From bweinerth at hotmail.com Sun Mar 1 14:28:17 2009 From: bweinerth at hotmail.com (bill weinerth) Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 22:28:17 +0000 Subject: [CINC] Anacapa Ice Plant Removal Message-ID: A beautiful day - flat ocean, gentle breeze, some cloud cover, cool enough to work but not cold. Seventeen students (Pacifica and Rio Mesa High Schools) and six adults (including naturalists Dick Bellman, Bill Wakelee and Myself) worked near the ranger house. We broke up the hard soil, scattered seeds and then covered the seeded areas with jute netting. A group of Eagle Scouts removed ice plant near the trail by Cathedral Cove. Ranger John Curwen coordinated our efforts. Most of us got to go up in the light house before we left the island. (We definitely needed more time for this adventure.) On our return, Captain Jason got us close to about 1500 common dolphins. The western gulls are establishing territories. Coreopsis are about twenty five percent in bloom. 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Very big creatures, lots of flukes and lots of movement in formation -- all 3 doing the same thing at the same time. This last trip they were "logging" a bit at the surface and one was throwing its tail fin around but not so much to be a full-on lob-tail. We also had a very small group of common dolphin come in for just a few minutes and a few bottlenose when we were closer to shore. Extremely enjoyable day out on the water. Accompanied by Barbara LaCorte, Dino, and Eileen. Betsy Manninen From staci at savzsea.com Sun Mar 1 16:40:42 2009 From: staci at savzsea.com (staci at savzsea.com) Date: Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:40:42 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CORRECTION Anacapa 2/19/09 Message-ID: <20090301174042.1f69f13e02bba7ff49a08cffd4b84343.e92358b8b8.wbe@email.secureserver.net> Sorry about that. I made a big boo boo and sent the wrong link to my story. I promise you don't have to be a Facebook person to see this album. If I messed up again, please let me know (thanks K.T.) and I will post my story and pictures on another server. (you'll feel like you were almost there) ;) http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2009653&id=1205432411&l=e9b80 Begin forwarded message: From: staci at savzsea.com Date: February 28, 2009 4:58:13 PM PST To: "CINC " Cc: Clare Fritzsche , shauna Bingham Subject: [CINC] Anacapa 2/19/09 On February 19th fellow Naturalist Susie Williams, 65 juvenile terrestrial mammals, several parental units, two fabulous teachers and I boarded the Vanguard to Frenchy's Cove, Anacapa Island. This is our story.......... http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2009653&id=1205432411&l=e9b80 Staci Kaye-Carr Channel Islands Naturalist Corps _______________________________________________ Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps From ggrow at serviceobjects.com Sun Mar 1 07:27:03 2009 From: ggrow at serviceobjects.com (Geoff Grow) Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 07:27:03 -0800 Subject: [CINC] Trip Report: DD 2/28/2009 Message-ID: 9:00 AM Trip 1 Northbound Gray Whale (Eschrictus robustus) 12:00 PM Trip 5 Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) Glassy smooth water, warm weather, no wind meant lots of happy passengers from the usual places. Special thanks to Skip, Captain Scott, and First Mate Mario for a wonderful trip! Saturday was one of my most pleasant days on the water. Geoff Grow Channel Islands Naturalist Corp Volunteer From kensword at cox.net Mon Mar 2 09:59:29 2009 From: kensword at cox.net (Kenneth A. Tatro) Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 09:59:29 -0800 Subject: [CINC] IPCO Sat, 28 feb, '09 Message-ID: <70C67BD7-A160-4028-B9F8-AF9DEF435586@cox.net> Hi folks AM, -- 1000 + 1500 DDs, + sea lions and spotted harbor seals on the back side of AI PM, -- 15 Pacific White Sided Dolphins 15 Risso's Dolphins 1500 Common Dolphins 1 stealthy snorkeling Gray Whale; + sea lions and spotted harbor seals on the back side of AI. ONE beautiful day, bright sunshine through thin cloud cover, mid to high 60?s F, no swell, slight chop in the AM diminishing to glass smooth in the afternoon. AM run, full boat with folks from back east escaping the late snows plus many folks from near by on their first WW run and in full delight at the two mega pods of DDs, even though we did not see any whales. Captain jimmy took up behind AI and up to the Sea Lions beaches, the males in full throat declaring his territory. Then we slid over to the little bend near the arch where the Spotted Harbor Seals hang out. Several were up on the rocks taking in their Saturday morning sleep in. PM, very similar make up of folks only a smaller but still goodly amount, with similar representation present. However the Cetacean sightings were quite different, with a rather quick 1 - 2 - 3 showing, first up was our stealthy Gray, then the Pacific White Sided Dolphins, and with these still in sight the Risso's pod cruising by. Needless to say folks were to the rails nice cameras to cell phones were up and clicking away. Captain Jimmy took us again to the back side of AI for the nice showing there of the Sea Lions and Harbor Seals, always very nice. Just one beautiful day, it could not be a better one, ... but then, ... this is the Santa Barbara Channel, one never knows what its next rich showing will be. The rest of the IPCO crew of Jan, Thomas and Captain Lee, did their usual superb job of finding cetaceans and sharing their great knowledge and humor. Scott Cuzzo and I did so much chatting it up with the very inquisitive folks we had little time to hardly say hello to one another. This was true on both runs. Most fun to inform and enlighten the folks, especially the first timers, who are most always in awe of the beauty of it all out here. Many said they will be back for the summer fun, singing with the Blues. Quite a day to be sure. Ken Tatro From camccleskey at yahoo.com Mon Mar 2 12:09:45 2009 From: camccleskey at yahoo.com (Carolyn McCleskey) Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 12:09:45 -0800 (PST) Subject: [CINC] Condor 2/27, 9 and 3 cancelled Message-ID: <809671.78163.qm@web33403.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Friday's noon trip included about 20 visitors from near and far and 90 school kids from Lompoc !? Barry? Enticknap and I were kept occupied as we headed up the coast and found a Gray and calf travelling close to shore and showing lots of flukes, calf breaching about 5 times !? Heading offshore we found two more Er's then two Mn's feeding at depth of about 50 F.? No playing, but lots of good, close looks.? Alas, no flukes for PID.? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov Mon Mar 2 13:20:36 2009 From: Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov (Clare Fritzsche) Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:20:36 -0800 Subject: [CINC] Pelican Harbor Eagle nest active again at Santa Cruz Island Message-ID: <49AC4DA4.30602@noaa.gov> >From the park: Great news. We have an egg in the nest. You can link to our EagleCAM via the park website. http://www.nps.gov/chis/ Yvonne Menard Chief of Interpretation & Public Information Officer Channel Islands National Park 1901 Spinnaker Drive Ventura, CA 93001 (805) 658-5725 Fax (805) 658-5799 -- Clare Fritzsche Volunteer Administration Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands National Park Office schedule week of March 2: MON: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 TUE: 8-9:30am & 11am-4pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 WED: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 THU: 9:30am-2:30pm, Oxnard (805) 382-6151 x105 FRI: 8am-12pm & 1:30-5:30pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 Cellular: (805) 729-0127 Santa Barbara FAX: (805) 568-1582 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In theafternoon, the authorities successfully led the whale shark back intothe ocean by guiding it with fishing nets, media reports said. This is the first time in the Tainan Canal's 86-year history that awhale shark has swam into it as well as the nation's first successfulattempt to lead a whale shark back to safety with the use of fish nets,according to Assistant Professor Zhuang Shou-zheng of the NationalTaiwan Ocean University. The whale shark probably swam up the canal by mistake while pursuing small fish or shrimp, Zhuang said. The whale shark resides in tropical waters off Taiwan, Japan, thePhilippines, and also in the South Pacific, Caribbean, and IndianOceans. From Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov Wed Mar 4 09:29:49 2009 From: Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov (Clare Fritzsche) Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:29:49 -0800 Subject: [CINC] REMINDER: Optional seabird training trip on May 16--you must leave a $20 deposit Message-ID: <49AEBA8D.1080607@noaa.gov> Greetings, Naturalists! This is a reminder that there is still space on the optional field trip for seabird training on May 16. Please contact me if you have any questions. Thanks to those of you who signed up to go on an optional, all-day field trip on *Saturday, May 16th* aboard the *Condor Express* to learn more about *seabird identification*. From this point forward, the Condor Express will be handling all the reservations, and so what you need to do is _either call them or drop by and leave a deposit of $20_. You can call them at *963-3564* and give them your credit card information, or stop by their office at Sea Landing, at the far eastern end of Santa Barbara Harbor. You are welcome to have friends join in on this trip (the more people there are, the less expensive it will be). Please be sure to pay your deposit to the Condor Express *soon*, so that they can reserve the boat for that day. You will be asked to pay the balance of the fare on the day of the trip. Depending on how many people sign up to go, it could be anywhere between $50-$100 per person. Thanks for taking care of this soon! Clare -- Clare Fritzsche Volunteer Administration Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands National Park Office schedule week of March 2: MON: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 TUE: 8-9:30am & 11am-4pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 WED: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 THU: 9:30am-2:30pm, Oxnard (805) 382-6151 x105 FRI: 8am-12pm & 1:30-5:30pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 Cellular: (805) 729-0127 Santa Barbara FAX: (805) 568-1582 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov Wed Mar 4 11:37:58 2009 From: Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov (Clare Fritzsche) Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:37:58 -0800 Subject: [CINC] 3pm Condor Express trip available tomorrow, Thursday + other trips Message-ID: <49AED896.6030909@noaa.gov> Greetings, Naturalists! We have an opening tomorrow afternoon, March 5th, on the Condor Express at 3pm, if you would like to go out. Also, the Double Dolphin is available each weekday next week (at 11am & 2pm), in addition to the CX on March 10th at 3pm. Here are some other opportunities: * March 5, THU, Captain Don's, noon & 3pm * March 6, FRI, Captain Don's, noon & 3pm * March 7, SAT, Captain Don's, 9am & 3pm * March 8, SUN, Captain Don's, 3pm * March 8, SUN, CIS, 9am & 1pm * March 9, MON, Captain Don's, noon & 3pm * March 10, TUE, Captain Don's, noon & 3pm * March 11, WED, Captain Don's, noon & 3pm * March 11, WED, CIS, 11am * March 12, THU, Captain Don's, noon & 3pm * March 12, THU, CIS, 11am * March 13, FRI, Captain Don's, noon & 3pm * March 13, FRI, CIS, 4pm If you are able to go out, please let me know. Thanks! Clare -- Clare Fritzsche Volunteer Administration Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands National Park Office schedule week of March 2: MON: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 TUE: 8-9:30am & 11am-4pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 WED: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 THU: 9:30am-2:30pm, Oxnard (805) 382-6151 x105 FRI: 8am-12pm & 1:30-5:30pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 Cellular: (805) 729-0127 Santa Barbara FAX: (805) 568-1582 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov Wed Mar 4 14:54:46 2009 From: Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov (Clare Fritzsche) Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:54:46 -0800 Subject: [CINC] Santa Rosa Island Pier Closure and Tentative Project Schedule Message-ID: <49AF06B6.3010703@noaa.gov> From Derek: CHIS Staff: The attached letter is provided for your information and planning purposes. The original letter has been sent out to all concessioners, commercial use operators, and other park partners. This information will also be made available to the public through a press release and posting on the park's web page. D3415-CHIS February 23, 2009 Dear Park Partner: We are pleased to inform you that the contract to replace the Santa Rosa Island Pier has been awarded to American Civil Constructors and the project is expected to commence this spring. For your planning purposes, please be aware the pier is expected to be out of service and closed to all use beginning Wednesday, April 15, 2009. We will be meeting with the contractor for a preconstruction conference in late February at which time the project schedule will be finalized, but as always will be subject to change. At this time, we estimate the project to be completed in December 2009 Additionally, we recently welcomed and are pleased to have Mr. Karl Bachman, Facility Manager, as the newest member of our management team. Karl comes to us with a great deal of experience in facilities operation and management and is being oriented to park operations and logistics. We hope you will have an opportunity to meet Karl in the near future. We will be providing you with pier project updates as needed. Sincerely, Russell E. 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URL: From dbellman at dock.net Thu Mar 5 06:35:39 2009 From: dbellman at dock.net (Dick Bellman) Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 06:35:39 -0800 Subject: [CINC] Islander - Mar. 4 Message-ID: <2D962782E1A9415A8330F467146D088D@Dick> First of all the Cliff Notes version of today's FANTASTIC trip aboard the Islander: Morning trip: * 5 Humpbacks * 250 Common Dolphins * 2 Gray Whales Afternoon Trip: * 7 Humpbacks * 1,000 Common Dolphins And for those with more leisure time, some of the exciting details of today's memorable trip lead by Captain Anthony and assisted by crew members Katie, Steve and Andrea. Being awakened at 3 am by heavy rain and having read the marine forecast before retiring I wasn't sure what the status of today's trip would be. Fortunately the rain tapered off towards morning and the trips were a go. The morning trip had a large contingency of 2nd graders from Canyon Country, numerous parent chaperones and a scattering of others aboard. There was a good swell as we left the harbor, and scattered rain in the distance. Eventually the swell flattened as we proceeded further out. We encountered 5 very friendly Humpbacks which provided all aboard with 45 minutes of splendid sights quite close to the boat. Great views of tail flukes (unfortunately there was no PID aboard), whiffs of whale breath and towards the end of the display some incredible pec slapping just off the port side. People were thrilled with the experience. I was thinking "it doesn't get any better." Well wait until you hear the tales of the pm trip, because it did get better. On the return to port we came across 250 Common Dolphins and we also sighted two Gray's right next to Platform Gilda who were intent on their northern travels. The afternoon trip had 8th grade students AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) from Shafter (near Bakersfield for those unfamiliar with the great San Joaquin valley). Also aboard were scientists from Rome and the south of France who were attending a Gordon Conference in Ventura. One of their areas of expertise was disease in oysters. They didn't think we would spot any oysters on the trip. Other countries represented were England, Finland and Greece. We headed to the area where we spotted the Humpbacks on the morning trip. Skies were ominous and we began to pick up significant rain as we first sighted the 5 Humpbacks. Shortly thereafter the rain abated, the clouds parted and blue skies, sun and a rainbow appeared. And then the show began!! Two of the five Humpbacks took an incredible interest in the boat. As we sat dead in the water, they approached the boat swam in front of, behind and under the boat eventually settling on the starboard side. There they stayed for approximately 25 minutes. They repeatedly surfaced right next to the boat and I mean right next to the boat. There were as close to the boat as the dock is when you tie up in the Harbor. They would spy hop so close to the boat that they were almost (but not quite) within arms reach. They did this repeatedly. Anthony saw one actually scrape some barnacles off on the side of the boat. Needless to say whale breath was experienced multiple times. You could easily do a count of the barnacles when they surfaced. Whale snot was being blown up to the upper deck. I realized, still being relatively new that maybe this has been often viewed by others but even Captain Anthony said that this was the best close up experience that he has had. The gentle, docile nature of these magnificent creatures was never more apparent than during their "close inspection of those of us on board." Eventually they dove and swam off. Shortly thereafter we encountered 2 much more reclusive Humpbacks and a large pod of Common Dolphins on the return to port. Crewmember Katie sent me some pictures of today's afternoon encounter which I attempted to attach for your viewing pleasure, however the size of this message caused it to be rejected. So, no pics. Thank you very much Katie. For those who dislike lengthy discourses I do apologize, however, I am still feeling the incredible exhilaration of today's trip and wanted to share it with others. Hopefully you will experience the incredible good fortune that I had today. Dick Bellman -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 12516 bytes Desc: not available URL: From scott at scottcuzzo.com Thu Mar 5 08:08:43 2009 From: scott at scottcuzzo.com (Scott Cuzzo) Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 08:08:43 -0800 Subject: [CINC] Condor, Sun. March 8, 3-5:30 Available! Message-ID: <58C20C18-64A5-4BB8-B5DC-AC071BE0D871@scottcuzzo.com> Greetings! Can anyone please take my Condor Mar. 8 3-5:30 trip please??? Let me know. Regards, Scott Cuzzo From CalMeuser at aol.com Thu Mar 5 10:59:42 2009 From: CalMeuser at aol.com (CalMeuser at aol.com) Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 13:59:42 EST Subject: [CINC] Rangeer 85 cancelled 3/5 Message-ID: Ranger 85 canceled, March 5. Peggy Meuser. **************Need a job? Find employment help in your area. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=employment_agencies&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000005) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kensword at cox.net Thu Mar 5 11:28:33 2009 From: kensword at cox.net (Kenneth A. Tatro) Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 11:28:33 -0800 Subject: [CINC] Islander - Mar. 4 In-Reply-To: <2D962782E1A9415A8330F467146D088D@Dick> References: <2D962782E1A9415A8330F467146D088D@Dick> Message-ID: Great Report Dick, No apologies needed. You gave the stats topside and the rest is an option, and very nice one, I might say. Yep there are some great times out there, and you just had a good one. Thanks a bunch, Ken Tatro On Mar 5, 2009, at 6:35 AM, Dick Bellman wrote: > > > First of all the Cliff Notes version of today?s FANTASTIC trip > aboard the Islander: > Morning trip: > 5 Humpbacks > 250 Common Dolphins > 2 Gray Whales > > Afternoon Trip: > 7 Humpbacks > 1,000 Common Dolphins > > And for those with more leisure time, some of the exciting details > of today?s memorable trip lead by Captain Anthony and assisted by > crew members Katie, Steve and Andrea. Being awakened at 3 am by > heavy rain and having read the marine forecast before retiring I > wasn?t sure what the status of today?s trip would be. Fortunately > the rain tapered off towards morning and the trips were a go. The > morning trip had a large contingency of 2nd graders from Canyon > Country, numerous parent chaperones and a scattering of others > aboard. There was a good swell as we left the harbor, and scattered > rain in the distance. Eventually the swell flattened as we > proceeded further out. We encountered 5 very friendly Humpbacks > which provided all aboard with 45 minutes of splendid sights quite > close to the boat. Great views of tail flukes (unfortunately there > was no PID aboard), whiffs of whale breath and towards the end of > the display some incredible pec slapping just off the port side. > People were thrilled with the experience. I was thinking ?it > doesn?t get any better.? Well wait until you hear the tales of the > pm trip, because it did get better. On the return to port we came > across 250 Common Dolphins and we also sighted two Gray?s right next > to Platform Gilda who were intent on their northern travels. > > The afternoon trip had 8th grade students AVID (Advancement Via > Individual Determination) from Shafter (near Bakersfield for those > unfamiliar with the great San Joaquin valley). Also aboard were > scientists from Rome and the south of France who were attending a > Gordon Conference in Ventura. One of their areas of expertise was > disease in oysters. They didn?t think we would spot any oysters on > the trip. Other countries represented were England, Finland and > Greece. We headed to the area where we spotted the Humpbacks on the > morning trip. Skies were ominous and we began to pick up > significant rain as we first sighted the 5 Humpbacks. Shortly > thereafter the rain abated, the clouds parted and blue skies, sun > and a rainbow appeared. And then the show began!! Two of the five > Humpbacks took an incredible interest in the boat. As we sat dead > in the water, they approached the boat swam in front of, behind and > under the boat eventually settling on the starboard side. There > they stayed for approximately 25 minutes. They repeatedly surfaced > right next to the boat and I mean right next to the boat. There > were as close to the boat as the dock is when you tie up in the > Harbor. They would spy hop so close to the boat that they were > almost (but not quite) within arms reach. They did this repeatedly. > Anthony saw one actually scrape some barnacles off on the side of > the boat. Needless to say whale breath was experienced multiple > times. You could easily do a count of the barnacles when they > surfaced. Whale snot was being blown up to the upper deck. I > realized, still being relatively new that maybe this has been often > viewed by others but even Captain Anthony said that this was the > best close up experience that he has had. The gentle, docile nature > of these magnificent creatures was never more apparent than during > their ?close inspection of those of us on board.? Eventually they > dove and swam off. Shortly thereafter we encountered 2 much more > reclusive Humpbacks and a large pod of Common Dolphins on the return > to port. > > Crewmember Katie sent me some pictures of today?s afternoon > encounter which I attempted to attach for your viewing pleasure, > however the size of this message caused it to be rejected. So, no > pics. Thank you very much Katie. > > For those who dislike lengthy discourses I do apologize, however, I > am still feeling the incredible exhilaration of today?s trip and > wanted to share it with others. Hopefully you will experience the > incredible good fortune that I had today. > > Dick Bellman > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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These two whales seemed to turn towards us and came near. They were two humpbacks, one was average adult size, and the other one somewhat smaller. The whales came within 30 yards of the boat and one point, and the larger whale gave a significant tail lob near the boat. Pretty fun to see. We viewed them for about a half hour and then the Ranger 85 pulled up and watched them after we left. The dolphins were around us for most of the time we watched the two whales. Though the water was pretty calm when the morning trip ended, by the time the afternoon trip went out the seas were rough. We went straight out to the oil rig line, when Jason decided to turn around and head back to port, ending the trip early. Maybe two sea lions were seen, no dolphins, no whales...but some sick passengers. Regards, Scott Cuzzo From camccleskey at yahoo.com Sat Mar 7 07:14:51 2009 From: camccleskey at yahoo.com (Carolyn McCleskey) Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 07:14:51 -0800 (PST) Subject: [CINC] Carpooling from S.B. Message-ID: <98319.24670.qm@web33401.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Thanks to Cubby for his great carpooling suggestion.? We may also want to add a meeting place nearer to downtown S.B. for those who work there. As for this Tuesday, we need to arrange a carpool or two for those going to the PID training at 5:00PM.? that should leave no later than 4:15.? I am going for a refresher, and can take 4 passengers with me.? Email or call me if you want a ride at (805)967-1830.? Carolyn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com Sat Mar 7 07:55:50 2009 From: ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com (Carol Shoemaker) Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 07:55:50 -0800 Subject: [CINC] Coral Sea Message-ID: <7126DD8DED0B41B2B029D36049E41744@OwnerPC> Due to bad planning on my part I need someone take my 11-2:30 stint on the Coral Sea on the Wednesday the 18th. Carol -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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A bad day for photo ID, so Marilyn D. interpreted the scene too. I think all passengers disembarked with a lot of new information and for some, blessed relief to be back on stable ground. Gary Delanoeye -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ktl at stanfordalumni.org Sat Mar 7 16:31:46 2009 From: ktl at stanfordalumni.org (KTL) Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 16:31:46 -0800 Subject: [CINC] Carpooling from S.B. In-Reply-To: <98319.24670.qm@web33401.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <98319.24670.qm@web33401.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4018706615BA4B66BB6755578F604DB6@karenspc> Good addition, Carolyn. I have often met people at the Mission, which has good parking. Dave and I will be going to PID training; I will pick him up in Carp at Hwy 150. If anyone wants this route please call me at 563-8978. Karen Telleen-Lawton _____ From: channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org [mailto:channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org] On Behalf Of Carolyn McCleskey Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 7:15 AM To: CINC Subject: [CINC] Carpooling from S.B. Thanks to Cubby for his great carpooling suggestion. We may also want to add a meeting place nearer to downtown S.B. for those who work there. As for this Tuesday, we need to arrange a carpool or two for those going to the PID training at 5:00PM. that should leave no later than 4:15. I am going for a refresher, and can take 4 passengers with me. Email or call me if you want a ride at (805)967-1830. Carolyn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From langle411 at gmail.com Sun Mar 8 12:25:58 2009 From: langle411 at gmail.com (Lisa Angle) Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 11:25:58 -0800 Subject: [CINC] TV of interest in SB this week Message-ID: <009b01c9a023$b67e7490$6400a8c0@Janeway> If you live in Santa Barbara and get cable you might want to watch: Tonight at 5 pm & 8 pm is the 2 hour National Geographic special "Kingdom of the Blue Whale" on channel 127 And on Channel 17: 3/12, 8:40 pm Restoring Balance on Santa Cruz Island 3/13, 7:40 pm The Future of The Gaviota Coast: Save Naples - Now or Never 3/19, 1:10 pm Restoring Balance on Santa Cruz Island 3/22 4:40 pm The Future of The Gaviota Coast: Save Naples - Now or Never And on Channel 21: 3/08, 6:25 PM From Shore to Sea: Caire History of Santa Cruz Island 3/09, 2:11 PM From Shore to Sea: The Search for One Clean Breath 3/10, 11:00 PM From Shore to Sea: The Search for One Clean Breath 3/11, 2:11 PM From Shore to Sea: The Search for One Clean Breath 3/13, 2:10 PM From Shore to Sea: The Search for One Clean Breath 3/16, 11:00 AM From Shore to Sea: The Search for One Clean Breath 3/17, 1:10 PM From Shore to Sea: Chumash Ethnohistory 3/19, 1:10 PM From Shore to Sea: Red Abalone at San Miguel Island 3/21, 8:00 PM From Shore to Sea: Sea Otters Expand to SB Coast 3/21, 8:45 PM From Shore to Sea: Caire History of Santa Cruz Island 3/22, 6:05 PM From Shore to Sea: The Search for One Clean Breath _____________________________________ Lisa Angle at Ninety Degrees Media Subscribe to my BLOG: http://www.ninetydegreesmedia.com/blog -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From camccleskey at yahoo.com Sun Mar 8 13:15:29 2009 From: camccleskey at yahoo.com (Carolyn McCleskey) Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 13:15:29 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Carpooling from S.B. In-Reply-To: <007d01c9a021$0a61b430$6400a8c0@Janeway> Message-ID: <645554.14119.qm@web33405.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Sorry I goofed up on the date for PID, it seems I sprang forward a full week on my dates.? So we go to Ventura on 3/17, not this week.? Again, all SBers who want to carpool at? 4:15 for PID training, email or call 967-1830 and we will save fuel, rubber and have a chance to visit with friends.? Carolyn --- On Sun, 3/8/09, Lisa Angle wrote: From: Lisa Angle Subject: Re: [CINC] Carpooling from S.B. To: "KTL" , "Carolyn McCleskey" , "Barbara LaCorte" , "Marilyn Dannehower" Date: Sunday, March 8, 2009, 12:06 PM This is wonderful. If everybody is going for a?PID refresher, I'll get off work early on March 17. If Karen has room maybe I can meet her at?Garden and Carrillo, or if she doesn't maybe I can catch Carolyn or ... at Carrillo and Chapala. Thank you! Lisa? _____________________________________ Lisa Angle at Ninety Degrees Media Subscribe to my BLOG: http://www.ninetydegreesmedia.com/blog ----- Original Message ----- From: KTL To: 'CINC' Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 4:31 PM Subject: Re: [CINC] Carpooling from S.B. Good addition, Carolyn. I have often met people at the Mission , which has good parking. Dave and I will be going to PID training; I will pick him up in Carp at Hwy 150. If anyone wants this route please call me at 563-8978. Karen Telleen-Lawton ? From: channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org [mailto:channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org] On Behalf Of Carolyn McCleskey Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 7:15 AM To: CINC Subject: [CINC] Carpooling from S.B. ? Thanks to Cubby for his great carpooling suggestion.? We may also want to add a meeting place nearer to downtown S.B. for those who work there. As for this Tuesday, we need to arrange a carpool or two for those going to the PID training at 5:00PM.? that should leave no later than 4:15.? I am going for a refresher, and can take 4 passengers with me.? Email or call me if you want a ride at (805)967-1830.? 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... URL: From judyw88 at hotmail.com Sun Mar 8 21:22:58 2009 From: judyw88 at hotmail.com (judy w) Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 21:22:58 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Blue whale rebroadcast Tuesday In-Reply-To: <009b01c9a023$b67e7490$6400a8c0@Janeway> References: <009b01c9a023$b67e7490$6400a8c0@Janeway> Message-ID: Thanks Lisa, I read my email late and missed the first half of the Kingdom of the Blue Whale. However, the listing says it will be rebroadcast next Tuesday at 5 pm and 8 pm on the National Geographic channel. That's channel 73 on Time Warner Cable in Ventura. The second half of the show is very interesting! Does anyone know if we have access in Ventura/Ojai to the other programs listed below? Judy From: langle411 at gmail.com To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 11:25:58 -0800 Subject: [CINC] TV of interest in SB this week If you live in Santa Barbara and get cable you might want to watch: Tonight at 5 pm & 8 pm is the 2 hour National Geographic special "Kingdom of the Blue Whale" on channel 127 And on Channel 17: 3/12, 8:40 pm Restoring Balance on Santa Cruz Island 3/13, 7:40 pm The Future of The Gaviota Coast: Save Naples - Now or Never 3/19, 1:10 pm Restoring Balance on Santa Cruz Island 3/22 4:40 pm The Future of The Gaviota Coast: Save Naples - Now or Never And on Channel 21: 3/08, 6:25 PM From Shore to Sea: Caire History of Santa Cruz Island 3/09, 2:11 PM From Shore to Sea: The Search for One Clean Breath 3/10, 11:00 PM From Shore to Sea: The Search for One Clean Breath 3/11, 2:11 PM From Shore to Sea: The Search for One Clean Breath 3/13, 2:10 PM From Shore to Sea: The Search for One Clean Breath 3/16, 11:00 AM From Shore to Sea: The Search for One Clean Breath 3/17, 1:10 PM From Shore to Sea: Chumash Ethnohistory 3/19, 1:10 PM From Shore to Sea: Red Abalone at San Miguel Island 3/21, 8:00 PM From Shore to Sea: Sea Otters Expand to SB Coast 3/21, 8:45 PM From Shore to Sea: Caire History of Santa Cruz Island 3/22, 6:05 PM From Shore to Sea: The Search for One Clean Breath _____________________________________ Lisa Angle at Ninety Degrees Media Subscribe to my BLOG: http://www.ninetydegreesmedia.com/blog _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live? Contacts: Organize your contact list. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/marcusatmicrosoft.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!503D1D86EBB2B53C!2285.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_UGC_Contacts_032009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kensword at cox.net Mon Mar 9 12:41:53 2009 From: kensword at cox.net (Kenneth A. Tatro) Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 12:41:53 -0700 Subject: [CINC] IPCO Islander WW 7Mar09 PM Message-ID: <49C49133-AA01-4455-A80B-E04B71ADA35E@cox.net> Hi folks, 5 grays 3 Humpbacks 100 Common Dolphin. This was the afternoon run as the morning run was full, no room for naturalist. That run reported seeing some 15 humpbacks in one area. On our PM run, Folks were excited to be going out. A large group of Hungarian folks, about 25, now living in LA came up for their second annual WW trip, with lots of kids and all. Folks from Hollywood, Camarillo were here. A girls scout troop from the SF Valley looking to do some camping on the islands next time out, came along as well. Then there was this very fair skinned couple from Scotland in polo shirts, as this is nice warm weather for them, were, as were all the rest, looking for a great find of whales. Heading for what looked like the AI/SCI gap, Capt Dave and crew of Capt Anthoney, Jan and Thomas spotted a couple of grays, ... no, there were three a "mating" pod, as Jan described it, running side by side heading west, definitely on the northern migration run. Then off the port side were two more. Good looks and some nice flukes were offered here, off of both groups. Bidding these good by, we moved on our heading toward AI now, and soon came the cry of more whales. This time it was Humpbacks and Dolphins and many mix of birds working, quite obviously, a nice bait ball. One of the hungarian folks, got a very nice photo shot of a Humpback lung feeding with its large mouth well out of the water grabbing a very good mouthful. He was not sure what it was he got, and came over and showed it to me for definition as to just what it was. I explained it to him how they feed and that this shot was not a typical shot, so he has a nice, relatively unique photo. He was delighted, as well he should be. This went on for some time before the bate ball was either gone or well dispersed and all the feeders, birds and Cetaceans, left for other hunting. As they were leaving, two of the Humpbacks turned and came right for us showing its great size, (producing many an excited squeal) and offering a very nice sample of whale breath, spraying all the folks on the port bow, including yours truly, just before sounding under the Islander and gone. The other humpback headed off giving a very nice show of its back centered up in our view and a beautiful rise and fall of a gorgeous white bottomed fluke. Many a photo shot clicked away on that one. Other than this, it was just an ordinary day on the Channel, nothing much to talk about. Dino Dal Bon saddled up with me on this run, ... we were smiling all the way home. Yours, Ken Tatro From chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com Mon Mar 9 14:42:35 2009 From: chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com (Christopher Carlson) Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 14:42:35 -0700 Subject: [CINC] DD 03-08-09 Message-ID: <29a91b7e0903091442u232836d6yfb6eace61cc29222@mail.gmail.com> Hello fellow naturalists and whale watchers, After a series of many cancellations, I finally had my first whale watching trips of the calendar year aboard the Double Dolphin with Captain Don and First Mate Ross. It was a wonderfully sunny Sunday with about 35 passengers aboard each trip. I didn't find any international visitors this time, but I had a lot of people from all over California, and many from right in Santa Barbara. Our sightings! Morning trip: 1 x Gray Whale (the harbor resident) Afternoon trip: 4 x Gray Whales (including the harbor resident) The juvenile gray, who some of our RAIN reports have referred to as "Paycheck," in his fifth day of lounging around the Santa Barbara Harbor, certainly had an audience from us, other whale watching ships, private ships, dozens of kayaks, surfers paddling out on their boards, beach-watchers, pier-watchers, and the U.S. Coast Guard who ended up showing up in the afternoon to check some stuff out. I swear, at one point, he couldn't have been more than twenty feet from the shore! Poor guy! Alaska is THAT way! The only other sightings were in the afternoon with three gray whales traveling incredibly fast westward. Now they had the right idea! The Condor Express was right besides us witnessing these guys too. All in all, it was a wonderful day, and everyone had a great time, from the older woman aboard who seemed to know everything about whales already, to the nine UCSB undergraduates who came out after a night of intense partying where they claimed to spot a whale from their shoreline house, to the environmentalist activist college student who has spent time traveling all over the world to spread global warming awareness, to the teacher who was heading off to Alaska for a brief teaching stint in less than 24 hours (and promised to look out for the grays coming back), to the four very energetic children who had fun looking through the whale books, admiring the whale baleen, and, of course, chiding me for my big nose. Hey, we have some observant children, what can I say? But at the end of the day, it was the best feeling to hear one of them yell out to me "High five for SCIENCE!" You can bet that I high fived back. It was so great getting back out there! Though I got one question that really stumped me..."Do whales see in black-and-white or color?" I researched it and couldn't really find anything conclusive...besides the fact that they probably can't see blue, because since their environment is all blue, it would be disadvantageous to drown out other colors like that. Good to know! Have a great week, whale fans! Chris Carlson chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dbellman at dock.net Mon Mar 9 14:51:54 2009 From: dbellman at dock.net (Dick Bellman) Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 14:51:54 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Ranger 85 - 3/8 Message-ID: <18F15ECB707B40ED94A4A9F4823E99CE@Dick> Sunday morning's trip aboard the Ranger was canceled, however the afternoon trip went and observed: * 1 humpback * 1 pod of approximately 500 common dolphins. Beautiful day on the water. Very calm seas and very little wind. 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It appears that whales and dolphins that keep near the surface have the most accute eyesight. while the deep divers rely less on eyesight. Eye sight relies on receptors which are modified nerve cells called rods and cones. Seeing in dim light relies mainly on the rods. Cetaceans have a greater number of rods as well as larger rods than those of terrestrial mammals. Deeper diving mysticetes (baleen whales) have the longest rods of all. Cones are the receptors associated most with colour perception. The retina of most whales do have cones. Therefore we can say that most whales can perceive colour. However, colour becomes meaningless as one dives more than a few meters below the surface where most of the light at the red end of the spectrum has been absorbed by the water above. The reason I say "most" can perceive colour is that some species of cetaceans have very small, much less functional eyes. For these few species, seeing dark and light is about all they can hope for. Cheers, Pieter Folkens Alaska Whale Foundation Dolphins and whales live in the deep blue sea, but strangely these animals are not able to see the colour blue! Leo Peichl of the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt and his colleagues discovered during routine tests that seals do not respond to the blue colour. Intrigued, they carried out similar tests on few other species, such as dolphins and whales, and found the same results. According to fossil evidence, whales are believed to have descended from a four-legged primitive ungulate (hoofed mammal) which lived on land and was similar to the modern day hippopotamus. Like the hippopotamus the whales come to the surface for breathing to this day. However, tests carried out on hippopotamuses and river otters (close relatives of seals) showed that both species are receptive to the blue colour. Peichl and his team believe that millions of years ago, whales and seals lost their colour vision after they split from a common ancestor. But, a handful of Paleontologists (people who study prehistoric animal and plant life through the analysis of fossil remains) are of the opinion that early whales, dolphins and seals lived in coastal waters, where debris including rock, mud and sand tended to blot out the blue light. Over a period of time, their eyes adjusted to the lack of blue and even though, today, whales live in much deeper waters, they still lack the ability to see blue! Most mammals have two types of pigment cells in their eyes, called cones, that pick out blue and green light. Humans and other primates have a third cone for red light. The cone cells help you see finer details of an object, such as colour, while other cells, known as rod cells, respond to light stimuli over a general area, without being able to distinguish details. Dolphins may not be able to see blue, but, unlike humans they can see very well even in murky water, because a dolphin's eye has 7,000 times as many rod cells as a human eye. OK, I'm done Googling...for now ;) And let's all "High five for SCIENCE!" Staci -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [CINC] DD 03-08-09 From: Christopher Carlson Date: Mon, March 09, 2009 2:42 pm To: RAIN Hello fellow naturalists and whale watchers, After a series of many cancellations, I finally had my first whale watching trips of the calendar year aboard the Double Dolphin with Captain Don and First Mate Ross. It was a wonderfully sunny Sunday with about 35 passengers aboard each trip. I didn't find any international visitors this time, but I had a lot of people from all over California, and many from right in Santa Barbara. Our sightings! Morning trip: 1 x Gray Whale (the harbor resident) Afternoon trip: 4 x Gray Whales (including the harbor resident) The juvenile gray, who some of our RAIN reports have referred to as "Paycheck," in his fifth day of lounging around the Santa Barbara Harbor, certainly had an audience from us, other whale watching ships, private ships, dozens of kayaks, surfers paddling out on their boards, beach-watchers, pier-watchers, and the U.S. Coast Guard who ended up showing up in the afternoon to check some stuff out. I swear, at one point, he couldn't have been more than twenty feet from the shore! Poor guy! Alaska is THAT way! The only other sightings were in the afternoon with three gray whales traveling incredibly fast westward. Now they had the right idea! The Condor Express was right besides us witnessing these guys too. All in all, it was a wonderful day, and everyone had a great time, from the older woman aboard who seemed to know everything about whales already, to the nine UCSB undergraduates who came out after a night of intense partying where they claimed to spot a whale from their shoreline house, to the environmentalist activist college student who has spent time traveling all over the world to spread global warming awareness, to the teacher who was heading off to Alaska for a brief teaching stint in less than 24 hours (and promised to look out for the grays coming back), to the four very energetic children who had fun looking through the whale books, admiring the whale baleen, and, of course, chiding me for my big nose. Hey, we have some observant children, what can I say? But at the end of the day, it was the best feeling to hear one of them yell out to me "High five for SCIENCE!" You can bet that I high fived back. It was so great getting back out there! Though I got one question that really stumped me..."Do whales see in black-and-white or color?" I researched it and couldn't really find anything conclusive...besides the fact that they probably can't see blue, because since their environment is all blue, it would be disadvantageous to drown out other colors like that. Good to know! Have a great week, whale fans! Chris Carlson chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com _______________________________________________ Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps From dean.benjamin at sbcglobal.net Mon Mar 9 18:34:07 2009 From: dean.benjamin at sbcglobal.net (Dean Benjamin) Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 18:34:07 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] IPCO Islander 3/8 Message-ID: <893351.78350.qm@web82301.mail.mud.yahoo.com> AM 20 Pacific White Sided Dolphins 3 Humpbacks PM 3 Humpbacks With Jimmy at the helm, Laurie, Mike, and Joel assisting, it was yet another great day on the water.? Karen Sullivan and I were the naturalists aboard for both trips.? Seas were about a flat as it gets; wind under 10 knots.? Over 100 passengers both trips.? Humpbacks in all directions.? Jimmy tallied 5 in the morning and 5 in the afternoon, but we only officially trailed 3 both trips (six total).? On the morning excursion, we saw about 20 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins before catching up to our Humpbacks.? The highlight was a double lunge feed to the surface.? Two of these beauties arising to the sky with mouths agape.? In the afternoon, one of our friends approached?right up to the boat cruising along our starboard side.? Then dove under the boat, cruised the port side, and waved goodbye (great close up of the flukes).??Then with its partner, swam into the sunset, spouting all the way. Dean -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vfo at mindspring.com Mon Mar 9 19:37:57 2009 From: vfo at mindspring.com (Valerie Olson) Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 19:37:57 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor 3/9/09 Message-ID: Hi All, 9:00 Trip ? Whale still in harbor entrance ? Small pod of Bottlenose Dolphins ? 2 sets of 2 Gray Whales ... all four relatively shy Noon Trip ? Whale still in harbor entrance ? Small pod of Bottlenose Dolphins ? One group of 3 Gray Whales and one group of 4 (or 5) Gray Whales Afternoon trip had several good looks at the animals and some fluking. For both trips we enjoyed the company of Malibu High School's Honors Biology Class. These young people were very knowledgeable about the whales, did lots of science while on board and seemed to have a great time. Good day on the channel. Valerie Olson and Shirley Johnson (PID) From dean.benjamin at sbcglobal.net Tue Mar 10 08:42:24 2009 From: dean.benjamin at sbcglobal.net (Dean Benjamin) Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:42:24 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] National Geographic Web Site re Blue Whale Message-ID: <879815.96903.qm@web82301.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I ran across the NG site on Blue Whales.? This is really fantastic.? A great learning tool.? I highly recommend you take a look. http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/kingdom-of-the-blue-whale-3302?source=banner_rmngc_99 Dean -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Larry Mahalo and remember "Chance favors the prepared mind" therefore...MAKE it a great day! ----- Original Message ----- From: Carol Shoemaker To: Larry Harris Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 11:56 AM Subject: Re: [CINC] NEED SUB FOR IPO SUN MAR 15 I'll take it Carol Shoemaker ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry Harris To: RAIN Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 11:40 AM Subject: [CINC] NEED SUB FOR IPO SUN MAR 15 I need some lucky person to take my place with IPO this Sunday Mar 15 both trips. Larry Harris Mahalo and remember "Chance favors the prepared mind" therefore...MAKE it a great day! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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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However, the listing says it will be rebroadcast next Tuesday at 5 pm and 8 pm on the National Geographic channel. That's channel 73 on Time Warner Cable in Ventura. The second half of the show is very interesting! Does anyone know if we have access in Ventura/Ojai to the other programs listed below? Judy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: langle411 at gmail.com To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 11:25:58 -0800 Subject: [CINC] TV of interest in SB this week If you live in Santa Barbara and get cable you might want to watch: Tonight at 5 pm & 8 pm is the 2 hour National Geographic special "Kingdom of the Blue Whale" on channel 127 And on Channel 17: 3/12, 8:40 pm Restoring Balance on Santa Cruz Island 3/13, 7:40 pm The Future of The Gaviota Coast: Save Naples - Now or Never 3/19, 1:10 pm Restoring Balance on Santa Cruz Island 3/22 4:40 pm The Future of The Gaviota Coast: Save Naples - Now or Never And on Channel 21: 3/08, 6:25 PM From Shore to Sea: Caire History of Santa Cruz Island 3/09, 2:11 PM From Shore to Sea: The Search for One Clean Breath 3/10, 11:00 PM From Shore to Sea: The Search for One Clean Breath 3/11, 2:11 PM From Shore to Sea: The Search for One Clean Breath 3/13, 2:10 PM From Shore to Sea: The Search for One Clean Breath 3/16, 11:00 AM From Shore to Sea: The Search for One Clean Breath 3/17, 1:10 PM From Shore to Sea: Chumash Ethnohistory 3/19, 1:10 PM From Shore to Sea: Red Abalone at San Miguel Island 3/21, 8:00 PM From Shore to Sea: Sea Otters Expand to SB Coast 3/21, 8:45 PM From Shore to Sea: Caire History of Santa Cruz Island 3/22, 6:05 PM >From Shore to Sea: The Search for One Clean Breath _____________________________________ Lisa Angle at Ninety Degrees Media Subscribe to my BLOG: http://www.ninetydegreesmedia.com/blog ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Windows Live? 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Sanctuary Superintendent's Report* (_No Council Action Requested_) *C. Brief Council Member Announcements *(_No Council Action Requested_)** * 10:00-10:30**AM** 2. Boater Education and Outreach *(_No Council Action Requested_) ? Shauna Bingham, CINMS Volunteer Outreach Coordinator, will provide an overview of initial plans for enhancing education and outreach to boaters, including promoting awareness of and compliance with sanctuary regulations ? Next steps and opportunities for Council involvement ? Discussion and questions * 10:30-11:00**A**M** 3. Management Plan Implementation *(_No Council Action Requested_)** ? An update on revised sanctuary regulations taking effect (Mike Murray) ? Update on implementation of actions (Mike Murray) *11:00-11:15**AM** 4. Public Comment *(1st of 2) (may be extended at the discretion of the Chair or used as a break)** *11:15-11:30**AM** 5. Evaluation of Superintendent's Report* (_Council Action Requested_) ? A quick survey to gauge Council members' interest in, use of and ideas for the SAC Superintendent's Report ? _Council Action_: complete and submit surveys * * *11:30-12:00 6. Preparation for Sanctuary Advisory Council Summit* ? Overview of plans for the May 2009 national "SAC Summit", to be held in Alpena, Michigan and to be attended by Chair Eric Kett. ? Discussion on sharing Council views, questions, and issues * 12:00-1:00**PM** LUNCH Break* (food available to members that RSVP in advance, $8.00 per person for pizza & salad) *1:00-1:15**PM** 7. Election of Council Vice Chair *(_Council Action Requested)_** ? Staff explanation of Vice Chair duties and election process ? Council Nominations for Vice Chair** ? _Council Action_: Vote** * 1:15-2:15**PM** 8. Working Group and Subcommittee Reports *(_No Council Action Requested_)** Brief reports from active Working Groups and Subcommittees: A. CINMS Interagency Enforcement Working Group (Dayna Matthews, NOAA Office for Law Enforcement) B. Ship Strike Subcommittee (Sean Hastings, CINMS and NOAA Fisheries representative) ? Progress report on Subcommittee activities and other related developments [15-20 min.] C. Sanctuary Education Team (Maria Petueli) D. Chumash Community Working Group (Jacy Ontiveros or Alan Salazar) E. Research Activities Panel (Bob Warner) E. Recreational Fishing Working Group (Capt. David Bacon) F. Commercial Fishing Working Group (Bruce Steele) G. Conservation Working Group (Linda Krop) _ _*2:15-3:15**PM **9. Marine Protected Areas *(_No Council Action Requested_)** *A. **Channel Islands MPA site videos* ? Preview of new site-specific Channel Islands marine protected area short videos (1-2 min. each), and discussion about use for education and outreach *B. **Monitoring Program Updates* ? An update on current year planned field activities for biological and socioeconomic monitoring of Channel Islands MPAs (Sanctuary staff) *C. **Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative, Southern California Process Update* ? An opportunity for SAC members involved with the MLPA Initiative to comment on how the process is progressing.** _ _*3:15-3:30**PM** 10. Public Comment *(2nd of 2) (may be extended at the discretion of the Chair or used as a break)** __** *3:30-3:45**PM** 11. Future SAC Meeting Schedule, Meeting Close-Out* (_No Council Action Requested_) ? *Schedule for 2009 meetings and events:* o May 4-7, 2009: SAC Chairs annual meeting (Chair-only to attend, Alpena, Michigan) o Friday May 15, 2009 (SAC meeting, Santa Barbara) o Friday July 17, 2009 (SAC meeting, Ventura) o Friday September 18, 2009 (SAC meeting, Santa Barbara) o Friday November 20, 2009 (SAC meeting, Ventura) __** *3:45**PM** **ADJOURN* * * *_DIRECTIONS_**: Channel Islands National Park Headquarters, 1901 Spinnaker Drive, Ventura Harbor, CA* _ _ _ _ _Coming from the south_: Take US-101 North to Ventura. Exit on VICTORIA AVE., turn LEFT. Turn RIGHT on OLIVAS PARK DRIVE. Continue past HARBOR BLVD where Olivas Park Drive becomes SPINNAKER. The Park's office is located at the end of Spinnaker, in Ventura Harbor. _Coming from the north_: Take US-101 south to Ventura. Exit on SEAWARD. Turn LEFT onto HARBOR BLVD. Continue on HARBOR for about 1 mile, then turn RIGHT on SPINNAKER Drive. 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They stayed at the surface for a long time somewhat rolling around with some spyhopping. The weather changed a lot today. Started out cold and calm, then got nice and warm and still calm, then got cold and windy. Captain Frank has some pretty funny lines, including referring to the whale models as "action figures". Regards, Scott Cuzzo From eradding at sbcglobal.net Sun Mar 15 08:26:14 2009 From: eradding at sbcglobal.net (EUGENE RADDING) Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:26:14 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] WW/Sat. 3/14/09 Message-ID: <402923.34652.qm@web82907.mail.mud.yahoo.com> On the good ship VANGUARD, with Capt. Jason, Crewpersons Mike and DeeDee and 80 delighted passengers we viewed 8 Humpbacks and an estimated 3000 dolphins out near Platform Gail. We finished the trip with a Grey as?we headed for the Oxnard Harbor.?In addition to the large?number of Humpbacks doing flukes, feeding, etc. one ventured near and went under the boat?to the amazement of the passengers. 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From: Barbara LaCorte [mailto:barbara.lacorte at gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 9:44 AM To: Kevin Bailey Subject: Re: [CINC] SUB NEEDED FOR CX THIS SUNDAY I"ll do it. On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Kevin Bailey wrote: Who wants to go see all the Humpbacks and Grays this Sunday morning on the 1st shift only? There is 1 space available as naturalist (not PID) this Sunday from 9-11:30am Toni Bailey _______________________________________________ Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Kevin Bailey wrote: Who wants to go see all the Humpbacks and Grays this Sunday morning on the 1st shift only? There is 1 space available as naturalist (not PID) this Sunday from 9-11:30am Toni Bailey _______________________________________________ Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... 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From: channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org [mailto:channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Bailey Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 9:45 AM To: RAIN LIST Subject: [CINC] FW: SUB NEEDED FOR CX THIS SUNDAY Lucky Barbara wins the contest - that was quick !! From: Barbara LaCorte [mailto:barbara.lacorte at gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 9:44 AM To: Kevin Bailey Subject: Re: [CINC] SUB NEEDED FOR CX THIS SUNDAY I'll do it. On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Kevin Bailey wrote: Who wants to go see all the Humpbacks and Grays this Sunday morning on the 1st shift only? There is 1 space available as naturalist (not PID) this Sunday from 9-11:30am Toni Bailey _______________________________________________ Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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BTW, Catherine French was the Naturalist on duty yesterday and always does a fantastic job! My friends and I had to pleasure of chatting with her while we were capturing the island on canvas! Cheers, Rachel From: Rachel [mailto:rachel at ventura-usa.com] Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 12:03 PM To: 'Jim Hines' Cc: Jim at ventura-usa.com; 'Kathleen Fitzgerald'; hilda at ventura-usa.com; 'Annie'; jill at ventura-usa.com; 'Cherryl Connally'; sharkykanival at hotmail.com Subject: RE: Field Notes Hi Jim, Thank you so very much for your wildlife viewing report! I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and completely concur that we live in such a fantastic area with beauty in every direction. Yesterday, I went to Anacapa Island with my husband and two co-workers to simply get away from it all for the day. We all came back sun-kissed and completely restored in spirit. On our way there we saw two beautiful humpback whales that both captivated audiences on the Vanguard and the Ranger 85 with their poetic diving sequences. It was completely mesmerizing and humbling to watch these gentle giants grace through the waters of our pristine channel. The weather was absolutely perfect with no wind and no clouds in sight. I think we just may have turned the corner for a warmer season ahead! Believe me, I am so ready for it! Once on the island, we were serenaded by western gulls that all are in the process of gathering there to begin their mating rituals and soon nest. The giant coreopsis is about 50% in bloom and is surrounded by brilliant greenery covering the majority of the East Anacapa. It really is a wonderland of blooming mallow, yarrow, indian paintbrush, island morning glory and wild cucumber to name a few native favorites . The views from the volcanic cliffs above the sea to the dancing kelp below were incredibly impressionistic. On the trip back to the mainland we swung by the Arch and the side of the eastern-most extremity to witness seals and sealions in their splendor! They were sunbathing on the rocks, almost lost in a meditative trance, and completely ignoring the large swell and crashing waves behind them! How sweet it is! At dinner last night, I told my husband how blessed we are to be able to visit this natural treasure-trove and still be able to come home and eat a great Sunday dinner. We spent the entire conversation at dinner talking about whales, gulls, Chumash, and giant starfish we were assured to see on future scuba trips in the Marine Sanctuary surrounding the islands. I definitely recommend visiting the Islands soon if you have not been out already this season. Who needs to travel far when you can have a world-class "staycation" right here in your own backyard? With bad news everywhere these days it is critical to renew one's mindset and soul in nature and remember what really matters in life. Please feel free to come by and visit us in the Ventura Visitor Center and keep us posted on your outdoor adventures! We constantly promote our outdoor opportunities to our guests and there is nothing better than local first-hand testimonials from experts in the field! Cheers, Rachel A. Gomez Visitors Services Manager Ventura Visitors & Convention Bureau 101 S. California Street Ventura, CA 93001 Phone 805-648-2075 Fax 805-648-2150 www.ventura-usa.com -----Original Message----- From: Jim Hines [mailto:Jim at KeelineWilcox.com] Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 10:00 AM Subject: Field Notes Hello Conservation Friends: A couple of field notes that I wanted to share with you all. This is such an outstanding time of year to be out and about exploring the great natural beauty of our area: ***Last week I took a group of visiting officials out from the Washington DC office of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) into the Laguna Ridge area which lies above Lake Casitas...while the purpose of our hike was to look at DOI proposed oil leasing in the forest lands and watershed...we were pleasantly surprised to hear loud grunting noises about a quarter mile ahead of us on the trail and as we turned our viewing glasses we were amazed to see a large herd of wild boar rooting in the slopes of the trail ahead of us. They were quite active, tearing up the entire moist slope eating roots and mushrooms. We watched them for about twenty minutes. After our group made some loud noises, the herd quickly left our slope and headed into the chapparral and down into the bottomlands of Coyote Creek and disappeared. Not often to see wild board in our area.. . usually just see one or two lone ones...we all relished the sight of such a large herd. Wild in nature as they should be. ***A recent visit to Cheeseboro Canyon...a 5000 acre National Park Service holding outside of Agoura Hills left us in awe in the numbers of birds-or-prey in the rolling grasslands of the canyon. We saw close to 25 species...kites, falcons, hawks and one owl among them to name a few. This pristine canyon is truly one of the best wildlands to observe native and migratory birds-of-prey. ***The headwaters of wild and scenic Sespe Creek north of Rose Valley are yielding hillsides full of blooming blue Ceanthous (sometime called California Lilac) as well as small meadows of blooming white galiums,blue forget-me-nots and along the creek itself are small stands of blooming yellow violas and pink godietas. ***Coastal hikes are yielding us stand of yellow coreopsis as well as a late crop of the cyclamen relative known as shooting stars. Wild currents and Rhus are starting to bloom. I hope that all of you are able to find time to get out and enjoy our early spring season. With such little rain this year it will be a short blooming season for many of our native plants, so we need to get our and enjoy while we can. Jim _________________________________________________________________ Express your personality in color! 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Frank phoned back a couple of minutes later to let me know he had a Ranger 85 and Coral Sea, both leaving at 9 am, one filled with two classrooms of kids and the other with a few open party.? He suggested the kids would most benefit with my presence, so I scurried out to meet the Ranger 85 at Harbor Landing taxi dock with?where it docked with inches to spare to allow the kids to walk from school without unavailable school bus costs.??A?magnificent?memorable day on the water from 9 am to 12:30 pm.? And, never forget to reconfirm both the day before and the morning of lest you miss out on such moments of glory!? Thank you Frank and crew and well behaved classes. ? Marty Flam -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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They all commented on how much they appreciated that the island has been protected and available for them to come and visit. The lady from Mass. walked on to Potato Harbor with me, telling me about the sights and smells of tapping the maple trees at her home. We found the best display of wildflowers along the bluff trail. Coreopsis in all its green and gold glory, blue dick and mustard everywhere, a variety of little forget me not type flowers, yarrow, white and yellow sunflowers, and new pods on the saltweed. The sage is really green and fragrant. The toyon along the road between the campgrounds were incredible. I didn't realize how many large bushes are there, now with red berries all over the place. Not many small birds out today and no eagles. Islander back to Ventura: Super mega pod of commons (5,000 to 10,000) with a humpback at each corner, each one about 150 yards from the boat. The 4 humpies were really fluking it up for the photographers on board. You don't need a calendar to determine the first day of spring. It's the first trip to the islands with warm weather, calm seas, deep green hills and all of the wildflowers in bloom. Judy W. _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live?: Life without walls. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_allup_1a_explore_032009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tara_brown_sb at yahoo.com Tue Mar 17 07:48:03 2009 From: tara_brown_sb at yahoo.com (TARA BROWN) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:48:03 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Need Sub Wed on the Condor Express In-Reply-To: <49B15269.4000300@noaa.gov> Message-ID: <2062.90018.qm@web38301.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I have urgent family business in San Diego and will not be able to go on the Condor on Wednesday.Do you want to substitute 9-2:30 PM ??Tara Brown? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If you do not wish to receive such e-mails in the future or want to know more about the BBC's Email a Friend service, please read our frequently asked questions. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/4162471.stm From staci at savzsea.com Tue Mar 17 11:06:43 2009 From: staci at savzsea.com (Staci Kaye-Carr) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:06:43 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Divers Day is coming up at the Aquarium of the Pacific References: Message-ID: FYI.......... Divers Day is coming up at the Aquarium of the pacific, on Sunday, March 29. Divers who present valid proof of certification with their photo I.D. will receive FREE admission. http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/newsevents/eventsdetail/divers_day/ Divers Day Explore the Depths of Diving Divers give the world eyes with which to look under the sea. Sharing the world of seals, sea lions, dolphins, and other marine life, divers experience a dynamic relationship with the ocean that goes beyond what is known to the land-bound. It is through their adventures and explorations that those of us limited by our terrestrial boundaries have learned of the richness beneath the blanket of blue. Learn all about the history and recent advancements in diving at the Aquarium of the Pacific?s eighth annual Divers Day. There will be educational presentations, live dive demonstrations, and more. The Aquarium will also host a large range of organizations that are related to the sport and science of diving. The diving community is invited to find out about volunteer diving and other opportunities for involvement with dive-related organizations in Southern California. Staci -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From camccleskey at yahoo.com Wed Mar 18 15:11:09 2009 From: camccleskey at yahoo.com (Carolyn McCleskey) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:11:09 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Sub needed Message-ID: <368244.37229.qm@web33403.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hi friends,? A sub is needed for Capt. Don's next Thursday, March 26 for the 12 & 3 trips.? Unexpected visitors force me to change my plans.? Hope someone can help.?? Carolyn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From garydel at aol.com Wed Mar 18 18:29:55 2009 From: garydel at aol.com (garydel at aol.com) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:29:55 -0400 Subject: [CINC] Ranger 85 3/18 Message-ID: <8CB764957E6411B-6EC-1FE4@webmail-mh10.sysops.aol.com> Just the facts... 2 Humps 2 small pods commons Twenty-four passengers enjoyed calm seas, great visibility and a pair of juvenile, but substantial Humps that could not have cared less about the boats that floated about them. Lots of shallow dives with great fluke-shots. Two micro-pods of commons seen too. Captain Tucker brought the Ranger 85 along the south shore of Anacapa where bird and sea life proliferated. Noisy with sea lion barks, rafting sea lions, birds and bait bubbling up in the water! The trip back was flat, calm, and devoid of life... almost. Many rafting sea lions, a few jellies and maybe a shark. All were very happy with the whales, island views and abundance of sea lions and birds. Gary Delanoeye -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From donshubert at roadrunner.com Wed Mar 18 20:49:53 2009 From: donshubert at roadrunner.com (Don Shubert) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:49:53 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Island Adventurer March 17 Message-ID: <01e301c9a845$c39c73f0$6601a8c0@D999Z091> Great Day on the water: Morning trip: Three Grays, Two Humpbacks, Mega Pod of 3,000 dolphins, 120 passengers Afternoon trip: Three Grays, Three pairs of Humpbacks, one pair very animated doing many breaches in the distance, however by the time the boat got close, they were done, but the 40 passengers were able to see the big bodies leave the water and major splashes. No dolphins in the afternoon. 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Valerie From alexa.mutti at gmail.com Thu Mar 19 10:43:13 2009 From: alexa.mutti at gmail.com (Alexa Mutti) Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:43:13 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Double Dolphin 3/13 Message-ID: - Double Dolphin - 11-1:30, 2-4:30 - Santa Barbara - Several grays, 20 bottlenose dolphins, several dall's porpoises Morning trip: Captain Scott headed out towards UCSB with reports of humpbacks in the area. On the way we encountered a small pod of bottlenose dolphins and several dall's porpoises, two animals I've never seen up close before. I couldn't quite tell how many dall's there were - they're so darn fast! We never did see the humpbacks but we did see several grays in the distance. Afternoon trip: Headed down towards Montecito but with no luck. At least the passengers got to see the harbor whale on our way back. And lastly - There was a sea lion right outside the SB sailing center that had what looked like a dog collar around its neck. Captain Scott said he'd never seen anything like it. Any input? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From staci at savzsea.com Thu Mar 19 11:42:33 2009 From: staci at savzsea.com (staci at savzsea.com) Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:42:33 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Marine Mammmals of Ventura County CIMWI talk at Oxnard College Marine Center, this Sunday 3/22 2pm-3pm Message-ID: <20090319114233.1f69f13e02bba7ff49a08cffd4b84343.5394ec2ae0.wbe@email.secureserver.net> Marine Mammals of Ventura County CIMWI talk at Oxnard College Marine Center, this Sunday 3/22 2pm-3pm Ron Barrett, one of Channel Islands Marine Wildlife Institute (CIMWI) team members, will be speak the Oxnard College Marine Center & Aquarium's Harborside Speaker Series. He will give an introduction to CIMWI and marine mammals of Ventura County. He will also show highlights of some of the many rescues, rehabilitations and releases of the marine mammals of Ventura County. His talk is on Sunday, March 22nd, 2pm ? 3pm. Feel free to invite others to attend as well. This is Ron?s 14th season of working with marine mammals. He has been an integral part of CIMWI since they founded the organization and is responsible for the majority of the rescues CIMWI performs. Ron rescued terrestrial birds and mammals for four years before turning his passion to help marine mammals in need. By profession Ron is an Environmental Protection Specialist for the Navy on San Nicolas Island. His specialty is hazardous materials/waste management, spill response and clean up. He has worked for the Navy for 30 years. The Harborside Speaker Series is sponsored by Oxnard College and Channel Islands Marine Resource Institute (CIMRI). Lectures are offered about twice a month at the Marine Center and attract both students and community members. The speaker series is free to all. The Oxnard College Marine Center & Aquarium is located in Channel Islands Harbor at Fisherman's Wharf on the corner of Victoria Avenue and Channel Islands Boulevard. Please call Dee Dee Anderson at Oxnard College Marine Education Center if you need more information 805-985-9801 Staci Kaye-Carr Channel Islands Naturalist Corps Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands National Park From jjwinkel at cox.net Thu Mar 19 15:38:29 2009 From: jjwinkel at cox.net (Cubby Winkel) Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:38:29 -0700 Subject: [CINC] 3/16 CX Message-ID: <017b01c9a8e3$6cdfab10$469f0130$@net> AM trip issued Whale checks Noon trip: 1 Gray Whale in harbor 1 Gray Whale in migration 10 Dalls Porpises 4 Humpbacks 1500 trip cancelled Valerie Olson was ill so Sally Eagle the designated PID naturalist covered the morning trip by herself. The morning trip was socked in for it's entire trip and they were unable to find any Whales. On the noon trip the fog cleared a few miles off shore and we were able to spot one lone Gray. We spent a fair amount of time with the Gray then Capn' Mat decided to look for Humpies. A great choice it was. We first found a pair of Humps, a male and a female watched them for quite a while until there was a breach spotted aft. Went to this pair and spent time with them and the Dalls porpises before returning to the harbor. As usual the crew of Capn' Mat, Capn' Jacques and DJ were there to handle all situations. Have a good one! Cubby -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bweinerth at hotmail.com Sat Mar 21 06:35:54 2009 From: bweinerth at hotmail.com (bill weinerth) Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:35:54 +0000 Subject: [CINC] Anacapa Island Trip on Thursday, March 19th Message-ID: Islander went from Ventura. Over a hundred common dolphins on the way over. Coreopsis are in full bloom. Gulls have started breeding. Twenty open passengers went on the hike. Capt. Dave found two humbacks on the way home; breaching, pec slapping, tail lob. The sea conditions were calm, sky overcast so not too hot for the crews removing ice plant. (Ken Owens led a class of students form Sheridan Way School in Ventura. He realy got them working.) The day was already perfect when the humpbacks showed. We watched them for about twenty minutes at a distance af about 150 yards. They breached many times and pec slaps seemed continuous when the whales were at the serface! (I was able to get a photo ID shot of one of the two.) Our hundred passengers came off the Islander all smiles. Bill Weinerth -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Josh, myself and about 2000 others, saw the nationwide premiere of Ken Burns' THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA. It was and to quote KCET's Huell Howser, who MC'ed the evening "It was amazing!" We watched an hour long preview, of this six-episode, twelve-hour series which is directed by Ken Burns. This PBS special, is slated for airing this fall. "At its heart, the film is the story of an idea, as uniquely American as the Declaration of Independence and just as radical. That the most special places in the nation should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but for everyone." I saw many of my fellow CINC's there, but for those who didn't attend and for those who did, here's what my take on the evening was like.......... Just click on the link. You do NOT need to be a member of facebook to see this link. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2011108&id=1205432411&l=0a7e0d704b Also check out what the Ventura Star newspaper had to say about this great event. http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/mar/20/no-headline---nxxfcburns21/ Staci Kaye-Carr Channel Islands Naturalist Corps Channel Islands National Park Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary From eradding at sbcglobal.net Sun Mar 22 10:37:17 2009 From: eradding at sbcglobal.net (EUGENE RADDING) Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:37:17 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] CX Sat. 3/21/09 Message-ID: <880863.91264.qm@web82907.mail.mud.yahoo.com> The 0900 trip: 25 Pd on the way out; 21 Pd on the way back (all very impressive); Then two Mn with a stellar performance with the lower half of?their bodies using the tail to do things I hadn't seen very often; 50 or so Dd on the way back to the?SB harbor; finishing the trip?with a sea otter near the harbor with yellow tags on the rear legs. 55 passengers were well satisfied. The 1200 trip: Apparently the same sea otter on the way out of the SB harbor; then 6 Mn in two locations first two and then 4. The four stayed a long time with us, approaching the ship numerous times , fluking impressively, doing whales breath, etc, etc. On way back to the harbor there were 16 Pd and a mass of 1500 Dd. The 37 passengers were so taken with the day that two families?each gave me a $10 tip (I turned the $20 over to the crew tip bottle informing them that as volunteer government employees we couldn't take tips). Naturalist Lisa Angle got a real workout with the PI camera and everyone was?well served by Capt Mat, Capt Dave and the ever diligent Jacques.? ? Another wonderful day on the SB Channel! ? ? EUGENE RADDING -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov Mon Mar 23 11:44:59 2009 From: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (Shauna Bingham) Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:44:59 -0700 Subject: [CINC] NOAA Announces Revised Regulations for CA National Marine Sanctuaries Message-ID: <49C7D8AB.6090008@noaa.gov> head_banner Contact: Shauna Bingham 805-382-6149 (x. 102) Sarah Marquis *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* 949-222-2212 March 23, 2009 *NOAA Announces Revised Regulations for California National Marine Sanctuaries* New regulations for NOAA's four national marine sanctuaries in California are now in effect, providing greater protection for the sanctuaries' valuable marine resources and habitats. The changes became effective on March 9 for Gulf of the Farallones, Monterey Bay and Cordell Bank national marine sanctuaries, and on March 19 for Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. NOAA developed the regulatory changes as part of the revised management plans for each of the four California sanctuaries. The revised management plan for Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary was released in January 2009, while the management plans for the other three sanctuaries were released as a coordinated effort in November 2008. The effective date of the regulations is different from the management plan release as the National Marine Sanctuaries Act requires a review period of 45 days of continuous session of Congress before regulations are considered final. The revised management plans and regulations are the product of years of study, planning, and extensive public input, and provide a framework for future management and activities at each of the sanctuaries. Highlights of the revised regulations include the addition of the Davidson Seamount to Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, new protections for white sharks in Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, and the implementation of no-anchoring zones in Tomales Bay in the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Full summaries of the regulatory changes are available online for the three northern central California sanctuaries at http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/jointplan and for Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary at http://channelislands.noaa.gov/manplan/overview.html. The management plan documents are also available upon request from the sanctuary offices. Managed by the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, the four marine sanctuaries located along the shores of northern and central California share many of the same resources and issues. The 1,279-square mile Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary is located west of the San Francisco Bay area. Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary encompasses 529 square miles of ocean off Point Reyes, north of San Francisco. Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary stretches along 276 miles of the central coast and covers 6,094 square miles of coastal and ocean waters, including the newly added Davidson Seamount. Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary spans approximately 1,470 square miles surrounding San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, and Santa Barbara islands. NOAA understands and predicts changes in the Earth's environment, from the depths of the ocean to the surface of the sun, and conserves and manages our coastal and marine resources. Visit http://www.noaa.gov. On the Web: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Regulations: http://channelislands.noaa.gov/manplan/overview.html Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Regulations: http://cordellbank.noaa.gov/management Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Regulations: http://farallones.noaa.gov/manage/plan.html Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Regulations: http://montereybay.noaa.gov/resourcepro/resource_pro.html - 30 - *Regulatory Changes at Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary* ? Harmful discharges from cruise ships and other large vessels are prohibited to protect the sanctuary's water quality. ? Discharges beyond the boundaries of the sanctuary that enter and damage the sanctuary's resources are also prohibited. ? Improved habitat protection in the sanctuary is provided by restricting activities that impact the seafloor, including abandoned materials, and limiting large vessels from approaching within one nautical mile of island shores. ? Introducing or otherwise releasing a non-native species from within or into the sanctuary is prohibited. ? Disturbing or "taking" sensitive wildlife like marine mammals, seabirds and sea turtles is prohibited. *Regulatory Changes at Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary* ? Harmful discharges from cruise ships and other large vessels are prohibited to protect the sanctuary's water quality. ? Discharges beyond the boundaries of the sanctuaries that enter and damage the sanctuary's resources are also prohibited. ? Activities that impact the seafloor are limited or prohibited in the sanctuary to protect habitat. ? Introducing or otherwise releasing a non-native species from within or into the sanctuary is prohibited. ? Disturbing or "taking" sensitive wildlife like marine mammals, seabirds and sea turtles is prohibited. *Regulatory Changes at Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary* ? In Tomales Bay, seven no-anchoring zones have been established to protect sensitive seagrass beds that provide critical habitat for many of the sanctuary's diverse species. ? White sharks receive expanded protections in the Gulf of the Farallones sanctuary, including a prohibition on attracting the sharks anywhere in the sanctuary or approaching closer than 50 meters of a white shark within two nautical miles of the Farallon Islands. ? Harmful discharges from cruise ships and other large vessels are prohibited to protect the sanctuary's water quality. ? Discharges beyond the boundaries of the sanctuaries that enter and damage the sanctuary's resources are also prohibited. ? Abandonment of vessels in the sanctuary is prohibited to protect wildlife and habitat. ? Introducing or otherwise releasing a non-native species from within or into federal waters of the sanctuary is prohibited. (NOAA will be proposing further amendments to this regulation to address concerns raised by the State of California.) ? Disturbing or "taking" sensitive wildlife like marine mammals, seabirds and sea turtles is prohibited. *Regulatory Changes at Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary* ? Addition of the Davidson Seamount (a 775-square-mile area) to the sanctuary, ensuring the protection of this pristine undersea mountain habitat. ? Use of motorized personal watercraft is limited to designated areas of the sanctuary. ? Addition of a conditional wintertime zone for recreational tow-in surfing at the famous "Maverick's" surf break. ? Additional protection of water quality by prohibiting harmful discharges from cruise ships and strengthening requirements for other maritime discharges in the sanctuary. ? Abandonment of vessels in the sanctuary is prohibited to protect wildlife and habitat. ? Disturbing or "taking" sensitive wildlife like marine mammals, seabirds and sea turtles is prohibited. ? Protections for white sharks are extended to federal waters of the sanctuary. ? Introducing or otherwise releasing a non-native species from within or into federal waters of the sanctuary is prohibited. (This regulation, originally proposed to apply throughout the sanctuary, will only apply in federal waters due to concerns raised by the State of California.) -- Shauna Bingham Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 3600 S. Harbor Blvd. #111 Oxnard, CA 93035 Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (805) 382-6149 ext. 102 Fax (805) 382-9791 http://channelislands.noaa.gov ??`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??.. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 7487 bytes Desc: not available URL: From RobertsonEnviron at aol.com Mon Mar 23 20:09:20 2009 From: RobertsonEnviron at aol.com (RobertsonEnviron at aol.com) Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:09:20 EDT Subject: [CINC] dolphin discussion Message-ID: We rarely talk to the passengers about the two possible species of Common Dolphins one might see in the Santa Barbara Channel. And really, why would they care? When surrounded by a couple thousand jumping, splashing, wave-riding dolphins--the appropriate response is joy! However, as Naturalists, we record data that are saved for posterity and used by others. Therefore, we should be as accurate as we can when we list them on the data sheet. I, for one, find it very difficult to make a judgement on the identifying keys (e.g., slope of melon, coloration around the eye, etc.), during the spilt second the critter is above the water--despite having literally hundreds of opportunities a minute to do so. Based on my understanding of the literature on the subject, while the short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) is much more common worldwide, the long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis) is much more common in our area. Therefore, by pure chance, the odds are that we are more likely to see D. capensis; and that, if we make a guess, that guess is more likely to be correct if we call it Dc rather than Dd. Photographs in which I have been able to catch them in mid-air support this conclusion. This would mean that we would call a common dolphin a Dd only if we were sure it were a short-beaked. However, I have the sense that most of us are calling our sightings Dd without being sure. In other words, if we are going to err, let's err on the side of being more likely correct. The discussion I'd like to see (with input from experts if possible) is --which is the more likely? If I'm off-base with my above conclusions, I'd like to know. (A side question is --to what degree do the two species appear in mixed pods? I suspect, not too much. Otherwise, the evolutionary pressure would be to be one species, not two.) One possible answer to my main question may be --we can't be sure, so let's just call them D. sp. and revel in the joy. Scott B. Robertson Robertson Environmental Services 100 Springdale Ct Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 Ph: (805) 493-1142 Fax: (805) 493-0142 ************** A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219858252x1201366219/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DMarchfooterNO62) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From langle411 at gmail.com Mon Mar 23 22:58:40 2009 From: langle411 at gmail.com (Lisa Angle) Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:58:40 -0800 Subject: [CINC] CX Sat. 3/21/09 References: <880863.91264.qm@web82907.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <006001c9ac45$962fdd90$6400a8c0@Janeway> Just remembered that one of those common dolphins, believe it was on the AM trip, was an albino!! So keep your eyes peeled for the white common, 'cause he/she is out there. _____________________________________ Lisa Angle at Ninety Degrees Media Subscribe to my BLOG: http://www.ninetydegreesmedia.com/blog ----- Original Message ----- From: EUGENE RADDING To: rain list Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 9:37 AM Subject: [CINC] CX Sat. 3/21/09 The 0900 trip: 25 Pd on the way out; 21 Pd on the way back (all very impressive); Then two Mn with a stellar performance with the lower half of their bodies using the tail to do things I hadn't seen very often; 50 or so Dd on the way back to the SB harbor; finishing the trip with a sea otter near the harbor with yellow tags on the rear legs. 55 passengers were well satisfied. The 1200 trip: Apparently the same sea otter on the way out of the SB harbor; then 6 Mn in two locations first two and then 4. The four stayed a long time with us, approaching the ship numerous times , fluking impressively, doing whales breath, etc, etc. On way back to the harbor there were 16 Pd and a mass of 1500 Dd. The 37 passengers were so taken with the day that two families each gave me a $10 tip (I turned the $20 over to the crew tip bottle informing them that as volunteer government employees we couldn't take tips). Naturalist Lisa Angle got a real workout with the PI camera and everyone was well served by Capt Mat, Capt Dave and the ever diligent Jacques. Another wonderful day on the SB Channel! EUGENE RADDING ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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 m_jsos at verizon.net Mon Mar 23 23:22:27 2009 From: m_jsos at verizon.net (mgs) Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:22:27 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CINC IPCO, VANGUARD, CI HARBOR In-Reply-To: <8229CAB133844727A8D16D2B78555DFB@blackie> References: <8229CAB133844727A8D16D2B78555DFB@blackie> Message-ID: <49C87C23.8000005@verizon.net> 0930: Weather Cancel 1330: 61 Passengers 2 Humpbacks (Mn) near boat for 50 minutes that were curious, loitering, diving, feeding; blowing, whale breath, tail lobs, fluking; broke off followed by... 2 Mn in distance with a dramatic breach. Calif Brown Pelicans, Cormorants, Grebes Lot's of happy passengers as the initial breezy and bumpy ride leaving the harbor quieted to calm and glassy seas with no wind and 1-3 ft swells. We experienced clear views of the green slopes of Anacapa, Santa Cruz and the Coastal Mtns to the Topa Topas. The Vanguard Captain Bobby, Jason and Aldi providing a fine running commentary. Mike Sos From m_jsos at verizon.net Mon Mar 23 23:34:21 2009 From: m_jsos at verizon.net (mgs) Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:34:21 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CINC IPCO, VANGUARD, CI HARBOR, In-Reply-To: <49C87C23.8000005@verizon.net> References: <8229CAB133844727A8D16D2B78555DFB@blackie> <49C87C23.8000005@verizon.net> Message-ID: <49C87EED.2060801@verizon.net> For the Monday Mar 23, 2009 cruise. mgs wrote: > 0930: Weather Cancel > > 1330: 61 Passengers > 2 Humpbacks (Mn) near boat for 50 minutes that were curious, > loitering, diving, feeding; blowing, whale breath, tail lobs, > fluking; broke off followed by... > 2 Mn in distance with a dramatic breach. > Calif Brown Pelicans, Cormorants, Grebes > Lot's of happy passengers as the initial breezy and > bumpy ride leaving the harbor quieted to calm and glassy seas with no > wind and 1-3 ft swells. We experienced clear views of the green > slopes of Anacapa, Santa Cruz and the Coastal Mtns to the Topa Topas. > The Vanguard Captain Bobby, Jason and Aldi providing a fine running > commentary. > Mike Sos > > > > > -- PK From rustgarden at msn.com Tue Mar 24 09:13:19 2009 From: rustgarden at msn.com (Morgan Coffey) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:13:19 -0700 Subject: [CINC] FW: dolphin discussion In-Reply-To: <42237CE7E0BBD14C9F81086F558EA09201347ABD@correo.sbnature.local> References: <42237CE7E0BBD14C9F81086F558EA09201347ABD@correo.sbnature.local> Message-ID: This from one of the vertebrate curators at the SB Museum of Natural History. Michelle is usually the person interviewed when we have local cetacean news. Her comments below. Hi Morgan, It is good to see your name in my inbox! While most researchers would use the sighting database with a grain of salt, it is very important to be very sure of your id?s. When not 100% positive it is best to identify the animal to the lowest taxonomic group possible. You may only be able to get to Dephinus and not the species level ? that is ok too. With some of the baleen whales, if not 100%, its best just to call it a Balaenopterid. Whoever wrote this email is correct, D.c. is most common in the channel but just b/c it is most common does not mean it should be your default. Dc and Dd have been documented in mixed pods but it is not the norm. There are times when animals are too decomposed to determine id so I rely on genetics or the skull characteristics. If neither of these is possible I go with the lowest taxonomic group. Hope all is well! Michelle Hi stranger. Any chance you could weigh in on this discussion amongst the CINC? A quick comment from an expert would be really valuable. Morgan However, as Naturalists, we record data that are saved for posterity and used by others. Therefore, we should be as accurate as we can when we list them on the data sheet. I, for one, find it very difficult to make a judgement on the identifying keys (e.g., slope of melon, coloration around the eye, etc.), during the spilt second the critter is above the water--despite having literally hundreds of opportunities a minute to do so. Based on my understanding of the literature on the subject, while the short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) is much more common worldwide, the long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis) is much more common in our area. Therefore, by pure chance, the odds are that we are more likely to see D. capensis; and that, if we make a guess, that guess is more likely to be correct if we call it Dc rather than Dd. Photographs in which I have been able to catch them in mid-air support this conclusion. This would mean that we would call a common dolphin a Dd only if we were sure it were a short-beaked. However, I have the sense that most of us are calling our sightings Dd without being sure. In other words, if we are going to err, let's err on the side of being more likely correct. The discussion I'd like to see (with input from experts if possible) is --which is the more likely? If I'm off-base with my above conclusions, I'd like to know. (A side question is --to what degree do the two species appear in mixed pods? I suspect, not too much. Otherwise, the evolutionary pressure would be to be one species, not two.) Internet Explorer 8 ? Now Available. Faster, safer, easier. Download FREE now! _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail? is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_70faster_032009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov Wed Mar 25 10:05:21 2009 From: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (Shauna Bingham) Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:05:21 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Name Your Dream Assignment: Blue Frontier by Tina Carlson Message-ID: <49CA6451.1010805@noaa.gov> Dear CINC volunteers: I invite you to support former CINC volunteer Tina Carlson (Tina's husband is Dennis Carlson, a current CINC volunteer) with a vote for her documentary project proposal "Blue Frontier". .. I am thrilled to see her pursuing her dream assignment to cover our nation's marine protected areas and the people that protect them -- including you! Cheers, Shauna ------ I have entered an international contest sponsored by Microsoft called "Name Your Dream Assignment." It is an idea contest and the best idea wins $50,000 in financial sponsorship to complete the assignment and national exposure and support through Microsoft and Lenovo Computers. My Dream Assignment "Blue Frontier" is to shine a light on marine science issues by photographing the people and volunteers who manage our National Marine Sanctuaries. I want to create a connection and make more people aware of how they can enjoy and participate in our marine protected areas. By highlighting the people and programs above and below the water we can bring American's together as trustees for this resource and show how marine sanctuary programs take responsibility for the health of our oceans through education and research. To do this I need to place in the top 20 to be considered by the judges. The deadline is April 3 so we need to act now. Thank you for your support. In order to vote click on the link below and register. The link also provides more information about my idea. A confirmation email is sent immediately, click on that and then you can vote. http://www.nameyourdreamassignment.com/the-ideas/TinaSea/blue-frontier/ Thank you, Tina Carlson -- Shauna Bingham Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 3600 S. Harbor Blvd. #111 Oxnard, CA 93035 Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (805) 382-6149 ext. 102 Fax (805) 382-9791 http://channelislands.noaa.gov ??`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??.. From gizmo92067 at yahoo.com Wed Mar 25 15:41:02 2009 From: gizmo92067 at yahoo.com (Carol Celic) Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:41:02 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Island Adventure 3.25 AM trip Message-ID: <126116.31856.qm@web52306.mail.re2.yahoo.com> 3000 Commons 1 Gray (a shy juvenile) Today was my first Photo ID trip. I did double duty as the only CINC naturalist on board. We had 121 passengers that included 55 very enthusiastic 4th graders from Lincoln Elementary in Ventura on board. Sadly there were no Humpbacks to ID this trip. ~ Carol Celic Sent from my iPhone From gizmo92067 at yahoo.com Wed Mar 25 17:39:24 2009 From: gizmo92067 at yahoo.com (Carol Celic) Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:39:24 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Island Adventure 3.25 PM trip Message-ID: <614365.13567.qm@web52303.mail.re2.yahoo.com> 2 Grays 135 passengers, including a lovely group from the Santa Clarita Senior Center and another group from a medical conference. No opportunities for Photo ID. The 2 Grays got a little confused around the sea ledge off of East Anacapa, but ended up heading on course that took them in front of Anacapa. ~ Carol Celic Sent from my iPhone From klez18 at sbcglobal.net Wed Mar 25 18:32:30 2009 From: klez18 at sbcglobal.net (Marty Flam) Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:32:30 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Photo ID Open FRIDAY MARCH 27 IPCO Message-ID: <282273.32775.qm@web83205.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Calling All?Photo ID CINCers, ? I'm scheduled for and intend to provide?Whale Watch interpretation on both Island Packers trips this Friday March 27, out of Ventura. ? I notice on our calendar that there is a vacancy for photo ID on BOTH TRIPS.? If you ae available, please contact CLARE ASAP to make arrangements. ? Hope to see somebody there. Marty Flam -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From harthome at roadrunner.com Wed Mar 25 18:41:43 2009 From: harthome at roadrunner.com (Pat Hart) Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:41:43 -0700 Subject: [CINC] tuesday trip Message-ID: i am looking for someone who can take my tuesday march 31st trips on the condor express they are the 9-11:30 and 12-2:30 thanks pat hart -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Dave found the 3 Humpbacks that were now spending more time on the surface and even came closer to the boat engaging in fluking, pec-slapping, lobtailing , rolling, etc. to all the passengers delight. 1500hrs: 21 passengers Once again returned to the 3 entertaining Humpbacks that didn't disappoint anyone. Encountered 3 additional Humpbacks, one of which Cpt. Dave identified as "Rope" on our return towards the harbor. It was an awesome day!! It would have been a fantastic opportunity for PID with the performances of these Humpbacks. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carole at earthlink.net Thu Mar 26 09:17:23 2009 From: carole at earthlink.net (Carole Rosales) Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:17:23 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Day hike cancelled for ESCI Message-ID: <380-220093426161723125@earthlink.net> HI, FYI and question for all. The recording for IPCO today indicated that all day trips were cancelled but the boat was going to Scorpion and Prisoners for campers. When I got through to a live person instead of the recording they indicated that they could use help on the boat. However, it was too late for me to get there for the 9 am departure. Has this happened to anyone else and how do we handle it? carole Carole Rosales carole at earthlink.net 805 482 0259 (H) 805 405 1681 (C) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nkvanslyke at verizon.net Thu Mar 26 10:12:16 2009 From: nkvanslyke at verizon.net (Noel and Kathy Van Slyke) Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:12:16 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Day hike cancelled for ESCI In-Reply-To: <380-220093426161723125@earthlink.net> References: <380-220093426161723125@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <0KH400JDRIGMU8UQ@vms173019.mailsrvcs.net> Good question, Carole. I have never checked -- just assumed if it was cancelled, it was cancelled. Kathy At 09:17 AM 3/26/2009, Carole Rosales wrote: >HI, > >FYI and question for all. >The recording for IPCO today indicated that all day trips were >cancelled but the boat was going to Scorpion and Prisoners for >campers. When I got through to a live person instead of the >recording they indicated that they could use help on the >boat. However, it was too late for me to get there for the 9 am >departure. Has this happened to anyone else and how do we handle it? > >carole > > >Carole Rosales >carole at earthlink.net >805 482 0259 (H) >805 405 1681 (C) > > >_______________________________________________ >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 Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov Thu Mar 26 14:48:16 2009 From: Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov (Clare Fritzsche) Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:48:16 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Island Packers added ww trips this Saturday Message-ID: <49CBF820.3000606@noaa.gov> Greetings, Naturalists! Island Packers now has two extra whale watching trips this Saturday, March 28th, at 10am and 2pm, out of Ventura. If you are interested in being the regular naturalist or the PID'er, please let me know. Thanks! Clare -- Clare Fritzsche Volunteer Administration Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands National Park Office schedule week of March 23: MON: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 TUE: out of the office WED: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 THU: 9:30-11am, Oxnard (805) 382-6149 x105 2-6pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 FRI: 8am-12pm & 2-6pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 Cellular: (805) 729-0127 Santa Barbara FAX: (805) 568-1582 From Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov Thu Mar 26 14:57:36 2009 From: Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov (Clare Fritzsche) Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:57:36 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Spring Restoration Seminar: Channel Islands Restoration! Message-ID: <49CBFA50.8030401@noaa.gov> CINC volunteer Valerie Olson sends the following notice about an upcoming lecture at UCSB (this would not be recorded on your CINC timesheet): Hi Clare, I thought that some volunteers might be interested in this lecture series ... which is free. The (CCBER is located under Harder Stadium at UCSB. Parking is available, from the machines, at $3.00 for the evening.) CCBER's web site is at http://ccber.lifesci.ucsb.edu/ Valerie Begin forwarded message: > *From: *Lisa Stratton > > *Date: *March 25, 2009 10:16:07 AM PDT > * > * > *Subject: **Spring Restoration Seminar: Channel Islands Restoration!* > > To all Restoration Seminar Series attendees: > We are pleased to announce our Spring Restoration Seminar Series > Schedule and Focus: Channel Islands Restoration > We look forward to seeing you, Monday evenings 6-7pm. > Sincerely, > Lisa > > > *RE 188/288 Spring 2009: California Channel Islands Restoration* > > * * > > *CCBER (Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological > Restoration?s Conservation and Restoration Ecology Seminar Series)* > > *Monday evenings 6-7pm, Harder South, Rm 1013* > > March 30^th : Chris Still (UCSB Geography): Setting the Stage: > Background Geography of Channel Islands > > April 6: Brad Keitt (Island Conservation): Protecting biodiversity > by conserving islands: an integrated regional approach > > April 13: Ken Owen & Duke McPherson (Channel Islands Restoration): > Invasive Plant Control on the Channel Islands > > April 20^th : Kathryn McEachern (USGS): Rare Plant Research and > Restoration: California Channel Islands > > April 27^th : Emily Howe (SERG, SDSU): Restoration on San Clemente > Island > > May 4^th : Lisa Stratton (CCBER): Limiting Factors to Oak > Restoration on Santa Catalina Island > > May 11: Sarah Cheney (NPS Channel Islands): Cape Ivy Control on > Anacapa > > May 18^th : Steve Junak (Santa Barbara Botanic Garden): Rare Plant > Recovery on San Clemente Island > > June 1: Final Discussion > > > -- > Lisa Stratton, Ph.D. > Cheadle Center for Biodiversity & Ecological Restoration (CCBER) > Harder South, Rm 1005 > UCSB, MC 9615 > Santa Barbara, CA 93106 > > Office: (805) 893-4158 > Fax: (805) 893-4222 > > stratton at lifesci.ucsb.edu > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The "Isole Ciclopi" ( Ciclops Island ) AMP on the nearby shoreline includes the ancient fishing villages of Aci Trezza, Aci Castello, and Aci Reale, plus shoreline between them, and offshore islets. The active volcano, Mt. Etna, looms over this shoreline, and has had an extensive influence over its geological history. Written records of the geology and geography of this area go back Homer, in his epic about the odyssey of Ulysis. Here, Ulysis escaped imprisonement from the Ciclops of Mt. Etna, by outwitting and blinding the leader. The enraged and blinded advisary wildly threw three huge bolders at Ulysis as he escaped by boat. These bolders remain as three pillars offshore Aci Trezza that are now the center piece of today's AMP " Isole Cicopi" along with a small island " Lachea". The AMP is managed by a consortium made up of The University Center for the Tutellage and Management of Natural Environments and Agroecosystems ( U. of Catania ), and the Aci Castello Council. It has a surface area of 623 hectacres, and is divided into three zones of various degrees of protection. One zone allows bathing and fishing, another regulates certain amounts or types of fishing and diving, and the third zone is for total protection, allowing only guided tours. Sound familiar? Lachea Island is in the total protection zone. The AMP has an extraordinary ecological complexity under the sea " Animal species that populate the marine reserve are very numerous, representing almost all marine animal groups in the Mediterranean. It is also equally varied in vegitation." In Ciclopi waters live samples of most of the seaweeds known to exist in the rest of the Mediterranean, including some rare and endemic species. Lachea Island is described by Homer in the Odyssey as follows:' ... " an island stands called Lachea, where country goats grow numerous because no one comes to disturb them, not even the hunter who spends his life amid the valleys and precipices of Etna: this island never sees shepherds or farmers and rests uncultivated and alone." Lacea Island remains the same today, minus the goats. Come spring, I will snorkel and hike this AMP as well as two others in Sicily established since 1989. Ciao, Paul P.S. More modern science explains to us that the feared Ciclops who were thought to roam the slopes of Mt Etna, were thought to exist because the mamouth skulls that were found had one big hole, asumed to be for one huge eye, not the trunk. Many were piggmy skullson this island, too. Now, a more sophisticated population on Sicily, make the Elephant there symbol, rather than the Ciclops. Hence the namr " Elephents " for the American Football team for which I coach here. _________________________________________________________________ Internet Explorer 8 ? 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Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:44:44 -0700 From: Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov Subject: Re: [CINC] Marine reserves in Sicily To: ppetrich39 at hotmail.com CC: Chris.Mobley at noaa.gov; Todd.Jacobs at noaa.gov; Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov; Rocio.Lozano at noaa.gov; Julie.Bursek at noaa.gov; Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov; Lorri.Herr at noaa.gov; Amy.Cale at noaa.gov; Claire.Fackler at noaa.gov; Laura.Francis at noaa.gov; Steve.Katz at noaa.gov; Rebecca.Young at noaa.gov; Danielle.Lipski at noaa.gov; Natalie.Senyk at noaa.gov; Robert.Schwemmer at noaa.gov; Michael.Murray at noaa.gov; Sean.Hastings at noaa.gov; Ben.Waltenberger at noaa.gov; Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov; christopher.lafranchi at noaa.gov; Matthew.Davis at noaa.gov; Sarah.Kinsfather at noaa.gov; Charles.Lara at noaa.gov Thanks, Paul, for the great report from Sicily. I am copying the CINMS staff so that they can read about your comparison of their MPA's to ours. Enjoy the rest of your stay there! Staff, CINC volunteer Paul Petrich is in Italy until this summer, where he is coaching a team that plays American football. Paul Jr. Petrich wrote: Ciao CINC Vounteers from Sicily, Tina, good luck on your quest at the Blue Water dream project! You and all the CINC volunteers should realize our good deeds in California contribute to some suprizing duplicates in far flung reaches of our oceans. I live in an apartment overlooking one of the first Marine Protected Areas in Italy. Here they are called " Area Marina Protetta ( AMP ). I think you will find the following comparisons interesting. No AMPs existed in Italy prior to 1984. The "Isole Ciclopi" ( Ciclops Island ) AMP on the nearby shoreline includes the ancient fishing villages of Aci Trezza, Aci Castello, and Aci Reale, plus shoreline between them, and offshore islets. The active volcano, Mt. Etna, looms over this shoreline, and has had an extensive influence over its geological history. Written records of the geology and geography of this area go back Homer, in his epic about the odyssey of Ulysis. Here, Ulysis escaped imprisonement from the Ciclops of Mt. Etna, by outwitting and blinding the leader. The enraged and blinded advisary wildly threw three huge bolders at Ulysis as he escaped by boat. These bolders remain as three pillars offshore Aci Trezza that are now the center piece of today's AMP " Isole Cicopi" along with a small island " Lachea". The AMP is managed by a consortium made up of The University Center for the Tutellage and Management of Natural Environments and Agroecosystems ( U. of Catania ), and the Aci Castello Council. It has a surface area of 623 hectacres, and is divided into three zones of various degrees of protection. One zone allows bathing and fishing, another regulates certain amounts or types of fishing and diving, and the third zone is for total protection, allowing only guided tours. Sound familiar? Lachea Island is in the total protection zone. The AMP has an extraordinary ecological complexity under the sea " Animal species that populate the marine reserve are very numerous, representing almost all marine animal groups in the Mediterranean. It is also equally varied in vegitation." In Ciclopi waters live samples of most of the seaweeds known to exist in the rest of the Mediterranean, including some rare and endemic species. Lachea Island is described by Homer in the Odyssey as follows:' ... " an island stands called Lachea, where country goats grow numerous because no one comes to disturb them, not even the hunter who spends his life amid the valleys and precipices of Etna: this island never sees shepherds or farmers and rests uncultivated and alone." Lacea Island remains the same today, minus the goats. Come spring, I will snorkel and hike this AMP as well as two others in Sicily established since 1989. Ciao, Paul P.S. More modern science explains to us that the feared Ciclops who were thought to roam the slopes of Mt Etna, were thought to exist because the mamouth skulls that were found had one big hole, assumed to be for one huge eye, not for the trunk. Many fossils found on this island were pigmy mamouth skulls, as well as larger mamouth skulls. Now, a more sophisticated population on Sicily, make the Elephant their symbol, rather than the Ciclops. Hence the name " Elephants " for the American Football team for which I coach here. The first mamouth fossil discoveries here were associated to Hannibal's infamous invasion of Italy with Elephants, rather than to prehistoric mamouths. Internet Explorer 8 ? Get your Hotmail Accelerated. 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URL: From Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov Fri Mar 27 16:22:03 2009 From: Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov (Clare Fritzsche) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:22:03 -0700 Subject: [CINC] IPCO adds two ww trips April 9 out of Ventura Message-ID: <49CD5F9B.6040206@noaa.gov> Greetings, Naturalists! Island Packers has added 9:30am and 1:30pm whale watching trips out of Ventura on Thursday, April 9th. Please let me know if you would like to go--the trips are open to those who don't yet have an IPCO trip in April. All the best, Clare -- Clare Fritzsche Volunteer Administration Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands National Park Office schedule week of March 23: MON: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 TUE: out of the office WED: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 THU: 9:30-11am, Oxnard (805) 382-6149 x105 2-6pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 FRI: 8am-12pm & 2-6pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 Cellular: (805) 729-0127 Santa Barbara FAX: (805) 568-1582 From kat at recycledgoods.com Fri Mar 27 16:34:33 2009 From: kat at recycledgoods.com (Kathryn Wasden) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:34:33 -0700 Subject: [CINC] IPCO adds two ww trips April 9 out of Ventura In-Reply-To: <49CD5F9B.6040206@noaa.gov> References: <49CD5F9B.6040206@noaa.gov> Message-ID: <002c01c9af34$96543130$c2fc9390$@com> I have a hike but not ww....i could take one or both, kat -----Original Message----- From: channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org [mailto:channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org] On Behalf Of Clare Fritzsche Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 4:22 PM To: RAIN Subject: [CINC] IPCO adds two ww trips April 9 out of Ventura Greetings, Naturalists! Island Packers has added 9:30am and 1:30pm whale watching trips out of Ventura on Thursday, April 9th. Please let me know if you would like to go--the trips are open to those who don't yet have an IPCO trip in April. All the best, Clare -- Clare Fritzsche Volunteer Administration Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands National Park Office schedule week of March 23: MON: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 TUE: out of the office WED: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 THU: 9:30-11am, Oxnard (805) 382-6149 x105 2-6pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 FRI: 8am-12pm & 2-6pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 Cellular: (805) 729-0127 Santa Barbara FAX: (805) 568-1582 _______________________________________________ Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.285 / Virus Database: 270.11.29/2024 - Release Date: 03/27/09 07:13:00 From Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov Fri Mar 27 16:56:13 2009 From: Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov (Clare Fritzsche) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:56:13 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Extra naturalist on IPCO ww trips Message-ID: <49CD679D.6070409@noaa.gov> Greetings, Naturalists! The two new whale watching trips on Island Packers on April 9th have been filled, but for that trip and any of the others up until then, if there is no Photo-ID person scheduled by the day before the trip and you would like to go out as the 2nd naturalist, please let me know. Preference will be given to those who haven't gone out with them in the last couple of weeks. Have a lovely weekend! Clare -- Clare Fritzsche Volunteer Administration Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands National Park Office schedule week of March30: MON: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 TUE: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 WED: 8-11:45am & 1:15-4pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 THU: 9:30am-2:30pm, Oxnard (805) 382-6149 x105 FRI: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 Cellular: (805) 729-0127 Santa Barbara FAX: (805) 568-1582 From CalMeuser at aol.com Fri Mar 27 17:01:58 2009 From: CalMeuser at aol.com (CalMeuser at aol.com) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:01:58 EDT Subject: [CINC] Ranger 85 3/27 Message-ID: 20 passengers, good seas, small pod of common dolphins, three humpbacks. Captain Frank has a new mascot, a pit bull puppy named Luke. Cal Meuser. **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. 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Enthusiastic Ken Tatro PID and I accompanied Capt. Jimmy and crew on fully loaded morning and afternoon IPCO Voyager?whale watching excursions from Ventura to Scorpion area at 930 am and to Landing Cove, Arch, Rookery Point areas at 130 pm?on a wonderfully clear warm spring Friday, March 27.? All trips canceled Thursday, so our Friday seas must have been much calmer (cup half full).? Some of the Pine Crest Thousand Oaks 4th graders and William S Hart Santa Clarita high schoolers were queasy but all survived in am and most seemed to have a fantastic time along with open party guests from Germany, Colorado, Chicago, NYC (subway series hat) throughout the day,? I heard Charlie's?lovely narration for the first time in the afternoon.? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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He heard from one of the fishing boats that there were a large number of humpbacks out at Santa Cruz, so we made a quick run out on the noon trip and found dozens of humpbacks busily feeding. I've never seen so many humpys together in one location, there were at least 30, perhaps as many as 40. I counted 11 in the last group that I was trying to photograph for PID. The afternoon trip was tough, as our first whale was an entangled Gray heading west. After staying with the whale for about an hour in hopes of helping the rescue people locate it, the whale gave us the slip and we moved off shore to find two more very active Humpbacks. Great day for fellow naturalist, Cubby Winkel, Captain Matt, Dave and Jacques. OH, yeah, we had a 91 year old man and his wife on the noon trip who was a WW2 veteran who had a zillion questions and entertained us with his stories, and then a 103 year old woman on the last trip who moved around on the boat and was very happy, interested and lovely in her red hat! Marilyn Dannehower -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com Sat Mar 28 19:48:12 2009 From: chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com (Christopher Carlson) Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:48:12 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Replacement for Double Dolphin Trips Tomorrow? (Sunday, March 29) Message-ID: <29a91b7e0903281948i6b0dd635rab22628ccf4da2fe@mail.gmail.com> Hi naturalists! Hope everyone's having an awesome weekend! I've been on-again off-again sick the last week (as has my entire household...) and I've been feeling pretty weak all day today, with a slight fever. I HATE to do this so last minute, but would anyone care to take my Double Dolphin trips going out of Santa Barbara tomorrow (Sunday, March 29) from 11-1:30 and 2-4:30? I'm going to bed early-ish tonight so I might have the energy for it, but just to be safe, I'd rather offer the trips now. I might not be at my computer for awhile, but please feel free to call me at (805) 889 9622 (anytime from now until, like, 9:30 tomorrow morning) if this sounds good to you! You can also email if you want, but I might not reply until way later tonight or way early tomorrow morning. It is insanely beautiful outside, and I'm sure the ocean will be fantastic! If no one contacts me, I'll probably just go myself if I feel up to it, so it's a win-win for me! Thanks everybody! Chris Carlson chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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They always want to know where the baleen came from, then they go sort of quiet. Happy sightings! Scott Cuzzo From diver23 at cox.net Sat Mar 28 22:47:44 2009 From: diver23 at cox.net (Kevin Bailey) Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:47:44 -0700 Subject: [CINC] IPCO Explorer Message-ID: <000601c9b031$e1c1cb70$a5456250$@net> AM trip 2000 Commons 2 Grays late in trip Home late With immediate departure on PM trip Out to AI Arch Seals Sea lions Commons in distance on way to 2 Humpbacks with awesome fluking Home later still Perfect day, glassy, calm waters; great people from all over; too tired for the story Kevin & Toni Bailey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Deb4nb at aol.com Sun Mar 29 09:16:33 2009 From: Deb4nb at aol.com (Deb4nb at aol.com) Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:16:33 EDT Subject: [CINC] Condor Kit Message-ID: Greetings All, The sign-in book from the Condor kit is missing (lime green journal) so if you find it let me know. Also a friendly reminder to please give me a quick e-mail if the SB boat kits are low on supplies or brochures. Mahalo, Debra Herring **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From bucholtz at linguistics.ucsb.edu Mon Mar 30 00:22:16 2009 From: bucholtz at linguistics.ucsb.edu (Mary Bucholtz) Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:22:16 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor Express, Sun., 3/29, 9:00-11:30 Message-ID: 29 passengers 2 Dc pods, feeding (200, then 50-100) 1 sea otter, swimming 1 fin whale 1 Captain Dave and his merry crew 1 Mary Bucholtz 1 Shirley Johnson, PID Choppy water and foggy skies didn't discourage the hardcore whale lovers who showed up this morning. After visiting a couple of groups of common dolphins feeding surprisingly near shore, we encountered a very mellow sea otter that swam alongside us for a while (no tags). We headed out into the channel and our patience was rewarded: a fin whale showed up and we got lots of good views. Great questions from enthusiastic passengers. From j_bar_j at hotmail.com Mon Mar 30 09:29:23 2009 From: j_bar_j at hotmail.com (Joel E. Justin) Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:29:23 -0700 Subject: [CINC] ESCI Hike Report - 3/28... Message-ID: It was a gorgeous day on Saturday; sunny skies, mild temperatures, flat seas. The boat was full and the passengers were treated to gray's and dolphins on the way out and a humpback and more dolphins on the way back. I met Pat on the island and appreciated his wealth of experience and knowledge. I led the morning hike and had 12 enthusiastic people join me. After lunch I hiked to Potato and shared the vistas of turquoise turning to deep blue waters. On the way back, as I was walking thru the campground, I saw about 10 people ahead of me all pointing and taking pictures of something I couldn't see yet. As I got closer, there was an island fox laying there just casually taking in all the spectators. After a couple of minutes, more people joined and I got lots of questions and told the story of the fox. Then, as if on queue, the fox got up and lazily walked right towards me, passing between me and the visitor standing next to me. As it wandered of exploring other parts of the campground, everyone expressed their luck/joy/excitement of seeing a fox up so close. Someone's done a great job training this one!! This particular fox was missing its right ear. I'm guessing it's a campground regular and with this unique characteristic, I'm guessing it has been named? How lucky are we to be involved in such a wonderful program!? Joel... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From staci at savzsea.com Mon Mar 30 10:35:45 2009 From: staci at savzsea.com (staci at savzsea.com) Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:35:45 -0700 Subject: [CINC] ESCI Hike Report - 3/28... Message-ID: <20090330103545.1f69f13e02bba7ff49a08cffd4b84343.6765d1dd56.wbe@email.secureserver.net> On Mar 30, 2009, at 9:29 AM, Joel E. Justin wrote: I'm guessing it's a campground regular and with this unique characteristic, I'm guessing it has been named? Just a guess...how about ........"Lefty" Thanks Joel, for sharing your wonderful day. Staci -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [CINC] ESCI Hike Report - 3/28... From: "Joel E. Justin" Date: Mon, March 30, 2009 9:29 am To: CINC It was a gorgeous day on Saturday; sunny skies, mild temperatures, flat seas. The boat was full and the passengers were treated to gray's and dolphins on the way out and a humpback and more dolphins on the way back. I met Pat on the island and appreciated his wealth of experience and knowledge. I led the morning hike and had 12 enthusiastic people join me. After lunch I hiked to Potato and shared the vistas of turquoise turning to deep blue waters. On the way back, as I was walking thru the campground, I saw about 10 people ahead of me all pointing and taking pictures of something I couldn't see yet. As I got closer, there was an island fox laying there just casually taking in all the spectators. After a couple of minutes, more people joined and I got lots of questions and told the story of the fox. Then, as if on queue, the fox got up and lazily walked right towards me, passing between me and the visitor standing next to me. As it wandered of exploring other parts of the campground, everyone expressed their luck/joy/excitement of seeing a fox up so close. Someone's done a great job training this one!! This particular fox was missing its right ear. I'm guessing it's a campground regular and with this unique characteristic, I'm guessing it has been named? How lucky are we to be involved in such a wonderful program!? Joel... _______________________________________________ Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps From donshubert at roadrunner.com Tue Mar 31 08:32:00 2009 From: donshubert at roadrunner.com (Don Shubert) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:32:00 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Calling all Photo ID personel Message-ID: <006401c9b215$d635d7c0$6501a8c0@D999Z091> I am scheduled for Photo ID on the Condor Express next Tuesday April 7th for the noon and 2:30 trips, unfortunately, I will not be able to take advantage of the opportunity because of a minor surgery. Can someone take these two trips, it would be appreciated thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The EPA requested that the U.N.'s International Maritime Organization create a 230-mile buffer zone along the U.S. coasts, within which oil tankers and other large ships would face stricter regulations on air pollutants blamed for health problems. The new requirements would force shipping companies to switch to cleaner-burning fuels and make changes to their onboard engine systems. The EPA estimates the proposal would increase annual costs for shipping companies by $3.2 billion in 2020. "In essence we are treating this industry as we would treat others," EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said Monday at a press conference. The impact of ship emissions on air quality is an ongoing concern since most vessels run on heavy, high-sulfur fuels. The EPA for more than a decade has acknowledged ship emissions are harmful, but has struggled to regulate the international fleet. When ships are traveling within the coastal zone, the proposed rules would cut sulfur in fuel by 98%, soot by 85% and nitrogen oxide emissions by 80% from current global requirements. The EPA proposed that ships must use fuel with no more than 1,000 parts per million of sulfur beginning in 2015, down from the current average of 27,000 parts per million, agency officials said. "Ships are floating smokestack that deliver soot and smog straight to the heart of our most crowded coastal cities," said Andy Darrell, the New York regional director of the Environmental Defense Fund, in a prepared statement. The proposal, which also includes Canadian waters, follows an agreement reached last fall by the IMO. Under the agreement, countries are allowed to set tougher standards, with the U.S. being the first to make such a request. The EPA said it expected the IMO to begin reviewing its proposal in July, with approval seen as soon as next year. The shipping industry will face significant cost increases, driven primarily by a switch to more expensive fuels. Some vessels would likely retrofit their systems, while new ships would have to use advanced emission-control technologies beginning in 2016. However, the proposal avoids one of the industry's biggest fears: scattered regulations outside of an international process, said Bryan Wood-Thomas, vice president for the World Shipping Council, which represents container and car-transport ships. The EPA said air pollution from ships, which travels hundreds of miles inland, is expected to grow rapidly as rules to curb emissions from other forms of transportation take hold and port traffic rises. However, the shipping industry is currently struggling with weak demand and a sharp drop in prices amid the global economic slowdown. The announcement comes a week after the EPA's inspector general issued a report concluding emission regulations for large vessels haven't protected human health. The report concludes the EPA has only moved to regulate nitrogen oxides from U.S.-flagged ships, but hasn't taken a position on foreign-flagged vessels, which produce 90% of the emissions in U.S. ports. Write to Mark Peters at mark.peters at dowjones.com _________________________________________________________________ Quick access to Windows Live and your favorite MSN content with Internet Explorer 8. http://ie8.msn.com/microsoft/internet-explorer-8/en-us/ie8.aspx?ocid=B037MSN55C0701A -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov Tue Mar 31 12:21:37 2009 From: Clare.Fritzsche at noaa.gov (Clare Fritzsche) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:21:37 -0700 Subject: [CINC] IPCO added ww tomorrow 4/1 out of Ventura at 1pm Message-ID: <49D26D41.8070004@noaa.gov> Greetings, Naturalists! Island Packers has added a whale watching trip tomorrow afternoon, April 1st, from Ventura from 1-4:30pm. Please let me know if you would like to go out as the regular naturalist, or as PID. Thanks! Clare -- Clare Fritzsche Volunteer Administration Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands National Park Office schedule week of March 30: MON: 12-4pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 TUE: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 WED: 8-11:45am & 1:15-4pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 THU: 9:30am-2:30pm, Oxnard (805) 382-6149 x105 FRI: 8am-4pm, Santa Barbara (805) 966-7107 x366 Cellular: (805) 729-0127 Santa Barbara FAX: (805) 568-1582 From klez18 at sbcglobal.net Tue Mar 31 13:22:27 2009 From: klez18 at sbcglobal.net (Marty Flam) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:22:27 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Pygmy Mammoth Extinction Message-ID: <210869.15984.qm@web83204.mail.mud.yahoo.com> RE: TONIGHT'S NOVA 8 PM Are you as intrigued as I about? Pygmy Mammoth Extinction? ? Warming, hunting or illness single cause models are probably too simplistic.?(Agenbroad's Pygmy Mammonths 1998 booklet on extinction, page 22-23)??The new fourth contender: Kennett's Comet.? Find fascinating?summaries: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/clovis/megafauna.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/clovis/debate.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/clovis/ ? The four camps are known tongue-in-cheek as "overkill," "overchill," "overill," and "overgrill"*: *Gary Haynes offered this sobriquet when I asked him if a playful term for the comet hypothesis had caught on yet. (Peter Tyson) ? Marty Flam ---------------------------------------------------------- ? Ann Huston, the Chief of Cultural Resources at CINP, sends the following notification about a program on PBS this evening: Hi, NOVA?will feature "The Last Extinction" on Tuesday, March 31, from 8:00 - 9:00 p.m., about the theory of a meteor exploding over eastern Canada and causing the extinction of the Pleistocene megafauna. Dr. James Kennett from UCSB and his son Doug Kennett at the University of Oregon were involved in the research and development of this theory, which used samples that they collected on Santa Rosa Island. Dr.?James Kennett will be the speaker at the June 9-10 "Shore to Sea" lecture about his research and the "extra-terrestrial impact" theory. Ann ____________________________ Ann?Huston Chief,?Cultural Resources Channel?Islands National Park 1901?Spinnaker Drive Ventura,?CA 93001 (805)?658-5752 Fax:?(805) 658-5799 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gksully at pacbell.net Tue Mar 31 13:48:42 2009 From: gksully at pacbell.net (Karen Sullivan) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:48:42 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Sub for photo ID Sunday 4/5 Message-ID: <79910.62864.qm@web81706.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hi I need someone(s) to take the 3 Photo ID trips on Sunday 4/5. I'm going to be out of town unexpectedly. If you can take them, let me know, or just let Clare know. Gary Sullivan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sally.eagle at cox.net Tue Mar 31 17:40:44 2009 From: sally.eagle at cox.net (Sally Eagle) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:40:44 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CX 3/31/09 9 & 12 trips...3 cancelled Message-ID: 2 grays headed up the coast 20+/- coastal bottlenose 1 big healthy otter 1 elephant "weiner" (much to the delight of the Orcott middle school students...the nomenclature, that is) a few hundred common dolphins Capt Dave at the helm 91 passengers.......mostly school kids, their parents and teachers and a few very nice tolerant visitors who were treated to choruses of screams of delight as we bounced over the swells and all the usual talk about who was "barfing" and where. High energy, brisk sales at the "cafe", and several really captivated future naturalists among those who were just thrilled to on the ocean, riding the waves, out of the classroom, and perhaps learn something. And don't forget take lots of pictures! 12:00 trip didn't get the count (Carol did - see below) maybe a gray, a report of a cow calf that we could not find, lots of bottlenose in really clear water then out into the Channel to find two humpback feeding, fluking and generally giving a nice show. Carol Celic was shadowing John Kuizenga and took on all the data work in addition to learning the inside trick of the trade of PID from John. I was working the crowd along with "guest" Cubby Winkle who was treating his two beautiful granddaughters to whale watching! Also on board, a gaggle of Maratime Museum volunteers (John is one as well) out to see the coastal wonders first hand. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lhittnp at sbcglobal.net Tue Mar 31 18:55:53 2009 From: lhittnp at sbcglobal.net (Linda Hitt) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:55:53 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Vangard 3/30/09 Message-ID: <259580.77039.qm@web83703.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> AM trip: 1st sighting: all of the following:1 Humpback ???????????megapod of Common Dolphins ??????????? large raft of sea lions ??????????? large bait ball hiding under the boat ??????????? ??????????? Later: 2 Humpbacks close to the boat & spyhopping, along with 200-300 Common Dolphins.? At least ???????????????????? 2 distant spouts of undetermined origin????????????????????????????????????? PM trip: megapod of Common Dolphins & 2 Humpbacks which played closely to the boat. AM trip included 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th graders from Our Lady of Malibu School along with 6 other paying customers.? The children were wonderfully well behaved & asked many good questions.? The PM trip included a mix of young & old.? Sunny day, with choppy water. Capt Bob, Jason, Danielle were crew. Scott Cuzzo on PID & interpreting.? Another great day on the water. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maria at rasnowpeak.com Tue Mar 31 19:48:00 2009 From: maria at rasnowpeak.com (Maria G. Ornelas) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:48:00 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Whale watching 3/29 Message-ID: <72A338C5-0241-4539-89DC-B1A2D4EC5F4A@rasnowpeak.com> Hi Naturalists, a.m. Trip ---------129 passengers -- small pod of Common dolphins (~ 10) -- Humpback whales (2) -- sea lions (~25) -- Humpbacks (3) The Island Adventure, with Captain Jimmy at the helm, crew members Laurie and Steve, and myself as naturalist, left the harbor with a full boat (129 passengers from Norway, Chicago, Encino, Thousand Oaks+ other locals). Cloud cover was 100% for the a.m. trip. But, neither the initial high swells nor overcast skies dampen people's enthusiasm as we encountered a small pod of Common dolphins. At 11:08, we sighted several spouts spread-out in the distance. 1st. sighting: the Captain settled on a couple of Humpback whales in the company of about 10 sea lions. The whales were milling, fluking and launch eating. One third of their bodies come out of the water. Then the whales came within 5-10 feet of the boat. One went under the boat clear to the other side. They were close and personal and we could smell them. The people went wild. Cameras were clicking and video rolling. We stayed with them for about 40 minutes. But the climax was yet to come. 2nd sighting: east of platform Grace, at 12:07 a.m., we came about a feeding frenzy. Tens of gulls, pelicans, sea lions, dolphins, and 3 Humpbacks. The pelicans and dolphins were diving. The whales were milling, fluking, turning on its side with pectorals up in the air. The Explorer (IP) came over to part take on the fun. p.m. Trip ------ 125 passengers -- 1 Humpback whale -- small pod Common dolphins (~20) -- very large pod Commons (several thousand) -- 2 Humpback whales The sun came up for a while. The winds came up and a few people were sick, the rest enjoyed our 1st Humpback at 2:25 p.m. This one was traveling slowly and dove a couple of times showing off its fluke, but was not interested in us. These passengers were also thrilled when 15 minutes later, we would come across not only 2 more Humpbacks moving slowly, fluking, and one even showing its' beautiful pectoral, but also the largest pod of Commons I had ever experienced. The kids were as excited as the dolphins. It was a treat to see them (dolphins) leap and chirp right next to the boat. Our boat was moving at the same speed as the dolphins and we stayed with them for almost an hour. The Explorer again joined us for the treat. We the headed back to the harbor, happy as could be. 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There were 2 large rafts of (probably 40-50 in each raft) California sea lions cavorting in the ocean below in addition to the very large number hauled out on the rocks. We also spent over 30 minutes observing 2 Gray Whales, an adult and youngster very slowly meandering westward along the back side of Anacapa. People were thrilled to have the somewhat unique experience of watching whales while on terra firma. Unfortunately, we did not spot a single dolphin. Nada, zilch!! The weather was beautiful and the seas were extremely calm which added to the experience. We were even able to survive the potentially uncomfortable situation of both marine heads being inoperative on the return trip. Hey, stuff happens. Fortunately we were able to notify passengers before boarding the boat so it was not a problem. However, it may have impacted the sale of beer on the return voyage. We returned to Ventura with about 85 very thrilled and happy passengers. 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