber, blue nobby sea star, and a male garibaldi protecting his nest. Muchas Gracias to Shauna, who came out in the field to help on this dia de especial! Saludos, Debra **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lisacollier at earthlink.net Sun Jun 22 21:06:22 2008 From: lisacollier at earthlink.net (lisa@venturaembroidery.com) Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:06:22 -0700 (GMT-07:00) Subject: [CINC] Sun 6-22- Speed Twin Message-ID: <21666268.1214193983053.JavaMail.root@elwamui-rubis.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Speed Twin - Santa Barbara - 12:00 trip sea conditions poor. 0 Whales 0 Dolphin 3pm Trip Cancelled. Lisa Collier From camccleskey at yahoo.com Mon Jun 23 08:08:34 2008 From: camccleskey at yahoo.com (Carolyn McCleskey) Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:08:34 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Carpooling from S.B. Tuesday Message-ID: <790972.14365.qm@web33406.mail.mud.yahoo.com> To all PID veterans & trainees : Time to set up carpools again for tomorrow's mandatory training session in Ventura.? I have room for 3 more in my car so let me know if anyone wants to join us.?? I live near Cathedral Oaks & Turnpike and plan to leave around 5:15.? 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It seems Lyndal, as a grad student , was doing initial studies related to our island foxes in the 1960s coordinated by the Cal Dept Fish and Game. At that time the Catalina foxes were in rapid decline, and foxes from the islands were popping up in pet stores on the mailand! Through the DFG and Lyndals initial research, the State of Calif enacted its version of an endangered species listing for the fox, and closed the market for it as a pet. Lyndal expanded his study to San Migel and Santa Rosa Islands. Fish and Game boats dropped Lyndal off on all of his research expeditions. His ongoing project led naturally to his hiring as the director of the UC Natural Reserve Syst out of UCSB. He worked in that capacity in the 1980s on Santa Cruz Island when it was purchased by the Nature Conservancy. I have visited Vis, and the village here named Komiza, to research history related to the fishermen who came from this island to fish out of San Pedro,when the waters of our Santa Barbara Channel contributed to creating the bountiful sea resources that enticed them to migrate to San Pedro. But, this chapter related to Lyndal,s research on the CI foxes, unexpectedly, adds a footnote. Seems at that time my father had beened hired by the California Dept of Fish and Game, was then hiring all the DFG crews running their fleet( which was then extensive), and was responsible for getting Lyndal to his pioneering fox studies! Small worl, Paul Petrich _________________________________________________________________ The i?m Talkathon starts 6/24/08.? For now, give amongst yourselves. http://www.imtalkathon.com?source=TXT_EML_WLH_LearnMore_GiveAmongst -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks!* REFUGIO JUNIOR LIFEGUARD PRESENTATION *Refugio State Beach -- north of Goleta July 7, Monday, 11 AM -- 1 PM (the lifeguards will do a beach clean-up CINC will give 20- to 30-minute presentations on the sanctuary, park and marine debris---we will brief you). JUL 7, MON: 10:45AM--1PM (there is no set up).* * -- 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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Download the activity book at http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education. -- 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 Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov Wed Jun 25 11:38:05 2008 From: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (Shauna Bingham) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:38:05 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Ventura County Fair Exhibit Volunteers Needed Message-ID: <4862908D.4090507@noaa.gov> _*Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park Seeking Exhibit Designer/ Fabricator for our Ventura County Fair Booth *_The Ventura County Fair will be held on July 30 -August 10, 2008 and the theme is "Meet me at the Fair". Every year the Sanctuary, Park, and State Parks host our "Partners in Preservation" booth at the fair and last year we won First Place for our exhibit space in the Agricultural Building. Please join us again this year to make it the best booth ever! Our concept this year is to have a mural representing the Santa Monica Mountains, ocean, and the Channel Islands plus a lookout station of the mural that consists of a mini ship bow where kids walk in (at floor level) and look out through binoculars to ID flora and fauna on the mural. We are seeking 2-3 volunteers to help with the design and fabrication of the walk-in ship bow that has the NOAA Shearwater logos on one side and a park boat logos on the other side. We are open to ideas on how to do this, maybe a PVC frame with a cardboard or very thin plywood overlay? Ideas welcome! Please contact Shauna. Also, be sure to check out the outreach calendar and sign-up for our fair exhibit. _**_ -- 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 islandkayaker at earthlink.net Wed Jun 25 14:54:24 2008 From: islandkayaker at earthlink.net (islandkayaker at earthlink.net) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:54:24 -0700 (GMT-07:00) Subject: [CINC] Kayaker Knocked Out of Kayak off of Catalina Island... Message-ID: <30695855.1214430864330.JavaMail.root@elwamui-huard.atl.sa.earthlink.net> All, In case a passenger mentions this to you... http://www.cbs2.com/video/?id=69970 at kcbs.dayport.com Peace, Scott From islandkayaker at earthlink.net Wed Jun 25 14:58:06 2008 From: islandkayaker at earthlink.net (islandkayaker at earthlink.net) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:58:06 -0700 (GMT-07:00) Subject: [CINC] Shark Attack on Catalina Part Dux... a witness recounts the encounter... Message-ID: <7107026.1214431086539.JavaMail.root@elwamui-huard.atl.sa.earthlink.net> http://www.allcoast.com/discussion/ViewTopic.cfm?page=1&startrow=1&topic_ID=89847 From laura_email2000 at yahoo.com Wed Jun 25 18:55:48 2008 From: laura_email2000 at yahoo.com (Laura Shelton) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:55:48 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] CX 1pm Charter on June 25 Message-ID: <280212.97304.qm@web35306.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Sightings: 3 humpbacks: a mother and calf and a lone whale breaching a number of times that was seen by many of us who were looking straight ahead!! 1000 common dolphins (the highlight of the trip for many of the folks) 10 common dolphins Rough conditions Fred was the captain for our afternoon adventure with a group of families on a business holiday. Dave and Dennis helped out as crew. Naturalists: Laura Shelton, Keith Hale and Sally Eagle (photo ID) From ThusOne at aol.com Wed Jun 25 20:23:14 2008 From: ThusOne at aol.com (ThusOne at aol.com) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:23:14 EDT Subject: [CINC] DD Wed Jun 25 Message-ID: Wed Jun 25 DD 8am-12:15 250+ group of Commons who seemed to really like hanging with the DD. 2 Humpbacks, mother & calf Yes we got lucky, with limited visibility & gray skies, we found the humpies out just so. of the oil platforms. Capt. Gary & Christian and 5 passengers and all those WARM snuggley heavy sea blankets on board. I just love the DD! Several surfacing & fluking of mother & calf and one time they came up, really close to the DD. Almost looking straight down in the water, and there she is. What a special treat! Calf was either our side of the Mom or outer side of Mom... she didn't seem to be keeping herself between us & Calf. We didn't stay overly long, in any case. Shirley Johnson ************** Gas prices getting you down? 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AFTER THE DROP OFF, AND THE PLENTY OF SEA LIONS THAT WERE AROUND ALL DAY, WE GOT TO SEE A BOLD EAGLE ON THE CLIFFS OF SANTA CRUZ. BEAUTIFUL! IT WAS OVERCAST MOST OF THE TRIP AND SOME GUESTS WERE BEING CHALLENGED BY THE OCEANS POWER, BUT OVERALL IT WAS JUST ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY ON THE WATER. THANKS SALLY, THANKS JOHN FOR YOUR HELP. IMME Imme Spencer (808) 280 18 15 -- _______________________________________________ Get a free @hellokitty.com, @mymelody.com, or @kuririnmail.com email account today at www.sanriotown.com, and enjoy 500MB of storage! Check out our official blog @ http://blog.hellokitty.com From staci at savzsea.com Wed Jun 25 20:32:52 2008 From: staci at savzsea.com (staci at savzsea.com) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:32:52 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Ocean goers get look at the marine plan for expansion MLPA Message-ID: <20080625203252.1f69f13e02bba7ff49a08cffd4b84343.bcc422546d.wbe@email.secureserver.net> >From the Ventura County Star Wednesday, June 25, 2008 Ocean goers get look at marine plan Expansion of protected areas concerns fishermen By Zeke Barlow http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/25/oceangoers-get-look-at-marine-plan/ Fishermen, divers, kayakers, environmentalists and many others who have a stake in the future management of fisheries in the Santa Barbara Channel got their first look at a controversial new program Tuesday that will change the way the ocean is managed. The open house in Oxnard was hosted by the California Department of Fish and Game as a way to educate the many stakeholders on how the Marine Life Protected Area will be designed and implemented off the Southern California coast over the next 18 months. The protected areas will zone the ocean into areas of varying levels of access, allowing fishing in most places while closing or limiting pockets around the coast and the Channel Islands with the goal of restoring damaged ecosystems. Though two protected areas have been established along the Central Coast, the one planned from Point Conception to the Mexican border,with its enormous population, large fishing community and many diverse interest groups, will likely be the most complex and challenging to reach a consensus that works for everyone, officials said. The roughly 50 people who attended Tuesday's meeting at the South Oxnard Center showed how many different interests are at play in deciding how and where the new areas will be established. Stake holders had a chance to ask a handful of Fish and Game biologists about the program and how it will unfold. Joe Villareal, who runs a charter and commercial fishing boat out of Port Hueneme, said the existing closures around the islands already put an economic strain on local fishermen. "If you look at the whole picture, there is not that much left for us to fish, and for them to take certain areas out of the remaining areas is going to create a huge economic impact," said Cochran, who came because he wanted his concerns heard. Many fishermen complained that when reserves were set up around the Channel Islands five years ago, they felt like they were shut out of the process. Bill Osborne of Ventura has been fishing in the channel recreationally for more than 40 years and has seen the numbers of fish decline at some of his favorite spots over the years. He's not opposed to the protected areas if done correctly, he said, but he wonders if there is enough science to prove that shutting specific areas will have the intended consequence. And he's tired of fishermen being the scapegoat. "Don't blame it all on the fishermen," he said, citing environmental changes, altering fish patterns and myriad other factors that could lead to fewer fish at his favorite spot. Joe Cochran, who runs a dive boat out of Ventura, said if the areas are designed right and don't put too much economic strain on the fishermen, they are a good thing. In the five years since the reserves were created around the Channel Islands, Cochran said, he's seen more and bigger fish in the preserved areas. "The lobster population has grown, kelp sea bass populations have grown, and there are more white sea bass and giant black sea bass," he said. Ron Clough, who runs a shark and ray count along the coast for Ventura College, said the new protected areas could help increase populations of the fish he studies. Sharks, being at the top of the food chain, are considered an indicator species that acts as a harbinger of the health of the ecosystem. "MLPAs do bring back populations and give the food chain a growth spurt," he said. Many said they have accepted the fact that the areas are coming ?now they just want them done right and in a way that doesn't force out local fishermen. As part of the Southern California MLPA, a study will be done to determine the effect of the reserves on local economies, something that was not mandated when the program was established by the state Legislature in 1999. Joel Greenberg, co-chair of the Southern California RecreationalFishing Alliance, said after all these years, he just wants the process over with. "I would like to see the MLPAs completed as fairly as possible withthe least socioeconomic harm," he said, but he acknowledged that many will be affected along the way. "Everywhere is someone's fishing hole.Take it away and someone is going to be mad." Next month, a panel of the various stakeholders will be formed totry to hammer out options for the plan. The protected areas will likely take effect in late 2009. ? 2008 Ventura County Star From Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov Thu Jun 26 11:14:53 2008 From: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (Shauna Bingham) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:14:53 -0700 Subject: [CINC] NEWS FROM NOAA: New Interactive Touch-Screen Kiosks Message-ID: <4863DC9D.5020909@noaa.gov> ** Contact: Shauna Bingham *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* 805-382-6149, ext 102 June 26, 2008 David Hall 301-713-3066 * * *New Interactive Touch-Screen Kiosks Offer In-depth Look at * *NOAA's Channel Islands Sanctuary* Santa Barbara and Ventura County residents and visitors can now explore Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary without getting their feet wet through new state-of-the-art touch screen NOAA kiosks located at four sites along the coast. "The new kiosks are a visual and auditory showcase of what the sanctuary has to offer," said Chris Mobley, superintendent of Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. "With the touch of a button, users can learn about marine life and habitats, and get the latest information about our education and outreach programs, research projects and resource protection efforts." Developed by the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries in partnership with the NOAA National Weather Service, the kiosks also provide real-time weather and ocean condition reports and information about the sanctuary's partners, including museums and visitor centers. The kiosks have been installed at the California Welcome Center in Oxnard, the Ventura Visitor's and Convention Bureau, the Ty Warner Sea Center in Santa Barbara, and the Harbor Patrol office at Santa Barbara Harbor. There are existing units at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum and Channel Islands Harbor. Three more units are slated for installation in early 2009. For more information, visit http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/visit/kiosk/kiosk.html. Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary was designated in 1980 to protect marine resources surrounding San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, and Santa Barbara islands. The sanctuary spans more than 1,456 square miles extending from island shorelines to six miles offshore, encompassing a rich diversity of marine life and habitats, as well as rich historic and cultural resources. ** The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency of the U.S. Commerce Department, is dedicated to enhancing economic security and national safety through the prediction and research of weather and climate-related events and information service delivery for transportation, and by providing environmental stewardship of our nation's coastal and marine resources. Through the emerging Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), NOAA is working with its federal partners, more than 70 countries and the European Commission to develop a global monitoring network that is as integrated as the planet it observes, predicts and protects. On the Web: NOAA: http://www.noaa.gov NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries: http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary: http://channelislands.noaa.gov - 30 - -- 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: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Please contact Marie Lindsey for more information at: *mlindsey at parks.ca.gov* -- 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 razz442 at verizon.net Thu Jun 26 16:49:10 2008 From: razz442 at verizon.net (R. Schwartz) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:49:10 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [CINC] Last-minute sub for Condor Express Message-ID: <32219612.3151781214524151031.JavaMail.javamailuser@localhost> Anyone interested in taking my 10-2:30 stint tomorrow morning on the Condor Express? I pulled my back and probably would be better off taking the day off. Thanks. Razz From miramarragamuffin at yahoo.com Fri Jun 27 07:10:55 2008 From: miramarragamuffin at yahoo.com (Deborah Lee Clark) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:10:55 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Speed Twin Thursday June 26 Message-ID: <357586.44428.qm@web63407.mail.re1.yahoo.com> 2 Humpbacks 2000 Common dolphins 25 Common dolphins ? A diverse group representing Canada, France, Australia, Missouri and OC.??What little?French and Spanish I know got intermingled so, although vocally unintelligible, enthusiastic hand gestures and lots of smiles were shared aboard as we viewed one elusive humpback briefly, raced off to intermingle with a huge pod of commons (Cubby said they were short beaked-he's so knowledgeable), back to see the same humpback then found another equally evasive one followed by a smaller pod of commons. ? A few skinned knees from enthusiastic children were largely ignored given the excitement of the sightings.? Learned a lot from Cubby. ? 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This whale actually rolled over and over, slapping its pecs with each turn. (Think whale using its pecs to simulate an airplane propeller with the body turning over and over as well.) It also swam on its back, sometimes right under the boat. You get a whole different view of a humpback when it is doing the backstroke. The passengers were fascinated, but probably no one more than yours truly! Since we had places to go and other things to see, we finally had to reluctantly leave this whale. I kept watching and for as long as I could see, it continued rolling and slapping away. Marilyn Franey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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They appeared to be in no hurry to leave us. We saw several of them breach, several roll over on their back, lots of tail slapping, often several at a time, two of them passed under the boat several times and one rolled up in a small amount of kelp. A lone sea lion came into the area and took off very quickly. Apparently, they were not interested in feeding because I think someone mentioned seeing another sea lion in the area later on during our viewing. Unfortunately, we did not have a photo id person onboard! Jinko, who many of you probably know, took many pictures. All sightings were enjoyed by all. We WERE all very grateful to have gotten to spend the time we did with the Orcas! Laura Shelton (No other naturalist today) From dpicard1 at sbcglobal.net Fri Jun 27 19:45:59 2008 From: dpicard1 at sbcglobal.net (Drew J. Picard) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:45:59 -0700 Subject: [CINC] sub needed on captain dons 12-2:30 Message-ID: <4865A5E7.30405@sbcglobal.net> Hello, I was hoping somebody could cover my Saturday June 28th (tomorrow) whale watch trip on the Captain Dons at 12-2:30. I am very sick and can not make it. Please call me or email if you can do the trip for me. I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Drew Picard 805-290-0327 or 650-9744.......... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dpicard1 at sbcglobal.net Fri Jun 27 20:17:06 2008 From: dpicard1 at sbcglobal.net (Drew J. Picard) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:17:06 -0700 Subject: [CINC] sub found for captain dons 12-2:30 Message-ID: <4865AD32.1080400@sbcglobal.net> Hello again. Laura Shelton will be covering my Saturday spot on Captain Don's at 12:00. Thank You Very Much Laura. I really appreciate it. Especially with short notice. Have Fun...... 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There is a sturdy envelope labeled New Batteries, and a small turquoise see-thru folder labeled Used Batteries. Please keep batteries in one of these two places, not thrown loosely in the kit. To replace batteries simply turn the knob on the back of the GPS which lifts the cover. At the end of your shift, please place the GPS unit back in the black zipped protection bag. ***If you need any help with the GPS unit, a friendly crew member will be happy to assist.*** Baleen: There is a padded envelope for the blue whale baleen sliver, which says "Baleen, Keep on Top." This is to help protect the baleen from cracking. Please keep the baleen inside the padded envelope. Many thanks! Keep all kit items inside the kit except when in use. Please leave the boat clutter-free of brochures by placing them inside the kit, not out on tables. Double Dolphin Kit: The crayons have been removed from the kit, as requested by owner Skip. You can still give kids activity/color sheets to take home with them if you'd like. Thank you as always for taking care of our wonderful CINC interp items. Debra **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michellec_wilson at yahoo.com Sat Jun 28 15:19:34 2008 From: michellec_wilson at yahoo.com (Michelle Wilson) Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:19:34 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Sub needed - Sun. July 13th on Capt Dons Message-ID: <663925.51541.qm@web50808.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Hi everyone, ? I am scheduled to go out with Captain Don's on Sunday, July 13, 2008 for two trips (from 12:00 to 2:30 and 2:30 to 5:30), but cannot make it.? Can anyone take my place? ? Thanks! ? Michelle Gibbs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Given the fact that *almost* every single thing that lives in the ocean begins its life in the plankton, students of ocean life should gain a new appreciation for the life cycles of all types of sea life. I hope you enjoy it and recommend it to ocean lovers everywhere. It is available online ONLY, at *http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/277427* thanks, Bob Perry UCLA OceanGLOBE www.MarineBioPhotography.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scott at scottcuzzo.com Sat Jun 28 20:48:06 2008 From: scott at scottcuzzo.com (Scott Cuzzo) Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:48:06 -0700 Subject: [CINC] "No Orcas..." he pouted :( | Today's field report Message-ID: The facts: Sat. June 28, Island Packers all day trip Wildlife: Common Dolphin 30 + 30 + 700 + 30 + 500 Pacific Whited Sided 25 Risso's 100 Humpback Whales 1 cow/calf pair + 1 cow calf pair Minke 1 Naturalists: Kevin Bailey and Scott Cuzzo >>>>> A bit more: After Laura's report on seeing Orcas yesterday, I must admit I was VERY excited that I had an all day trip planned with IPCO today! I went to bed last night dreaming of Orcas. Visions of Orcas did indeed dance in my head. But alas, it was not to be so. The ocean was very, very calm all day, even past Santa Cruz Island. The IPCO boat went past Santa Rosa, then back again with a dip into painted cave. We saw lots of dolphin of varying varieties mentioned above all day. The first humpback cow/calf pair we found was relaxed and we got good views, but no remarkable behavior. The second cow/ calf pair was seen at the end of the day after leaving Santa Cruz and heading back across the channel. We were pretty close to the oil rigs. I saw one of the two breach as we got near these whales, but the crowd was at the front of the boat watching a big group of dolphin instead. I could see other spouts off in the distance, towards shore. We didn't stay too long with this second pair, but as we departed, there were at least three breaches that not many got to see. Not many got to see the typically elusive Minke either, including me. There were many groups of small Mola Mola throughout the day. I saw a few fish fly out of the water, and was told they were probably small Mola Mola. And one IPCO crew member saw a few yellow-tailed baracuda under the water. I also heard that flying fish have been seen recently in the area. All things considered, it was not a bad day at all. And I still have my dreams. Regards, Scott Cuzzo From laura_email2000 at yahoo.com Sun Jun 29 08:17:08 2008 From: laura_email2000 at yahoo.com (Laura Shelton) Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:17:08 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Speed Twin-Saturday! 12-2:30PM Message-ID: <846696.27141.qm@web35302.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Sightings: 1 Minke (near the Oil Rigs) Smooth conditions and a VERY enthusiastic group of whale watchers. Brown pelicans in flight, and close ups of sea lions were cheered. And of course, the elusive Minke that they enjoyed seeing several times. They were good sports. I had a lesson in not being too confident in any introductory talk about what we will probably see regardless of what has been seen all week!! Capt Steve and crew were as delightful as always. Always nice to be out on the Speed Twin. Laura Shelton (only naturalist on board) From eradding at sbcglobal.net Sun Jun 29 08:38:09 2008 From: eradding at sbcglobal.net (EUGENE RADDING) Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:38:09 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] CX Sat. 6/27/08 Message-ID: <218528.63898.qm@web82902.mail.mud.yahoo.com> What we saw: 200 Common Dolphins, then 25 Risso's Dolphins including 6 Pacific White Sided Dolphins and finally about 1500 Common Dolphins,?and no Humpbacks. ? What we did: We went as far as the west end of San Miguel Island looking for the Humpback folks and then east along San Miguel, Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz (incld Painted Cave) and didn't find any. No whales today! ? Most gratifying was that the 70 plus passengers?expressed their pleasure at the beautiful day on the water, the animals they did see, and the whale checks they received. ? Arthur Elfenbein, Suzy?Williams and I did our usual with lots of thanks from all on board. ? Ah, the unpredictable?channel. ? ? 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Live Dive Sightings: Two sea lions(!), a two-spot octopus, male garibaldi, female CA sheephead, male CA sheephead, senoritas, the usual red sea urchins, blue nobby star, male spiny lobster, and alot of kelp! New Crew Member: Everyone welcome Lisa Anderson's son Jackson to the Vanguard Crew. He was sporting a new bright teal IPCO Intern shirt to match his enthusiastic, hardworking personality! His balance and abilities on a boat are topnotch. Details: The Vanguard began with forty passengers including NPS Kate Faulkner, entomologist Dr. Michael Caterino and team from the SBMNH, AI bound for a beetle search. (They did confirm burrowing bees in their holes on the trail, which CINC Naturalist Morgan Coffey mentioned earlier this year.) Two elementary teachers came from Lake Havasu, AZ with their four boys. The youngest lad sadly lost his shoe overboard disembarking at the dock. NPS divers Andrea and Dave looked for the small brown shoe, but had no good fortune finding it. A positive thought is that it probably became a habitat for some sea creature below. NPS Ranger Bill Faulkner had the Visitors connected from the orientation, hike, through the end of the Live Dive! He took everyone on an engaging virtual kelp forest hike in the Anacapa Landing Cove, which has now been protected for over twenty-five years. If you have some free time @ 2:00/1400 on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, head over to the CINC VC Auditorium. You too will be able go on an underwater exploration, and possibly talk to the NPS divers at Anacapa Island! Debra **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gizmo92067 at yahoo.com Sun Jun 29 19:05:21 2008 From: gizmo92067 at yahoo.com (Carol C.) Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:05:21 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Speed Twin Trip Changes Effective Monday, June 30th Message-ID: <853639.62357.qm@web52307.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Greetings, Captain Steve asked me to pass the word that beginning tomorrow, Monday June 30th, that the Speed Twin will only being doing one trip starting at Noon and returning around 4pm. These trips will be going out to Santa Cruz Island and may include a visit to Painted Cave. All the best, Carol Celic -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gizmo92067 at yahoo.com Sun Jun 29 19:03:41 2008 From: gizmo92067 at yahoo.com (Carol C.) Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:03:41 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Speed Twin ~ Sunday 6.28.08 Message-ID: <685444.49097.qm@web52311.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Greetings to all, Speed Twin, Sunday 6.28.08 12pm - 2:30pm: * 175 Common Dolphins * 24 Pacific White Sided DolphinsThe 12pm trip on the Speed Twin did not have much luck finding any whales today. We did find a few small groups of Common dolphins in various locations. There were 17 passengers on board, along with the crew Scott and Celia manning the galley and Capt. Steve's daughters Brooke, Bailey, and Biaja. The 3pm trip was cancelled. Captain Steve asked me to pass the word that beginning tomorrow, Monday June 30th, that the Speed Twin will only being doing one trip starting at Noon and returning around 4pm. These trips will be going out to Santa Cruz Island and may include a visit to Painted Cave. ~ Carol Celic -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com Sun Jun 29 22:41:26 2008 From: chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com (Christopher Carlson) Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:41:26 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Sunday, June 29 Condor Express Excursion Message-ID: <29a91b7e0806292241i2083e184t1359fd60ab4a706c@mail.gmail.com> Greetings space cadets, Naturalist Chris Carlson here to tell you about our journey on CX today. And of course, another long email to boot! Sightings: ~700-1000 Common Dolphins ~50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins Quite a lot of cloud cover this morning aboard the Condor. One 10-2:30 trip was planned by Captain Matt and the rest of the crew. There were an estimated 50 or so passengers with us. About half had never been whale watching before. We had just a handful of people from Santa Barbara, and more from elsewhere, like Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Arkansas, North Dakota, Switzerland, Poland, and Norway! Well, okay, the Norway guy actually lives in SB now. Still. He was trying to convince me to go there sometimes too. That'd be pretty cool! He says the water is warmer than it is here! Amazing! And the Portuguese guy was telling me about islands you can go to off Portugal where you can see sperm whales all around you. Man, Europe gets to have ALL the fun! Well, I guess we have our share of marine stuff too... :-P It was pretty cool out there until around 12:30 or so when the sun came up. We had about four separate encounters with Common Dolphins. The third encounter had about 500 or so in a pretty good sized megapod that people seemed to enjoy a good amount. The fourth encounter was my favorite though, because man do those dolphins like to jump! This one dolphin did the most amazing jump I've ever seen outside of SeaWorld and the Discovery Channel, jumping clear out of the water, turning his belly to us, and diving gracefully! He probably could've jumped over me, no problem! It was amazing, and I gave a very loud cheer that got me a few stares. It was worth it. Pacific White-sided Dolphins were also spotted, and those guys had some hops in them too. A few really enjoyed their color. No larger cetaceans than that were spotted the whole day though. We traveled west along the coast, eventually hitting Point Conception with its lighthouse, with hopes that the whales had moved up the coast. We couldn't find any though. Some were particularly disappointed, particularly the Michigan girl who was heading back on Wednesday. I tried to cheer her and a few others up with my frequently used line "But dolphins are KINDS of whales!" referring to their dual cetacean lineage. That gives a slight smile from some. But it's true! Tell it to Carl Linnaeus ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus) if you're still disappointed! A lot of the trip most of the passengers stayed put in the toasty cabin until the Capt told them to check out some Common Dolphins. But some enjoyed the bow with their cameras (there was one guy from Marine Bio Photography with us on the voyage, check them out at http://www.marinebiophotography.com). One kid stayed at the back of the boat most of the trip playing Pokemon on his Nintendo DS system. If you don't know, Pokemon is a game involving training fictional animals to travel with you. Come on kid, focus on the REAL animals! But, as a former player, I had a chat with him about some of the basics. Ah, memories... And I definitely have to mention this older lady on board, who made it very clear that she has two artificial knees and that it is difficult for her to walk. She was so sweet. She took a seat by all of the humpback setup stuff, and kept the humpback whale figure in her lap the entire trip. The. Entire. Trip. She wanted to protect it from falling off, and frequently reminded me that "my baby" was safe with her. She had such a good time too. A good amount of disappointed faces left the boat, sadly, but a lot had wide smiles. Any day on the ocean is a good one, right? I think so at least. Oh by the way, the Los Angeles Times posted an article in their travel section last Sunday (June 22) about the Channel Islands National Park. I brought the article with me and showed it to about a half-dozen passengers. It's really an expansive piece so definitely check it out: http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-channel22-2008jun22?gp=santa-barbara&parent=channel-islands-national-park&type=destinations The copy I brought got pretty beat up from the boat ride so I'm considering ordering it and laminating a copy. But if you've actually read this far into my email, TOTALLY check out that article! Anyways, another day, another dolphin. Glad I'm along for all the rides. Chris Carlson chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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These trips will be going > out to Santa Cruz Island and may include a visit to Painted Cave. > > All the best, > > Carol Celic -- Clare Fritzsche Volunteer Administration Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands National Park Schedule for week of June 30: MON: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366 TUE: out of office WED: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366 THU: 9:30am-2:30pm, Oxnard: (805) 382-6149 x105 FRI: out of office - Happy 4th! Please call my cell phone if need be: (805) 729-0127 Santa Barbara FAX: (805) 568-1582 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From laura_email2000 at yahoo.com Mon Jun 30 17:58:41 2008 From: laura_email2000 at yahoo.com (Laura Shelton) Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:58:41 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Speed Twin-June 30 Message-ID: <244512.15539.qm@web35304.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Sightings: 50 common dolphins 2 Humpbacks: Mother and calf It was the inaugural 12-4:00 voyage today. We started out finding a pod of 50 common dolphins. From then on swells and white caps made finding spouts or pods of dolphins pretty difficult. Reports of 30 knot winds from Capt Mat caused Captain Steve to head East when we were still 10 miles from Santa Cruz. This created a more calm ride and relief for many of our watchers today. Capt Steve miraculously saw a breaching humpback among sketchy conditions for sightings. We spent an hour or so with a mother and a calf who stayed close to the surface and seemed to be just drifting slowly with the swells. Mother was probably the breaching whale. We had about 30 passengers with a quite a number, unfortunately not feeling too well for much of the trip. Laura Shelton Vivi Teston From laura_email2000 at yahoo.com Mon Jun 30 18:07:43 2008 From: laura_email2000 at yahoo.com (Laura Shelton) Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:07:43 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] July 2nd/ Speed Twin 12-4:30 Trip Message-ID: <338625.17647.qm@web35305.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hi all, I goofed and signed up for a trip I can't take. Can anyone do the Wednesday trip on the Speed Twin? Thank you so much. Laura Shelton 969-6709 From laura_email2000 at yahoo.com Mon Jun 30 20:06:06 2008 From: laura_email2000 at yahoo.com (Laura Shelton) Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:06:06 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] July 2nd/ Speed Twin 12-4:30 Trip In-Reply-To: <782BADD202B143A09F0E74139FE52FD3@OwnerPC> Message-ID: <643062.86396.qm@web35303.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Thank you, Carol. Carol Shoemaker will be taking my Wednesday Speed Twin trip, Clare. --- On Mon, 6/30/08, Carol Shoemaker wrote: > From: Carol Shoemaker > Subject: Re: [CINC] July 2nd/ Speed Twin 12-4:30 Trip > To: laura_email2000 at yahoo.com > Date: Monday, June 30, 2008, 6:21 PM > I will take it. Carol Shoemaker > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Laura Shelton" > > To: "Posting CINC" > > Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 6:07 PM > Subject: [CINC] July 2nd/ Speed Twin 12-4:30 Trip > > > > Hi all, > > I goofed and signed up for a trip I can't take. > > Can anyone do the Wednesday trip on the Speed Twin? > > Thank you so much. > > > > Laura Shelton > > 969-6709 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > > > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > > From greywhalejewelry at hotmail.com Mon Jun 30 20:15:51 2008 From: greywhalejewelry at hotmail.com (Keith Grey Hale) Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:15:51 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Whaling in Iceland Message-ID: I am not sure if this is the right place to post this. If not some one just say so. Who can we trust in getting true info?? What can we do to help save these awesome friends. I hope I am doing my part the best I can in the naturalist corps. Keith https://community.hsus.org/campaign/hsi_whaling_iceland?qp_source=gahie7 _________________________________________________________________ The other season of giving begins 6/24/08. Check out the i?m Talkathon. http://www.imtalkathon.com?source=TXT_EML_WLH_SeasonOfGiving -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Claire.Fackler at noaa.gov Mon Jun 30 17:21:18 2008 From: Claire.Fackler at noaa.gov (Claire Fackler) Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:21:18 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Natural Gas and Oil Seep Tours Message-ID: <4869787E.4090905@noaa.gov> For those of you interested in learning more about our *natural gas and oil** seeps*, you are invited to join Veneco on September 27, 2008 for a seep tour on the Condor Express. Trips last two hours and depart from the Sea Landing at 8:30 am and 10:30 am. Call the Sea Landing at 805.882.0088 to make your reservations. 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