From Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov Thu Oct 1 13:31:31 2009 From: Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov (Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov) Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:31:31 -0700 Subject: [CINC] EDUCATION TRIPS-Oct & Nov Message-ID: <9705adfd22dbaee.4ac4af33@noaa.gov> CINC volunteers, if you are interested in providing interpretation on one of the following cruises with Tom McCormack's Oxnard College marine biology class please RSVP ASAP. PREFERENCE will be given to volunteers with 5 years or more of service. Please email me with your request including years of service! - October 9, Friday & November 5, Thursday on the R/V Shearwater 8am-4pm, departing from Ventura Harbor to Anacapa (non landing trip). Plankton tows & search for marine mammals. - October 22, Thursday and November 19, Thursday 8am-4pm IPCO Vanguard, departing Channel Islands Harbor to Anacapa, Floating Lab Program. Plankton tows & search for marine mammals & deploy an ROV. Thank you! Tina From Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov Thu Oct 1 14:05:56 2009 From: Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov (Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov) Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:05:56 -0700 Subject: [CINC] FROM SHORE TO SEA LECTURE SERIES Message-ID: Hi all, just a quick note to clarify this month's From Shore to Sea Lectures. Normally, the series is held monthly on the second consecutive Tuesday and Wednesday. However, this month the schedule has changed as follows: October 6, 2009 7pm - 8pm >From Shore to Sea Lecture Series Greg Sanders, Minerals Management Service ?Sea Otter Tales: Fact or Fiction? Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, Santa Barbara, CA. October 7, 2009 7pm - 8pm >From Shore to Sea Lecture Series Greg Sanders, Minerals Management Service ?Sea Otter Tales: Fact or Fiction? Channel Islands National Park Visitor Center, Ventura, CA. October 14, 2009 7pm - 8pm >From Shore to Sea Lecture Series Environmental Defense Center Film Presentation: ?A Sea Change? with questions following. Channel Islands National Park Visitor Center, Ventura, CA. October 27, 2009 7pm - 9pm Film screening: ?A Sea Change? With a post-screening panel talk, including Sanctuary Superintendent Chris Mobley Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Santa Barbara, CA For more information: http://edcnet.org/news/upcoming_events/a_sea_change.html Hope to see you there! ~Tina From harthome at roadrunner.com Thu Oct 1 17:26:07 2009 From: harthome at roadrunner.com (Patricia Hart) Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 17:26:07 -0700 Subject: [CINC] a sub needed Message-ID: <8124FAFBBF634761861DADF24A886AB1@bedroom> hi can someone take my oct 7th trip on the condor. my leg is now in a cast and can't navigate too well on land much less at sea thanks pat hart -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Maryann ------------------------------ Maryann Johansson RA Associate Director Design & Construction Services 805-893-2661X 2207 cell:805-451-1545 From Maryann.Johansson at dcs.ucsb.edu Fri Oct 2 14:46:30 2009 From: Maryann.Johansson at dcs.ucsb.edu (Maryann Johansson) Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:46:30 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CX tomorrow Oct. 3 Message-ID: Can anyone take this trip for me? ------------------------------ Maryann Johansson RA Associate Director Design & Construction Services 805-893-2661X 2207 cell:805-451-1545 From chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com Fri Oct 2 20:42:30 2009 From: chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com (Christopher Carlson) Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 20:42:30 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Sub for Sunday Oct. 4? Message-ID: <29a91b7e0910022042j2bffd6a6t60425e7be73d701b@mail.gmail.com> Hi CINC naturalists, Anyone want to take my trip on Sunday, October 4 on the Condor? If no one wants it, I'll still go, but I'd thought I'd offer and see if I can catch up on some sleep Sunday morning. 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URL: From langle411 at gmail.com Sat Oct 3 09:13:13 2009 From: langle411 at gmail.com (Lisa Angle) Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 08:13:13 -0800 Subject: [CINC] CX Oct. 3rd Canceled due to weather References: <3E58DD4FA0D1E0FEADF5EC51@fm2.fis.ucsb.edu> Message-ID: <000a01ca4444$69ea2d20$6400a8c0@Janeway> From cfrench1366 at aol.com Sat Oct 3 17:14:15 2009 From: cfrench1366 at aol.com (Catherine French) Date: Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:14:15 -0400 Subject: [CINC] Report from AI Message-ID: <8CC129EBDD7EFBA-8230-C85@webmail-m083.sysops.aol.com> Two beautiful days on Anacapa, with calm seas and lots of common dolphin sightings. 10/2: 27 campers and 28 day passengers 2,000+ commons 300+ oceanic bottlenose pinipeds galore on the island rocks and shores 10/3: 28 day hikers one sub-adult bald eagle sighted soaring over the?island 4,000 commons at least spead?for miles around the boat as we approached east end a couple of rissos not visible to most one very shy minke Sincerely, Catherine French cfrench1366 at aol.com 805.815.3523 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com Sun Oct 4 07:51:42 2009 From: chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com (Christopher Carlson) Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 07:51:42 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CX 10-04-09 Trip Canceled Message-ID: <29a91b7e0910040751j7a79c7c9l90130e5ed657c4d1@mail.gmail.com> Hi all, Sunday's Condor Express trip was canceled due to "horrifying" high winds of 40-50 knots. Would've been a wild trip! At least now I can sleep in. Chris Carlson chrisjamescarlson at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ppetrich39 at hotmail.com Sun Oct 4 09:10:24 2009 From: ppetrich39 at hotmail.com (Paul Jr. Petrich) Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 09:10:24 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Volunteers, I need a sub for my Condor X trip on... Message-ID: Volunteers, I need a sub for my Condor X trip on Oct 13th ( Tue. )), as I am sub teaching that week. Any takers? Paul _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/ From eradding at sbcglobal.net Sun Oct 4 09:45:27 2009 From: eradding at sbcglobal.net (EUGENE RADDING) Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 09:45:27 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] CX, FRI. 10/2/09 Message-ID: <546484.77454.qm@web180301.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Several days old report. 6 Bottlenose just out of the harbor; 46 Risso's Dolphins in two different locations, and? 1000? not so unusual Common Dolphins in various places. No Blues, no Humpbacks and not even any Minkes. The 31 passengers (mostly foreign visitors) were informed in advance and they enjoyed the Dolphins and the Painted Cave with great pleasure. ? Capt. Dave, Jacques and Amanda??did their best. Thanks to Scott Cuzzo and Gary Delanoeye for their participation, ? The weather was great with?lots of sun and visability. ? Still a great place to spend 4.5 hrs. ? 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Hooray for Washington Wildcats and their Eco-Fair Sat. 10/03/09!??Many organizations were asked to attend this important green event from 1-4pm,?held on the Washington Elementary?ocean view playground.??Fortunately the day was beautifully warm and sunny,?with only?light breezes. ? Each booth was?instructed to have a theme, and ours was appropriately "Keep Our Oceans Clean."?? In addition to our usual Park and Sanctuary panels and materials, the NOAA marine debris posters were displayed,? plus my contributed bag of trash found on Anacapa Island?(some items regurgitated by gulls...eeewww).? Items included: foil, plastic wrappers, balloons, and fishing line.? Surrounding the marine?debris display?were critter replicas such as a pelican, shark, gull, blue whale, sea lion, harbor seal, eel, stingray, etc.? After species identification,?there was?talk on what can?happen when animals encounter debris.? I was impressed how much the kids knew, and?their ideas for keeping the ocean clean. ? It still amazes me how many people don't know about our Channel Islands, even though they can see a few offshore.? Blue whale posters were earned, baleen and teeth were discussed,?and a few parents enthusiastically informed me about their anticipated SCI school?field trip this month. ? The most alluring kids'?attractions?were the?Wildcat Jail, Inflatable Castle Jump, and the Rock Pop Kids band.? My personal favorite attraction?(next to our booth of course)?was Ocean Futures Bag Monster.? A brave?human walked around in a huge costume made of 700 plastic bags, which is what an average consumer can use in a year.??What a?clever visual!? After this No Waste?event, our local charismatic Western gulls predictably?searched the playground for morsels left behind.? Hats off to Washington?Elementary for leaving the area relatively clean! Happy Green Trails, Debra ? ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From langle411 at gmail.com Mon Oct 5 21:18:24 2009 From: langle411 at gmail.com (Lisa Angle) Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 20:18:24 -0800 Subject: [CINC] U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species Message-ID: <005701ca463c$0d647570$6400a8c0@Janeway> From: Environmental News Network http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/40533 U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service may remove the humpback whale from its list of endangered species, citing evidence that the species has rebounded from near extinction. Since an international ban on their whaling in 1966, populations of the north Pacific humpback have increased about 4.7 percent each year, researchers say. Largely because of their tendency to frequent coastal waters, and their habitual return to the same regions each year, humpback whales have been exploited by commercial whalers all around the world. Humpbacks were hunted for their oil, meat and whalebone. Most populations were drastically reduced in the early part of the 19th century, leaving only between 5 and 10 per cent of the original stock remaining. In the North Pacific, it is estimated that as many as 15,000 humpbacks existed prior to 1900. The population was truly decimated to fewer than 1,000 individuals before an international ban on commercial whaling was instituted in 1964. Today, the North Pacific population which returns to Hawaii in the winter months to breed, now numbers approximately 2,000. In spite of their recent strides towards recovery, humpbacks continue to be designated as an endangered species. Only the right whale, another species of baleen whale, is considered more endangered than the humpback in the North Pacific. Another human activity that poses a serious threat to the humpbacks as well as other species of whales is driftnet fishing. Driftnets are huge nets made of lightweight nylon which measure between 1.25 to 90 miles in length and 8 and 15 feet in depth. They are left to "drift" in the open ocean for periods of 8 hours or more, hence the name "driftnet". While driftnets are an effective means of catching their target species, the species they are intended to catch- generally tuna and squid, they are an indiscriminate method of fishing, and tend to entrap anything larger than their mesh size. This includes sea birds, turtles, seals, dolphins, whales and many species of non-target fish which together are known as theby-catch. The majority of the animals that become entangled in driftnets are not able to free themselves and drown. Thousands of whales, dolphins, sea birds and turtles, many of which are endangered, die needlessly in driftnets each year. Due in large part to the ban, an estimated 18,000 to 20,000 humpbacks now exist in the north Pacific, a sharp increase from the 1960s, when populations had dropped to about 1,400. About 60,000 humpbacks exist globally, according to the Swiss-based International Union for the Conservation of Nature. "Humpbacks by and large are an example of a species that in most places seems to be doing very well, despite our earlier efforts to exterminate them," said Phillip Clapham, a senior whale biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The U.S. must review the status of endangered species whenever there is "significant" new information, and this is the first time the humpback's status has been reviewed since 1999. Some groups object to lifting the endangered status of the humpback, citing climate change and ocean acidification as emerging threats to the species. 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If you have forgotten your password you can have it emailed to you by clicking on "Remind" under Password Reminder. Thank you for your help in managing your subscription! (Instructions are also in your volunteer manual.) http://www.rain.org/mailman/options/channel_islands_naturalist_corps/ ~Tina From ppetrich39 at hotmail.com Tue Oct 6 20:40:58 2009 From: ppetrich39 at hotmail.com (Paul Jr. Petrich) Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 20:40:58 -0700 Subject: [CINC] U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species In-Reply-To: <8672133.1254802323393.JavaMail.root@elwamui-karabash.atl.sa.earthlink.net> References: <8672133.1254802323393.JavaMail.root@elwamui-karabash.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Message-ID: Some confusion here? The North Pacific population now is now 18 to 20 thousand as indicated in the 4th paragraph, up from about 1,400 in the 1960s. Is the 2,000 number supposed to be the number migrating between California and the East pacific tropics? Paul Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:12:03 -0400 From: islandkayaker at earthlink.net To: langle411 at gmail.com; channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Subject: Re: [CINC] U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species Hmmm... normal Northern Pacific population was at 15,000... current population at 2,000 sure... let's take them off the endangered species list... Who is the genius promoting taking them off? Absolute silliness. =/ -----Original Message----- From: Lisa Angle Sent: Oct 6, 2009 12:18 AM To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Subject: [CINC] U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species From: Environmental News Network http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/40533 U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service may remove the humpback whale from its list of endangered species, citing evidence that the species has rebounded from near extinction. Since an international ban on their whaling in 1966, populations of the north Pacific humpback have increased about 4.7 percent each year, researchers say. Largely because of their tendency to frequent coastal waters, and their habitual return to the same regions each year, humpback whales have been exploited by commercial whalers all around the world. Humpbacks were hunted for their oil, meat and whalebone. Most populations were drastically reduced in the early part of the 19th century, leaving only between 5 and 10 per cent of the original stock remaining. In the North Pacific, it is estimated that as many as 15,000 humpbacks existed prior to 1900. The population was truly decimated to fewer than 1,000 individuals before an international ban on commercial whaling was instituted in 1964. Today, the North Pacific population which returns to Hawaii in the winter months to breed, now numbers approximately 2,000. In spite of their recent strides towards recovery, humpbacks continue to be designated as an endangered species. Only the right whale, another species of baleen whale, is considered more endangered than the humpback in the North Pacific. Another human activity that poses a serious threat to the humpbacks as well as other species of whales is driftnet fishing. Driftnets are huge nets made of lightweight nylon which measure between 1.25 to 90 miles in length and 8 and 15 feet in depth. They are left to "drift" in the open ocean for periods of 8 hours or more, hence the name "driftnet". While driftnets are an effective means of catching their target species, the species they are intended to catch- generally tuna and squid, they are an indiscriminate method of fishing, and tend to entrap anything larger than their mesh size. This includes sea birds, turtles, seals, dolphins, whales and many species of non-target fish which together are known as theby-catch. The majority of the animals that become entangled in driftnets are not able to free themselves and drown. Thousands of whales, dolphins, sea birds and turtles, many of which are endangered, die needlessly in driftnets each year. Due in large part to the ban, an estimated 18,000 to 20,000 humpbacks now exist in the north Pacific, a sharp increase from the 1960s, when populations had dropped to about 1,400. About 60,000 humpbacks exist globally, according to the Swiss-based International Union for the Conservation of Nature. "Humpbacks by and large are an example of a species that in most places seems to be doing very well, despite our earlier efforts to exterminate them," said Phillip Clapham, a senior whale biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The U.S. must review the status of endangered species whenever there is "significant" new information, and this is the first time the humpback's status has been reviewed since 1999. Some groups object to lifting the endangered status of the humpback, citing climate change and ocean acidification as emerging threats to the species. Based on information from Yale Environment 360 and other sources: http://e360.yale.edu/content/digest.msp?id=2070 _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft?s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From islandkayaker at earthlink.net Tue Oct 6 20:58:06 2009 From: islandkayaker at earthlink.net (islandkayaker at earthlink.net) Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 23:58:06 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [CINC] U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species Message-ID: <29468665.1254887886567.JavaMail.root@elwamui-milano.atl.sa.earthlink.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eradding at sbcglobal.net Tue Oct 6 21:41:30 2009 From: eradding at sbcglobal.net (EUGENE RADDING) Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 21:41:30 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species In-Reply-To: <29468665.1254887886567.JavaMail.root@elwamui-milano.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Message-ID: <397181.78094.qm@web180310.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> My interpretation of the 2ooo number is that is the number in Hawaii area some of whom come from Alaska and doesn't refer to the Humpbacks off our coast. EUGENE RADDING --- On Tue, 10/6/09, islandkayaker at earthlink.net wrote: From: islandkayaker at earthlink.net Subject: Re: [CINC] U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species To: "Paul Jr. Petrich" , "lisa angle" , "channel_islands_ naturalist_corps" Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 8:58 PM #yiv1629335021 {font-family:Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial, sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;color:black;}#yiv1629335021 p{margin:0px;} Yea, writing is confusing in 2nd and 3rd paragraph.? You are probably right. -----Original Message----- From: "Paul Jr. Petrich" Sent: Oct 6, 2009 11:40 PM To: Scott , lisa angle , channel_islands_ naturalist_corps Subject: RE: [CINC] U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species Some confusion here? The North Pacific population now is now 18 to 20 thousand as indicated in the 4th paragraph, up from about 1,400 in the 1960s. Is the 2,000 number supposed to be the number migrating between California and the East pacific tropics?? Paul Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:12:03 -0400 From: islandkayaker at earthlink.net To: langle411 at gmail.com; channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Subject: Re: [CINC] U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species #yiv1629335021 .ExternalClass {font-family:Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial, sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;color:black;} #yiv1629335021 .ExternalClass p {} Hmmm... normal Northern Pacific population was at 15,000... current population at 2,000? sure... let's take them off the endangered species list.... Who is the genius promoting taking them off? Absolute silliness. =/ -----Original Message----- From: Lisa Angle Sent: Oct 6, 2009 12:18 AM To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Subject: [CINC] U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species From: Environmental News Network http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/40533 U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service may remove the humpback whale from its list of endangered species, citing evidence that the species has rebounded from near extinction. Since an international ban on their whaling in 1966, populations of the north Pacific humpback have increased about 4.7 percent each year, researchers say.?Largely because of their tendency to frequent coastal waters, and their habitual return to the same regions each year, humpback whales have been exploited by commercial whalers all around the world. Humpbacks were hunted for their oil, meat and whalebone. Most populations were drastically reduced in the early part of the 19th century, leaving only between 5 and 10 per cent of the original stock remaining. In the North Pacific, it is estimated that as many as 15,000 humpbacks existed prior to 1900. The population was truly decimated to fewer than 1,000 individuals before an international ban on commercial whaling was instituted in 1964. Today, the North Pacific population which returns to Hawaii in the winter months to breed, now numbers approximately 2,000. In spite of their recent strides towards recovery, humpbacks continue to be designated as an endangered species. Only the right whale, another species of baleen whale, is considered more endangered than the humpback in the North Pacific. Another human activity that poses a serious threat to the humpbacks as well as other species of whales is driftnet fishing. Driftnets are huge nets made of lightweight nylon which measure between 1.25 to 90 miles in length and 8 and 15 feet in depth. They are left to "drift" in the open ocean for periods of 8 hours or more, hence the name "driftnet". While driftnets are an effective means of catching their target species, the species they are intended to catch- generally tuna and squid, they are an indiscriminate method of fishing, and tend to entrap anything larger than their mesh size. This includes sea birds, turtles, seals, dolphins, whales and many species of non-target fish which together are known as theby-catch.. The majority of the animals that become entangled in driftnets are not able to free themselves and drown. Thousands of whales, dolphins, sea birds and turtles, many of which are endangered, die needlessly in driftnets each year.? Due in large part to the ban, an estimated 18,000 to 20,000 humpbacks now exist in the north Pacific, a sharp increase from the 1960s, when populations had dropped to about 1,400. About 60,000 humpbacks exist globally, according to the Swiss-based International Union for the Conservation of Nature. "Humpbacks by and large are an example of a species that in most places seems to be doing very well, despite our earlier efforts to exterminate them," said Phillip Clapham, a senior whale biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The U.S. must review the status of endangered species whenever there is "significant" new information, and this is the first time the humpback's status has been reviewed since 1999. Some groups object to lifting the endangered status of the humpback, citing climate change and ocean acidification as emerging threats to the species. Based on information from Yale Environment 360 and other sources: http://e360.yale.edu/content/digest.msp?id=2070 Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft?s powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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 kat at recycledgoods.com Wed Oct 7 15:17:42 2009 From: kat at recycledgoods.com (Kathryn Wasden) Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 15:17:42 -0700 Subject: [CINC] boat runs aground on SCI Message-ID: <002d01ca479b$fda67cd0$f8f37670$@com> Article in the Star http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/oct/07/squid-boat-runs-aground-on -santa-cruz-island/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com Wed Oct 7 15:22:26 2009 From: ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com (ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com) Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 15:22:26 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Trilling stud gets credit for boosting songbird population Message-ID: <23456507.1254954146377.JavaMail.turbine@s29.tila.trb> This story was sent to you by: ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com San Clemente and the logger head shrike stud -------------------- Trilling stud gets credit for boosting songbird population -------------------- The loggerhead shrikes of San Clemente Island are among the most endangered songbirds in North America. But patriarch Trampas and his progeny are helping revive the species. By Tony Perry October 6 2009, 9:12 PM PDT If the loggerhead shrike ever leaves the endangered species list, major kudos must go to Trampas, the king stud of the songbird community on Navy-owned San Clemente Island. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-shrike7-2009oct07,0,1249724.story Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com From kat at recycledgoods.com Wed Oct 7 15:29:14 2009 From: kat at recycledgoods.com (Kathryn Wasden) Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 15:29:14 -0700 Subject: [CINC] commision recommends more funding for Naitonal Parks Message-ID: <000901ca479d$99fe5520$cdfaff60$@com> http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/sep/25/panel-urges-more-funding-t o-preserve-national/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tara_brown_sb at yahoo.com Wed Oct 7 18:44:29 2009 From: tara_brown_sb at yahoo.com (TARA BROWN) Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 18:44:29 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] boat runs aground on SCI In-Reply-To: <002d01ca479b$fda67cd0$f8f37670$@com> Message-ID: <9241.87897.qm@web38304.mail.mud.yahoo.com> This squid fishing boat was in the National Marine Sanctuary when it ran aground according to the photo caption.? What was it doing there?? Does anyone ask that question?? It was Tuesday when it was calm, not the week-end. - Tara Brown? --- On Wed, 10/7/09, Kathryn Wasden wrote: From: Kathryn Wasden Subject: [CINC] boat runs aground on SCI To: "'RAIN'" Cc: channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 3:17 PM Article in the Star http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/oct/07/squid-boat-runs-aground-on-santa-cruz-island/ ? -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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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I could see there faces I was very surprised it was very close to the drawing in my feld guide. At one point we sped up to catch them and as the Condor slowed down about ten came racing up from the stern, I really got a sense of how fast they can swim. All I can say is WOW!! I even got to hear the way they blow so much different then the rest of small cetaceans I have seen. Then we saw one Blue whale he/she must have been hurngy the cycle was 2 blowes and down for 15 minutes. We never got a good look but Captain Dave said it looked a bit on the skinny side. It just felt good to know that they are still around. Thanks Captain Dave and crew. Thanks Gary D. for your support as my fellow naturalist. I am blessed and it just gets better and better. 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Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 21:41:30 -0700 From: eradding at sbcglobal.net To: islandkayaker at earthlink.net CC: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Subject: Re: [CINC] U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species My interpretation of the 2ooo number is that is the number in Hawaii area some of whom come from Alaska and doesn't refer to the Humpbacks off our coast. EUGENE RADDING --- On Tue, 10/6/09, islandkayaker at earthlink.net wrote: From: islandkayaker at earthlink.net Subject: Re: [CINC] U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species To: "Paul Jr. Petrich" , "lisa angle" , "channel_islands_ naturalist_corps" Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 8:58 PM Yea, writing is confusing in 2nd and 3rd paragraph. You are probably right. -----Original Message----- From: "Paul Jr. Petrich" Sent: Oct 6, 2009 11:40 PM To: Scott , lisa angle , channel_islands_ naturalist_corps Subject: RE: [CINC] U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species Some confusion here? The North Pacific population now is now 18 to 20 thousand as indicated in the 4th paragraph, up from about 1,400 in the 1960s. Is the 2,000 number supposed to be the number migrating between California and the East pacific tropics? Paul Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:12:03 -0400 From: islandkayaker at earthlink.net To: langle411 at gmail.com; channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Subject: Re: [CINC] U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species Hmmm... normal Northern Pacific population was at 15,000... current population at 2,000 sure... let's take them off the endangered species list.... Who is the genius promoting taking them off? Absolute silliness. =/ -----Original Message----- From: Lisa Angle Sent: Oct 6, 2009 12:18 AM To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Subject: [CINC] U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species From: Environmental News Network http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/40533 U.S. May Remove Humpbacks From List of Endangered Species The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service may remove the humpback whale from its list of endangered species, citing evidence that the species has rebounded from near extinction. Since an international ban on their whaling in 1966, populations of the north Pacific humpback have increased about 4.7 percent each year, researchers say. Largely because of their tendency to frequent coastal waters, and their habitual return to the same regions each year, humpback whales have been exploited by commercial whalers all around the world. Humpbacks were hunted for their oil, meat and whalebone. Most populations were drastically reduced in the early part of the 19th century, leaving only between 5 and 10 per cent of the original stock remaining. In the North Pacific, it is estimated that as many as 15,000 humpbacks existed prior to 1900. The population was truly decimated to fewer than 1,000 individuals before an international ban on commercial whaling was instituted in 1964. Today, the North Pacific population which returns to Hawaii in the winter months to breed, now numbers approximately 2,000. In spite of their recent strides towards recovery, humpbacks continue to be designated as an endangered species. Only the right whale, another species of baleen whale, is considered more endangered than the humpback in the North Pacific. Another human activity that poses a serious threat to the humpbacks as well as other species of whales is driftnet fishing.. Driftnets are huge nets made of lightweight nylon which measure between 1..25 to 90 miles in length and 8 and 15 feet in depth. They are left to "drift" in the open ocean for periods of 8 hours or more, hence the name "driftnet". While driftnets are an effective means of catching their target species, the species they are intended to catch- generally tuna and squid, they are an indiscriminate method of fishing, and tend to entrap anything larger than their mesh size. This includes sea birds, turtles, seals, dolphins, whales and many species of non-target fish which together are known as theby-catch. The majority of the animals that become entangled in driftnets are not able to free themselves and drown. Thousands of whales, dolphins, sea birds and turtles, many of which are endangered, die needlessly in driftnets each year. Due in large part to the ban, an estimated 18,000 to 20,000 humpbacks now exist in the north Pacific, a sharp increase from the 1960s, when populations had dropped to about 1,400. About 60,000 humpbacks exist globally, according to the Swiss-based International Union for the Conservation of Nature. "Humpbacks by and large are an example of a species that in most places seems to be doing very well, despite our earlier efforts to exterminate them," said Phillip Clapham, a senior whale biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The U.S. must review the status of endangered species whenever there is "significant" new information, and this is the first time the humpback's status has been reviewed since 1999. Some groups object to lifting the endangered status of the humpback, citing climate change and ocean acidification as emerging threats to the species. 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URL: From ppetrich39 at hotmail.com Wed Oct 7 20:59:42 2009 From: ppetrich39 at hotmail.com (Paul Jr. Petrich) Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 20:59:42 -0700 Subject: [CINC] boat runs aground on SCI In-Reply-To: <31403503.1254967946063.JavaMail.root@elwamui-rustique.atl.sa.earthlink.net> References: <31403503.1254967946063.JavaMail.root@elwamui-rustique.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Message-ID: Is the concern really wether the vessel was in an MPA? If so, an illegal act would require evidence of it fishing within the MPA, not traveling through it. Paul Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 22:12:25 -0400 From: islandkayaker at earthlink.net To: tara_brown_sb at yahoo.com; channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org; kat at recycledgoods.com CC: channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org Subject: Re: [CINC] boat runs aground on SCI The four Northern Channel Islands are surrounded by the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary from mean high tide out to six miles... If you hit the islands, you are in the sanctuary. Regards, Scott -----Original Message----- From: TARA BROWN Sent: Oct 7, 2009 9:44 PM To: 'RAIN' , Kathryn Wasden Cc: channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org Subject: Re: [CINC] boat runs aground on SCI This squid fishing boat was in the National Marine Sanctuary when it ran aground according to the photo caption. What was it doing there? Does anyone ask that question? It was Tuesday when it was calm, not the week-end. - Tara Brown --- On Wed, 10/7/09, Kathryn Wasden wrote: From: Kathryn Wasden Subject: [CINC] boat runs aground on SCI To: "'RAIN'" Cc: channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 3:17 PM Article in the Star http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/oct/07/squid-boat-runs-aground-on-santa-cruz-island/ -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "us.mc383.mail.yahoo.com" claiming to be MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "us.mc383.mail.yahoo.com" claiming to be MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "us.mc383.mail.yahoo.com" claiming to be MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "us.mc383.mail.yahoo.com" claiming to be Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org http://www.rain.org/mailman/l istinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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When we were loading the boat for the return one of the Ospreys flew over the boat with a fish clutched in one foot. He landed on a ledge above the pier and proceeded to eat his fish a piece at a time The trip back was highlighted by a feeding frenzy of 2000 common dolphins with diving Elegant Terns, Pink-footed Shearwaters and a Parasitic Jaeger trying to steal from them. Our small groups of passengers had a great time. Don Gillies -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From miramarragamuffin at yahoo.com Thu Oct 8 10:41:54 2009 From: miramarragamuffin at yahoo.com (Deborah Lee Clark) Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:41:54 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] sub Fri Oct 9 CX? Message-ID: <244065.66500.qm@web63406.mail.re1.yahoo.com> I've "tweaked" my back and would appreciate a sub for tomorrow. Help greatly appreciated. Deb Clark -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diver23 at cox.net Thu Oct 8 14:51:11 2009 From: diver23 at cox.net (Kevin Bailey) Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 14:51:11 -0700 Subject: [CINC] this Sunday on CX Message-ID: <006e01ca4861$733ebf00$59bc3d00$@net> Who can take this Sunday ; one of the naturalist positions Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From beachcats at sbceo.org Thu Oct 8 15:37:52 2009 From: beachcats at sbceo.org (beachcats at sbceo.org) Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:37:52 -0700 Subject: [CINC] boat runs aground on SCI In-Reply-To: References: <31403503.1254967946063.JavaMail.root@elwamui-rustique.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Message-ID: <20091008153752.dyzmb62scg0k8g48@www3.sbceo.org> Point of clarification and interest: SCI was originally granted/owned to the water's edge not mean high tide. [SCI is the only island with this exception]. Also I believe the waters one mile from the mean high tide are inside both NPS & NMS jurisdiction and also may be/is under CA State Fish & Game. Fishing and fishing for squid is legal and common around the islands, as long as OUTSIDE the MPAs. So much to know about the islands and it is constantly changing and being updated too. Inge ----- Message from ppetrich39 at hotmail.com ----- Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 20:59:42 -0700 From: "Paul Jr. Petrich" Subject: Re: [CINC] boat runs aground on SCI To: Scott , tara_brown_sb at yahoo.com, channel_islands_ naturalist_corps , kat at recycledgoods.com Is the concern really wether the vessel was in an MPA? If so, an illegal act would require evidence of it fishing within the MPA, not traveling through it. Paul > Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 22:12:25 -0400 > From: islandkayaker at earthlink.net > To: tara_brown_sb at yahoo.com; > channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org; kat at recycledgoods.com > CC: channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org > Subject: Re: [CINC] boat runs aground on SCI > > > The four Northern Channel Islands are surrounded by the Channel > Islands National Marine Sanctuary from mean high tide out to six > miles... If you hit the islands, you are in the sanctuary. > > Regards, > Scott > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: TARA BROWN > > Sent: Oct 7, 2009 9:44 PM > > To: 'RAIN' , Kathryn Wasden > > Cc: channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org > > Subject: Re: [CINC] boat runs aground on SCI > > This squid fishing boat was in the National Marine Sanctuary when it > ran aground according to the photo caption. What was it doing there? > Does anyone ask that question? It was Tuesday when it was calm, not > the week-end. > - Tara Brown > > --- On Wed, 10/7/09, Kathryn Wasden wrote: > > > From: Kathryn Wasden > Subject: [CINC] boat runs aground on SCI > To: "'RAIN'" > Cc: channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org > Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 3:17 PM > > > Article in the Star > http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/oct/07/squid-boat-runs-aground-on-santa-cruz-island/ > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from > "us.mc383.mail.yahoo.com" claiming to be MailScanner has detected a > possible fraud attempt from "us.mc383.mail.yahoo.com" claiming to be > MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from > "us.mc383.mail.yahoo.com" claiming to be MailScanner has detected a > possible fraud attempt from "us.mc383.mail.yahoo.com" claiming to be > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/l > istinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/ From diver23 at cox.net Thu Oct 8 17:46:34 2009 From: diver23 at cox.net (diver23 at cox.net) Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 20:46:34 -0400 Subject: [CINC] this Sunday on Condor Message-ID: <20091008204634.7NQA2.549876.imail@fed1rmwml46> Hi all, Scott will take the PID position in case their are ID-able whales so we need 2 people to take the 2 naturalists positions this Sunday Thank you Kevin & Toni Bailey From ThusOne at aol.com Thu Oct 8 18:22:11 2009 From: ThusOne at aol.com (ThusOne at aol.com) Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 21:22:11 EDT Subject: [CINC] no go CX for Oct 8, Thurs Message-ID: From miramarragamuffin at yahoo.com Thu Oct 8 19:54:21 2009 From: miramarragamuffin at yahoo.com (Deborah Lee Clark) Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 19:54:21 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Sub still needed tomorrow on CX Message-ID: <278075.74315.qm@web63401.mail.re1.yahoo.com> As of 4:30 today the Condor says they ARE going out tomorrow. I still need a sub if anyone is available. Thanks, Deb Clark -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eradding at sbcglobal.net Sat Oct 10 09:58:21 2009 From: eradding at sbcglobal.net (EUGENE RADDING) Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:58:21 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Siting Report CX Fri. 10/09/09 Message-ID: <60596.17187.qm@web180304.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> FINALLY!!!? After eight years as a CINC volunteer I had the first time experience with ORCAs. ? 33 passengers, Capt Mat, Dennis & Jacques, along with me and John Kuizenga PID saw the following today: ? 6 Bottlenose just out of the harbor; 10+ ORCAs at mid channel; 2 Blue whales just beyond the ORCAs doing fast travel but with good views; 500+?COMMONs that amazed the passengers with their antics; and on the way back after Painted Cave; 20+ ORCAs all around the boat. (probably including the ones seen earlier at mid channel per Capt. Mat) ? It was a signal day for me, the passengers, the crew and John who said he shot over 400 pictures. ? This was really a day in Paradise!!!. ? EUGENE RADDING ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scott at scottcuzzo.com Sun Oct 11 16:31:26 2009 From: scott at scottcuzzo.com (Scott Cuzzo) Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:31:26 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor X Today Message-ID: Naturalists, The sea was pretty calm today, and along with Mat, crew and about 35 passengers, we found two humpbacks together and about 1000 common dolphin. The two humpbacks acted a lot like a cow calf pair, even though the smaller humpback seemed adult sized. Mat reported that urchin fisherman around Miguel have been seeing humpbacks much more regularly lately, and seems to think they are moving back into this area. The down times of the whales varied from 2-8 minutes, and sometimes they just logged at the surface. Regards, Scott Cuzzo From razie at mac.com Sun Oct 11 22:57:04 2009 From: razie at mac.com (Rae Emmett) Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:57:04 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor news Message-ID: <5E4AC359-2217-47FD-BFC4-FBF6EA297E23@mac.com> Learned tonight when I checked on tomorrow's Condor schedule that there will not be any more Monday or Tuesday trips for the time being. r Rae Emmett razie at mac.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cfrench1366 at aol.com Mon Oct 12 11:06:25 2009 From: cfrench1366 at aol.com (Catherine French) Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:06:25 -0400 Subject: [CINC] Scorpion Message-ID: <8CC197DD8C3091E-9180-7DA0@webmail-m044.sysops.aol.com> What a busy weekend, even for a holiday weekend in October! I led three hikes on Saturday and two on Sunday. The boats were loaded with campers, day visitors and kayakers galore. I asked some visitors why they chose to visit Santa Cruz and they said, "We've been watching Ken Burns documentary on the National Parks and this is nearby, so we decided to check it out." Everyone loved it. It pays to have good PR. One the first hike Saturday, Oct. 10 to Cavern Point, we spotted three humpbacks swimming by. I mentioned this to Ranger Juan and he saw the threesome from the pier and two kayak guides saw them just before we did, but they were in the water and a lot closer! Lots of common, rissos, coastal and bottlenose dolphins seen on the way to and from the island for both days of shuttling so passengers had a real thrill. We on Saturday morning we saw a Jaeger hassle an arctic tern for the fish in it's beak, good news the tern won. On the island we say an osprey. But the biggest thing was the hundreds of ravens gorging themselves on figs, unripe and otherwise. It seemed like an Alfred Hitchcock movie. They were in great form, unzipping packs and strewing a variety of items all around. Calm seas and light winds made for a great stay on the island. Sincerely, Catherine French cfrench1366 at aol.com 805.815.3523 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From judyw88 at hotmail.com Tue Oct 13 18:03:04 2009 From: judyw88 at hotmail.com (judy w) Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:03:04 -0700 Subject: [CINC] FW: article on shipping, pollution In-Reply-To: <596C550AC4C3C549BB4877B92DC696E0447E79@APCDVORTEX> References: <596C550AC4C3C549BB4877B92DC696E0447E79@APCDVORTEX> Message-ID: Link to Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District Newsletter: Lead article about the channel ?Progress ? and Challenges ? in Cutting Shipping Emissions? From: Bobbie E. Bratz [mailto:BratzB at sbcapcd.org] Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 1:28 PM To: Bobbie E. Bratz Subject: New issue of On the Air Newsletter available The latest issue of the APCD Newsletter, On the Air, is now available online at http://www.sbcapcd.org/ota/summer09.pdf Bobbie Bratz Public Information & Community Programs Supervisor Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District 260 N. San Antonio Road, Suite A Santa Barbara, CA 93110 phone: 805-961-8890 fax: 805-961-8801 bratzb at sbcapcd.org www.OurAir.org _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft?s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ginnyafischer at me.com Wed Oct 14 10:42:04 2009 From: ginnyafischer at me.com (Ginny Fischer) Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:42:04 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Wednesday, 10/14 CX Sub Message-ID: <98773382-6E32-4C7D-AA67-F950EBC0389C@me.com> I have the flu and cannot make my commitment tomorrow, 10/14, on CX. Please email me or call @ 805-451-4429 Thanks, Ginny Fischer From staci at savzsea.com Wed Oct 14 23:15:32 2009 From: staci at savzsea.com (Staci Kaye-Carr) Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:15:32 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Sylvia Earle on Steven Colbert, stresses the importance of doing everything we can to protect the ocean Message-ID: <262295E8-D248-4C8E-AF25-EA48F14DA8FC@savzsea.com> Sylvia Earle stresses the importance of doing everything we can to protect the ocean and restore health to the system that takes care of us. (05:47) http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/252641/october-13-2009/sylvia-earle From Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov Thu Oct 15 16:37:36 2009 From: Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov (Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov) Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:37:36 -0700 Subject: [CINC] NOVEMBER OUTREACH Message-ID: <98c0dd4029c23cac.4ad74fd0@noaa.gov> Good afternoon, naturalists. The November outreach sign-up sheet is now available on the park Web site at: http://www.nps.gov/chis/supportyourpark/volunteer-schedules.htm We have one event in November, the NOAA & Our Planet Day, at the Aquarium of the Pacific, on Nov. 14, Saturday. You can learn about different agencies within NOAA--it's a very busy, and educational event. Please let me know if you would like to sign up. Our talented puppeteers, Staci Kaye-Carr and Kathy Van Slyke will be giving a show, which you won't want to miss! Tina From dpicard1 at sbcglobal.net Fri Oct 16 12:03:25 2009 From: dpicard1 at sbcglobal.net (Drew Picard) Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:03:25 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Sub needed sat CX 10-2 Message-ID: <207532.70242.qm@web80507.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hello, ? I may have to work tomorrow. if someone could cover my whale watch shift 10-230 on Condor Express? sat, 10-17-09.? 805-290-0327 cell...... ? Thanks, Drew Picard -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diver24 at cox.net Fri Oct 16 12:42:46 2009 From: diver24 at cox.net (diver24 at cox.net) Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:42:46 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Sub needed sat CX 10-2 In-Reply-To: <207532.70242.qm@web80507.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <20091016154246.WB991.637359.imail@fed1rmwml39> Hi Drew, I will take your spot tomorrow. Please confirm.... Thank you, Toni Bailey ---- Drew Picard wrote: > Hello, > ? > I may have to work tomorrow. if someone could cover my whale watch shift 10-230 on Condor Express? sat, 10-17-09.? 805-290-0327 cell...... > ? > Thanks, Drew Picard From dpicard1 at sbcglobal.net Fri Oct 16 13:01:41 2009 From: dpicard1 at sbcglobal.net (Drew Picard) Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:01:41 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] sub found for the sat whale watch on CX Message-ID: <336502.71955.qm@web80502.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hello again. ? Sub found for sat CX. ? 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If you would be interested in my spot, I may need to give it up, depending on how sick he gets. Let me know if you would be interested, if I can't make it. Thanks! Karen Sullivan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gksully at pacbell.net Sat Oct 17 17:30:07 2009 From: gksully at pacbell.net (Karen Sullivan) Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:30:07 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] PID Sunday- Naturalist spot available? In-Reply-To: <003701ca4f89$699a8a90$3ccf9fb0$@net> References: <621048.24665.qm@web81704.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <003701ca4f89$699a8a90$3ccf9fb0$@net> Message-ID: <211976.78899.qm@web81702.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Thanks! Kevin Bailey will take Gary's spot. If anyone is interested in my spot, I think I'm going to need a sub. Let me know if anyone is available and interested. Karen Sullivan ________________________________ From: Kevin Bailey To: Karen Sullivan Cc: RAIN LIST Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 5:24:53 PM Subject: RE: [CINC] PID Sub for Sunday (tomorrow) on the Condor Karen I?ll take the PID spot Kevin From:channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org [mailto:channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org] On Behalf Of Karen Sullivan Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 4:57 PM To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Subject: [CINC] PID Sub for Sunday (tomorrow) on the Condor Hi all, Gary and I were scheduled to do Sundays trip on the Condor, he was doing Photo ID. He is sick, and seems to be getting sicker by the minute, so I'm looking for a sub for photo id. Let me know if you can take this. If you would be interested in my spot, I may need to give it up, depending on how sick he gets. Let me know if you would be interested, if I can't make it. Thanks! Karen Sullivan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gksully at pacbell.net Sat Oct 17 23:30:05 2009 From: gksully at pacbell.net (Karen Sullivan) Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:30:05 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Sub for Sunday 10/18 In-Reply-To: <211976.78899.qm@web81702.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <621048.24665.qm@web81704.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <003701ca4f89$699a8a90$3ccf9fb0$@net> <211976.78899.qm@web81702.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <321276.68065.qm@web81707.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hi, I need a sub for tomorrow. Please if someone reads this, between now and the morning, please let me know if you can take the shift. Gary continues to be sick and getting worse..I see a trip to the ER or Urgent care in my future... Karen Sullivan ________________________________ From: Karen Sullivan To: Kevin Bailey Cc: RAIN LIST Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 5:30:07 PM Subject: Re: [CINC] PID Sunday- Naturalist spot available? Thanks! Kevin Bailey will take Gary's spot. If anyone is interested in my spot, I think I'm going to need a sub. Let me know if anyone is available and interested. Karen Sullivan ________________________________ From: Kevin Bailey To: Karen Sullivan Cc: RAIN LIST Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 5:24:53 PM Subject: RE: [CINC] PID Sub for Sunday (tomorrow) on the Condor Karen I?ll take the PID spot Kevin From:channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org [mailto:channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org] On Behalf Of Karen Sullivan Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 4:57 PM To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Subject: [CINC] PID Sub for Sunday (tomorrow) on the Condor Hi all, Gary and I were scheduled to do Sundays trip on the Condor, he was doing Photo ID. He is sick, and seems to be getting sicker by the minute, so I'm looking for a sub for photo id. Let me know if you can take this. 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Today's SB News-Press had an article by Peter Howorth describing recent revelations of the wholesale Soviet slaughter of whales worldwide that had a disastrous effect on whale recovery numbers between 1948 to 1980. These were secret, deliberate illegal whaling operations ignoring all quotas imposed by the International Whaling Commission. Secret documents have now been revealed that tabulate some of the the following whale numbers killed: Humpbacks, 48,477; Pygmy Blue Whales, 8,439; Southern Right Whales, 3,212. The Russian marine biologist who exposed this state sponsored world wide hunt used these words..."whaling ships went like a red-hot iron through the working areas, leaving empty seas after them; some of these seas remain this way more than 20 years later." A must read! Paul _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. 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URL: From Claire.Fackler at noaa.gov Mon Oct 19 08:38:01 2009 From: Claire.Fackler at noaa.gov (Claire.Fackler at noaa.gov) Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:38:01 -0700 Subject: [CINC] another good site In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Morgan, Thanks for bringing the Thank You Ocean Web site to the attention of the Channel Islands Naturalist Corps. The NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries is one of the main partners on the Thank You Ocean campaign. If any of you ever have an opportunity to show the inspirational Thank You Ocean PSA at an outreach event or on a whale watching vessel, you can download a high resolution copy from http://www.thankyouocean.org/news/media-center. Just right click the "Download Video (QuickTime)" link to save video to your desktop. There are also several other educational resources that the Channel Islands Naturalist Corps may find useful when working with children on the whale watching vessels. For example, the "Ocean Guardian Activity Book" that can be downloaded and printed in black and white. As well as the Ocean Guardian Kids Club ? http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/ocean_guardian_prog.html Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions about these resources or are looking for other things, since we have a wide variety of videos and educational materials for different audiences (i.e. Sanctuary Sam PSAs, Little Mermaid's Keep Oceans Clean tattoos, posters and PSAs, etc.) Cheers, Claire -- Claire Fackler National Education Liaison NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries 735 State Street, Suite 617 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Phone 805.963.3238 ext. 18 Fax 805.963.2438 Cell 805.570.1113 Email claire.fackler at noaa.gov National Marine Sanctuaries - America's Ocean and Great Lakes Treasures http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education ----- Original Message ----- From: Morgan Coffey Date: Friday, October 16, 2009 3:36 pm Subject: [CINC] another good site To: cinc > I just came across www.thankyouocean.com and it is a pretty cool site > to check out. > > Here's a link to its podcast page, featuring several good topics, in > particular white shark protection. > > Happy weekend, > Morgan From Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov Mon Oct 19 13:34:58 2009 From: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov) Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:34:58 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Volunteer Recognition Dinner Tomorow Night! Message-ID: <8ddafa72d737db1.4adc6b02@noaa.gov> Hello CINC, We are looking foward to seeing many of you at the sanctuary and park Volunteer Recognition Dinner tomorrow evening, October 20, 2009 at 6:00 pm. When you arrive come to the check-in table to recive your volunteer gift. There will be over 200 people at the event and we would appreciate it if you could wear your name tag so other staff and volunteers can recognize you. Thank you for all you do, and please be sure to take a moment to watch the loop slide show that has some great mages from years past and 2009. See you tomorrow night! Shauna -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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"Mini" Film Festival When: Saturday, Oct. 24 Time: 4 to 6:30 p.m. Where: Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center, 33 East Quay Road, Key West (end of Southard Street on the Truman Waterfront) Featuring two world-renowned films: ? PowerShift, a film narrated by Cameron Diaz Shows a glimpse of how climate change is affecting the lives of four different people, from an astronaut to villagers in the Amazon. ? Heat, shares the environmental changes on four continents and 12 countries and how the world's largest corporations and governments are responding. "I have reported on the Cold War, the breakup of the Soviet Union, the rise of Al Qaeda, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan ... But nothing matches climate change in scope and severity." -- Martin Smith, Award Winning Producer and Correspondent (After the event, you will be only minutes away from the Goombay Street Fair.) Open to all, a FREE event! www.350.org About 350.org: Scientists say that 350 parts per million of CO2 in the atmosphere is the safe limit for humanity. We?ve already passed that limit. Sanctuary Friends is helping to sponsor a local event to promote awareness of this important environmental issue. About Sanctuary Friends: Sanctuary Friends Foundation of the Florida Keys supports the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in the preservation, restoration and sustainable use of our coral reef and marine ecosystems. We focus on development of community support and advancement of public awareness, education, outreach and scientific research. www.sanctuaryfriends.org If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: Unsubscribe Sanctuary Friends Foundation of the Florida Keys 11450 Overseas Highway Suite 102 Marathon, Florida 33050 Read the VerticalResponse marketing policy. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gizmo92067 at yahoo.com Tue Oct 20 10:14:31 2009 From: gizmo92067 at yahoo.com (Carol C.) Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:14:31 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Possible dead blue whale washes up the Mendocino Coast Message-ID: <830807.33539.qm@web52311.mail.re2.yahoo.com> http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20091019/ARTICLES/910199917/1350?Title=Huge-whale-washes-into-cove-near-Fort-Bragg -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ThusOne at aol.com Tue Oct 20 14:03:50 2009 From: ThusOne at aol.com (ThusOne at aol.com) Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:03:50 EDT Subject: [CINC] Volunteer Recognition Dinner Tomorow Night! Message-ID: Can somebody re-post the address & directions? Rats, i can't find my old e mail with that information. Thanks! Shirley Johnson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rain at applexpert.com Tue Oct 20 14:16:14 2009 From: rain at applexpert.com (Josh Kaye-Carr) Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:16:14 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Volunteer Recognition Dinner Tomorow Night! In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi Shirley, Here ya? go! http://www.poinsettiapavilion.com/ http://www.poinsettiapavilion.com/directions.html >From 101-Northbound * Take Victoria exit * Turn right onto Victoria Avenue. 2.2 miles * Turn left onto Foothill Road. 2.0 miles * Arrive at the Poinsettia Pavilion ? 3451 Foothill Road. * >From 101-Southbound * Take exit 68 toward Seaward Ave. * Turn left at E. Harbor Blvd. * Turn left at S. Seaward Ave. * Turn right at Poli St. (Poli St. becomes Foothill Rd.) * Continue on Foothill Rd. * Arrive at the Poinsettia Pavillion, 3451 Foothill Rd. * >From 126-West * Head West on Highway 126 * Take Victoria Ave. exit * Follow signs for Ventura College/Victoria Ave. North * Turn right onto Victoria Ave. .9 miles * Turn left on Foothill Rd. 2.0 miles * Arrive at the Poinsettia Pavillion, 3451 Foothill Rd. Cheers, Josh > > Can somebody re-post the address & directions? Rats, i can't find my old e > mail with that information. > Thanks! > > Shirley Johnson > > > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > Josh Kaye-Carr Channel Islands Naturalist Corps Photo-ID/Video Support (805) 658-5700 x5919 - NPS HQ (805) 643-4012 - home office (805) 290-6089 - cell josh at applexpert.com http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From staci at savzsea.com Tue Oct 20 14:27:06 2009 From: staci at savzsea.com (Staci Kaye-Carr) Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:27:06 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Volunteer Recognition Dinner Tomorow Night! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0716DC22-8F33-4415-AF9D-63C2205674A5@savzsea.com> > Can somebody re-post the address & directions? Poinsettia Pavillion http://www.poinsettiapavilion.com/ 3451 Foothill Road Ventura, CA 93003 Phone: 805-648-1143 http://www.poinsettiapavilion.com/directions.html Directions to the Poinsettia Pavillion From 101-Northbound Take Victoria exit Turn right onto Victoria Avenue. 2.2 miles Turn left onto Foothill Road. 2.0 miles Arrive at the Poinsettia Pavilion ? 3451 Foothill Road. From 101-Southbound Take exit 68 toward Seaward Ave. Turn left at E. Harbor Blvd. Turn left at S. Seaward Ave. Turn right at Poli St. (Poli St. becomes Foothill Rd.) Continue on Foothill Rd. Arrive at the Poinsettia Pavillion, 3451 Foothill Rd. From 126-West Head West on Highway 126 Take Victoria Ave. exit Follow signs for Ventura College/Victoria Ave. North Turn right onto Victoria Ave. .9 miles Turn left on Foothill Rd. 2.0 miles Arrive at the Poinsettia Pavillion, 3451 Foothill Rd. On Oct 20, 2009, at 2:03 PM, ThusOne at aol.com wrote: > > > Can somebody re-post the address & directions? Rats, i can't find > my old e mail with that information. > Thanks! > > Shirley Johnson > _______________________________________________ > 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 kat at recycledgoods.com Wed Oct 21 09:29:51 2009 From: kat at recycledgoods.com (Kathryn Wasden) Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:29:51 -0700 Subject: [CINC] hiker dies on SCI Message-ID: <000301ca526b$b7118f00$2534ad00$@com> I saw this on twitter. http://www.stumbleupon.com/s/#1eCw1w/www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/oct /20/hiker-dies-on-santa-cruz-island// -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gizmo92067 at yahoo.com Wed Oct 21 09:56:18 2009 From: gizmo92067 at yahoo.com (Carol C.) Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:56:18 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Update on Blue whale washed up on the Mendocino coast Message-ID: <151453.2031.qm@web52308.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Sad news, it looks like it was killed by a hydrographic vessel. http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20091020/ARTICLES/910209967/1349?Title=Whale-likely-killed-by-ship- And sadly there was another possible Blue whale ship strike death reported in Big Sur last week http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/north_coast/story/884842.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov Wed Oct 21 11:21:43 2009 From: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (Shauna Bingham) Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:21:43 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Possible dead blue whale washes up the Mendocino Coast In-Reply-To: <830807.33539.qm@web52311.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <830807.33539.qm@web52311.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4ADF5137.3070004@noaa.gov> Here is some information regarding ship strike recommendations made by the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary's Advisory Council last month to address this important issue. If we hear any updates regarding these recent strandings, I will be sure to share it with you. Thanks, Shauna * * *Channel Islands** Sanctuary Advisory Council Approves Ship Strike Recommendations* The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS) Advisory Council met Friday September 18, 2009 and voted unanimously to approve recommendations to reduce the threat of ship strikes on large whales in the Santa Barbara Channel and CINMS. In general, the recommendations include consideration of research and monitoring, education and outreach, ship speed reduction, changes in vessel patterns, and engagement of agency partners and industry. The Advisory Council has devoted considerable effort to this issue since several blue whales were struck in 2007. The advice was developed by the council's Ship Strike Subcommittee, a group composed of agency, business, conservation community, and public partners working with CINMS staff, and in consultation with shipping industry leaders, whale experts and others. Report and recommendations are available on line at http://channelislands.noaa.gov/sac/pdf/sscs10-2-09.pdf. Media coverage in the Ventura County Star: http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/sep/19/panel-seeks-to-prevent-more-blue-whale-deaths-in/. Significance: NOAA has a duty to protect and help recover endangered whale species at national marine sanctuaries and pursuant to the Endangered Species Act. CINMS and the National Marine Fisheries Service's Office of Protected Resource are working jointly on this issue. For more information, please contact sean.hastings at noaa.gov or michael.murray at noaa.gov . Carol C. wrote: > http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20091019/ARTICLES/910199917/1350?Title=Huge-whale-washes-into-cove-near-Fort-Bragg > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > -- Shauna Bingham Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 3600 S. Harbor Blvd. #111 Oxnard, CA 93035 Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (805) 382-6149 ext. 102 Fax (805) 382-9791 http://channelislands.noaa.gov ??`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??.. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sallymarian at earthlink.net Wed Oct 21 12:01:09 2009 From: sallymarian at earthlink.net (Sally Narkevic) Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:01:09 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor thursday the 22nd sub needed Message-ID: <529CD788036B422FB938A7BEDAD7527F@blackie> I hope someone could fill in on the Condor this Thursday, as I have an injury. Thank you, Sally Narkevic -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bart at vnusinfo.com Wed Oct 21 13:01:27 2009 From: bart at vnusinfo.com (bart at vnusinfo.com) Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:01:27 -0400 Subject: [CINC] hiker dies on SCI Message-ID: <20091021160127.plxu9mm0t7kk84c0@mail.vnusinfo.com> Tragic. If I recall my military training correctly, heat stroke is manifested by hot , dry, red skin (sun stroke, by contrast is manifested by damp, clammy white skin). With heat stoke, by far the most dangerous of the two, your brain is literally being cooked. The remedy we were given was to cool the body down as rapidly as possible, any way possible. In this case, dragging the victim into the water to cool him down and putting wet cloth around his head as a first step would have been appropriate. Perhaps someone with a medical background could comment on this. 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Between two of the breaches the Minke had covered a lot of ground, so my first thought is that is might have been two whales. And who knows... Between breaches, you could see the Minke surging at the surface. I didn't look like lunge feeding though. After the breaching ended the Minke approached the boat and followed us for about 5 minutes. It would come up on one side, quite close, a few times, then come up on the other side a few times, then back to the other side. We all got lots of good views of the pointy mouth, the curved dorsal fin, and the bright white dorsal fin patches. It was probably my best Minke sighting to date! Regards, Scott Cuzzo From santafina at hotmail.com Thu Oct 22 09:25:58 2009 From: santafina at hotmail.com (Rachel Harris) Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:25:58 -0700 Subject: [CINC] The whale said thank you! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The Whale Said "Thank You" If you read a recent front page story of the SF Chronicle, you would have read about a female humpback whale who had become entangled in a spider web of crab traps and lines. She was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that caused her to struggle to stay afloat. She also had hundreds of yards of line rope wrapped around her body, her tail, her torso, a line tugging in her mouth. A fisherman spotted her just east of the Farallon Islands (outside the Golden Gate ) and radioed an environmental group for help. Within a few hours, the rescue team arrived and determined that she was so bad off, the only way to save her was to dive in and untangle her. They worked for hours with curved knives and eventually freed her. When she was free, the divers say she swam in what seemed like joyous circles. She then came back to each and every diver, one at a time, and nudged them, pushed them gently around ~she was thanking them. Some said it was the most incredibly beautiful experience of their lives. The guy who cut the rope out of her mouth said her eyes were following him the whole time, and he will never be the same. May you, and all those you love, be so blessed and fortunate to be surrounded by people who will help you get untangled from the things that are binding you. And , may you always know the joy of giving and receiving gratitude. I pass this on to you, my friends, in the same spirit _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: It helps you do more. Explore Windows 7. http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/default.aspx?ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_evergreen3:102009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Science and intepretation for the public in our Channel Islands National Park and Marine Sanctuary is fun and exciting while exploring dynamic?theories including: ? 1) evolutionary island sizes (rising seas: astrogeology, Daniel Muhs' Marine Terraces,?Santa Rosea; Tanya Atwater's rising rocks folding faulting slipping sliding thrusting crashing; unexplored undersea villages); ? 2) evolutionary animal sizes??[Dwarfism: 1/3 sized Pygmy Mammoth, 2/3 sized island Fox, and Gigantism: Island Scrub Jay 40% larger]; ? 2) dates of human arrival at Arlington Springs, mammoth extinction, method and dates of island fox arrival sourthern and northern Channel Islands; ? 3) cause of mega-fauna die-off about 12,900 years ago (great chill, kill, ill, or grill from cooling, hunting, human to animal disease transfer or nanodiamonds from "Kennett's Comet"); ? Recent Darwinius controversy comments of?paleoanthropologist David Begun,?namesake of our former collegue who was?most deservedly honored Tuesday night, further?demonstrates?dynamic science in action. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091021/ap_on_sc/us_sci_controversial_fossil ? Marty -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From l_charleboix at yahoo.com Thu Oct 22 11:19:20 2009 From: l_charleboix at yahoo.com (L Charleboix) Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:19:20 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Sub found for Friday October 23rd on the Condor Express - Thanks Dean Benjamin Message-ID: <407698.46981.qm@web65605.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> Many thanks Dean Benjamin for taking my trip on the Condor Express this Friday October 23rd. Leeza Charleboix --- On Thu, 10/22/09, L Charleboix wrote: From: L Charleboix Subject: [CINC] Sub needed Friday October 23rd on the Condor Express To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 8:42 AM Hi, I am scheduled to be on the Condor Express this Friday October 23rd and have gotten a bad cold so?I really hope someone is avalable to take my trip. Many thanks, Leeza Charleboix? -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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 Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov Thu Oct 22 12:53:00 2009 From: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (Shauna Bingham) Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:53:00 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Considerations for Volunteers During Emergency Incidents Message-ID: <4AE0B81C.5040209@noaa.gov> *Considerations for Volunteers during Emergency Incidents* Please be careful when you are involved, or exposed to, an emergency medical or search and rescue related incident in the park and sanctuary.Respond within the scope of your responsibilities and duties only as park and/ or sanctuary volunteer. As a volunteer you are not responsible to manage, coordinate, or participate in these incidents. Also, be careful to not comment in any official capacity as a park or sanctuary volunteer regarding any incidents. Additionally, be careful not to use park or sanctuary related resources such as the RAIN list- serve to comment on any incidents. Any media related inquiries for the park should be directed to the park Public Information Officer, Yvonne Menard at (805) 658-5725 or Yvonne_menard at nps.gov . For the sanctuary, they should be directed to Shauna Bingham at (805) 382-6149 x102 or Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov . Your position as a volunteer naturalist does not require any training in emergency medical response. If, as a private citizen, you have been trained in CPR/First aid, you can become involved in a response while working in your naturalist position as long as you respond within the scope of your training. If you have no emergency medical response training, your role is only to assist the people in charge of responding to the incident. You may assist in non medical aspects such as radio communications or gear handling as directed by the ranger on scene. We will be putting together a list of where the equipment is located on each island and how to access them. It is your responsibility to stay familiarized on a regular basis with the equipment location. If you are unsure please contact the island ranger and they will walk you through the EMS equipment cache. The park and sanctuary both advocate that volunteers become trained in first aid and CPR. However, it is currently your responsibility to seek that training and, as mentioned above, it is not a requirement to perform your duties as a volunteer. We will continue to provide annual training in emergency situations. Dr. Chuck Rennie, Medical Advisor to the Channel Islands National Park, will be putting together a talk in the near future about how to deal with medical emergencies at the islands. -- Shauna Bingham Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 3600 S. 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URL: From Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov Thu Oct 22 14:44:06 2009 From: Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov (Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov) Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:44:06 -0700 Subject: [CINC] 2009 Fox Numbers from Miguel and Rosa Message-ID: FROM TIM COONAN AT CINP: Hey I wanted to pass on some good news - and you've all pretty much had a hand in this over the past decade: our island fox numbers look good. Our crew (Angela, Jen, Helen, Donivan, Jim, and Sara and Lisa) did a great job running our fox grids this summer. We ran the numbers recently and came up with an estimate of 318 for San Miguel and close to 389 for Santa Rosa (when you include this year's pups in the counts). With the high annual survival we've had in the past few years (80-90%), this puts us close to achieving recovery criteria for both islands (the criteria are combinations of population size and survival that make it unlikely each population will go extinct in the long run). We'll keep monitoring, of course, to ensure were on a trajectory for recovery, and one of these years we'll ask FWS to de-list foxes, based on the numbers. Thanks for all the support over the years, truly a group effort. Tim ----- Forwarded by Kate Faulkner/CHIS/NPS on 10/14/2009 04:50 PM ----- Tim Coonan/CHIS/NPS To 10/07/2009 01:30 PM cc Subject 2009 Fox Numbers from Miguel and Rosa Hey, we've worked up the numbers from this year's fox population monitoring and I wanted to pass them along. It's all good news. For details you can look at the attached table, but the bottom line is we've got over 300 foxes on Miguel and close to 400 on Rosa. Which is great, considering that less than 10 years ago we had 15 on each island, all in captivity. On Rosa we switched from transects to ladder grids this year so we could estimate density. We ran 18 2 X 6 grids. Running the data through program Density, with much guidance from Vicki Bakker, gave us a relatively low density (0.86 per sq km) that when applied to the island's size (216 sq km) gives us an adult population size of 187. When we include pups in the analysis, estimated population size is close to 400 foxes. The confidence intervals are reasonable, and the coefficient of variation is less than 20%, which is what we're shooting for. This is a marked improvement from the transect methods we employed last year. We did not estimate density from that transect data (problematic) but got a 2008 minimum number known to be alive of 125. This year it's a bigger number, and a better estimate. On Miguel our four small (3 x 6) grids continue to get the job done. Adult density was 6.6 foxes per sq km, which puts it in the mid to upper density range, compared to the high densities we had in the early 90s. Estimated islandwide adult population is 256, up from last year's 171 (lambda, or annual rate of increase, is 1.5, nice and high). Interestingly, the reproductive effort this year was relatively less than last year's. This year it was 0.8 pups/female on Miguel and 0.9 pups/female on Rosa, compared to 1.5 and 1.1, respectively, in 2008. This could be due to the fact that we're in the third year of a drought (there are low mouse numbers this fall on Miguel), but also, at least on Miguel, we may be seeing some declining reproductive effort as populations increase. Annual survival remains high - above 80% on Rosa and above 90% on Miguel. We're well on our way to recovery, with no bumps so far. The fox crew did a GREAT job bringing this data back, especially with the new challenge of randomly placed ladder grids on Rosa. Thanks, guys! Tim |-------------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----+------+--------+-----| | | Capture| Individual| Avg. | SE | N | 80% CI | CV | | | s | s | Density | | | | | |-------------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----+------+--------+-----| | San Miguel | | | | | | | | |-------------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----+------+--------+-----| | Adults | 114 | 64 | 6.64 | 0.98| 256 |207-304 | 14.8| |-------------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----+------+--------+-----| | Pups | 176 | 79 | 8.23 | 1.03| 318 |267-368 | 12.5| | Included | | | | | | | | |-------------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----+------+--------+-----| | Santa Rosa | | | | | | | | |-------------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----+------+--------+-----| | Adults | 111 | 59 | 0.86 | 0.17| 187 |140-233 | 19.5| |-------------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----+------+--------+-----| | Pups | 148 | 85 | 1.8 | 0.27| 389 |313-466 | 15.4| | Included | | | | | | | | |-------------+--------+-----------+-----------+-----+------+--------+-----| From santafina at hotmail.com Thu Oct 22 15:52:18 2009 From: santafina at hotmail.com (Rachel Harris) Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:52:18 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Whale rescue in SF Message-ID: Dear colleagues, Here is a link for the humpback whale rescue in San Francisco: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/12/14/MNGNKG7Q0V1.DTL Of course, we don't know exactly what scientifically was going through the whales mind when it was being aided or even "thanked" the rescue divers in the email I posted on the Rain list earlier today. I apologize for posting that earlier email (that was originally forwarded to me) without acknowledging the error in assuming the anthropomorphism of the divers being "thanked" by the whale. I just thought the overall story was incredible and that is why I posted the original newspaper article link above! Oceans of gratitude, Rachel Gomez _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: Simplify your PC. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/default.aspx?ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_evergreen1:102009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sallymarian at earthlink.net Fri Oct 23 08:53:27 2009 From: sallymarian at earthlink.net (Sally Narkevic) Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:53:27 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor Thursday Oct. 22 Message-ID: <96263C74FD8E488D8AC805E06152519F@blackie> Pods of large Dolphins (with babies) Nice views of Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz Islands. 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Message-ID: Hi everyone, I've been called out of town, and there's a possibility that I won't be back in time to make my trip this Sunday. I don't want to risk leaving the boat undermanned, so is anyone available to take this shift? I'll be glad to trade for another if it will help your schedule. Thank you all! Anna Hilliard _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: I wanted more reliable, now it's more reliable. Wow! http://microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/default-ga.aspx?h=myidea?ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_myidea:102009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mr.zalophus at gmail.com Sat Oct 24 16:11:21 2009 From: mr.zalophus at gmail.com (Mr Zalophus) Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:11:21 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Need Sub for 10/25 Condor trip! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I'm sorry Anna can't make the trip tomorrow, but FYI, we just had an amazing encounter with 2 very friendly Minke Whales on the Condor Express today. Mirror glass conditions and sunny (with a fog bank to the west)...so if you are on the fence considering substituting to cover Anna...maybe this information will throw you over the top! No guarantees, but WOW, what a day! splash Bob Perry PS I'll post the Minke shots no later than tomorrow... On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Anna Hilliard wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I've been called out of town, and there's a possibility that I won't be > back in time to make my trip this Sunday. I don't want to risk leaving the > boat undermanned, so is anyone available to take this shift? I'll be glad to > trade for another if it will help your schedule. > > Thank you all! > Anna Hilliard > ------------------------------ > Windows 7: I wanted more reliable, now it's more reliable. Wow! > > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diver23 at cox.net Sat Oct 24 17:24:18 2009 From: diver23 at cox.net (Kevin Bailey) Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:24:18 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CX Sat 10/24/2009 Message-ID: <004a01ca5509$7dd81420$79883c60$@net> 5 Bottlenose right outside the breakwater 150 with 1/3 calves + 1000 with 10% babies + 500 with 37 babies + scattered here and there other Common Dolphins 2 Minkes who had humpback blood Today we headed to the east of SCI because there had been sighting of Blues and Rissos. Instead we found Minkes that were acting like humpbacks. We saw several breaches off in the distance and when we got closer discovered it was a Minke breaching. After watching a while it multiplied into 2 Minkes and one breached right in front of the boat less than 50 yards from the bow. Then one of the whales approached the boat several times, turned over to show us its belly and mini humpback pecs and swam under the boat. It was by far the most friendly and closest Minke whale encounter we have seen with the sole exception of the lunge feeding Minkes last month off Anacapa. Matt said he had never seen such friendly Minke whales. The weather was great with a swell in certain spots of the channel but mostly very smooth all day. We could see a thick fog bank down the west side off of SCI as we cruised east and stuck our head into Potato Harbor. It was interesting to see Potato Harbor from the water after seeing it from the top of the cliff. On the trip home we saw another large dolphin pod with many jumping 20-30 feet into the air! Many were jumping really high multiple times and you could see 6-10 jumping all at one time. They were very acrobatic and must have been trying to prove the can jump since the Minke was jumping with 90+% of its body out of the water. We had visitors from Switzerland, Japan, San Diego, Hemet, Temecula and some locals in the group of 25. Kevin Bailey Toni Bailey Carol Celic -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vfolson at cox.net Sat Oct 24 17:56:20 2009 From: vfolson at cox.net (Valerie Olson) Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:56:20 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor Tomorrow Message-ID: <8F9CE0DA-BB98-49FD-9AC7-44E324DBCE17@cox.net> > Hi, > > I will be taking Anna's slot on the Condor tomorrow. > > Valerie Olson > > On Oct 24, 2009, at 11:42 AM, Anna Hilliard wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> >> I've been called out of town, and there's a possibility that I >> won't be back in time to make my trip this Sunday. I don't want to >> risk leaving the boat undermanned, so is anyone available to take >> this shift? I'll be glad to trade for another if it will help your >> schedule. >> >> Thank you all! >> Anna Hilliard From diver23 at cox.net Sat Oct 24 18:11:11 2009 From: diver23 at cox.net (Kevin Bailey) Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:11:11 -0700 Subject: [CINC] FW: CX Sat 10/24/2009 - - PS Message-ID: <000001ca5510$0aaa6fa0$1fff4ee0$@net> PS: We also got a really good look at a Mola Mola / Sunfish From: channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org [mailto:channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Bailey Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 5:24 PM To: RAIN LIST Subject: [CINC] CX Sat 10/24/2009 5 Bottlenose right outside the breakwater 150 with 1/3 calves + 1000 with 10% babies + 500 with 37 babies + scattered here and there other Common Dolphins 2 Minkes who had humpback blood Today we headed to the east of SCI because there had been sighting of Blues and Rissos. Instead we found Minkes that were acting like humpbacks. We saw several breaches off in the distance and when we got closer discovered it was a Minke breaching. After watching a while it multiplied into 2 Minkes and one breached right in front of the boat less than 50 yards from the bow. Then one of the whales approached the boat several times, turned over to show us its belly and mini humpback pecs and swam under the boat. It was by far the most friendly and closest Minke whale encounter we have seen with the sole exception of the lunge feeding Minkes last month off Anacapa. Matt said he had never seen such friendly Minke whales. The weather was great with a swell in certain spots of the channel but mostly very smooth all day. We could see a thick fog bank down the west side off of SCI as we cruised east and stuck our head into Potato Harbor. It was interesting to see Potato Harbor from the water after seeing it from the top of the cliff. On the trip home we saw another large dolphin pod with many jumping 20-30 feet into the air! Many were jumping really high multiple times and you could see 6-10 jumping all at one time. They were very acrobatic and must have been trying to prove the can jump since the Minke was jumping with 90+% of its body out of the water. We had visitors from Switzerland, Japan, San Diego, Hemet, Temecula and some locals in the group of 25. Kevin Bailey Toni Bailey Carol Celic -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mbucholtz at me.com Sun Oct 25 00:17:12 2009 From: mbucholtz at me.com (Mary Bucholtz) Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:17:12 -0700 Subject: [CINC] The Cove screening and panel discussion Nov. 3 and 4 Message-ID: The following upcoming UCSB events may be of interest; both are free. Mary SCREENING: The Cove (dir. Louie Psihoyos, 2009) Tuesday, November 3 / 4:00 PM IV Theater I Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, including renowned former dolphin trainer Ric O?Barry, filmmaker Louie Psihoyos, and expedition director Simon Hutchins infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health. Collaborating under the auspices of the Ocean Preservation Society, this team of marine specialists, underwater sound and camera experts, special effects artists, and world-class free divers carry out an undercover operation to photograph the off- limits cove, while eluding those who would have them jailed. The result is a provocative mix of investigative journalism, eco-adventure and arresting imagery that adds up to an urgent plea for intervention. Sponsored by the Carsey-Wolfe Center for Film, Television and New Media, the Dept. of Film and Media Studies, and the IHC?s Oil + Water series. PANEL DISCUSSION: The Cove: Filming and Thinking though the Dolphin- Human Interaction Simon Hutchins (Expedition Director on The Cove) Toni Frohoff (marine mammal biologist) Moderator: Janet Walker (Film & Media Studies, UCSB) Wednesday, November 4 / 5:00 PM IV Theater II Simon Hutchins spent 7 years in the Canadian Air Force as an avionics technician, before being posted from his home in Toronto to Vancouver Island. Qualified as a British Marine Coastguard Agency Master of Yachts, Hutchins is an officer on the Ocean Preservation Society flagship Athena where he serves as dive expedition manager. He currently lives on his 48 foot sailing yacht "Scaramouche II", an old German Frers designed racing yacht built by Palmer Johnson in 1977. Dr. Toni Frohoff is a behavioral and wildlife biologist who has been studying marine mammal behavior and communication for over 20 years. Specializing in stress and welfare in captive and free-ranging dophins in response to human activity, Dr. Frohoff holds a doctorate in Behavioral Biology, an M.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, and a B.S. in Psychology. Dr. Frohoff lectures internationally and her research is frequently featured in popular and scientific books and journals and in the media (including Smithsonian and Time magazines and Animal Planet and National Geographic television). With nature writer Brenda Peterson, she is co-editor of the anthology, Between Species: Celebrating the Dolphin-Human Bond (Sierra Club Books, 2003). Most recently with Dr. Kathleen Dudzinski, she co-authored the book, Dolphin Mysteries: Unlocking the Secrets of Communication (2008, Yale University Press). Currently, Frohoff is Research Director for both TerraMar Research and the Whale Stewardship Project. Sponsored by the Carsey-Wolfe Center for Film, Television and New Media, the Dept. of Film and Media Studies, and the IHC?s Oil + Water series. *********************** Mary Bucholtz mbucholtz at me.com *********************** From vfolson at cox.net Sun Oct 25 21:10:38 2009 From: vfolson at cox.net (Valerie Olson) Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:10:38 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor on 25 October Message-ID: <64C87FE2-58F4-412A-AFE8-D8D3BBD1586E@cox.net> Hi All, Sightings Today: Common Dolphins: Several smaller pods and one mega pod Dall's Porpoises: 3 Risso's Dolphins: 12 Bottlenose Dolphins (Deep Water): 30-50 Great day of observing wildlife and looking at some different areas (for me) ... like the east channel near Anacapa and along the northern shore of Santa Cruz. We've all seen the famous photo of the dolphin jumping out of the water and over the "bulbous bow" of a gigantic tanker or container ship. If you thought it was Photo Shop special, think again. We saw it today. One ambitious bottlenose must have jumped up, and over, that structure 25 or 30 times. SPECTACULAR!! Wonderful day on the channel! Valerie Olson Don Gilles Lisa Collier From ppetrich39 at hotmail.com Sun Oct 25 22:34:37 2009 From: ppetrich39 at hotmail.com (Paul Jr. Petrich) Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:34:37 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Italian documentary "Il Mare di Joe" screened at MBNMS Message-ID: A wonderful documentary about legendary Italian fishermen who emigrated from the small island of Marettimo, one of the Egadi Islands off the west coast of Sicily, was shown by the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Thursday night at the Monterey Convention Center. Produced in Italy with English captions, it's director, Enzo Incontro is involved in establishing and promoting Marine Protected Areas in Italy, on the model of those we have in our Sanctuaries. Italy now has six, and four of them are in Sicily, the largest being the Egadi Islands. Marettimo is the most distant island of this group from the west coast of Sicily, and it now has its entire coast designated as MPA zones, which vary in degree of protection. Enzo got his degree in Environmental Science at the University of Catania, in Sicily ( where the football team that I coached this year played). Enzo has received recognition and numerous prizes for other films teaching respect for the sea, including one he produced in collaboration with UNICEF ( Lezioni di Mare ). This film, produced with two months of filming, four months of editing, traveling from California to Alaska, visiting the historical sites linked to the inhabitants of Marettimo transplanted in Monterey, documented the activity of the fishermen up to their arrival in Alaska for the salmon fishing season. But most astounding to me, was to witness that marine biological data gathering, first pioneered in the Bristol Bay area on the Kvichak River, 1956 through 1960, still remains the pivotal data gathering methodology that is the basis of Alaska's very sustainable salmon fisheries! This was moving to me, as I worked as a fisheries aid, in a camp of seven, of which three were U. of Washington marine biologist, on that pioneering scientific venture. My job was to merely catch, enumerate, and tag the Red Salmon. I was not a volunteer, as it was a paid job: But it goes to show, every thing we set out to do in our own regional way, may have unforeseen good consequences. The very same methods of enumeration are used in those remote salmon migration routes, however, the aids and biologist no longer live in tents. The Marettimo fishermen who migrated themselves to Monterey ( and San Pedro) , then seasonally to Alaska, did very well by the "Red Gold" they caught in well managed fishing grounds. This film spells out their appreciation for an environmental effort that shows what can be done right when fisher-persons, marine biologist, and government regulation work together toward the common goal of sustainability. It has already screened in a Marine Reserve in Sicily, and is now used as another Lezioni di Mare. _________________________________________________________________ New Windows 7: Find the right PC for you. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pc-scout/default.aspx?CBID=wl&ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_pcscout:102009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mommasisa at gmail.com Thu Oct 22 10:27:07 2009 From: mommasisa at gmail.com (Lisa Anderson) Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:27:07 -0700 Subject: [CINC] The whale said thank you! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1f69dbb40910221027t7a0a596bxb628b764e57b308@mail.gmail.com> Thanks Rachel--brought tears to my eyes--we had a similar experience with one of our captains helping to cut a line from a grey whale a number of years ago--he did say the whale lice was bit much though. Lisa On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Rachel Harris wrote: > > > ------------------------------ > > > *The Whale Said "Thank You" > * > *If you read a recent front page story of the SF Chronicle, you would have > read about a female humpback whale who had become entangled in a spider web > of crab traps and lines. She was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of > traps that caused her to struggle to stay afloat. She also had hundreds of > yards of line rope wrapped around her body, her tail, her torso, a line > tugging in her mouth. > * > A fisherman spotted her just east of the Farallon Islands (outside the > Golden Gate ) and radioed an environmental group for help. > > Within a few hours, the rescue team arrived and determined that she was so > bad off, the only way to save her was to dive in and untangle her. > > They worked for hours with curved knives and eventually freed her. > > When she was free, the divers say she swam in what seemed like joyous > circles. > > She then came back to each and every diver, one at a time, and nudged them, > pushed them gently around ~she was thanking them. Some said it was the most > incredibly beautiful experience of their lives. > > The guy who cut the rope out of her mouth said her eyes were > following him the whole time, and he will never be the same. > > May you, and all those you love, be so blessed and fortunate to be > surrounded by people who will help you get untangled from the things that > are binding you. > > And , may you always know the joy of giving and receiving gratitude. > > I pass this on to you, my friends, in the same spirit > > > > ------------------------------ > Windows 7: It helps you do more. Explore Windows 7. > > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > > -- Lisa Proud Marine Corp Mom LCPL. Nicholas Hale Anderson KIA 11/12/2004 "It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. 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Place: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Fleischmann Auditorium Time: 7:00pm Cost: Free admission and open to the public The following panel of experts will be attending: * Chris Mobley, CINMS Sanctuary Superintendent * Bruce Steele, Local Fisherman, Sanctuary Advisory Council Member, and the 2009 SAC Inspirational Award Recipient * Paul Matson, Ph.D Student, UCSB Hoffman Lab See you there, Debra -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov Tue Oct 27 13:09:21 2009 From: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov) Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:09:21 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CINMS Sanctuary Advisory Group Named Partner of the Year Message-ID: <87fe5ec249bba1f4.4ae6f101@noaa.gov> Contact: Shauna Bingham FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 805-729-3275 October 27, 2009 Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Group Named Partner of the Year Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council?s Conservation Working Group was named Partner of the Year by NOAA?s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries for its recent landmark accomplishment in developing a comprehensive report on ocean acidification at the California-based sanctuary. Working groups, such as the one at Channel Islands, provide advisory councils at all National Marine Sanctuary sites with input on issues such as education, fishing, conservation, and port and harbor concerns. ?The Conservation Working Group remains vigilant to emerging threats and readily jumps in to do the heavy lifting on new issues. This type of volunteerism is immeasurable in its value,? said Chris Mobley, sanctuary superintendent. In 2008, the Channel Islands advisory council unanimously adopted a report prepared by their Conservation Working Group: ?Ocean Acidification and the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary: Cause, effect, and response.? The report contains an explanation of ocean acidification and provides recommendations to focus research, monitoring, and education. The group?s recommendations subsequently were adopted at the 2009 Sanctuary Advisory Council Summit meeting in Alpena, Mich. Research findings indicate the basic chemistry of the Earth?s ocean is changing because of excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from human-related activities. Scientists believe changes in seawater acidity could harm many calcifying organisms such as corals, mussels, algae and plankton that support marine biodiversity. The Channel Islands ocean acidification report was the fourth completed by the Conservation Working Group. Previous reports covered water quality, marine anthropogenic noise, and open ocean aquaculture. For a copy of the Ocean Acidification and the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary: Cause, Effect, and Response report, visit: http://www.channelislands.noaa.gov/sac/pdf/CWG_OAR_final.pdf Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary was designated in 1980 to protect marine resources surrounding San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa and Santa Barbara islands. The sanctuary spans approximately 1,470 square miles, extending from island shorelines to six miles offshore, and encompasses a rich diversity of marine life, habitats and historical and cultural resources. 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. ---30--- On the Web: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary: http://channelislands.noaa.gov NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries: http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov Tue Oct 27 14:33:51 2009 From: Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov (Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov) Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:33:51 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Free Screening 10/27 Tue. (Tomorrow) Night 7pm SBMNH In-Reply-To: <8CC24993B5C3691-958C-1BAB7@webmail-m036.sysops.aol.com> References: <8CC24993B5C3691-958C-1BAB7@webmail-m036.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: Hi there! To clarify, this is the same film that was shown at the park as part of the From Shore to Sea Lecture Series on October 14. Gretchen Hofman from UCSB and Kristi Birney Rieman from the Environmental Defense Center were present to answer questions at the end of the film. The showing tonight will host a panel with Chris Mobley and the individuals listed below. Tina ----- Original Message ----- From: deb4nb at aol.com Date: Monday, October 26, 2009 2:26 pm Subject: [CINC] Free Screening 10/27 Tue. (Tomorrow) Night 7pm SBMNH To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > Greetings All, > > If you have some free time tomorrow night Tue. Oct. 27, the > Environmental Defense Center is presenting a free screening of A Sea > Change by Bullfrog Films. This movie will inform on the topic of > ocean acidification. > > Place: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Fleischmann Auditorium > Time: 7:00pm > Cost: Free admission and open to the public > > The following panel of experts will be attending: > > * Chris Mobley, CINMS Sanctuary Superintendent > * Bruce Steele, Local Fisherman, Sanctuary Advisory Council Member, > and the 2009 SAC Inspirational Award Recipient > * Paul Matson, Ph.D Student, UCSB Hoffman Lab > > See you there, > Debra > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > From cathycsandoval at gmail.com Wed Oct 28 21:34:25 2009 From: cathycsandoval at gmail.com (Cathy Sandoval) Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:34:25 -0700 Subject: [CINC] NERRS Message-ID: Hello all, Recently, while visiting family on Cape Cod, I toured through Waquoit Bay Reserve, one of 27 in the National Estuarine Research Reserve System. It's 2,780 acres contain many habitats such as salt ponds, salt marshes, dunes and open water; all saved from residential development. NOAA and state agencies partner to further research and administer education programs. An old house was converted to an interpretation center, where I met naturalist Don. He informed me of the community effort as a major part of the reserve, in the form of workshops with teachers, businesses, and others, to network on coastal conservation issues. Classes are held there on topics like green living and fun hikes are led, such as the Halloween Night Walk. There are 3 reserves in California- 1 shared with Mexico and 2 near San Francisco. Cathy Sandoval nerrs.noaa.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Hartzog, Jr. Award for Enduring Service, given to only one member of the Pacific West Region of the National Park Service each year. This year that honor has gone to David Begun. Since 1993, Dave has gone beyond the normal call of duty and contributed well over 10,000 hours of what George Hartzog described as his "most valued possession----his time." Dave has donated in the range of 800 hours annually, often 1,000 hours, which is equivalent to a seasonal employee. As most of you know, the park is very fortunate to now have Dave as part of their staff. Please see attached photo highlights from the dinner. _**_ -- Shauna Bingham Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 3600 S. Harbor Blvd. #111 Oxnard, CA 93035 Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (805) 382-6149 ext. 102 Fax (805) 382-9791 http://channelislands.noaa.gov ??`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??.. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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