From kensword at cox.net Sat Aug 1 08:47:16 2009 From: kensword at cox.net (Kenneth A. Tatro) Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 08:47:16 -0700 Subject: [CINC] THE COVE Message-ID: <9DE30C9A-94A8-44CD-80F1-5F3DECC3D7DE@cox.net> Hi folks, A powerful film on the persistent mass killing of dolphin in Japan, http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-cove31-2009jul31,0,6688245.story AND http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-dolphin1-2009aug01,0,1040730.story Ken Tatro -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From langle411 at gmail.com Sat Aug 1 21:48:02 2009 From: langle411 at gmail.com (Lisa Angle) Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 20:48:02 -0800 Subject: [CINC] Remember our trip to the zoo? Message-ID: <003801ca132c$6c016540$6400a8c0@Janeway> Whether you were able to come along on our CINC trip to the Santa Barbara Zoo or had to miss it, you'll enjoy these videos I took that day. Rachel Miller tells us about the 4 condors they have on exhibit, with cameos by josh and Staci Kaye-Carr: http://bit.ly/nwvBx Trent Barnhart allows us an audience with Finnegan, a San Clemente Island Fox: http://bit.ly/ZWoJk _____________________________________ Lisa Angle at Ninety Degrees Media Subscribe to my BLOG: http://www.ninetydegreesmedia.com/blog Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dolphingal805 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com Sun Aug 2 09:42:56 2009 From: ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com (Carol Shoemaker) Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2009 09:42:56 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Census of Marine Life maps an ocean of species Message-ID: <3A19B9210CA341A7AAD55935EFF0638C@OwnerPC> http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-fish2-2009aug02,0,5785256.story?track=ntothtml -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From cfrench1366 at aol.com Mon Aug 3 16:07:01 2009 From: cfrench1366 at aol.com (Catherine French) Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:07:01 -0400 Subject: [CINC] Blue whale calf with tube In-Reply-To: <21701FB12DB4B648921199BC4614914C652D16@server1.cascadia.local> References: <8398ED7575914A0C9E61A2E5FAB72B65@MarilynPC> <8CBDF3A0605C06E-10A8-2D2C@WEBMAIL-DY35.sysops.aol.com> <21701FB12DB4B648921199BC4614914C652D16@server1.cascadia.local> Message-ID: <8CBE2A63E54E5C9-1390-10A9@webmail-mh27.sysops.aol.com> See John Calambokidis' answer to the sighting report from below from the CX whale watch on July 29. Sincerely, Catherine French cfrench1366 at aol.com 805.815.3523 -----Original Message----- From: John Calambokidis To: Catherine French Sent: Sat, Aug 1, 2009 12:35 am Subject: RE: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor Express This sound like a xenobalanus stalked barnacle which are quite common hanging off dorsal fins of blue whales. John From: Catherine French [mailto:cfrench1366 at aol.com] Sent: Thu 7/30/2009 7:34 AM To: John Calambokidis Subject: Fwd: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor Express Hi John, Saw this posting on our volunteer list. See note about cow/calf blue whale pair and a "tube" (see in bold) attached to the calf? Is this a tag of sorts or not one of yours. Hope all is well. Sincerely, Catherine French cfrench1366 at aol.com 805.815.3523 -----Original Message----- From: Marilyn Dannehower To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Sent: Wed, Jul 29, 2009 8:34 pm Subject: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor Express A zillion common dolphins cow/calf Blue whales 3 Humpbacks ? We learned early today that the CX was scheduled for a 1-5:30 trip today, so Don Gillies on PID,? Bhrian Resnik and I went out with 125 passengers in the afternoon.? ? Captain Dave told the passengers that it might be bumpy, as the winds come up in the afternoons, and that we'd probably not get a chance to visit Painted Cave because we were heading far west to find the Blue whales and Humpbacks. All the above happened, but the wind was not bad and Captain Dave found plenty of marine mammals to delight our full boat. ? First we saw constant Common Dolphins on the way out.? There were three larger groups, but the dolphins were spread out all along the channel crossing.? Once in front of Santa Rosa Island, we found a thin mom and much smaller Blue whale calf.? We made the assumption that this is a new calf and mom is thin due to nursing the calf.? We stayed with them for about 4 breathing cycles.? It was interesting to note that the baby was not diving with mom while she was feeding, he/she was just hanging around waiting.? The baby also had something attached to the area of the dorsal fin, shaped like a tube, black and about 12" long. (?)... When we left the pair, we quickly located a pair of Humpbacks.? Another Humpback joined them on the second breathing cycle.? ? John Calambokidis was in the area with some other reseachers and they were checking out the Blue whale cow/calf pair as we left the area to return home. ? Great day, thanks to Captain Dave, Jaques and Amanda! Marilyn Dannehower ? _______________________________________________ Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps Hot Deals at Dell on Popular Laptops perfect for Back to School = -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com Mon Aug 3 16:44:47 2009 From: ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com (Carol Shoemaker) Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 16:44:47 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Blue whale calf with tube In-Reply-To: <8CBE2A63E54E5C9-1390-10A9@webmail-mh27.sysops.aol.com> References: <8398ED7575914A0C9E61A2E5FAB72B65@MarilynPC><8CBDF3A0605C06E-10A8-2D2C@WEBMAIL-DY35.sysops.aol.com><21701FB12DB4B648921199BC4614914C652D16@server1.cascadia.local> <8CBE2A63E54E5C9-1390-10A9@webmail-mh27.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: The whale barnacle: Xenobalanus This barnacle lives only on whales. It is an acorn barnacle, but one living in an environment occupied by goose barnacles, subject to the same selective pressures. Risks of desiccation and predation are reduced, but there is an advantage in extending into the water a column for feeding. Whilst Xenobalanus doesn't feature a stalk like the goose barnacle, it has responded to the advantage of being further out for feeding, and has responded to this selective pressure by extending the opercular region as a stalk equivalent. ----- Original Message ----- From: Catherine French To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 4:07 PM Subject: [CINC] Blue whale calf with tube See John Calambokidis' answer to the sighting report from below from the CX whale watch on July 29. Sincerely, Catherine French cfrench1366 at aol.com 805.815.3523 -----Original Message----- From: John Calambokidis To: Catherine French Sent: Sat, Aug 1, 2009 12:35 am Subject: RE: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor Express This sound like a xenobalanus stalked barnacle which are quite common hanging off dorsal fins of blue whales. John ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Catherine French [mailto:cfrench1366 at aol.com] Sent: Thu 7/30/2009 7:34 AM To: John Calambokidis Subject: Fwd: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor Express Hi John, Saw this posting on our volunteer list. See note about cow/calf blue whale pair and a "tube" (see in bold) attached to the calf? Is this a tag of sorts or not one of yours. Hope all is well. Sincerely, Catherine French cfrench1366 at aol.com 805.815.3523 -----Original Message----- From: Marilyn Dannehower To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Sent: Wed, Jul 29, 2009 8:34 pm Subject: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor Express A zillion common dolphins cow/calf Blue whales 3 Humpbacks We learned early today that the CX was scheduled for a 1-5:30 trip today, so Don Gillies on PID, Bhrian Resnik and I went out with 125 passengers in the afternoon. Captain Dave told the passengers that it might be bumpy, as the winds come up in the afternoons, and that we'd probably not get a chance to visit Painted Cave because we were heading far west to find the Blue whales and Humpbacks. All the above happened, but the wind was not bad and Captain Dave found plenty of marine mammals to delight our full boat. First we saw constant Common Dolphins on the way out. There were three larger groups, but the dolphins were spread out all along the channel crossing. Once in front of Santa Rosa Island, we found a thin mom and much smaller Blue whale calf. We made the assumption that this is a new calf and mom is thin due to nursing the calf. We stayed with them for about 4 breathing cycles. It was interesting to note that the baby was not diving with mom while she was feeding, he/she was just hanging around waiting. The baby also had something attached to the area of the dorsal fin, shaped like a tube, black and about 12" long. (?)... When we left the pair, we quickly located a pair of Humpbacks. Another Humpback joined them on the second breathing cycle. John Calambokidis was in the area with some other reseachers and they were checking out the Blue whale cow/calf pair as we left the area to return home. Great day, thanks to Captain Dave, Jaques and Amanda! 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Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 25494 bytes Desc: not available URL: From rustgarden at msn.com Mon Aug 3 17:11:46 2009 From: rustgarden at msn.com (Morgan Coffey) Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 17:11:46 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Blue whale calf with tube In-Reply-To: References: <8398ED7575914A0C9E61A2E5FAB72B65@MarilynPC><8CBDF3A0605C06E-10A8-2D2C@WEBMAIL-DY35.sysops.aol.com><21701FB12DB4B648921199BC4614914C652D16@server1.cascadia.local> <8CBE2A63E54E5C9-1390-10A9@webmail-mh27.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: Catherine and Carol, Thank you so much for making us all a little smarter. That is such a totally cool thing to know, I really appreciate you both going the extra mile to get the facts. Morgan From: ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 16:44:47 -0700 Subject: Re: [CINC] Blue whale calf with tube The whale barnacle: Xenobalanus This barnacle lives only on whales. It is an acorn barnacle, but one living in an environment occupied by goose barnacles, subject to the same selective pressures. Risks of desiccation and predation are reduced, but there is an advantage in extending into the water a column for feeding. Whilst Xenobalanus doesn't feature a stalk like the goose barnacle, it has responded to the advantage of being further out for feeding, and has responded to this selective pressure by extending the opercular region as a stalk equivalent. ----- Original Message ----- From: Catherine French To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 4:07 PM Subject: [CINC] Blue whale calf with tube See John Calambokidis' answer to the sighting report from below from the CX whale watch on July 29. Sincerely, Catherine French cfrench1366 at aol.com 805.815.3523 -----Original Message----- From: John Calambokidis To: Catherine French Sent: Sat, Aug 1, 2009 12:35 am Subject: RE: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor Express This sound like a xenobalanus stalked barnacle which are quite common hanging off dorsal fins of blue whales. John From: Catherine French [mailto:cfrench1366 at aol.com] Sent: Thu 7/30/2009 7:34 AM To: John Calambokidis Subject: Fwd: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor Express Hi John, Saw this posting on our volunteer list. See note about cow/calf blue whale pair and a "tube" (see in bold) attached to the calf? Is this a tag of sorts or not one of yours. Hope all is well. Sincerely, Catherine French cfrench1366 at aol.com 805.815.3523 -----Original Message----- From: Marilyn Dannehower To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Sent: Wed, Jul 29, 2009 8:34 pm Subject: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor Express A zillion common dolphins cow/calf Blue whales 3 Humpbacks We learned early today that the CX was scheduled for a 1-5:30 trip today, so Don Gillies on PID, Bhrian Resnik and I went out with 125 passengers in the afternoon. Captain Dave told the passengers that it might be bumpy, as the winds come up in the afternoons, and that we'd probably not get a chance to visit Painted Cave because we were heading far west to find the Blue whales and Humpbacks. All the above happened, but the wind was not bad and Captain Dave found plenty of marine mammals to delight our full boat. First we saw constant Common Dolphins on the way out. There were three larger groups, but the dolphins were spread out all along the channel crossing. Once in front of Santa Rosa Island, we found a thin mom and much smaller Blue whale calf. We made the assumption that this is a new calf and mom is thin due to nursing the calf. We stayed with them for about 4 breathing cycles. It was interesting to note that the baby was not diving with mom while she was feeding, he/she was just hanging around waiting. The baby also had something attached to the area of the dorsal fin, shaped like a tube, black and about 12" long. (?)... When we left the pair, we quickly located a pair of Humpbacks. Another Humpback joined them on the second breathing cycle. John Calambokidis was in the area with some other reseachers and they were checking out the Blue whale cow/calf pair as we left the area to return home. Great day, thanks to Captain Dave, Jaques and Amanda! 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Morgan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 16:44:47 -0700 Subject: Re: [CINC] Blue whale calf with tube The whale barnacle: Xenobalanus This barnacle lives only on whales. It is an acorn barnacle, but one living in an environment occupied by goose barnacles, subject to the same selective pressures. Risks of desiccation and predation are reduced, but there is an advantage in extending into the water a column for feeding. Whilst Xenobalanus doesn't feature a stalk like the goose barnacle, it has responded to the advantage of being further out for feeding, and has responded to this selective pressure by extending the opercular region as a stalk equivalent. ----- Original Message ----- From: Catherine French To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 4:07 PM Subject: [CINC] Blue whale calf with tube See John Calambokidis' answer to the sighting report from below from the CX whale watch on July 29. Sincerely, Catherine French cfrench1366 at aol.com 805.815.3523 -----Original Message----- From: John Calambokidis To: Catherine French Sent: Sat, Aug 1, 2009 12:35 am Subject: RE: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor Express This sound like a xenobalanus stalked barnacle which are quite common hanging off dorsal fins of blue whales. John ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Catherine French [mailto:cfrench1366 at aol.com] Sent: Thu 7/30/2009 7:34 AM To: John Calambokidis Subject: Fwd: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor Express Hi John, Saw this posting on our volunteer list. See note about cow/calf blue whale pair and a "tube" (see in bold) attached to the calf? Is this a tag of sorts or not one of yours. Hope all is well. Sincerely, Catherine French cfrench1366 at aol.com 805.815.3523 -----Original Message----- From: Marilyn Dannehower To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Sent: Wed, Jul 29, 2009 8:34 pm Subject: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor Express A zillion common dolphins cow/calf Blue whales 3 Humpbacks We learned early today that the CX was scheduled for a 1-5:30 trip today, so Don Gillies on PID, Bhrian Resnik and I went out with 125 passengers in the afternoon. Captain Dave told the passengers that it might be bumpy, as the winds come up in the afternoons, and that we'd probably not get a chance to visit Painted Cave because we were heading far west to find the Blue whales and Humpbacks. All the above happened, but the wind was not bad and Captain Dave found plenty of marine mammals to delight our full boat. First we saw constant Common Dolphins on the way out. There were three larger groups, but the dolphins were spread out all along the channel crossing. Once in front of Santa Rosa Island, we found a thin mom and much smaller Blue whale calf. We made the assumption that this is a new calf and mom is thin due to nursing the calf. We stayed with them for about 4 breathing cycles. It was interesting to note that the baby was not diving with mom while she was feeding, he/she was just hanging around waiting. The baby also had something attached to the area of the dorsal fin, shaped like a tube, black and about 12" long. (?)... When we left the pair, we quickly located a pair of Humpbacks. Another Humpback joined them on the second breathing cycle. John Calambokidis was in the area with some other reseachers and they were checking out the Blue whale cow/calf pair as we left the area to return home. Great day, thanks to Captain Dave, Jaques and Amanda! 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Sincerely, Catherine French cfrench1366 at aol.com 805.815.3523 -----Original Message----- From: John Calambokidis To: Catherine French Sent: Sat, Aug 1, 2009 12:35 am Subject: RE: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor Express This sound like a xenobalanus stalked barnacle which are quite common hanging off dorsal fins of blue whales. John ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Catherine French [mailto:cfrench1366 at aol.com] Sent: Thu 7/30/2009 7:34 AM To: John Calambokidis Subject: Fwd: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor Express Hi John, Saw this posting on our volunteer list. See note about cow/calf blue whale pair and a "tube" (see in bold) attached to the calf? Is this a tag of sorts or not one of yours. Hope all is well. Sincerely, Catherine French cfrench1366 at aol.com 805.815.3523 -----Original Message----- From: Marilyn Dannehower To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Sent: Wed, Jul 29, 2009 8:34 pm Subject: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor Express A zillion common dolphins cow/calf Blue whales 3 Humpbacks We learned early today that the CX was scheduled for a 1-5:30 trip today, so Don Gillies on PID, Bhrian Resnik and I went out with 125 passengers in the afternoon. Captain Dave told the passengers that it might be bumpy, as the winds come up in the afternoons, and that we'd probably not get a chance to visit Painted Cave because we were heading far west to find the Blue whales and Humpbacks. All the above happened, but the wind was not bad and Captain Dave found plenty of marine mammals to delight our full boat. First we saw constant Common Dolphins on the way out. There were three larger groups, but the dolphins were spread out all along the channel crossing. Once in front of Santa Rosa Island, we found a thin mom and much smaller Blue whale calf. We made the assumption that this is a new calf and mom is thin due to nursing the calf. We stayed with them for about 4 breathing cycles. It was interesting to note that the baby was not diving with mom while she was feeding, he/she was just hanging around waiting. The baby also had something attached to the area of the dorsal fin, shaped like a tube, black and about 12" long. (?)... When we left the pair, we quickly located a pair of Humpbacks. Another Humpback joined them on the second breathing cycle. John Calambokidis was in the area with some other reseachers and they were checking out the Blue whale cow/calf pair as we left the area to return home. Great day, thanks to Captain Dave, Jaques and Amanda! 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URL: From cfrench1366 at aol.com Tue Aug 4 08:46:57 2009 From: cfrench1366 at aol.com (Catherine French) Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:46:57 -0400 Subject: [CINC] Blue whale calf with tube In-Reply-To: References: <8398ED7575914A0C9E61A2E5FAB72B65@MarilynPC><8CBDF3A0605C06E-10A8-2D2C@WEBMAIL-DY35.sysops.aol.com><21701FB12DB4B648921199BC4614914C652D16@server1.cascadia.local><8CBE2A63E54E5C9-1390-10A9@webmail-mh27.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <8CBE331EECFA2A9-177C-BE@webmail-de20.sysops.aol.com> We're all in this together. Thanks for the kudos. Sincerely, Catherine French cfrench1366 at aol.com 805.815.3523 -----Original Message----- From: Morgan Coffey To: cinc Sent: Mon, Aug 3, 2009 5:11 pm Subject: Re: [CINC] Blue whale calf with tube Catherine and Carol, ? Thank you so much for making us all a little smarter. That is such a totally cool thing to know, I really appreciate you both going the extra mile to get the facts. ? Morgan ? From: ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 16:44:47 -0700 Subject: Re: [CINC] Blue whale calf with tube The whale barnacle: Xenobalanus This barnacle lives only on whales. It is an acorn barnacle, but one living in an environment occupied by goose barnacles, subject to the same selective pressures. Risks of desiccation and predation are reduced, but there is an advantage in extending into the water a column for feeding. Whilst Xenobalanus doesn't feature a stalk like the goose barnacle, it has responded to the advantage of being further out for feeding, and has responded to this selective pressure by extending the opercular region as a stalk equivalent. ----- Original Message ----- From: Catherine French To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 4:07 PM Subject: [CINC] Blue whale calf with tube See John Calambokidis' answer to the sighting report from below from the CX whale watch on July 29. Sincerely, Catherine French cfrench1366 at aol.com 805.815.3523 -----Original Message----- From: John Calambokidis To: Catherine French Sent: Sat, Aug 1, 2009 12:35 am Subject: RE: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor Express This sound like a xenobalanus stalked barnacle which are quite common hanging off dorsal fins of blue whales. John From: Catherine French [mailto:cfrench1366 at aol.com] Sent: Thu 7/30/2009 7:34 AM To: John Calambokidis Subject: Fwd: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor Express Hi John, Saw this posting on our volunteer list. See note about cow/calf blue whale pair and a "tube" (see in bold) attached to the calf? Is this a tag of sorts or not one of yours. Hope all is well. Sincerely, Catherine French cfrench1366 at aol.com 805.815.3523 -----Original Message----- From: Marilyn Dannehower To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Sent: Wed, Jul 29, 2009 8:34 pm Subject: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor Express A zillion common dolphins cow/calf Blue whales 3 Humpbacks ? We learned early today that the CX was scheduled for a 1-5:30 trip today, so Don Gillies on PID,? Bhrian Resnik and I went out with 125 passengers in the afternoon.? ? Captain Dave told the passengers that it might be bumpy, as the winds come up in the afternoons, and that we'd probably not get a chance to visit Painted Cave because we were heading far west to find the Blue whales and Humpbacks. All the above happened, but the wind was not bad and Captain Dave found plenty of marine mammals to delight our full boat. ? First we saw constant Common Dolphins on the way out.? There were three larger groups, but the dolphins were spread out all along the channel crossing.? Once in front of Santa Rosa Island, we found a thin mom and much smaller Blue whale calf.? We made the assumption that this is a new calf and mom is thin due to nursing the calf.? We stayed with them for about 4 breathing cycles.? It was interesting to note that the baby was not diving with mom while she was feeding, he/she was just hanging around waiting.? The baby also had something attached to the area of the dorsal fin, shaped like a tube, black and about 12" long. (?)... When we left the pair, we quickly located a pair of Humpbacks.? Another Humpback joined them on the second breathing cycle.? ? John Calambokidis was in the area with some other reseachers and they were checking out the Blue whale cow/calf pair as we left the area to return home. ? Great day, thanks to Captain Dave, Jaques and Amanda! 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Study reported in Nature journal. Paul Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:37:03 -0700 From: camccleskey at yahoo.com To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Subject: [CINC] Krill jar For those who have been wondering what happened to the krill sample, the jar and contents are being replaced by Bob Perry who has gathered samples of our very own local krill and is preserving them for the kit. Carolyn _________________________________________________________________ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCB&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackToSchool_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pollyblackburn at charter.net Tue Aug 4 12:20:20 2009 From: pollyblackburn at charter.net (Polly Blackburn) Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:20:20 -0700 Subject: [CINC] SCI- Aug 18 - need help! Message-ID: I am scheduled from 9-5 on Tuesday, August 18, to interpret on SCI (same day as our CINC meeting in SB). I sprained my ankle, pretty severely, so cannot lead any hikes, but I can still make the trip and do interpretations around the visitor center. Can someone else join me on that day and replace me as the hike leader? Polly Blackburn 773-4520 From pollyblackburn at charter.net Tue Aug 4 12:43:33 2009 From: pollyblackburn at charter.net (Polly Blackburn) Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:43:33 -0700 Subject: [CINC] SCI- Aug 18 - need help! Message-ID: Marty Flam has the trip - thanks Marty! From camccleskey at yahoo.com Tue Aug 4 18:07:31 2009 From: camccleskey at yahoo.com (Carolyn McCleskey) Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 18:07:31 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Blue whale calf with tube In-Reply-To: <80CE10571E6E4EC4B41720BC4DCC34CB@hp> Message-ID: <986539.49341.qm@web33406.mail.mud.yahoo.com> One more detail about the blue whale calf--when I saw it on Monday, 8/3, there were three appendages on the left side of the whale, one close to the dorsal fin and the other two below. I'm not? sure if my picture captured that detail. Carolyn --- On Mon, 8/3/09, Don Gillies wrote: From: Don Gillies Subject: Re: [CINC] Blue whale calf with tube To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org, "Catherine French" Date: Monday, August 3, 2009, 7:29 PM It was about 6 inches below the dorsal fin on the side of the calf. ? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Don Gillies ----- Original Message ----- From: Catherine French To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 4:07 PM Subject: [CINC] Blue whale calf with tube See John Calambokidis' answer to the sighting report from below from the CX whale watch on July 29. Sincerely, Catherine French cfrench1366 at aol.com 805.815.3523 -----Original Message----- From: John Calambokidis To: Catherine French Sent: Sat, Aug 1, 2009 12:35 am Subject: RE: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor Express This sound like a xenobalanus stalked barnacle which are quite common hanging off dorsal fins of blue whales. John From: Catherine French [mailto:cfrench1366 at aol.com] Sent: Thu 7/30/2009 7:34 AM To: John Calambokidis Subject: Fwd: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor Express Hi John, Saw this posting on our volunteer list. See note about cow/calf blue whale pair and a "tube" (see in bold) attached to the calf? Is this a tag of sorts or not one of yours. Hope all is well. Sincerely, Catherine French cfrench1366 at aol.com 805.815.3523 -----Original Message----- From: Marilyn Dannehower To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Sent: Wed, Jul 29, 2009 8:34 pm Subject: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor Express A zillion common dolphins cow/calf Blue whales 3 Humpbacks ? We learned early today that the CX was scheduled for a 1-5:30 trip today, so Don Gillies on PID,? Bhrian Resnik and I went out with 125 passengers in the afternoon.? ? Captain Dave told the passengers that it might be bumpy, as the winds come up in the afternoons, and that we'd probably not get a chance to visit Painted Cave because we were heading far west to find the Blue whales and Humpbacks. All the above happened, but the wind was not bad and Captain Dave found plenty of marine mammals to delight our full boat. ? First we saw constant Common Dolphins on the way out.? There were three larger groups, but the dolphins were spread out all along the channel crossing.? Once in front of Santa Rosa Island, we found a thin mom and much smaller Blue whale calf.? We made the assumption that this is a new calf and mom is thin due to nursing the calf.? We stayed with them for about 4 breathing cycles.? It was interesting to note that the baby was not diving with mom while she was feeding, he/she was just hanging around waiting.? The baby also had something attached to the area of the dorsal fin, shaped like a tube, black and about 12" long. (?)... When we left the pair, we quickly located a pair of Humpbacks.? Another Humpback joined them on the second breathing cycle.? ? John Calambokidis was in the area with some other reseachers and they were checking out the Blue whale cow/calf pair as we left the area to return home. ? Great day, thanks to Captain Dave, Jaques and Amanda! 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URL: From rdreher at roadrunner.com Tue Aug 4 19:14:17 2009 From: rdreher at roadrunner.com (rdreher at roadrunner.com) Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 22:14:17 -0400 Subject: [CINC] Article Message-ID: <20090805021417.2V9D8.105891.root@cdptpa-web04-z01> Scientists study huge plastic patch in Pacific Reuters ? Members of the SEAPLEX (Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Plastic Expedition) attend a training to ? By Steve Gorman ? Tue Aug 4, 8:42 am ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) ? Marine scientists from California are venturing this week to the middle of the North Pacific for a study of plastic debris accumulating across hundreds of miles (km) of open sea dubbed the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." A research vessel carrying a team of about 30 researchers, technicians and crew members embarked on Sunday on a three-week voyage from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, based at the University of California at San Diego. The expedition will study how much debris -- mostly tiny plastic fragments -- is collecting in an expanse of sea known as the North Pacific Ocean Gyre, how that material is distributed and how it affects marine life. The debris ends up concentrated by circular, clockwise ocean currents within an oblong-shaped "convergence zone" hundreds of miles (km) across from end to end near the Hawaiian Islands, about midway between Japan and the West Coast of the United States. The focus of the study will be on plankton, other microorganisms, small fish and birds. "The concern is what kind of impact those plastic bits are having on the small critters on the low end of the ocean food chain," Bob Knox, deputy director of research at Scripps, said on Monday after the ship had spent its first full day at sea. The 170-foot vessel New Horizon is equipped with a laboratory for on-board research, but scientists also will bring back samples for further study. Little is known about the exact size and scope of the vast debris field discovered some years ago by fishermen and others in the North Pacific that is widely referred to as the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." Large items readily visible from the deck of a boat are few and far between. Most of the debris consists of small plastic particles suspended at or just below the water surface, making it impossible to detect by aircraft or satellite images. The debris zone shifts by as much as a thousand miles north and south on a seasonal basis, and drifts even farther south during periods of warmer-than-normal ocean temperatures known as El Nino, according to information from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Besides the potential harm to sea life caused by ingesting bits of plastic, the expedition team will look at whether the particles could carry other pollutants, such as pesticides, far out to sea, and whether tiny organisms attached to the debris could be transported to distant regions and thus become invasive species. From langle411 at gmail.com Tue Aug 4 22:08:16 2009 From: langle411 at gmail.com (Lisa Angle) Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 21:08:16 -0800 Subject: [CINC] Article References: <20090805021417.2V9D8.105891.root@cdptpa-web04-z01> Message-ID: <020401ca158a$beafc1a0$6400a8c0@Janeway> Santa Barbara based filmmaker Annie Crawley, who many of you know, is along on this expedition with her camera http://bit.ly/H5xNj _____________________________________ Lisa Angle at Ninety Degrees Media Subscribe to my BLOG: http://www.ninetydegreesmedia.com/blog Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dolphingal805 ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 6:14 PM Subject: [CINC] Article Scientists study huge plastic patch in Pacific Reuters ? Members of the SEAPLEX (Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Plastic Expedition) attend a training to ? By Steve Gorman ? Tue Aug 4, 8:42 am ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) ? Marine scientists from California are venturing this week to the middle of the North Pacific for a study of plastic debris accumulating across hundreds of miles (km) of open sea dubbed the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." A research vessel carrying a team of about 30 researchers, technicians and crew members embarked on Sunday on a three-week voyage from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, based at the University of California at San Diego. The expedition will study how much debris -- mostly tiny plastic fragments -- is collecting in an expanse of sea known as the North Pacific Ocean Gyre, how that material is distributed and how it affects marine life. The debris ends up concentrated by circular, clockwise ocean currents within an oblong-shaped "convergence zone" hundreds of miles (km) across from end to end near the Hawaiian Islands, about midway between Japan and the West Coast of the United States. The focus of the study will be on plankton, other microorganisms, small fish and birds. "The concern is what kind of impact those plastic bits are having on the small critters on the low end of the ocean food chain," Bob Knox, deputy director of research at Scripps, said on Monday after the ship had spent its first full day at sea. The 170-foot vessel New Horizon is equipped with a laboratory for on-board research, but scientists also will bring back samples for further study. Little is known about the exact size and scope of the vast debris field discovered some years ago by fishermen and others in the North Pacific that is widely referred to as the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." Large items readily visible from the deck of a boat are few and far between. Most of the debris consists of small plastic particles suspended at or just below the water surface, making it impossible to detect by aircraft or satellite images. The debris zone shifts by as much as a thousand miles north and south on a seasonal basis, and drifts even farther south during periods of warmer-than-normal ocean temperatures known as El Nino, according to information from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Besides the potential harm to sea life caused by ingesting bits of plastic, the expedition team will look at whether the particles could carry other pollutants, such as pesticides, far out to sea, and whether tiny organisms attached to the debris could be transported to distant regions and thus become invasive species. _______________________________________________ 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 Wed Aug 5 15:00:15 2009 From: kensword at cox.net (Kenneth A. Tatro) Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 15:00:15 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Sun 16 August IPCO need sub Message-ID: <5395D78D-31C6-4AF7-B38F-EB4E03FF44D2@cox.net> Hi folks, I have a conflict on Sunday, the 16th, all day run on IPCO, so will need a sub. Should be fun, so let me know. As usual, early worm gets the bird. ... Hmmmm, ... is that right?? Anyway, ... you know. Ken Tatro From kensword at cox.net Wed Aug 5 16:14:16 2009 From: kensword at cox.net (Kenneth A. Tatro) Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 16:14:16 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Sun 16 August IPCO need sub In-Reply-To: <5395D78D-31C6-4AF7-B38F-EB4E03FF44D2@cox.net> References: <5395D78D-31C6-4AF7-B38F-EB4E03FF44D2@cox.net> Message-ID: <09100FEA-9B2B-4AFC-8C15-0B84D3EE75B6@cox.net> Joanna Guttman has kindly offered to take this slot. Thanks Joanna, Ken Tatro On Aug 5, 2009, at 3:00 PM, Kenneth A. Tatro wrote: > Hi folks, > > I have a conflict on Sunday, the 16th, all day run on IPCO, so will > need a sub. Should be fun, so let me know. > > As usual, early worm gets the bird. ... Hmmmm, ... is that right?? > Anyway, ... you know. > > Ken Tatro > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps From ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com Wed Aug 5 18:52:31 2009 From: ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com (Carol Shoemaker) Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 18:52:31 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Plastic gyre Message-ID: <8E910AF3332541C5B18FA06030C756AC@OwnerPC> http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/july-dec08/plasticocean_11-13.html You can watch the program from this site -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Paul Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 16:39:36 -0700 Subject: Re: [CINC] Krill jar: Tiny Organisms Can Stir Up an Ocean" From: mr.zalophus at gmail.com To: ppetrich39 at hotmail.com Can you post the link to that Time article for us, Paul? thx Bob On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 9:16 AM, Paul Jr. Petrich wrote: A related topic published in today's New York Times A study by Cal Tech doctoral student Kakani Katija and adviser, Dr. Dabiri, determined that "fluid drift" caused by movement of fish and other organisms as small as zooplankton, contribute mightily to ocean mixing. "These researchers estimated that globally, the ocean mixing contributed through this drift effect by small marine creatures was roughly equal to that contributed by winds and tides". They say this is a "conservative" estimate! Could it be that Krill actually mixes are Santa Barbara Channel up more than the huge Humpbacks and Blue whales feeding on them? ( video at nytimes.com). Study reported in Nature journal. Paul Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:37:03 -0700 From: camccleskey at yahoo.com To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Subject: [CINC] Krill jar For those who have been wondering what happened to the krill sample, the jar and contents are being replaced by Bob Perry who has gathered samples of our very own local krill and is preserving them for the kit. Carolyn Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. Try BingT now. _______________________________________________ Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps Windows Live?: Keep your life in sync. Check it out. _________________________________________________________________ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCB&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackToSchool_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vfo at mindspring.com Fri Aug 7 16:28:55 2009 From: vfo at mindspring.com (Valerie Olson) Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 16:28:55 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Friday, 7 August on the Condor Message-ID: <29CF58A2-F015-472A-AB4E-DD3AA0E0C075@mindspring.com> Hi All, Count for Today Blues; 8 including a cow/calf pair Humpbacks: 4 including a cow/calf pair Common Dolphins: Small pod Lots of antics from the humpback calf ... throwing its tail out of the water, splashing etc. A little rough today, but weather was lovely and we even got to go into Painted Cave. Valerie Olson Howard Fisher John Kuizenga -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Capt Dave, Dennis and Jacques, and Bob Perry all helped to make it a satisfying day. ? Incidently, one of the blues did a tremendous fluke which put the topper on the day. ? ? EUGENE RADDING along with ANNA HILLIARD AND SANDRA SQUIRES -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diver24 at cox.net Sun Aug 9 21:25:59 2009 From: diver24 at cox.net (Toni Bailey) Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 21:25:59 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor Express 8-9-09 Message-ID: <000001ca1972$a98f56f0$fcae04d0$@net> Hello Everyone...Great day in the channel! Here's the tally: 800 Common Dolphins 100 Rissos Dolphins 16 Humpback Whales logged / 23 total sightings total including those in the distance 1 Fin Whale Many scene stealing Sea Lions (gotta love those Sea Lions!!) The Condor Express left the harbor with 127 passengers and fellow naturalists Kevin Bailey (PID) and Lisa Collier. Captain Dave, Dennis and Jacques made up the crew of the Condor Express. Passengers came from points all over the world including Germany, Croatia, France, UK, Colorado and Northern California. We had the challenge of heavy fog for most of the trip, however, Captain Dave met the challenge magnificently and found a pod of common dolphins very quickly. Next, a large pod of Rissos dolphins found us and gave us a real treat with tail lobbing and many full breaches. They stayed around the boat and many came very close to the boat. I have not seen such gregarious behavior from Rissos Dolphins before. Not to be outdone, a number of California Sea Lions showed up to steal the show. We had a wonderful sea lion performance to compete with the Rissos Show. It was kind of like a three ring circus with several humpback whales swimming into the ring. The humpies did a great job stealing the show back from the sea lions. They surfaced very near the boat, so close we could almost touch them. We even got a good whiff of the whale breath! We then came across another pair of Humpies who also stayed near the boat. After the 2nd group of humpies..we had the show stopper..a fin whale showed up surfacing very near the boat many times. Many passengers were hoping for blue whales..but the fin whale was an even better treat for all!! Thanks to Dave and the crew of the Condor Express for bringing out the Fin Whale! It was time to head home, but the show wasn't over yet. We came across two more groups of humpback whales and even got some more whale breath. Now it was time to go home.but wait.there's more. We finally found a large pod of around 500 common dolphins with many jumping completely out of the water. The passengers were very excited to see this much action on such a foggy day. It was finally time to head home for real. On the way back to the harbor, there was a distress call from a boater who was in trouble. The boater was not sure where they were and the crew of the Condor Express changed course slightly to aid in the search for the vessel. Once we heard that the harbor patrol had located the vessel and all was well, we finally headed back to the harbor. The fog never lifted during the trip, but thanks to all of the creatures in the channel, we had a wonderful day despite the weather conditions. Toni Bailey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sallymarian at earthlink.net Mon Aug 10 15:51:13 2009 From: sallymarian at earthlink.net (Sally Narkevic) Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:51:13 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Ventura County Fair Message-ID: <6C311848068946F6AB9B7D7500EB0CD8@blackie> The Ventura County Fair on Sunday at the Parks and Sanctuary Booth had one hundred, plus visitors from 11 am to 4 pm with Park employee Maria engaging lots of conversation and answering questions. 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Star Message-ID: <900153.10281.qm@web83208.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Ventura County Star, Aug. 13, 2009, by Scott Hadley: "Group to sue federal agency over blue whales; Fisheries Service accused of violating Endangered Species Act"??????????????? http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/aug/13/group-to-sue-federal-agency-over-blue-whales/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From staci at savzsea.com Thu Aug 13 09:46:11 2009 From: staci at savzsea.com (staci at savzsea.com) Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:46:11 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Santa Cruz Island Scrub-jay Message-ID: <20090813094611.1f69f13e02bba7ff49a08cffd4b84343.5ca9b71fed.wbe@email.secureserver.net> Some how I missed that the Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Migratory Bird Center, named our very own Santa Cruz Island Scrub-jay their "Bird of the Month"!!! Very good and informative article on the Island Scrub-jay http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/Featured_Birds/default.cfm?bird=Island_Scrub-Jay Becoming a bird nerd, Staci Kaye-Carr From ppetrich39 at hotmail.com Thu Aug 13 10:14:17 2009 From: ppetrich39 at hotmail.com (Paul Jr. Petrich) Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:14:17 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Blue Whale Strikes: EDC ESA 60 Day NOI Claim vs. NMFS - Ven. Co. Star In-Reply-To: <900153.10281.qm@web83208.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <900153.10281.qm@web83208.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Also in today's Santa Barbara News-Press: "Protecting Blue Whales"; front page. Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:29:03 -0700 From: klez18 at sbcglobal.net To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Subject: [CINC] Blue Whale Strikes: EDC ESA 60 Day NOI Claim vs. NMFS - Ven. Co. Star Ventura County Star, Aug. 13, 2009, by Scott Hadley: "Group to sue federal agency over blue whales; Fisheries Service accused of violating Endangered Species Act" http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/aug/13/group-to-sue-federal-agency-over-blue-whales/ _________________________________________________________________ Get your vacation photos on your phone! http://windowsliveformobile.com/en-us/photos/default.aspx?&OCID=0809TL-HM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carole at earthlink.net Thu Aug 13 12:58:24 2009 From: carole at earthlink.net (Carole Rosales) Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:58:24 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Plankton tow 9 / 25 Message-ID: <380-220098413195824437@earthlink.net> Hi, All I have just learned that I will have family in town on the 25th and cannot make my assignment. I would like to trade with someone else who is scheduled later in the year, if possible but do have to give up the slot. thanks, carole Carole Rosales carole at earthlink.net 805 482 0259 (H) 805 405 1681 (C) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From CalMeuser at aol.com Thu Aug 13 16:17:31 2009 From: CalMeuser at aol.com (CalMeuser at aol.com) Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:17:31 EDT Subject: [CINC] Spectacular day on the CX Message-ID: Eight Blues, Fifteen Humpbacks, 50 Rissos Dolphins and 200 Common Dolphins. A pod of 200 Common Dolphins on the way out. As Captain Dave was about to go on to the bridge after bringing the boat to a stop, a large Humpback came along side. As we were spending time with that whale, five more Humpbacks came into view along with two pairs of Blues. The two pair where mother and calf. Many whales could be seen in the distance, some breaching. We did encounter more Humpbacks and Blues between SCI and Santa Rosa. Several of the Blues gave us the full fluke. On the return leg, 50 Rissos Dolphins, a rare sight to see so many at once. Howard Fisher, Peggy and Cal Meuser as Naturalists along with Dave, Dennis, Amanda and Bob Perry and his son. Cal Meuser (PID) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From klez18 at sbcglobal.net Fri Aug 14 05:30:25 2009 From: klez18 at sbcglobal.net (Marty Flam) Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:30:25 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Blue & Right Whales- Crandell Independent & Actual draft EDC Letter Message-ID: <687938.84494.qm@web83206.mail.mud.yahoo.com> More information on EDC Blue Whale Claim. Marty ? EDC's 11 page Aug. 12 draft?letter is attached to Scott Hadley's V.Co. Star article. "NMFS? unreasonable delay in implementing these discrete, specific, and enforceable Blue Whale Recovery Plan provisions constitutes a violation of its nondiscretionary duties under section 4 of the ESA" ? http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/aug/13/group-to-sue-federal-agency-over-blue-whales/ ? ? Caitlin Crandell's Battling for the Blues? SB Independent article?includes comment of SBMNH?Michelle Berman that" endangered right whale population currently stands at a mere 500." ? http://www.independent.com/news/2009/aug/13/battling-blues/ ? "Whether the EDC?s lawsuit will help the whale is another question. ?While the blue whale is endangered, the population is recovering,? explained Michelle Berman, the associate curator of vertebrate zoology at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Berman said that five deaths wouldn?t decimate the blue whale population as it would the endangered right whale, whose population currently stands at a mere 500. Berman said 2007 was an anomalous year. ?We haven?t seen anything like it previously and haven?t seen anything like it since.? Furthermore, Berman believes that the whales ?didn?t die in vain,? explaining that important information was gathered while examining the five dead whales. Berman thought the NMFS seemed to be ?handling the issue delicately? in the myriad issues it deals with, and that the agency likely doesn?t have the ?thousands or millions to spend? on implementing the blue whale plan." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov Fri Aug 14 10:56:40 2009 From: Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov (Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov) Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:56:40 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CINC Meeting Reminder--August 18 (Tues) Message-ID: CINC volunteers, we look forward to seeing you at the next monthly meeting on August 18, at 6:30 pm at the Chase Palm Park Center in Santa Barbara. Many of you know Roberta Cordero, a co-founder of the Chumash Maritime Association and past speaker. Roberta will be sharing with the group Chumash values and history. Below is a brief description of her talk. In addition, Staci Kaye-Carr will deliver a brief PowerPoint presentation about the CINC tour of San Clemente Island! There are some outreach opportunities in September so be sure to check the online schedule or at next week's meeting. Thanks, Tina Chumash Indigenous Values More Than a Romantic Past In 1997, the Chumash redwood plank tomol, Elyewun (Swordfish), was formally blessed and launched by members of the Chumash community. Coming from the several inland and coastal bands, the people gathered at the harbor of Syuxtun* over Thanksgiving weekend to celebrate this expression and revitalization of our ancestral culture and lifeway. As for most contemporary indigenous maritime cultures, the canoe stands as an icon for what is happening in the hearts of many Chumash people as we strengthen the knowledge of our heritage. As children of the same Mother, the Earth, Native and non-Native alike must examine how we relate to this place and in this time. A wise beginning would be to build understanding of those older values and how they can teach us to bring healing to all the creatures, including the humans, and places of our world. * Santa Barbara Tina Johnson Ventura County Field Office Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 3600 S. Harbor Blvd., #111 Oxnard, CA 93035 (805) 382-6149 x 100 (805) 382-9791 Fax From carole at earthlink.net Fri Aug 14 11:42:30 2009 From: carole at earthlink.net (Carole Rosales) Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:42:30 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Plankton Tow 9/25 Message-ID: <380-220098514184230625@earthlink.net> Bhrian and I have traded days so all is good. 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URL: From camccleskey at yahoo.com Sat Aug 15 17:05:57 2009 From: camccleskey at yahoo.com (Carolyn McCleskey) Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:05:57 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Friday 8/14 Condor eX thrills Message-ID: <804736.45589.qm@web33408.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Yes, we saw a few dolphins, a mom calf Blue pair and other Blues in the area, including a fluking one, but the best was the pair of Humpbacks that did all the tricks in their repertoire, breaching within 25 yds of the boat, tail lobbing together as if they were sparring, trumpeting, covering us with whale snot, then swimming close together around and under the boat, scratching their bodies on the hull, spyhopping, rolling within 2 feet of the boat, and just having so much fun that the passengers had to keep running around the boat to keep up, for a solid 50 minutes.? Truly one of the top five memorable sightings, I have had in 13 years, or Matt in his 15 years.? Marilyn D. on photo I.D., but they were too close to film except for fun frames.? Paul Froemming and I had to field lots of questions from the excited passengers, and Capt. Dave took his turn at the helm while D.J.? did his best taking care of the crowd. The kids on board especially were thrilled by the idea that probably no one they knew had ever been that close to a whale !? I am so grateful to be a part of CINC and share this with the public.? Carolyn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kensword at cox.net Sat Aug 15 20:21:11 2009 From: kensword at cox.net (Kenneth A. Tatro) Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:21:11 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Friday 8/14 Condor eX thrills In-Reply-To: <804736.45589.qm@web33408.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <804736.45589.qm@web33408.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Ya, Carolyn, it never gets old. an amazing day for ya and the folks on board. Ken Tatro On Aug 15, 2009, at 5:05 PM, Carolyn McCleskey wrote: > Yes, we saw a few dolphins, a mom calf Blue pair and other Blues in > the area, > including a fluking one, but the best was the pair of Humpbacks that > did all > the tricks in their repertoire, breaching within 25 yds of the boat, > tail lobbing > together as if they were sparring, trumpeting, covering us with > whale snot, > then swimming close together around and under the boat, scratching > their > bodies on the hull, spyhopping, rolling within 2 feet of the boat, > and just having > so much fun that the passengers had to keep running around the boat > to keep > up, for a solid 50 minutes. Truly one of the top five memorable > sightings, I > have had in 13 years, or Matt in his 15 years. Marilyn D. on photo > I.D., but they > were too close to film except for fun frames. Paul Froemming and I > had to field > lots of questions from the excited passengers, and Capt. Dave took > his turn at the helm while D.J. did his best taking care of the > crowd. > The kids on board especially were thrilled by the idea that probably > no one > they knew had ever been that close to a whale ! > I am so grateful to be a part of CINC and share this with the > public. Carolyn > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 ppetrich39 at hotmail.com Sat Aug 15 21:24:12 2009 From: ppetrich39 at hotmail.com (Paul Jr. Petrich) Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:24:12 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Friday 8/14 Condor eX thrills In-Reply-To: <804736.45589.qm@web33408.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <804736.45589.qm@web33408.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: WOW!! The kids on the Condor X certainly did have an extended thrill! I was with about a crew of 10 kids today from the California Conservation Corps cleaning up a local creek in Goleta with Channel Keepers. These kids, all from Ventura County, to a person, have never been on a boat; let alone a whale watch boat. They work cleaning creeks from Goleta all the way to Zuma Beach. They had no clue that the plastics, and other debris, which they have been picking up, could end up in the ocean endangering fish and marine mammals: honest. They sure do a good job. It would be nice if they could get to see what they are protecting, some day, some how? Their Camarillo Center, is really in El Rio, Oxnard. Paul Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:05:57 -0700 From: camccleskey at yahoo.com To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Subject: [CINC] Friday 8/14 Condor eX thrills Yes, we saw a few dolphins, a mom calf Blue pair and other Blues in the area, including a fluking one, but the best was the pair of Humpbacks that did all the tricks in their repertoire, breaching within 25 yds of the boat, tail lobbing together as if they were sparring, trumpeting, covering us with whale snot, then swimming close together around and under the boat, scratching their bodies on the hull, spyhopping, rolling within 2 feet of the boat, and just having so much fun that the passengers had to keep running around the boat to keep up, for a solid 50 minutes. Truly one of the top five memorable sightings, I have had in 13 years, or Matt in his 15 years. Marilyn D. on photo I.D., but they were too close to film except for fun frames. Paul Froemming and I had to field lots of questions from the excited passengers, and Capt. Dave took his turn at the helm while D.J. did his best taking care of the crowd. The kids on board especially were thrilled by the idea that probably no one they knew had ever been that close to a whale ! I am so grateful to be a part of CINC and share this with the public. Carolyn _________________________________________________________________ Get free photo software from Windows Live http://www.windowslive.com/online/photos?ocid=PID23393::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_PH_software:082009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From spaexplorer at verizon.net Sat Aug 15 23:30:10 2009 From: spaexplorer at verizon.net (SpaExplorer) Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:30:10 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Friday August 14 on the Condor Express Message-ID: <4325CAB8888C48CEBFA9D12D9F82ACB5@ownerPC> Friday was an extraordinary day on the Condor Express. The whale count was six humpbacks and five blues with a dozen dolphin. But that was only part of the story. Out in the channel we spotted two humpbacks, side by side, their tail flukes out of the water, waving them in unison.This in itself was unusual. As we came nearer, they came to us and put on a 50 minute performance one rarely if ever sees. They fluked, rolled over, spy hopped and breached. One fully breached 50 feet from our port side. They spouted in unison so close to us that the dreaded "whale breath" drifted over the decks.. It was well worth it for us to experience such a close encounter with these gentle giants. For nearly an hour we were the subject of these whales' watching. The 100 passengers also saw a cow-calf pair of blues and three adults. We had folks from the U.K., Germany and France, and lots of kids. It was a trip to remember for fellow naturalists Carolyn McCleskey, Marilyn Dannehower. and myself. Captain Matt expertly piloted us, along with Dave and D.J. as crew. This was whale watch at its best! Yahoo! Paul Froemming. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oaars at sbcglobal.net Mon Aug 17 10:33:20 2009 From: oaars at sbcglobal.net (Warren Glaser) Date: 17 Aug 2009 10:33:20 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Yahoo! News Story - Ancient whale remains found near Santa Cruz - Yahoo! News Message-ID: <20090817173343.47E5C18C027@mail.rain.org> Warren Glaser (oaars at sbcglobal.net) has sent you a news article. (Email address has not been verified.) ------------------------------------------------------------ Personal message: perhaps this is one of tjhose our sightings located on dry land... Ancient whale remains found near Santa Cruz - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090813/ap_on_sc/us_ancient_whale ============================================================ Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/ From jjwinkel at cox.net Mon Aug 17 19:03:04 2009 From: jjwinkel at cox.net (Cubby Winkel) Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:03:04 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CX 8/17 Message-ID: <023401ca1fa8$0623b290$126b17b0$@net> 1 Blue 2 Humpbacks 105 Long Beaked Commons When the Condor left the harbor the visibility was about three quarters of a mile. That soon changed and the visibility dropped to about one half mile and remained there for the balance of the day. With those conditions there was some real concern about even sighting a whale. Finally, Cap'n Mat spotted a couple of dolphins so he stopped to let the passengers get a look. It's a good thing he stopped as up popped a Humpie pair on the port side of the bow and as if that wasn't enough a Blue popped up off the starboard bow. We hung out with our threesome for quite a long time and were treated to excellent views. One Humpie approached the port side and pec slapped within a few feet of the side. Then she rolled over giving everybody a great view of her tummy. After that both Humpies continued to spout next to the boat. By the way folks off the starboard bow we also have the Blue lollygagging around. Everybody came home with marvelous smiles on their faces vowing to return for another trip. Rae Emmett, Cubby Winkel & John Kuizenga PID -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leng4880 at sbcglobal.net Mon Aug 17 19:10:49 2009 From: leng4880 at sbcglobal.net (LaVaughn Engblom) Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:10:49 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Sub needed 8-19 Message-ID: <598965.79781.qm@web180316.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> ? Hi, Is anyone available to take my shift on the Condor for Wednesday, 8-19? Thanx, LaVaughn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kensword at cox.net Mon Aug 17 19:39:08 2009 From: kensword at cox.net (Kenneth A. Tatro) Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:39:08 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Sub needed 8-19 In-Reply-To: <598965.79781.qm@web180316.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <598965.79781.qm@web180316.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <0453EF4D-DCDC-4970-AE8C-63B996108B3B@cox.net> Hi LaVaughn, I can take it if it has not been taken, Ken Tatro On Aug 17, 2009, at 7:10 PM, LaVaughn Engblom wrote: > > Hi, > Is anyone available to take my shift on the Condor for Wednesday, > 8-19? > Thanx, > LaVaughn > _______________________________________________ > 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 gizmo92067 at yahoo.com Mon Aug 17 20:56:47 2009 From: gizmo92067 at yahoo.com (Carol Celic) Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:56:47 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Condor Express Saturday 8.16.09 Message-ID: <965066.34355.qm@web52301.mail.re2.yahoo.com> >From memory: 11 Humpbacks 6 Blues 80+ Risso's 100+ Commons Fellow naturalists: Pat Hart & Barbara LaCorte PID Crew: Captains Matt and Dave, Jacque 145 Passengers Yet another amazing trip aboard the Condor Express. To start I had a gentleman asked me a question about Xantus's Murrelets and I immediately recognized him as one of my favorite Animal Planet/Discovery Channel naturalists Nigel Marven! What a treat it was having him on board! He told me he'd never seen a Blue whale before. He is also quite an avid birder, so I let the crew know he was on board and they invited him to the bridge and up top. He was so nice and shared some of his favorite adventures and experiences. We first came upon a few Commons and then continued to head out towards Santa Rosa Island. We came upon a large pod of Risso's and two Humpbacks feeding. The Humpbacks were trumpeting as the Risso's swam right along with them. The whales did a few deeper dives and then things got quiet. The Humps then stopped feeding and decided to come people watch for almost an hour! They stayed right next to the boat going from one side of the boat to the other spy hopping a good portion of the time. They also rolled on their sides and showed off their ventral pleats, at times they'd hang out under the Condor as their pecs would appear from underneath. And of course they blew whale snot on us a few times. Then one of the whales dove and showed its' fluke, and Matt took that as a queue to go in search of other whales, when all of a sudden the other whale popped its' head out of the water a foot off the starboard side again for another look at us. So we had to wait another minute before heading off in search of Blues. Now this is where my time line might become a little off as I don't have my notes with me. We came across a couple of Blues, 6 Humpbacks and more Risso's. The Risso's were jumping out of the water higher than any other dolphin I've seen in the ocean, in front of the Blues. Then we came across a couple of 'racing' Blues making big splashes as their heads launched out of the water. We came across a few more Humpbacks, a couple of more Blues, more leaping Risso's and then a small pod of Commons came passing through! We were surrounded by an amazing variety of cetaceans! Towards the end a Blue gave a nice wave of its' fluke, as four of the six now logging Humpbacks suddenly did the same thing in the other direction. That was our queue to head back to the harbor. On the way back we came across another pod of Commons that we did a quick spin around, as we were already running late getting back to Sea Landing. I would love to be able have the pair of friendly Humpbacks PID photos compared to those I took of another pair very friendly Humps back in May. As the larger of the two had a distinct dorsal that wiggled like a bowl of Jello, a feature I remembered from one of the whales back in May. As Spongebob Squarepants would say it was "The best day ever!" ;) Looking forward to doing PID on the Condor next Sunday! BTW, Nigel will be on the Condor again on Saturday, so if you are one of the lucky naturalists on board please take the opportunity to meet him. Cheers! Carol Celic Sent from my iPhone From leng4880 at sbcglobal.net Mon Aug 17 21:10:10 2009 From: leng4880 at sbcglobal.net (LaVaughn Engblom) Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:10:10 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Sub 8-19 Message-ID: <449468.5318.qm@web180305.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Than you all for the response.? Ken Tatro was the first, so the trip is his. LaVaughn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8CBEE3BFE6111AD-1DC0-163@WEBMAIL-DY18.sysops.aol.com> This message from one of the Sanctuary volunteers of the year who started the?Foundation for?the Florida Keys. Thought you might find this interesting. Sincerely, Catherine French cfrench1366 at aol.com 805.815.3523 -----Original Message----- From: Sanctuary Friends Foundation of the Florida Keys To: cfrench1366 at aol.com Sent: Tue, Aug 18, 2009 5:11 am Subject: Repower America Meeting Tomorrow! Click to view this email in a browser Do Your Part to Support Clean Energy Legislation What: Repower America Action Meeting When: Wednesday, Aug. 19 Time: 6-7:15 p.m. Where: VFW Hall, 2200 N. Roosevelt Blvd., Key West Sponsored by: The Alliance for Climate Protection (ACP) Why: To support clean energy legislation that will create millions of jobs and help solve the climate crisis Repower America's regional field director for South Florida, Vicki Weeks, will provide information on the comprehensive climate and clean energy legislation expected to reach the Senate floor for a vote in September and explain what Florida Keys residents can do to support passage of a strong clean energy bill. Given the potentially devastating impact of climate change on the Keys, all residents are urged to attend. Those who aren't able to attend the meeting can record a message of support for the bill at: 1-877-9-REPOWER (1-877-9-737-6937) (Yes, there are 11 numbers.) More information: call 305-731-6336 or email Vicki.Weeks at climateprotect.org Find out more about Repower America If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: Unsubscribe Sanctuary Friends Foundation of the Florida Keys 11450 Overseas Highway Suite 102 Marathon, Florida 33050 Read the VerticalResponse marketing policy. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov Tue Aug 18 13:05:43 2009 From: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (Shauna Bingham) Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:05:43 -0700 Subject: [CINC] PLEASE READ: 8/18/09 CINC Monthly Meeting CANCELED Message-ID: <4A8B0997.60505@noaa.gov> Dear CINC Volunteers: I apologize for the late notice but we have decided to CANCEL our CINC meeting tonight. Our primary speaker for this evening, Roberta Cordero of the Chumash Maritime Association, is sick and had to cancel her presentation. We will reschedule Staci Kaye-Carr's talk on the San Clemente Island tour to our September 15 meeting, and reschedule the Chumash Maritime Association at a future meeting. We hope this late notice reaches you and that it does not cause you any great inconvenience, however, I respect the time you dedicate to the CINC program and want to make sure we use it constructively. ***In order to handle the scheduling that would normally take place at the meeting, we ask that you send all scheduling requests _VIA EMAIL ONLY_ to Clare Fritzsche after 8:00 PM tonight and your requests will be scheduled in the order they are received.* Please be sure to continue sending me your time sheets -- our annual volunteer recognition dinner will be here soon (save the date: October 20th)! Thank you and see you next month. Shauna -- 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 garydel at aol.com Tue Aug 18 20:21:05 2009 From: garydel at aol.com (garydel at aol.com) Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:21:05 -0400 Subject: [CINC] Condor 8/18 Message-ID: <8CBEE9338D66DD4-1308-2658@webmail-mh25.sysops.aol.com> OK... Here are the bare-bones facts: About 200 common dolphins About 50 Rissos 2 shy Humpbacks 5 Blues The big thrill for me was the pod of Rissos. I have never seen so many in one place. They were somewhat dispersed, but engaged in slow swimming and perhaps feeding in approximately mid channel.? The modest pod of Commons was sighted just before the Rissos. This energetic pod came to the Condor, much to the delight of the 50 passengers. Next sighting was a lone Hump who did not even favor us with a fluke.? As the PID guy, no shots were taken of this usually more expressive species. This same whale may have been sighted again later on amidst the Blues in their usual location. Speaking of the Blues... probably 6-9 sighted with 5 photographed. This included one mother/calf pair. The calf, a precocious tot, showed off a bit with pec slaps and a roll-over.? Mind you, this "tot" was as big as a mature Hump, so his antics were very impressive indeed. The other Blues were spouts in the distance, probably within 3/4 radius. Light wind, flat seas and mostly 100% cloud cover with visibility reported at about 7 miles. As usual, a diverse crowd, many of whom seemed to be experienced whale watchers. Carole Rosales and Valerie Olson provided expert interpretation and the Condor crew... 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I gave JR hopefuls Erin and Shane?volunteer "jobs" of joining me around the galley?educating passengers on?the difference between baleen and toothed whales.? (Of course there was the rule of hanging on at all times.)? Common dolphins were seen on both crossings along with many sooty shearwaters, sea lions, gulls, and pelicans. After this week, there are only?2?more weeks of CHIL Dive!??If you haven't seen the program yet, you still have a chance to catch?it in the CINP VC auditorium?@ 2:00pm?Tue., Wed., Thu. until Labor Day. Debra ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Position was maybe a mile or two north of the east end of San Miguel. Hump spy-hops and muggings off the bow; Hump and Blue flukings; triads of 2 males and 1 female Hump with males bellowing; a charming Blue mother and calf; some pec slapping; distant full breaches; an impressive field of whale poo (exceeded on the gross meter only by close encounters of the whale-breath kind)? ... etc. Oh yeah... four common dolphin pods? (the only thing modest this day...) with both feeding and nursery groups. Shifting into naturalist mode... I asked the approx. 60 passengers, " So, how many whales do you think we saw altogether? "? Answers seemed to converge around 50 with a consensus that there were more Humps than Blues. Cathy Van Slyke made sure all passengers got the rundown on what they were seeing and Capt. Anthony and crew facilitated this very calm but overcast day with expert navigation, narrative and galley services.? 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URL: From kensword at cox.net Thu Aug 20 23:02:28 2009 From: kensword at cox.net (Kenneth A. Tatro) Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:02:28 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CX Wed 19Aug09 Message-ID: Hi folks, Four Blues, two as a Calf/Cow pair. Three Humpbacks Four to five small pods of commons, 50-100 each Sealions darting in and out and all about. Low overcast but not too low, still it was all the way to the shelf at the SCI-SRI gap before we saw a whale, then, one, then two Humpbacks. As they were going through their first breathing cycle, up popped a Blue, then another, this one with a calf. She is the skinny one with the bonny back bone, but looking very healthy otherwise. Then the third Humpback show up. taking this in, all together, two more Blues appeared. They were all feeding, at one table, as it were, and just milling about to do so. We did get a nice fluke shot of one of the Blues, but that was the only Blue fluke offering. Several side shots were offered, and one with the calf in front of the Mother, offering a dual flank shot including the dorsal fin. Scott Cuzzo on PID said He did get that one, so it will be an interesting report to Cascadia. The Humpbacks were their usual selves, fluking often, tail lobbing once and then one got curious about the Condor and came on over showing its knobby rostrum very well on three to four surfacings about 6 feet from the side. So the numbers were not great, but the showing was very nice, pleasing all and the may cameras on board. Folks from Italy and Turkey were with us including may locals, and four friendlies, Naturalist and Ranger with the State Park Service and the Monterey Museum of Natural History. Captain Dave, Dennis, Jaque, and crew did their usual fin job of getting us out there and narriating on the PA System. A calm but very peasant day had by all Ken Tatro From fallenraider42 at msn.com Thu Aug 20 23:33:24 2009 From: fallenraider42 at msn.com (Anna Hilliard) Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:33:24 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Sub 8/24- found Message-ID: Chris Carlson was the first to respond, so you've got the trip Chris. Thank you, Anna Hilliard _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail? is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=PID23391::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HYGN_faster:082009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov Fri Aug 21 08:01:39 2009 From: Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov (Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov) Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:01:39 -0700 Subject: [CINC] You may now sign up for additional September trips and events Message-ID: Greetings, Naturalists! You are now welcome to sign up for additional September whale watching trips and island hikes, and you can access the calendars online at: http://www.nps.gov/chis/supportyourpark/volunteer-schedules.htm ISLAND DAY HIKERS: Please note that we need to schedule any additional September trips by this coming Wednesday, August 26th. We are coming to the end of our fiscal year, and I won't be able to purchase extra tickets after next week. So please let me know as soon as possible about any additional hikes you would like in September. Thanks so much! Clare Clare Fritzsche Channel Islands National Park 1901 Spinnaker Drive Ventura, CA 93001 (805) 658-5733 FAX: (805) 658-5799 Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov From Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov Fri Aug 21 13:39:22 2009 From: Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov (Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov) Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:39:22 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Gary Sullivan featured in a video at latimes.com Message-ID: Greetings, Naturalists! CINC volunteer Gary Sullivan and Captain Mat Curto of the Condor Express were featured in this video on the LA Times' website: http://www.latimes.com/videobeta/watch/?watch=467ac2a9-d861-49df-bf3e-2bb8356b5c0e&src=front Great job, Gary! Clare Fritzsche Channel Islands National Park 1901 Spinnaker Drive Ventura, CA 93001 (805) 658-5733 FAX: (805) 658-5799 Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov From Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov Fri Aug 21 14:29:56 2009 From: Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov (Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov) Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:29:56 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Channel Islands Park Foundation on Coastal Clean-up Day September 19th Message-ID: Greetings, Naturalists! Here is an invitation from park Superintendent Russell Galipeau to join in on Coastal Clean-up Day out at the islands: To all, the new non-profit "Friends" group, the Channel Islands Park Foundation, that supports our park is now a year old. They have been busy recruiting members, raising money and showcasing the park. Last year, the CIPF organized a beach clean-up event, which was timed to coincide with Coastal Clean-up Day, and they will do so again this year on September 19th. They hope to make this an annual foundation event. Friends and family of board members, park staff and volunteers are invited to participate in this marine debris-gathering day-trip to Prisoners Harbor on Santa Cruz Island. I encourage you all to "Get Dirty and Make a Difference" on September 19th. If you're able to help with this island clean-up day, please call Island Packers at (805) 642-1393 and request the CIPF clean-up rate, which is $44.00. Tickets must be paid for in advance. For more details about this event go to the foundation website at: http://www.ciparkfoundation.org/. Russell E. Galipeau, Jr. Superintendent Channel Islands National Park 1901 Spinnaker Drive Ventura, CA 93001 (805) 658-5702 From ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com Sat Aug 22 07:46:16 2009 From: ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com (Carol Shoemaker) Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:46:16 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Whales in the LA Times Message-ID: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-whales22-2009aug22,0,5581976.story -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dpicard1 at sbcglobal.net Sat Aug 22 08:00:53 2009 From: dpicard1 at sbcglobal.net (Drew J. Picard) Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:00:53 -0700 Subject: [CINC] sub needed Sunday Condor Express Message-ID: <4A900825.1070108@sbcglobal.net> Hello, I was hoping somebody could cover my Sunday August 23rd whale watch trip on the Captain Don's at 10-230. Please call me or email if you can do the trip for me. I would greatly appreciate it. 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It felt like we were sitting in the middle of their soup bowl and we just had to wait to see three whales in the vicinity lunge feeding, including one lunge by the huge mother right parallel to the Condor X! Even the calf tried his/her luck at feeding! The kids and big kids on board all enjoyed seeing the sea lion swimming to Sea Lion Cove at SCI as she was released. Great day, thank you to Captain Dave, Dennis and Jacques on board with Dean Benjamin on PID and Dick Bellman as fellow volunteer naturalist. Marilyn Dannehower please visit my websites: >>><))))))?>~~~>>><))))))?>~~~>>><))))))?>~~~>>><))))))?>~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Gary Delanoeye -----Original Message----- From: Carole Rosales To: garydel at aol.com Sent: Sat, Aug 22, 2009 4:02 pm Subject: RE: [CINC] sub needed Condor 8/27 Did you get a sub yet?? I am busy but can do it. ? Carole Rosales carole at earthlink.net 805 482 0259 (H) 805 405 1681 (C) ? ? ----- Original Message ----- From: To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Sent: 8/22/2009 2:37:58 PM Subject: [CINC] sub needed Condor 8/27 Hello Fellow CINCers? .... ?I must go to beautiful downtown Sacramento on August 27 and therefore need a sub for the Condor? .... Gary Delanoeye -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From susiewilliams at sbcglobal.net Sat Aug 22 22:14:27 2009 From: susiewilliams at sbcglobal.net (susiewilliams at sbcglobal.net) Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:14:27 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Plastic Expedition (SEAPLEX) is back! Message-ID: <774763.66948.qm@web81108.mail.mud.yahoo.com> SEAPLEX is back from their 21 day excursion to the ?Great Pacific Garbage Patch?. Read their blog, it starts here: http://seaplexscience.com/page/5/ A group of doctoral students and volunteers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego embarked on an expedition aboard the Scripps research vessel New Horizon to explore the problem of plastic in the North Pacific Gyre. The Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Plastic Expedition (SEAPLEX) is the first of its kind and will focus on a suite of critical questions. How much plastic is accumulating, how is it distributed, and how is it affecting ocean life? From eradding at sbcglobal.net Sun Aug 23 11:02:23 2009 From: eradding at sbcglobal.net (EUGENE RADDING) Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:02:23 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] CX Sat. 8/22/09 Message-ID: <68403.45250.qm@web180311.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> How about 14 Humpbacks (including a mother and calf), 11 Blue whales in the area north of San Miguel?(almost 40 miles from the Harbor) and no dolphins. Included in the?114 passengers was a sea lion on his/her way back to the wild and?Nigel Marven of Animal Planet and a film crew. The ride was a little bumpy but not too bad. Eileen Avery and Lisa Angle PID were?really great to work with. I also enjoyed?talking to?Michael Smith on board?with us. The famous Capt Mat (see the LATIMES OF 8/22/09) along with Capt. Dave and Jacque made it all happen. ? It's still Paradise out there! ? EUGENE RADDING -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Clare Fritzsche Channel Islands National Park 1901 Spinnaker Drive Ventura, CA 93001 (805) 658-5733 FAX: (805) 658-5799 Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov _______________________________________________ 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 eradding at sbcglobal.net Mon Aug 24 09:17:38 2009 From: eradding at sbcglobal.net (EUGENE RADDING) Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:17:38 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] The Cove movie Message-ID: <368532.37060.qm@web180315.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> My wife and I went to The Cove movie yesterday. This is must see for everyone. It is very well done and graphically depicts the plight of Bottlenose Dolphins killed on a regular annual basis by the Japanese (23,000). It is playing at the Regency Theatre in Camarillo. ? 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Tina -- Tina Johnson Ventura County Field Office Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 3600 S. Harbor Blvd., #111 Oxnard, CA 93035 (805) 382-6149 x 100 (805) 382-9791 Fax Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov http://channelislands.noaa.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thusone at aol.com Mon Aug 24 18:51:17 2009 From: thusone at aol.com (thusone at aol.com) Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:51:17 -0400 Subject: [CINC] SEPTEMBER OUTREACH In-Reply-To: <4A92D1A8.3050500@noaa.gov> References: <4A92D1A8.3050500@noaa.gov> Message-ID: <8CBF33DAB8A4F9C-F24-27579@webmail-d028.sysops.aol.com> Question: If i go out to clean up some other beach on Sept 19, can I/? should I? wear my uniform? Thanks! Shirley Johnson -----Original Message----- From: Tina Johnson <Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov> To: CINC Rainlist <channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org> Sent: Mon, Aug 24, 2009 10:45 am Subject: [CINC] SEPTEMBER OUTREACH Good morning!? This is an Outreach Update for the month of September.? The community event on September 20 at the SB Museum of Natural History has been covered.? We have adopted the Emma Wood State Beach Coastal Clean-up Day Site on September 19.? Lisa Anderson is the captain once again--thanks, Lisa!? Please be sure to mark this on your calendar for Saturday morning from 9-12.? Please note:? You do NOT have to sign up to participate in any beach day clean-up, including Santa Cruz Island. You will receive hours for beach clean-ups at any location.? We do not have an official site in Santa Barbara.? Just wear your uniform! Thank you! Tina -- Tina Johnson Ventura County Field Office Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 3600 S. Harbor Blvd., #111 Oxnard, CA 93035 (805) 382-6149 x 100 (805) 382-9791 Fax Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thusone at aol.com Mon Aug 24 19:05:35 2009 From: thusone at aol.com (thusone at aol.com) Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:05:35 -0400 Subject: [CINC] CX Sat. 8/22/09 In-Reply-To: <68403.45250.qm@web180311.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <68403.45250.qm@web180311.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <8CBF33FAAD0B18E-F24-27721@webmail-d028.sysops.aol.com> Wow, I hope the whales were friendly and gregarious for Animal Planet. Say "Cheeeze" - national TV. Seems the Condor found the whales, though. Shirley -----Original Message----- From: EUGENE RADDING <eradding at sbcglobal.net> To: rain list <channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org> Sent: Sun, Aug 23, 2009 11:02 am Subject: [CINC] CX Sat. 8/22/09 How about 14 Humpbacks (including a mother and calf), 11 Blue whales in the area north of San Miguel?(almost 40 miles from the Harbor) and no dolphins. Included in the?114 passengers was a sea lion on his/her way back to the wild and?Nigel Marven of Animal Planet and a film crew. The ride was a little bumpy but not too bad. Eileen Avery and Lisa Angle PID were?really great to work with. I also enjoyed?talking to?Michael Smith on board?with us. The famous Capt Mat (see the LATIMES OF 8/22/09) along with Capt. Dave and Jacque made it all happen. ? It's still Paradise out there! ? 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URL: From langle411 at gmail.com Mon Aug 24 21:52:12 2009 From: langle411 at gmail.com (Lisa Angle) Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:52:12 -0800 Subject: [CINC] CX Sat. 8/22/09 References: <68403.45250.qm@web180311.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <8CBF33FAAD0B18E-F24-27721@webmail-d028.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <005701ca253f$d1698000$6400a8c0@Janeway> Nigel said that what they shot that day on the CondorX would be a webisode and not for TV. I wrote the website he mentioned down wrong so hopefully his offce can let us know when and where to find it. _____________________________________ Lisa Angle at Ninety Degrees Media Subscribe to my BLOG: http://www.ninetydegreesmedia.com/blog Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dolphingal805 ----- Original Message ----- From: thusone at aol.com To: eradding at sbcglobal.net ; channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 6:05 PM Subject: Re: [CINC] CX Sat. 8/22/09 Wow, I hope the whales were friendly and gregarious for Animal Planet. Say "Cheeeze" - national TV. Seems the Condor found the whales, though. Shirley -----Original Message----- From: EUGENE RADDING To: rain list Sent: Sun, Aug 23, 2009 11:02 am Subject: [CINC] CX Sat. 8/22/09 How about 14 Humpbacks (including a mother and calf), 11 Blue whales in the area north of San Miguel (almost 40 miles from the Harbor) and no dolphins. Included in the 114 passengers was a sea lion on his/her way back to the wild and Nigel Marven of Animal Planet and a film crew. The ride was a little bumpy but not too bad. Eileen Avery and Lisa Angle PID were really great to work with. I also enjoyed talking to Michael Smith on board with us. The famous Capt Mat (see the LATIMES OF 8/22/09) along with Capt. Dave and Jacque made it all happen. It's still Paradise out there! 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Message-ID: <29a91b7e0908242255r7c0927e0v7d1dc92f552621e6@mail.gmail.com> Hi nature crew, Just the facts ma'am: 1 x Blue Whale 1 x Humpback Whale 30 or so Risso's Dolphins Several hundred Common Dolphins 1 x Phantom Minke Whale A great trip overall Monday aboard the Condor Express with Captain Mat and fellow naturalists Debbie and Carolyn. It was a pretty foggy day, and at one point the fog seemed impenetrable, but it ended up being not too bad.We had folks from all over, including Texas, Louisiana, New York, the UK, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, and a lot of Germany people, who were all very easygoing and great to talk to, particularly the conversations I held with a few professors aboard about the evolution of whales, which is always a fun topic. They were all eager to have a "whale of a good time," as one gentleman from Summerland told me who seemed to have an unending supply of whale puns ("If that whale had a hit single, it would be Kriller," "I wonder what it's like to be an orthodontist for Odontocetes," and many more!). They were not disappointed. We apparently spotted a Minke Whale not too far along in our trip but it only came up once and I never spotted it. Oh well, so it goes! But later in the trip we managed to find a giant blue and a lunge-feeding humpback doing their things in the fields of krill along the western end of Santa Rosa Island. The lunging humpback allowed for some great shots of the roof of his mouth, the tongue, and the ventral pleats. It was an impressive sight. On the way back we managed to find a small group of Risso's who came quite close to the boat and a large-ish Common group that fascinated the crowd with their acrobatics. We arrived back into town a little late but there were no complaints. Fascinating the crowd, it's just the daily routine these days, ain't it? We're all lucky to be involved in all this whale action, no doubt! Question of the day that I was not able to answer: Are whales left or right-flippered? Like, do they favor one pectoral fin over another? Or do they just kind of wing it? A cursory Google search yields the following article: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=98161&page=1 , which gives a brief statement saying there was a study that concluded that humpback whales seem to favor their right side. If anyone has more information, let me know! Thanks to Anna Hilliard for giving me this awesome trip! Until we meet again, landlubbers. Chris Carlson chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Tina thusone at aol.com wrote: > Question: > > If i go out to clean up some other beach on Sept 19, can I/ should I > wear my uniform? > > Thanks! > Shirley Johnson > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tina Johnson > To: CINC Rainlist > Sent: Mon, Aug 24, 2009 10:45 am > Subject: [CINC] SEPTEMBER OUTREACH > > Good morning! This is an Outreach Update for the month of September. > > * The community event on September 20 at the SB Museum of Natural > History has been covered. > > * We have adopted the Emma Wood State Beach Coastal Clean-up Day > Site on September 19. Lisa Anderson is the captain once > again--thanks, Lisa! Please be sure to mark this on your > calendar for Saturday morning from 9-12. > > Please note: You do NOT have to sign up to participate in any beach > day clean-up, including Santa Cruz Island. You will receive hours for > beach clean-ups at any location. We do not have an official site in > Santa Barbara. Just wear your uniform! > > Thank you! > > Tina > > -- Tina Johnson Ventura County Field Office Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 3600 S. Harbor Blvd., #111 Oxnard, CA 93035 (805) 382-6149 x 100 (805) 382-9791 Fax Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > -- Tina Johnson Ventura County Field Office Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 3600 S. 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Bottled Water Debate Support Clean Energy Legislation Upcoming Events News & Notes August 2009 ? Our Amazing Ocean Perils of Plastic Bags in the Ocean More than 500 billion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year and less than 1 percent are recycled. No matter: It's more expensive to recycle a bag than to produce a new one. It costs $4,000 to process and recycle 1 ton of plastic bags, which can then be sold on the commodities market for $32, according Jared Blumenfeld, Director of San Francisco's Department of the Environment. Watch a video about plastics in the ocean. So what is happening to those lightweight plastic bags that we don't think much about when we purchase our groceries? Most of them are ending up as "ocean-fill." Bags get blown around and find their way into the sea via drains and sewage pipes and account for more than 10 percent of the debris washed up on the U.S. coastline. As these plastic bag s photodegrade over time, they break down into smaller, more toxic petro-polymers that eventually contaminate soils and waterways. Microscopic particles can enter the food chain when wildlife ingest the particles, mistaking them for food. Israel, Canada, western India, Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Taiwan, Rwanda, Bangladesh, China and Singapore?have banned or are moving toward banning the plastic bag. Ireland took the lead in Europe in 2002 by taxing plastic bags, and plastic bag consumption in the country has been reduced by 90 percent. What can you do? It's simple. Use a cloth bag and save 6 six bags a week. That's 22,176 bags in your lifetime. Ask a friend to do the same and that number doubles. Ask another friend and it triples. You get the idea. Hot Issues Bottled Water is Far From Green Reasons to Avoid Bottled Water 1. It's more expensive than tap water - as much as 1,000 times more! The average American spends more than $400 a year ($15 billion total in the US) on bottled water. For a fraction of the amount, everyone on the planet could have safe drinking water and proper sanitation. 2. Producing bottled water uses more water and is more energy intensive than providing the same amount of water to the public via the tap. It takes 17 million barrels of oil to produce the plastic bottles used in a year - enough to fuel about 100,000 cars a year. That's 2.5 million tons of carbon dioxide produced, too, contributing to glob al warming. 3. Tap water is actually safer and healthier. Disposable bottled water has less rigorous testing requirements than city tap water for bacteria and chemical contaminants. And if you leave the bottles in your car, the heat in the car and the plastic can leach out chemicals that can lead to breast and other types of cancers. Bottles may also have been through extreme temperatures during manufacturing, storing and transportation. 4. Plastic bottles are overflowing our landfills. Or, even worse, they end up as trash on the land and in rivers, lakes and the ocean. We use nearly 28 billion plastic bottles a year. Of that, at least 75 percent are thrown away rather than recycled. Approximately 1,500 water bottles end up as garbage every second, according to the Earth Policy Institute (EPI). 5. Plastic debris in the environment can take between 400 and 1,000 years to degrade. What you can do: If you must drink bottled water, recycle! If you don't trust tap water or you have old plumbing or you think tap water tastes funny, try a water filter like those from PUR or Brita. To carry water with you, use a reusable container filled with tap water. But don't reuse single-use water bottles. This can expose you to bacterial build-up and carcinogens leached from the plastic. Take the pledge to fill your reusable bottle instead of a landfill. Other Sources: Earth911.com, OneWorld.net, CommonDreams.org ?Programs & Projects Support Clean Energy Legislation 0A Right now, Congress is debating landmark clean energy and climate legislation, HR 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES). This bill could help address global climate changes and begin to reduce the impact of greenhouse gasses. Americans have approximately five weeks (by the end of September) to get new clean energy legislation passed. Your senators may cast the deciding votes. Strong and effective clean energy and climate legislation is crucial to the future of our planet.?HR 2454 has passed the House of Representatives, and the Senate is currently considering and debating it.?Many detractors think the current version of the bill is not strong enough and needs to address additional issues. Many supporters feel the United States, as a world leader, must pass strong legislation to take to the international UN Climate Change Conference in December. What's Your View? Take Action today. Learn all you can about the proposed legislation and add your voice to the millions of Americans supporting strong clean energy and climate change legislation. Then contact your senators and urge them to do the same thing as they deliberate HR 2454. More info and a summary. Everything you wanted to know, in bullet points. Ways You Can Make A Difference: 1. Call 1-877-9-REPOWER [1-877-973-7693] and leave a message for your Senators that will be delivered to their offices. 2. Sign a letter to your Senators at RepowerAmerica.org or write your own letter and send it directly. 3. Visit your Senators'=2 0local offices. Request an appointment or just drop in and show your support for clean energy. 4. E-mail your Senators' offices. 5. Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper supporting clean energy policies. Repower America is building a grassroots movement here in Florida to educate Americans about how shifting to a clean energy economy will help solve the climate crisis and address other pressing national problems facing our country today. Sponsored by The Alliance for Climate Protection (ACP). Help Seal the Deal Join the global chorus calling on world leaders to "seal the?deal" on a global agreement to combat climate change.?Seal the Deal! is a powerful campaign by the United Nations to encourage governments to agree to a fair, balanced and effective climate agreement when they meet in Copenhagen this December. It's about mobilizing individuals and communities on an ambitious scale to raise a strong call for urgent and united action on climate change. While leadership at the highest level is needed to protect the planet and build a more sustainable global economy, concerted action by ALL is what will make the real difference. Every voice counts! 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Tarpon Genetic Recapture Study FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute and Mote Marine Laboratory are seeking voluntary participation in the Tarpon Genetic Recapture Study. A few skin cells from the upper jaw of a tarpon provide enough DNA for scientists to study tarpon movement and recapture rates. All participants who donate tarpon DNA will be entered for a chance to win a great prize. To receive a free DNA sampling kit and instructions about participating, please call (800) 367-4461 or email. Our Facebook Group is now a FAN PAGE. Won't you please click below to change over? Updates, photos, videos, latest coral reef headlines and like-minded friends: all in one place! Sanctuary Friends Foundation of the Florida Keys is a non-profit, 501(c)(3), tax-exempt organization (Tax ID# 59-2443959). We take your privacy seriously. Your email ad dress will never be sold, rented or given away. All our emails include an easy opt-out feature. If you have activated spam filters in your email application, please add the following email to your address book: Sanctuary_Friends_Foundation_of_ at mail.vresp.com. Don't Miss it: Repower America Action Meeting TODAY! Aug. 25, 6-7:15 pm, Key Largo Library Learn about the comprehensive climate and clean energy legislation expected to reach the Senate floor for a vote in September, and what Florida Keys residents can do to support passage of a strong clean energy bill. For more information, call 305-731-6336 or email. Back to School Special! Become a Sanctuary Friend and support our coral reef and marine ecosystems. Subscribe to our e-Newsletter ?From the Board Greetings, My shopping habits changed forever the day I viewed these YouTube videos about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch." Don't be fooled by the word patch. It's more like a continent because it's the size of the United States. After reading this month's newsletter, we hope that you, too, will change some of your daily habits.?The damage we are doing to our planet is inexcusable.?It is unconscionable what hazards our throw-away society has produced. But it is not too late to turn the clock back.?By making simple choices when we do our shopping, by forgoing the items packaged in plastic and choosing instead recyclable or reusable packaging, we can make a difference. We can vot e with our dollars (euros, yen, etc.).?True change happens in the home. Not a day goes by when we are not reminded about the mountain of debt we will be leaving our children, but what about the mountains of garbage they will inherit from us? For helpful ways to do your part go to Precycle: Proactive Recycling and Reduce Reuse Recycle. How will you get involved? We welcome you to join us as a member of Sanctuary Friends. Our organization supports efforts such as Team Ocean, which conducts regular volunteer beach clean-ups on the small islands surrounding the Keys. Sanctuary Friends members are eligible to participate in these volunteer activities. Sincerely, Diana Ruelens SFFFK Administrative Assistant ?Upcoming Events Coming This Fall "Eco-Discovery Tours: Discover the Florida Keys through eco-friendly and historical excursions." Thousands of islands ... thousands of stories The Eco-Discovery Center and Sanctuary Friends team up to take visitors on journeys that will teach them about the history and natural wonders of the 1,700 islands that are called the Florida Keys. Learn underwater photography from an instructor who knows the secrets of the reef, experience the rich history of writers that have called Key West their home, discover nature's beauty as you kayak under the moon through canopied mangrove islands or share a gourmet dinner with local chefs who are dedicated to using organic, local and Floridian delights. For more information, call 305-289-2288 or e-mail t o request a brochure. Coral Spawning Restoration Dives Sept. 10-12, Amoray Dive Resort, Key Largo Coral Restoration Foundation (CRF) workshops. Dates are tentative and will depend on Mother Nature and the beginning of the annual Coral Spawning. CRF hopes to incorporate two restoration dives during the spawn with an anticipated night dive. The Story of Man's Quest to Explore Under the Sea: Monthly Seminar Series Sept. 16, History of Diving Museum, Islamorada Third Wednesday of every month at 7 pm, featuring fascinating speakers from around the world. 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TARA BROWN wrote: > Please email me if you will take my place on the Condor Express on > Wednesday 8/26. > > Thank you, > Tara Brown > > If you missed the video of the Condor Express in the LA Times --- here > it is again. > > --- On *Fri, 8/21/09, Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov > //* wrote: > > > From: Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov > Subject: [CINC] Gary Sullivan featured in a video at latimes.com > To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > Date: Friday, August 21, 2009, 1:39 PM > > > Greetings, Naturalists! > > CINC volunteer Gary Sullivan and Captain Mat Curto of the Condor > Express > were featured in this video on the LA Times' website: > > http://www.latimes.com/videobeta/watch/?watch=467ac2a9-d861-49df-bf3e-2bb8356b5c0e&src=front > > > > Great job, Gary! > > Clare Fritzsche > Channel Islands National Park > 1901 Spinnaker Drive > Ventura, CA 93001 > (805) 658-5733 > FAX: (805) 658-5799 > Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov > > > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > *MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from > "us.mc383.mail.yahoo.com" claiming to be* *MailScanner has > detected a possible fraud attempt from "us.mc383.mail.yahoo.com" > claiming to be 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. 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 harthome at roadrunner.com Wed Aug 26 10:42:59 2009 From: harthome at roadrunner.com (Pat Hart) Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:42:59 -0700 Subject: [CINC] sub needed Message-ID: <1F884B67A861465E9296DB140B32FBC9@charlesthegreat> hi i have signed up for sept 10th on condor express i will not be able to go. would anyone like this trip? pat hart -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We encountered the following: 2- mega pods of long beaked dolphin 2- blues Although the Blues were up for only 2-3 blows before going down for 10 minutes, the passengers were thrilled with the sightings and the beautiful day in paradise. Captain Dave gave it all. Naturalists on board were Debra Clark, Ginny Fischer and Marilyn Dannhower doing PID. From jguttman1 at verizon.net Wed Aug 26 21:45:00 2009 From: jguttman1 at verizon.net (JOANNA GUTTMAN) Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:45:00 -0800 Subject: [CINC] IPCO, 8/22/09 Message-ID: <88883022DE094EE18B79C477DD4552D5@JoannaG> 3 Blues, a cow-calf pair 7 Humpbacks (up-close, many in distance) 12 Risso's dolphins 1000 Longnose common dolphins many common dolphins 110 passengers, Capt. Lee Carol Shoemaker, PID The Blue whale cow-calf pair created excitement. The calf was very small. There were several passengers who said they saw the same whale a couple of weeks ago, and she did not have a calf with her. They identified her by her unusually knobby back. They said they had seen her several times this summer and even talked about how much thinner she looked. Joanna -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kensword at cox.net Wed Aug 26 22:12:32 2009 From: kensword at cox.net (Kenneth A. Tatro) Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:12:32 -0700 Subject: [CINC] IPCO 26 Aug 09 Message-ID: HI folks, Data: Some few Common Dolphin 4 Blues including a Calf/cow pair 2-3 Humpback blows but no real sightings Seas: 2-3 with some 4s on the way out with much fog in the AM. Mellowing some for the afternoon and the run home. Following our in harbor presentation and out into the open sea we met a foggy, foggy morning, not too deep, but very thick and persistent. And a fairly bouncy sea. Scattered Common Dolphins, not really in a "pod" so to speak, showed up, ... now and then. Nothing to write home about, for sure. Finally the fog broke and then it tried to hang in there a little longer, but then it dissipated for the day. Aha!! A whale off to the west. The Condor Express had turned to come back from Miguel, finding nothing there. "Our" whale, a Blue, gave us a couple of breathing cycles from afar and disappeared, but nicely with a side view of a fluke, yet still at a distance and in among some reasonable chop. Folks on board were shooting away with several getting the Fluke. This guy, down some 10 minutes + by the time Condor had rendezvous with us and we never saw it again. Then off to the port side we saw two more spouts, a Calf/Cow pair of Blues, ... nice to see the calf in attendance, as this means the Blues are reproducing. They also were off a ways and not presenting for good shots for PID, my task of the day. But a sighting for sure and many of the folks we shooting away. Then another individual showed, another Blue, but still out a good ways. Reasonable looks qualify as solid sightings. So some views but not one of the better days, ... but then we ARE seeing Blues, just not nicely up close and personal. So no complaints. A fine cruise along Santa Cruz and into Painted Cave, their usual way, way in there gave a very nice close out for a rather nice day after all. Captiain Jimmy, with Crew of Jacob and Danielle did their usual fine job with the boat handling, search and narrating. Good Tom Flor was my side kick today, going around in his usual quiet way, chatting it up with the folks, while demonstrating the "toys," Baleen and Krill. From nkvanslyke at verizon.net Thu Aug 27 08:15:45 2009 From: nkvanslyke at verizon.net (Noel and Kathy Van Slyke) Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:15:45 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Fwd: missing first aid kit Message-ID: <0KP1004DNJQODI20@vms173015.mailsrvcs.net> >If anyone forgot to return the first aid kit on the Islander, would >you please return it. I could not find it yesterday when I went to >SCI. Thanks. > >Kathy Van Slyke From Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov Thu Aug 27 08:43:22 2009 From: Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov (Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov) Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:43:22 -0700 Subject: [CINC] NY Times interview with Torrey Rick, also NPR Message-ID: Greetings, Naturalists! Here are two interesting pieces from the NY Times and National Public Radio on early humans and how they might have impacted the marine environment, including research at the islands. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/science/earth/21ancient.html http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112124572&ps=cprs Clare Fritzsche Channel Islands National Park 1901 Spinnaker Drive Ventura, CA 93001 (805) 658-5733 FAX: (805) 658-5799 Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov From mommasisa at gmail.com Thu Aug 27 08:51:10 2009 From: mommasisa at gmail.com (Lisa Anderson) Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:51:10 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Fwd: missing first aid kit In-Reply-To: <0KP1004DNJQODI20@vms173015.mailsrvcs.net> References: <0KP1004DNJQODI20@vms173015.mailsrvcs.net> Message-ID: <1f69dbb40908270851m243d2aday71bb04fb2f267c2c@mail.gmail.com> Please let me know if it turns up. Lisa On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Noel and Kathy Van Slyke < nkvanslyke at verizon.net> wrote: > > > If anyone forgot to return the first aid kit on the Islander, would you >> please return it. I could not find it yesterday when I went to SCI. >> Thanks. >> >> Kathy Van Slyke >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > -- Lisa "It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived." -General George S. Patton, Jr. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov Thu Aug 27 09:39:55 2009 From: Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov (Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov) Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:39:55 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Stockton Record: columnist: It shouldn't be cheap to experience national parks Message-ID: Stockton (CA) Record Wednesday, August 26, 2009 OPINION It shouldn't be cheap to experience national parks By Debra J. Saunders San Francisco Chronicle Columnist When Barack Obama was 11, his mother and grandmother took him and his half-sister Maya on the most American of family vacations - a road trip that included Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon. Recently, Obama passed on that gift as he took his wife, daughters Malia and Sasha - as well as Maya and her family - on a four-day trip to two of America's most breathtaking national parks. "It was nice the entire family was there," National Park Service spokesman Gerry Gaumer noted - not just the immediate family, but the extended family. "Rather than a presidential visit, it seemed more like a vacation." Cynics may observe that the geyser and canyon photo ops provided middle-American balance to the Obamas' summer vacation, a weeklong retreat on the tony Martha's Vineyard. Who cares? It's always a plus when elected officials spend time in an environment where mountains dwarf their accomplishments, they can't dictate what happens in front of them and the wildlife is indifferent to their status. According to some reports, visits to America's 391 national parks - the list also includes Washington's National Mall and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area - are down, and couch-potato syndrome is to blame. Gaumer produced statistics that show, yes, visits were down to 274 million last year from highs of 287 million visits in 1999 and 1987, but they've also risen, as park attendance is "cyclical" and subject to changing travel patterns. Some things don't change in Yellowstone. Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer had some sage advice for Obama on his trip to Old Faithful. As the Democratic governor told The Associated Press, he advised Obama "to watch his kids' faces and not the geyser, and you will never forget the expression on their faces when that thing goes off." The same can be said for a teen's first look at a moose with two calves or a toddler's sighting of a mountain goat at the side of Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road. For adults, there is the quiet pleasure of watching time stand still as the sun sinks behind a snow-kissed ridge. Enough already. I can write about sights and sunsets for only so long. So I move to the familiar territory of policy dispute, this time: How should Americans pay to maintain the parks? The National Park Service annual budget is around $2.3 billion - with a mere $186 million coming from entrance and campground fees, according to the NPS' Brandon Flint. Many parks are free. The most expensive parks charge a per car fee - e.g., $25 at Yellowstone for a week. Seniors can get a lifetime pass for $10. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar launched the system's first fee-free weekends this year. The last of three ended Sunday. The idea was to give financially strapped families some economic relief - and as far as that goes, the idea worked fine, although a purist would argue that the parks should be charging more for the sort of destinations people spend a lot to reach, not less. Entrance to Yellowstone should cost a family more than a night at the movies. As for the lifetime senior pass, it's a boondoggle and should be eliminated. Let retirees pay what parents with young kids have to scrape together. I don't think many families would complain. For one thing, they'd be too relaxed. Contact San Francisco Chronicle columnist Debra J. Saunders at dsaunders at sfchronicle.com. From cathycsandoval at gmail.com Thu Aug 27 09:52:04 2009 From: cathycsandoval at gmail.com (Cathy Sandoval) Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:52:04 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Sub 9/5 Condor Message-ID: Alas! I now have to work Sat. the 5th. Who would like to take this trip? Thanks, Cathy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From staci at savzsea.com Thu Aug 27 11:31:09 2009 From: staci at savzsea.com (staci at savzsea.com) Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:31:09 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Stockton Record: columnist: It shouldn't be cheap to experience national parks Message-ID: <20090827113109.1f69f13e02bba7ff49a08cffd4b84343.9642a930ae.wbe@email.secureserver.net> I recently read that during the First Family visit to the the Grand Canyon........ "Obama Girls -- Become Jr. Park Rangers Their father is the President, their mom is the First Lady, and now the Obama girls have a title of their own: Junior Rangers at Grand Canyon National Park. The First Family made the trip to Grand Canyon National Park over the weekend. Scott Kraynak -- the Park Ranger who gave the Obamas their tour -- told us Malia and Sasha were fast-tracked into the Jr. Rangers program since they only had one day to do it ... one of the perks you get for being the child of the most powerful man on the planet. Scott said Sasha was made an honorary Coyote and Malia an honorary Scorpion -- the girls even received their very own Jr. Ranger patches for their accelerated accomplishments. As for President Obama, Scott said he was genuinely interested in learning about the park and kept asking him all sorts of questions about it." -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [CINC] Stockton Record: columnist: It shouldn't be cheap to experience national parks From: Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov Date: Thu, August 27, 2009 9:39 am To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Stockton (CA) Record Wednesday, August 26, 2009 OPINION It shouldn't be cheap to experience national parks By Debra J. Saunders San Francisco Chronicle Columnist When Barack Obama was 11, his mother and grandmother took him and his half-sister Maya on the most American of family vacations - a road trip that included Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon. Recently, Obama passed on that gift as he took his wife, daughters Malia and Sasha - as well as Maya and her family - on a four-day trip to two of America's most breathtaking national parks. "It was nice the entire family was there," National Park Service spokesman Gerry Gaumer noted - not just the immediate family, but the extended family. "Rather than a presidential visit, it seemed more like a vacation." Cynics may observe that the geyser and canyon photo ops provided middle-American balance to the Obamas' summer vacation, a weeklong retreat on the tony Martha's Vineyard. Who cares? It's always a plus when elected officials spend time in an environment where mountains dwarf their accomplishments, they can't dictate what happens in front of them and the wildlife is indifferent to their status. According to some reports, visits to America's 391 national parks - the list also includes Washington's National Mall and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area - are down, and couch-potato syndrome is to blame. Gaumer produced statistics that show, yes, visits were down to 274 million last year from highs of 287 million visits in 1999 and 1987, but they've also risen, as park attendance is "cyclical" and subject to changing travel patterns. Some things don't change in Yellowstone. Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer had some sage advice for Obama on his trip to Old Faithful. As the Democratic governor told The Associated Press, he advised Obama "to watch his kids' faces and not the geyser, and you will never forget the expression on their faces when that thing goes off." The same can be said for a teen's first look at a moose with two calves or a toddler's sighting of a mountain goat at the side of Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road. For adults, there is the quiet pleasure of watching time stand still as the sun sinks behind a snow-kissed ridge. Enough already. I can write about sights and sunsets for only so long. So I move to the familiar territory of policy dispute, this time: How should Americans pay to maintain the parks? The National Park Service annual budget is around $2.3 billion - with a mere $186 million coming from entrance and campground fees, according to the NPS' Brandon Flint. Many parks are free. The most expensive parks charge a per car fee - e.g., $25 at Yellowstone for a week. Seniors can get a lifetime pass for $10. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar launched the system's first fee-free weekends this year. The last of three ended Sunday. The idea was to give financially strapped families some economic relief - and as far as that goes, the idea worked fine, although a purist would argue that the parks should be charging more for the sort of destinations people spend a lot to reach, not less. Entrance to Yellowstone should cost a family more than a night at the movies. As for the lifetime senior pass, it's a boondoggle and should be eliminated. Let retirees pay what parents with young kids have to scrape together. I don't think many families would complain. For one thing, they'd be too relaxed. Contact San Francisco Chronicle columnist Debra J. Saunders at dsaunders at sfchronicle.com. _______________________________________________ Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps From Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov Thu Aug 27 15:20:44 2009 From: Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov (Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov) Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:20:44 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Please post message when you've found a substitute Message-ID: Greetings, Natualists! We are so grateful for the way you find substitutes when you're unable to sometimes make a trip. We have had excellent coverage all through the summer, so thank you. When you have found a substitute, please remember to post a message to the RAIN list noting that the trip has been filled, or if you're in too much of a rush you can ask the volunteer filling in for you to do so, or copy the message to me and I'd be glad to do it. Thanks again! Clare Clare Fritzsche Channel Islands National Park 1901 Spinnaker Drive Ventura, CA 93001 (805) 658-5733 FAX: (805) 658-5799 Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov From greywhalejewelry at hotmail.com Thu Aug 27 16:31:19 2009 From: greywhalejewelry at hotmail.com (Keith Grey Hale) Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:31:19 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condoe 8-27 09 Message-ID: 4 Humpbacks, 3,000 + common Dolphins, one Minki whale, 115 passengers, and a playful sea lion. It was a nice day to be on the water. Nice long ride to San miguel island will all most, looking for Whales. We found 4 Humpbacks The first was just one fluke and then stayed down for more then 7 minutes. So Cap. Mat headed towards the other two we saw not far off. It ended up being three. The were on the move just heading west not feeding just a slow steady pace west. I joked that the were headed to a human convection or they had a hot date???? :) Thanks Mat, And crew, Carole Rosales, And Sally Eagle PID. I am Blessed. Keith _________________________________________________________________ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCB&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackToSchool_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From klez18 at sbcglobal.net Thu Aug 27 18:13:02 2009 From: klez18 at sbcglobal.net (Marty Flam) Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:13:02 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Islander's first aid kit Message-ID: <349722.87285.qm@web83204.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I went out on Islander to Scorpion today and I took and?returned the first aid kit?I found inside the whale kit. ? Marty --- On Thu, 8/27/09, Noel and Kathy Van Slyke wrote: From: Noel and Kathy Van Slyke Subject: [CINC] Fwd: missing first aid kit To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 8:15 AM > If anyone forgot to return the first aid kit on the Islander, would you please return it.? I could not find it yesterday when I went to SCI.? Thanks. > > Kathy Van Slyke _______________________________________________ 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 staci at savzsea.com Thu Aug 27 18:27:35 2009 From: staci at savzsea.com (Staci Kaye-Carr) Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:27:35 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Islander's first aid kit In-Reply-To: <349722.87285.qm@web83204.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <349722.87285.qm@web83204.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4A313F21-C471-4339-9E8E-D9EB95D1964F@savzsea.com> Oh good, mystery solved, but was the baleen on top? On Aug 27, 2009, at 6:13 PM, Marty Flam wrote: > > I went out on Islander to Scorpion today and I took and returned the > first aid kit I found inside the whale kit. > > Marty > --- On Thu, 8/27/09, Noel and Kathy Van Slyke > wrote: > > From: Noel and Kathy Van Slyke > Subject: [CINC] Fwd: missing first aid kit > To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 8:15 AM > > > > > If anyone forgot to return the first aid kit on the Islander, > would you please return it. I could not find it yesterday when I > went to SCI. Thanks. > > > > Kathy Van Slyke > > > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from > "us.mc832.mail.yahoo.com" claiming to be MailScanner has detected a > possible fraud attempt from "us.mc832.mail.yahoo.com" claiming to be 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cathycsandoval at gmail.com Fri Aug 28 09:34:28 2009 From: cathycsandoval at gmail.com (Cathy Sandoval) Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:34:28 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Sub filled Message-ID: So sorry! I had an emergency. Geoff Grow will take the trip on 9/5. 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At Miguel we observed some juvenal elephant seals basking in the sun amidst Cal. sea lions and a smattering of harbor seals lazing side by side on the crystal sand. En route to the west end we saw the body of a whale in the distance, but not enough to identify. We circled the area for 15-minutes but it didn't show itself again. In the interest of time we continued west. The eighty-six passengers?were happy for the beautiful day and didn't seem too distressed that we couldn't find a larger whale. We had more than four visits from large groups of common dolphins during the day. The dolphins seemed to know they were the day's?entertainment?with as many as 50 or more leaping in tandem through the air over the stern wakes and continuing for long distances with this behavior. We also encountered large rafts of juvenile sea lions all across the channel. Even though we did find phalaropes we didn't find a blue or humpback. Naturalist Catherine French on board the Island Adventure with Capt. Lee and crew Jean and Steve. Sincerely, Catherine French cfrench1366 at aol.com 805.815.3523 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ppetrich39 at hotmail.com Sun Aug 30 11:34:25 2009 From: ppetrich39 at hotmail.com (Paul Jr. Petrich) Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:34:25 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Plastics in our Oceans Message-ID: Catherine's forward was Great Coverage of Bad Stuff! Thanks, Catherine. Shockingly, the ongoing TOPP ( Tagging Of Pacific Predators ) research program by acclaimed international marine scientist is discovering marine predator migration patterns that seem to skirt and go through this plastic soup! Their research focuses on the migrations of a variety of predators from Elephant Seals through to Leather Back Turtles, sharks, tuna, and various species of birds. As of yet, they do not overlay hazards along the way. Google "Tagging of Pacific Predators" to get a great website and migration routes. Sadly, I think their must be a mini plastic garbage patch in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. My visits to many marine reserves in Sicily and Croatia this year exposed, without exception, plastic garbage deposited upon the most pristine beaches on remote MPAs. The concept of volunteer cleanups there, by the way, is not yet reality. Sincerely, Paul _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you?re up to on Facebook. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_facebook:082009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sally.eagle at cox.net Sun Aug 30 18:29:54 2009 From: sally.eagle at cox.net (Sally Eagle) Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:29:54 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Tuesday CX trip Message-ID: <5F70D9A8CF234F0EA6349DA82684BB25@SallyPC> I am covering for Scott Cuzzo on Tuesday. 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