From scott at scottcuzzo.com Sun May 2 17:20:49 2010 From: scott at scottcuzzo.com (Scott Cuzzo) Date: Sun, 2 May 2010 17:20:49 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Take my Condor May 9th trip? Message-ID: <487D0AAB-D762-46F3-9C46-AEF5016C7BDB@scottcuzzo.com> Can anyone take my Sunday May 9th trip on the Condor? Yes, it's Mother's Day...and why does the calendar not list holidays on it??? Would sure appreciate if someone can take it. Regards, Scott Cuzzo From ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com Tue May 4 07:31:18 2010 From: ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com (ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com) Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 07:31:18 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating endangered wildlife, researchers say Message-ID: <5189506.1272983478495.JavaMail.turbine@s29.tila.trb> This story was sent to you by: Carol -------------------- Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating endangered wildlife, researchers say -------------------- The warning was based on an extensive analysis of the shifting diets of the opportunistic foragers from the Pleistocene era, about 20,000 years ago, to the late 1960s, when they were decimated by DDT. By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times May 4 2010 A growing population of American bald eagles in Channel Islands National Park might eventually start feasting on rare seabirds and endangered island foxes, researchers reported Monday. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/scimedemail/la-me-eagles-20100504,0,1153235.story Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com From landerson at islandpackers.com Tue May 4 12:45:48 2010 From: landerson at islandpackers.com (Lisa Anderson) Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 12:45:48 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating endangered wildlife, researchers say In-Reply-To: <5189506.1272983478495.JavaMail.turbine@s29.tila.trb> References: <5189506.1272983478495.JavaMail.turbine@s29.tila.trb> Message-ID: <000001caebc2$658c5980$30a50c80$@com> The article sounded more like a bunch of college students, trying to see who can come up with the best "what if's" Lisa -----Original Message----- From: channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org [mailto:channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org] On Behalf Of ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 7:31 AM To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Subject: [CINC] Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating endangered wildlife, researchers say This story was sent to you by: Carol -------------------- Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating endangered wildlife, researchers say -------------------- The warning was based on an extensive analysis of the shifting diets of the opportunistic foragers from the Pleistocene era, about 20,000 years ago, to the late 1960s, when they were decimated by DDT. By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times May 4 2010 A growing population of American bald eagles in Channel Islands National Park might eventually start feasting on rare seabirds and endangered island foxes, researchers reported Monday. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/scimedemail/la-me-eagles-20100504,0,11532 35.story Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com _______________________________________________ Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps From caislandgirl at gmail.com Tue May 4 13:29:13 2010 From: caislandgirl at gmail.com (Sabine Faulhaber) Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 13:29:13 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating endangered wildlife, researchers say In-Reply-To: <000001caebc2$658c5980$30a50c80$@com> References: <5189506.1272983478495.JavaMail.turbine@s29.tila.trb> <000001caebc2$658c5980$30a50c80$@com> Message-ID: Bad reporting or bad science - that is the question... Sabine On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 12:45 PM, Lisa Anderson wrote: > The article sounded more like a bunch of college students, trying to see > who can come up with the best "what if's" > Lisa > > -----Original Message----- > From: channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org > [mailto:channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org] On Behalf Of > ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 7:31 AM > To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > Subject: [CINC] Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating > endangered > wildlife, researchers say > > This story was sent to you by: Carol > > -------------------- > Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating endangered wildlife, > researchers say > -------------------- > > The warning was based on an extensive analysis of the shifting diets of the > opportunistic foragers from the Pleistocene era, about 20,000 years ago, to > the late 1960s, when they were decimated by DDT. > > By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times > > May 4 2010 > > A growing population of American bald eagles in Channel Islands National > Park might eventually start feasting on rare seabirds and endangered island > foxes, researchers reported Monday. > > The complete article can be viewed at: > > http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/scimedemail/la-me-eagles-20100504,0,11532 > 35.story > > Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Scott -----Original Message----- >From: ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com >Sent: May 4, 2010 7:31 AM >To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >Subject: [CINC] Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating endangered wildlife, researchers say > >This story was sent to you by: Carol > >-------------------- >Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating endangered wildlife, researchers say >-------------------- > >The warning was based on an extensive analysis of the shifting diets of the opportunistic foragers from the Pleistocene era, about 20,000 years ago, to the late 1960s, when they were decimated by DDT. > >By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times > >May 4 2010 > >A growing population of American bald eagles in Channel Islands National Park might eventually start feasting on rare seabirds and endangered island foxes, researchers reported Monday. > >The complete article can be viewed at: >http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/scimedemail/la-me-eagles-20100504,0,1153235.story > >Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com >_______________________________________________ >Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list >Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps From pollyblackburn at charter.net Tue May 4 21:02:58 2010 From: pollyblackburn at charter.net (Polly Blackburn) Date: Tue, 04 May 2010 21:02:58 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Bald Eagle Feedings Message-ID: I observed a Pigeon Guillemot (little orange webbed feet and all----all by his/her lonesome) alongside the Avila Beach Pier this past Saturday. Never before seen one here, which doesn't mean it's rare - just that I haven't seen one here before! Cute as a button, just foraging around the pillars.... Is this a sign they are fleeing the Bald Eagles on the Channel Islands? Gee, I hope not. As I watch the eagle cams daily, I've never seen a proud parent return with anything other than a flopping fish or a seagull wing. But, like another naturalist observed, if they do grab a more exotic seabird or two, well, wow, what a shock! From islandkayaker at earthlink.net Wed May 5 12:52:16 2010 From: islandkayaker at earthlink.net (islandkayaker at earthlink.net) Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 12:52:16 -0700 (GMT-07:00) Subject: [CINC] Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating endangered wildlife, researchers say Message-ID: <23402214.1273089136332.JavaMail.root@elwamui-hound.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Well I tried to submit the image, but it is hung up in 'moderator approval'. but you can look for yourselves, (see link below). On the Channel Islands National Park brochure there is an image of an endangered species taking another endangered species. There is a Peregrin Falcon taking a Xantus Murrelet on the cover. Something I always got a kick out of. So, before y'all get in arms about endangered species taking other endangered species, you have to accept the fact that they are all part of the food chain and will, from time to time, be chowed upon. Have a nice day. http://www.nps.gov/chis/planyourvisit/upload/CHIS%20brochure%20side%201.pdf Scott -----Original Message----- >From: islandkayaker at earthlink.net >Sent: May 4, 2010 2:36 PM >To: ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com, channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >Subject: Re: [CINC] Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating endangered wildlife, researchers say > >Of course they will. Silly to think otherwise. > >Scott > > >-----Original Message----- >>From: ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com >>Sent: May 4, 2010 7:31 AM >>To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >>Subject: [CINC] Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating endangered wildlife, researchers say >> >>This story was sent to you by: Carol >> >>-------------------- >>Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating endangered wildlife, researchers say >>-------------------- >> >>The warning was based on an extensive analysis of the shifting diets of the opportunistic foragers from the Pleistocene era, about 20,000 years ago, to the late 1960s, when they were decimated by DDT. >> >>By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times >> >>May 4 2010 >> >>A growing population of American bald eagles in Channel Islands National Park might eventually start feasting on rare seabirds and endangered island foxes, researchers reported Monday. >> >>The complete article can be viewed at: >>http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/scimedemail/la-me-eagles-20100504,0,1153235.story >> >>Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com >>_______________________________________________ >>Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list >>Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >>http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > >_______________________________________________ >Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list >Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps From islandkayaker at earthlink.net Tue May 4 14:46:58 2010 From: islandkayaker at earthlink.net (islandkayaker at earthlink.net) Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 14:46:58 -0700 (GMT-07:00) Subject: [CINC] Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating endangered wildlife, researchers say Message-ID: <5555967.1273009619204.JavaMail.root@mswamui-chipeau.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Special Relative Factoid: On the cover of the Channel Islands National Park brochure there is a picture of an endagered species taking another endangered species. A Peregrine Falcon taking a Xantus's Murrelet. See attached or see your brochures. Enjoy! Scott -----Original Message----- >From: ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com >Sent: May 4, 2010 7:31 AM >To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >Subject: [CINC] Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating endangered wildlife, researchers say > >This story was sent to you by: Carol > >-------------------- >Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating endangered wildlife, researchers say >-------------------- > >The warning was based on an extensive analysis of the shifting diets of the opportunistic foragers from the Pleistocene era, about 20,000 years ago, to the late 1960s, when they were decimated by DDT. > >By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times > >May 4 2010 > >A growing population of American bald eagles in Channel Islands National Park might eventually start feasting on rare seabirds and endangered island foxes, researchers reported Monday. > >The complete article can be viewed at: >http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/scimedemail/la-me-eagles-20100504,0,1153235.story > >Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com >_______________________________________________ >Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list >Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I can speak in particular to Paul's work; for decades, his research has represented the absolute best in vertebrate biology research. This paper is the furthest imagineable from a "bunch of college students" speculating "what if." From judyw88 at hotmail.com Wed May 5 22:29:05 2010 From: judyw88 at hotmail.com (judy w) Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 22:29:05 -0700 Subject: [CINC] factoid Message-ID: Had to share this, with the only people I know who would appreciate it. May 7, 1774. A day to honor the British naval officer Sir Francis Beaufort, who in 1806 devised a scale of wind force from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane) that was based on observation, not requiring any special instruments. The scale was adopted for international use in 1874 and has since been enlarged and refined. Beaufort was born at Flower Hill, Meath, Ireland, and died at Brighton, England, Dec 17, 1857. Happy Beaufort Day! _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From klez18 at sbcglobal.net Thu May 6 05:57:36 2010 From: klez18 at sbcglobal.net (Marty Flam) Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 05:57:36 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] PNAS Abstract - Long vs short term threats from CI Bald eagle diet In-Reply-To: <633fa.13628384.3913a008@cs.com> Message-ID: <295981.72158.qm@web180106.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Thank you Chuck. ?PNAS link:??http://www.pnas.org/search?fulltext=newsome&submit=yes Here's the free abstract.?Article focus is over the horizon ("deeper timescales") while skeptics' is here/now ("immediate threats"). ?Marty??. Pleistocene to historic shifts in bald eagle diets on the Channel Islands, California Seth D. Newsome a , b , 1 , Paul W. Collins c , Torben C. Rick d , Daniel A. Guthrie e , Jon M. Erlandson f , and Marilyn L. Fogel b aDepartment of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82070; bGeophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015; c Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA 93105; dArchaeobiology Program, Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013; eJoint Science Department, Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA 91711; and fMuseum of Natural and Cultural History, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 Edited by Thure E. Cerling, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, and approved April 8, 2010 (received for review November 10, 2009) Abstract Studies of current interactions among species, their prey, and environmental factors are essential for mitigating immediate threats to population viability, but the true range of behavioral and ecological flexibility can be determined only through research on deeper timescales. Ecological data spanning centuries to millennia provide important contextual information for long-term management strategies, especially for species that now are living in relict populations. Here we use a variety of methods to reconstruct bald eagle diets and local abundance of their potential prey on the Channel Islands from the late Pleistocene to the time when the last breeding pairs disappeared from the islands in the mid-20th century. Faunal and isotopic analysis of bald eagles shows that seabirds were important prey for immature/adult eagles for millennia before the eagles? local extirpation. In historic times (A.D. 1850?1950), however, isotopic and faunal data show that breeding bald eagles provisioned their chicks with introduced ungulates (e.g., sheep), which were locally present in high densities. Today, bald eagles are the focus of an extensive conservation program designed to restore a stable breeding population to the Channel Islands, but native and nonnative prey sources that were important for bald eagles in the past are either diminished (e.g., seabirds) or have been eradicated (e.g., introduced ungulates). In the absence of sufficient resources, a growing bald eagle population on the Channel Islands could expand its prey base to include carrion from local pinniped colonies, exert predation pressure on a recovering seabird population, and possibly prey on endangered island foxes. --- On Wed, 5/5/10, WhaleBear at cs.com wrote: From: WhaleBear at cs.com Subject: [CINC] Bald eagle diet in the Channel Islands To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 9:31 PM The recent article by Newsome et al regarding historical bald eagle diets in the northern Channel Islands is well worth seeking out in the online Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.? It is a superb pulling together of a great deal of research and demonstrates elegant methodology, great data analyses, and finely reasoned conclusions.? Much of the paper is built on the work of Paul Collins, Curator of Vertebrate Biology at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and second author on the paper.? All of the authors are known for the quality of their work and their rigorous approach to data analysis, and most of them have worked extensively in the Channel Islands.? I can speak in particular to Paul's work;? for decades, his research has represented the absolute best in vertebrate biology research.? This paper is the furthest imagineable from a "bunch of college students" speculating "what if." _______________________________________________ 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 ppetrich39 at hotmail.com Thu May 6 08:31:24 2010 From: ppetrich39 at hotmail.com (Paul Jr. Petrich) Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 08:31:24 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating endangered wildlife, researchers say In-Reply-To: <5555967.1273009619204.JavaMail.root@mswamui-chipeau.atl.sa.earthlink.net> References: <5555967.1273009619204.JavaMail.root@mswamui-chipeau.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Message-ID: Hello Volunteers, Thanks Scott. A fact related to this one is the that our once endangered Brown Pelicans started their amazing local rebound in the 1970s feeding largely on the local sardine populations, that had entered a disastrous decline along with the pelicans. Yet both are on the rebound locally. Scientifically, I think it is at least as important to see how many of these mutual rebounds from near oblivion, by species feeding upon each other, are working at the same time. The larger environmental picture may well be much more important than which species "may" prey upon which species in the future. For example, how many endangered species of pinepeds have Orcas preyed upon all during their rebound from near oblivion? "Food" for thought and Sanctuaries!. Paul > Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 14:46:58 -0700 > From: islandkayaker at earthlink.net > To: ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com; channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > Subject: Re: [CINC] Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating endangered wildlife, researchers say > > Special Relative Factoid: > > On the cover of the Channel Islands National Park brochure there is a picture of an endagered species taking another endangered species. A Peregrine Falcon taking a Xantus's Murrelet. See attached or see your brochures. > > Enjoy! > > Scott > > -----Original Message----- > >From: ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com > >Sent: May 4, 2010 7:31 AM > >To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > >Subject: [CINC] Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating endangered wildlife, researchers say > > > >This story was sent to you by: Carol > > > >-------------------- > >Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating endangered wildlife, researchers say > >-------------------- > > > >The warning was based on an extensive analysis of the shifting diets of the opportunistic foragers from the Pleistocene era, about 20,000 years ago, to the late 1960s, when they were decimated by DDT. > > > >By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times > > > >May 4 2010 > > > >A growing population of American bald eagles in Channel Islands National Park might eventually start feasting on rare seabirds and endangered island foxes, researchers reported Monday. > > > >The complete article can be viewed at: > >http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/scimedemail/la-me-eagles-20100504,0,1153235.story > > > >Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com > >_______________________________________________ > >Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > >Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > >http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From caislandgirl at gmail.com Thu May 6 08:39:06 2010 From: caislandgirl at gmail.com (Sabine Faulhaber) Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 08:39:06 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating endangered wildlife, researchers say In-Reply-To: References: <5189506.1272983478495.JavaMail.turbine@s29.tila.trb> <000001caebc2$658c5980$30a50c80$@com> Message-ID: Hmmm, after reading the article I certainly have to revise my opinion - the science is certainly fascinating (as much as I can't comment on it's validity) but I guess the reporting was aimed at a more uninformed readership than our group... Sabine On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Sabine Faulhaber wrote: > Bad reporting or bad science - that is the question... > > Sabine > > > On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 12:45 PM, Lisa Anderson < > landerson at islandpackers.com> wrote: > >> The article sounded more like a bunch of college students, trying to see >> who can come up with the best "what if's" >> Lisa >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org >> [mailto:channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org] On Behalf Of >> ciharbor1 at roadrunner.com >> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 7:31 AM >> To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >> Subject: [CINC] Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating >> endangered >> wildlife, researchers say >> >> This story was sent to you by: Carol >> >> -------------------- >> Bald eagles in Channel Islands might start eating endangered wildlife, >> researchers say >> -------------------- >> >> The warning was based on an extensive analysis of the shifting diets of >> the >> opportunistic foragers from the Pleistocene era, about 20,000 years ago, >> to >> the late 1960s, when they were decimated by DDT. >> >> By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times >> >> May 4 2010 >> >> A growing population of American bald eagles in Channel Islands National >> Park might eventually start feasting on rare seabirds and endangered >> island >> foxes, researchers reported Monday. >> >> The complete article can be viewed at: >> >> http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/scimedemail/la-me-eagles-20100504,0,11532 >> 35.story >> >> Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list >> Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >> http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list >> Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >> http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps >> > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov Thu May 6 10:10:02 2010 From: Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov (Tina Johnson) Date: Thu, 06 May 2010 10:10:02 -0700 Subject: [CINC] OIL SPILL TALKING POINTS, ETC. Message-ID: <4BE2F7EA.7070405@noaa.gov> As we hear more and more about the devastating consequences of the recent Louisiana oil rig blowup, you will potentially receive questions from the public about NOAA's response and/or general inquiries. Please see the attached talking points written for NOAA staff which you may use, and see the Web sites below for the most up-to-date information (daily updates). http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/deepwaterhorizon/ Also, you may be interested to know that local sanctuary staff is trained in oil spill response on a continuing basis in case of a disaster in our area. Deepwater Horizon Incident Website NOA????s Office of Response and Restoration offers this Deepwater Horizon Incident website with the latest news, trajectory maps and forecasts, links to scientific weather and biological response services to federal, state, and local organizations, and images, much more. The Information for Students and Teachers hosts background information about spills, activities and lesson plans, and much more. Check out the Web Portals for links to emergency response programs, restoration planning tools, and more. On the NOS website, you can learn more about the spill in the April 27 episode of Making Waves, and check out a recent episode of Diving Deeper to learn more oil spills in general and how NOAA responds to these events in an interview with Amy Merten from NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration. http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/deepwaterhorizon/ http://www.incidentnews.gov/incident/8220 http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/ -- Tina Johnson Ventura County Field Office Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 3550 S. Harbor Blvd. Oxnard, CA 93035 (805) 382-6149 x 100 (805) 382-9791 Fax Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov http://channelislands.noaa.gov -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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If you are interested in helping out with the following field trip on board the R/V Shearwater, May 28, 2010 please respond directly to Shauna: May 28, 2010, Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Docent Training, R/V Shearwater The group would like to do marine mammal and seabird watching, visit Painted Cave and then head to Prisoners for lunch and a quick hike to Harvey's lookout*and then to Scorpion to use the ROV. The trip will need a CINC volunteer and a whale kit on board for the trip. We would like to have someone who can talk about marine mammals, natural history, painted cave and MPAs. The trip will leave out of SB Harbor at 8:30 and return at 4:30. (*Please note CINC volunteers are not covered by park liability on Nature Conservancy property so be sure to consult with the trip leader regarding spefiic waiver forms if you wish to go along on that hike in an unofficial capacity). --Shauna From Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov Thu May 6 14:35:03 2010 From: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov) Date: Thu, 06 May 2010 14:35:03 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CINC NEEDED: R/V Shearwtar 5/28 Education Trip In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: This trip has been covered. Thank you! ----- Original Message ----- From: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov Date: Thursday, May 6, 2010 2:11 pm Subject: [CINC] CINC NEEDED: R/V Shearwtar 5/28 Education Trip To: "channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org" > Dear CINC Volunteers: > > Would you like to learn more and help out with sanctuary and park > educational field trips (ie; BWET, Channel Islands Live, R/V > Shearwater trips, MERITO)? > > Your role on these trips is to provide interpretation in the manner > you do on the public whale watch and island trips, however, you will > have the opportunity to work with a smaller group of participants with > a specific educational goal. If you are interested in helping out with > the following field trip on board the R/V Shearwater, May 28, 2010 > please respond directly to Shauna: > > > May 28, 2010, Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Docent Training, R/V > Shearwater > The group would like to do marine mammal and seabird watching, visit > Painted Cave and then head to Prisoners for lunch and a quick hike to > Harvey's lookout*and then to Scorpion to use the ROV. The trip will > need a CINC volunteer and a whale kit on board for the trip. We would > like to have someone who can talk about marine mammals, natural > history, painted cave and MPAs. The trip will leave out of SB Harbor > at 8:30 and return at 4:30. (*Please note CINC volunteers are not > covered by park liability on Nature Conservancy property so be sure to > consult with the trip leader regarding spefiic waiver forms if you > wish to go along on that hike in an unofficial capacity). > > > --Shauna > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > From Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov Fri May 7 15:58:20 2010 From: Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov (Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov) Date: Fri, 07 May 2010 15:58:20 -0700 Subject: [CINC] OUTREACH SIGN-UPS/MAY 12 TRAINING Message-ID: Naturalists, updated April, May and new June outreach sign-up sheets have been uploaded to the Park Web site here: http://www.nps.gov/chis/supportyourpark/volunteer-schedules.htm#CP_JUMP_135762 If you are interested in the SANTA BARBARA HARBOR CLEAN SWEEP you can still participate tomorrow, MAY 8. Volunteers are meeting at the Travel Lift Pier by the Harbor Department office at 8 am. If you are available at the last minute please email me to let me know, and then just show up because they need more help! (Be sure to wear old clothing for this!) -------------------------NAUTICAL CHART ACTIVITY TRAINING & FROM SHORE TO SEA LECTURE MAY 12----------------- We are still accepting volunteers for the Channel Islands Live Dive Program in May/June for conducting a nautical chart activity with students at the CINP visitor center. A special TRAINING for this activity is being held at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum on MAY 12, this Wednesday from 5-6 pm for all interested volunteers. A special note that we may also be using this activity at the SBMM Sea Fest this month for those of you that have already signed up. Please continue to email me with your outreach requests and to respond for the May 12 training, or with any questions. (The nautical chart training is the same night as the Ventura From Shore to Sea Chumash cultural lecture. This lecture is not being taped and shown on cable TV as the 6 Generations film will be shown. This film is available for purchase if you are interested, and will also be sold at the lectures.) We appreciate your support! Thank you, Tina -- Tina Johnson Ventura County Field Office Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 3550 S. Harbor Blvd. Oxnard, CA 93035 (805) 382-6149 x 100 (805) 382-9791 Fax From ppetrich39 at hotmail.com Sat May 8 08:42:28 2010 From: ppetrich39 at hotmail.com (Paul Jr. Petrich) Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 08:42:28 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Sub needed for SB Sea-Fest 5/15 PM Message-ID: S.O.S to CINC! I am working the Census, and can't fit in the Sat shift at the SB Maritime Museum. Can someone out there take it? Saturdays are turning out as crucial with the Census in getting to people working late? or commuting during the week. Thanks, Paul _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From klez18 at sbcglobal.net Sat May 8 12:05:08 2010 From: klez18 at sbcglobal.net (Marty Flam) Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 12:05:08 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Lecture & Film - Six Generations of a Chumash Family Message-ID: <420083.32658.qm@web180111.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> More?on? Enestine and John's presentation?of a not-to-miss film? on 200 years of her matrilineal? family history. ? http://www.independent.com/news/2009/nov/12/two-centuries-chumash/ http://www.examiner.com/x-10191-Indie-Movie-Examiner~y2009m11d3-6-Generations-200-years-of-the-women-of-a-Chumash-Indian-Family ? http://paulgoldsmithasc.com/sixgenerations.html ? Marty --- On Fri, 5/7/10, Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov wrote: ????? May 7, 2010 ? ? ? For Immediate Release ? ? ? Yvonne Menard, Channel Islands National Park (805) 658-5725 ? ? ? Shauna Bingham, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (805) ? ? ? 382-6151 #102 ? ? ? Film Chronicles Six Generations of a Chumash Family ? ? ? During the May ?From Shore to Sea? lectures Ernestine Ygnacio-De Soto ? ? ? and Dr. John Johnson will present a film directed by Paul Goldsmith ? ? ? on the history of Chumash family called ?6 Generations. The film ? ? ? explores the lives of De Soto?s ancestors by telling the story of six ? ? ? generations of Chumash women from the Spanish mission period through ? ? ? the present day. For thousands of years the Chumash people occupied ? ? ? the California coast from San Luis Obispo to Malibu. ? ? ? De Soto?s great grandmother worked with ethnographer John P. ? ? ? Harrington in the early 1900?s to chronicle her family?s history. ? ? ? This was the beginning of nearly 50 years of contact between ? ? ? Harrington and generations of De Soto?s family, resulting in a ? ? ? detailed record of what happened to each generation. This record ? ? ? reveals a story about cultural survival and the human spirit... ? ? ? Yvonne Menard ? ? ? Chief of Interpretation & Public Information Officer ? ? ? Channel Islands National Park ? ? ? 1901 Spinnaker Drive ? ? ? Ventura, CA 93001 ? ? ? (805) 658-5725 ? ? ? Fax (805) 658-5799 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From garydel at aol.com Sat May 8 19:29:51 2010 From: garydel at aol.com (garydel at aol.com) Date: Sat, 08 May 2010 22:29:51 -0400 Subject: [CINC] Condor May 7 Message-ID: <8CCBD36A334B654-5B0-B7D7@webmail-m026.sysops.aol.com> Dear CINCers... There were 12 Humps visiting the Condor this day, over 5 separate encounters. Lots of fluking, a couple of casual side roles and some close swim-bys, but no real out-and-out muggings. Dolphin count... 1. And I didn't see it, but it seemed like a reasonable count as reported by one of the passengers. Kinda rough out there and about 5 of the 40 passengers succumbed to the occasional 8-12 foot swells and substantial winds that tossed the Condor about for part of the trip. Nice folks from Sweden,Minnesota, France, Germany and 6 seniors from an Exploritas (formerly "Elderhostel") group who came on board after a plug from Eric Zimmerman, a local biologist, who made a presentation the previous night. Gary Delanoeye -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I've only been going out for 5 years, but i don't recall the absence of dolphin for a span of 3-4 weeks as it has been in the SB area. Shirley -----Original Message----- From: garydel at aol.com To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Sent: Sat, May 8, 2010 7:29 pm Subject: [CINC] Condor May 7 Dear CINCers... There were 12 Humps visiting the Condor this day, over 5 separate encounters. Lots of fluking, a couple of casual side roles and some close swim-bys, but no real out-and-out muggings. Dolphin count... 1. And I didn't see it, but it seemed like a reasonable count as reported by one of the passengers. Kinda rough out there and about 5 of the 40 passengers succumbed to the occasional 8-12 foot swells and substantial winds that tossed the Condor about for part of the trip. 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Flukes & bubbles and what looked like a silt cloud. Swell not bad at all & lots of sun close to shore. We saw no dolphins and as with the Condor, we had a couple from Sweden.?? They were so tan I asked them where they were from, expecting some equatorial nationality and was surprised when they said Sweden. What's with the no dolphin thing this year??? I've only been going out for 5 years, but i don't recall the absence of dolphin for a span of 3-4 weeks as it has been in the SB area. Shirley -----Original Message----- From: garydel at aol.com To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Sent: Sat, May 8, 2010 7:29 pm Subject: [CINC] Condor May 7 Dear CINCers... There were 12 Humps visiting the Condor this day, over 5 separate encounters. Lots of fluking, a couple of casual side roles and some close swim-bys, but no real out-and-out muggings. Dolphin count... 1. And I didn't see it, but it seemed like a reasonable count as reported by one of the passengers. Kinda rough out there and about 5 of the 40 passengers succumbed to the occasional 8-12 foot swells and substantial winds that tossed the Condor about for part of the trip. Nice folks from Sweden,Minnesota, France, Germany and 6 seniors from an Exploritas (formerly "Elderhostel") group who came on board after a plug from Eric Zimmerman, a local biologist, who made a presentation the previous night. Gary Delanoeye _______________________________________________ Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps -----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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Captain Ken Miller swung it in close to shore on the return to avoid the winds. Many were able to observe the Brown Pelicans diving for food. As observed by others, no dolphins sited. Interesting. All in all, every one from both runs had a great day. Skipper Ken Miller and crew member Tom did a fine job of keeping it good for every one. Ken Tatro From dean.benjamin at sbcglobal.net Mon May 10 10:00:31 2010 From: dean.benjamin at sbcglobal.net (Dean Benjamin) Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 10:00:31 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Condor 5/8 Message-ID: <107681.2307.qm@web82307.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Definitely an E-Ticket ride.? Seas were lumpy with a short interval necessitating Mat to back off the throttle.? We saw 1 Minke briefly on the way out.? Then a tip from Anthony took us perhaps 5 miles off of Cavern Point.? Wind was now 30-35 but we spotted first 2, then 2 more, then 3 more Humpbacks.? Eventually they all converged around the boat to entertain a nearly full load with repetitive surface lunge feeding.? I was on PID up top with Mat and Bob Perry and it was a challenge under those conditions to keep a footing and to take pictures, but we managed.? We were probably with these 7 Humpbacks for nearly an hour.? Mat did a fantastic job of keeping us steady given the conditions, either bow into the wind and waves or down wind.? On the way home, we found 1 Humpback who was into repetitive breaching.? Wow, what a day.? My expectations were low given the conditions and it turned out to be a great day.? DJ and Jacques were crew and Tara Brown representing the Naturalist Corps. Dean -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ppetrich39 at hotmail.com Mon May 10 10:22:12 2010 From: ppetrich39 at hotmail.com (Paul Jr. Petrich) Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 10:22:12 -0700 Subject: [CINC] S.O.S. Trade an Outreach 5/15? In-Reply-To: <85825A777281438AA4C4107158C54F42@SallyPC> References: , <85825A777281438AA4C4107158C54F42@SallyPC> Message-ID: Thanks Sally! Vivi Teston is on duty with you. Have fun. Paul From: sally.eagle at cox.net To: ppetrich39 at hotmail.com Subject: Re: [CINC] S.O.S. Trade an Outreach 5/15? Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 09:56:04 -0700 Paul: I can cover for you....times???? Get back to me as soon as you can and I'll put it on my calendar................... Sally ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Jr. Petrich To: channel_islands_ naturalist_corps Cc: mary_c_fritzsche at nps.gov Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 8:25 AM Subject: [CINC] S.O.S. Trade an Outreach 5/15? Outreach Volunteers, I am working the US Census Saturdays and most evenings, and still need a sub for my Santa Barbara Sea Fest 1:30-5:00 p.m. Sat 5/15 turn. I will trade for any a.m. C I Live Visitor Center tour ( as the untrained partner ). Paul Petrich , The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. Get started. _______________________________________________ Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dvabbott at verizon.net Mon May 10 11:25:38 2010 From: dvabbott at verizon.net (Don Abbott) Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 12:25:38 -0600 Subject: [CINC] FW: Abalone article attached In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Another excellent source is here: http://www.sanctuarysimon.org/monterey/sections/specialSpecies/black_abalone .php ------ Forwarded Message From: "Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov" Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 12:17:51 -0700 To: Don Abbott Subject: Re: Abalone article attached Thanks, Don, and you're welcome to send that out to the RAIN list if you'd like. I send so many messages that it's great when others submit their input directly. :) All the best, Clare Clare Fritzsche Volunteer Coordinator Assistant Channel Islands National Park 1901 Spinnaker Drive Ventura, CA 93001 (805) 658-5733 FAX: (805) 658-5799 Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov Don Abbott To "Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov" 05/10/2010 11:03 AM cc Subject Re: Abalone article attached Another excellent source is here: http://www.sanctuarysimon.org/monterey/sections/specialSpecies/black_abalone .php > From: "Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov" > Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 10:03:02 -0700 > To: "Mary_C_Fritzsche at nps.gov" > Subject: Abalone article attached > > > An interesting article on black abalone: > > > http://www.kpbs.org/news/2010/may/06/black-abalone-disappearing-california-c oa > st/ > > Yvonne Menard > Chief of Interpretation & Public Information Officer > Channel Islands National Park > 1901 Spinnaker Drive > Ventura, CA 93001 > (805) 658-5725 > Fax (805) 658-5799 > ------ End of Forwarded Message From vfolson at cox.net Mon May 10 13:18:47 2010 From: vfolson at cox.net (Valerie Olson) Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 13:18:47 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor Tomorrow Message-ID: <474F7063-FBEC-486A-BEA4-A6D15339D237@cox.net> Hi, Am having some unexpected medical issues and won't be able to take my shift on the Condor tomorrow; 10:00 to 2:30. Anyone interested? Valerie Olson From ThusOne at aol.com Mon May 10 14:45:38 2010 From: ThusOne at aol.com (ThusOne at aol.com) Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 17:45:38 EDT Subject: [CINC] DoubleDolphin cancelled Mon Message-ID: <591e2.49003f8d.3919d882@aol.com> The 3pm Double Dolphin trip was cancelled Monday due to weather. Shirley -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov Mon May 10 17:34:17 2010 From: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov) Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 17:34:17 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Public Meeting Announcement: 5/21 Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting Message-ID: A public Meeting Announcement: **************************************** c h a n n e l i s l a n d s n a t i o n a l m a r i n e s a n c t ua r y Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting Friday May 21, 2010 9:00 am ? 3:00 pm Casa Las Palmas 323 E. Cabrillo Blvd ? Santa Barbara, CA D R A F T A G E N D A All times are subject to possible adjustment Open to the Public 9:00-10:00AM 1. Administrative Business and Announcements A. Comment on/Adoption of March 19, 2010 Draft Key Outcomes (Council Action Requested) B. Sanctuary Superintendent?s Report (No Council Action Requested) C. Acknowledging Outgoing and Incoming Council Members ( No Council Action Requested) ? Farewell and thanks to LTJG Brittany Steward and Amy Spandrio. Welcome to LT Steve Arnwine, US Coast Guard. D. Brief Council Member Announcements (No Council Action Requested) 10:00-10:45AM 2. Support for Acoustic Science at CINMS (Possible Council Action) ? As a follow-up to the last SAC meeting, a draft Council resolution will be introduced by Linda Krop and discussed. The intent of the resolution would be to encourage the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries to increase investment in acoustic research and monitoring capabilities at CINMS. ? Possible Council Action: Adoption of a Council Resolution. 10:45-11:00AM 3. Public Comment (1st of 2) (may be extended at the discretion of the Chair or used as a break) 11:00-11:45AM 4. Whale Ship Strikes and Shipping Patterns ( No Council Action Requested) ? Updates on recent progress with ship strike work (Sean Hastings and National Marine Fisheries Service representative) 11:45-12:30PM 5. US Coast Guard Port Access Route Study (PARS) for LA/Long Beach and the Santa Barbara Channel (Possible Council Action Requested) ? Brief progress report on CINMS involvement with the study (Todd Jacobs) ? Input from the Conservation Working Group ? Possible Council Action: Consideration of a SAC comment letter to the PARS 12:30-1:30PM LUNCH Break 1:30-1:45PM 6. Sanctuary Advisory Council Summit Report (No Council Action Requested) ? Chair Eric Kett and staff Mike Murray to report-out on the annual SAC Summit, held May 11-13 near Port Angeles, Washington. 1:45-2:15PM 7. Ocean Acidification Updates (No Council Action Requested) ? Progress report from the west coast national marine sanctuaries? regional Ocean Acidification Task Force (Linda Krop) ? Progress report from the Sanctuary Education Team (Maria Petueli) ? Updates from Bruce Steele 2:15-2:30PM 8. Public Comment (2nd of 2) (may be extended at the discretion of the Chair or used as a break) 2:30-2:55PM 9. Working Group and Subcommittee Reports (No Council Action Requested) Brief reports from active Working Groups and Subcommittees: A . CINMS Technical Advisory Committee on Enforcement (Dayna Matthews, NOAA Office for Law Enforcement) B. Research Activities Panel (Bob Warner) C. Sanctuary Education Team (Maria Petueli) D. Chumash Community Working Group (Jacy Ontiveros) E. Recreational Fishing Working Group (Capt. David Bacon) F. Commercial Fishing Working Group (Bruce Steele) G. Conservation Working Group (Linda Krop) 2:55-3:00PM 10. Future SAC Meeting Schedule, Meeting Close-Out (No Council Action Requested) ? Schedule for remaining 2010 meetings and events: o Tuesday May 25, 2010 (optional potluck BBQ gathering with Channel Islands Naturalist Corps volunteers, Rincon Park, 5:00pm to sunset) o Friday July 16, 2010 (SAC meeting, Ventura) o Friday September 24, 2010 (SAC meeting, Santa Barbara) o Friday November 19, 2010 (SAC meeting, Ventura) 3:00PM ADJOURN -- ........................................................... Dani Lipski Research Specialist Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 113 Harbor Way, Suite 150 Santa Barbara, CA 93109-2315 805-966-7107 x422 (phone) 805-568-1582 (fax) danielle.lipski at noaa.gov http://channelislands.noaa.gov/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We all worked well together with 26 other dockside workers and 10 divers for the Saturday, May 8 event. I had to wash my shoes when I got home and scour my body, it's hard to get the sea bottom off of skin! It was fun and we were part of a great annual cause. Last year the sweep had to be canceled as it was planned right in the middle of the terrible Ceta fire in SB. Next year, more of you should come for the morning, it was interesting and fun. Sincerely, Catherine French cfrench1366 at aol.com 805.815.3523 805.570.0432 mobile -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Tina Catherine French wrote: > Volunteers Sandra Squires, Sally Eagle, Shirley Johnson and moi > represented the CINC in full mud by the end of the day of helping the > divers get junk off the bottom of the harbor floor. > > The best photo will be of Sandra in her armpit high waiters full of > sea floor muck as she was trying to save every little worm, wkelk egg, > baby ocotopus, baby crabs, teeny slugs and other diminutive and hard > to locate sea life crawling in all the mud that came up with the many > lobster and crab traps, wire cables, buckets, BBQs, old lines, and > even an outboard motor! What a mess. We all worked well together with > 26 other dockside workers and 10 divers for the Saturday, May 8 event. > > I had to wash my shoes when I got home and scour my body, it's hard to > get the sea bottom off of skin! It was fun and we were part of a great > annual cause. Last year the sweep had to be canceled as it was planned > right in the middle of the terrible Ceta fire in SB. 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URL: From Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov Tue May 11 11:50:53 2010 From: Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov (Tina Johnson) Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 11:50:53 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CINC CALENDAR - May/June 2010 Message-ID: <4BE9A70D.9050000@noaa.gov> Hello, this is a reminder email showing activities since we have so much going on this month! Please note the required May 18 CINC training meeting in Ventura. Hear updates on blue and humpback whale research and threats (such as shipping traffic) from John Calambokidis, and updates on CINC research projects and /R/V Shearwater/ research from CINMS staff! ==================================================================== TONIGHT! May 11, 2010 7pm- 8pm - CINC TRAINING *From Shore to Sea Lecture Series* Ernestine Ygnacio-De Soto, Chumash Elder John Johnson, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Film Presentation: ?Six Generations,? History of a Chumash Family Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, Santa Barbara, CA. & May 12, 2010 7pm- 8pm *From Shore to Sea Lecture Series* Channel Islands National Park Visitor Center, Ventura, CA. (Film available for purchase, lecture not being taped for public access TV.) May 12, 2010 5pm-6pm - CINC TRAINING *Channel Islands Nautical Chart Activity Training w/Warren Glaser* (This activity will be used at the Channel Islands Live Dive events at the CINP and Sea Fest. Please contact me for more info, and note you do not need this training in order to use it at the Sea Fest. An RSVP is helpful but not required!) Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, Santa Barbara, CA. May 13, 2010, 5:30pm-7:30pm - OUTREACH SHIFTS FILLED Monte Vista School Science Night Santa Barbara, CA May 15, 2010, 10am-5pm - OUTREACH SHIFTS FILLED Sea Fest Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, Santa Barbara, CA. Monday, May 17, 2010, 6pm-8pm - SPECIAL LECTURE NOT REQUIRED *RSVP to the SBMM Around the Americas: Shipboard Science with Dr. Michael Reynolds Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, Santa Barbara, CA. May 18, 2010 - CINC TRAINING *Channel Islands Naturalist Corps Meeting* John Calambokids, Cascadia Research & Dani Lipski, CINMS Research Specialist Channel Islands National Park Visitor Center, Ventura, CA. May 21, 2010 - CINMS MEETING NOT REQUIRED Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting Casa Las Palmas, 236 E. Cabrillo Blvd. Santa Barbara, CA. May 22, 2010, 9am-5pm - OUTREACH SHIFTS FILLED Safe Boating Expo Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard, CA. May 25, 2010, 5pm-sunset - SPECIAL SOCIAL EVENT BY CINC CINC Sunset Potluck Rincon Park, Bates Beach, Carpinteria, CA. May 27, 2010, 6:30pm-8pm - OUTREACH 1 SHIFT REMAINING *Please contact me to sign up Brandon School Science Night Goleta, CA. May 20, 26, 27 & June 2, 9 & 10 - OUTREACH SHIFTS REMAINING *Please contact me to sign up Channel Islands Live Dive Program Channel Islands National Park Visitor Center, Ventura, CA. June 5, 2010, 11am-3pm - OUTREACH 2 SHIFTS REMAINING *Please contact me to sign up Ocean Awareness Festival SBMNH Ty Warner Sea Center Santa Barbara, CA. June 8, 2010, 9:30am-1:30pm - OUTREACH SHIFTS REMAINING *Please contact me to sign up Children's Water Science Exploratorium Oxnard Performing Arts Center Oxnard, CA. From klez18 at sbcglobal.net Tue May 11 13:47:49 2010 From: klez18 at sbcglobal.net (Marty Flam) Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 13:47:49 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] gray whale off the coast of Israel - BBC Message-ID: <878092.80041.qm@web180108.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Dear Colleagues, ? British Broadcasting reports?a gray whale has appeared off the coast of Israel,? shocking conservationists. ? Comments?? Thanks.? ? 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Two years ago at the American Cetacean Society Conf in Monterey their was research presented that indicated Pacific Grays were searching for food up toward the North Slope, at much higher latitudes than previously researched due to the polar region ice melt.The consensus of most researchers there was that the Gray Whale was much more opportunistic in ita approach to feeding and migration than previously thought. So, maybe this guy is a lone wolf who fell into the Atlantic migration pattern of old by straying too far?! HOWEVER, ANOTHER RESEARCHER COMMENTED ON HOW THE WESTERN PACIFIC SPECIES MIGRATING FROM SIBERIA TO LATITUDES NEAR SOUTH KOREA DID NOT INTERACT MUCH WITH OUR HEALTHY EAST PACIFIC MIGRATION: they instead remained vary endangered as a sub-species with numbers of only a couple hundred. Good luck. Contact "The American Cetacean Society National Office (San Pedro) 310 548-6279. www.acsonline.org Paul _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From klez18 at sbcglobal.net Tue May 11 14:52:28 2010 From: klez18 at sbcglobal.net (Marty Flam) Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 14:52:28 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Comments to sender, not rain list, avoiding clutter Message-ID: <586660.56497.qm@web180116.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Colleagues, ? I've been requested by a fellow naturalist?that comments be sent to me, not to the rain list, avoiding clutter.? Thank you very much for your comments to me. ? Marty --- On Tue, 5/11/10, Marty Flam wrote: From: Marty Flam Subject: gray whale off the coast of Israel - BBC To: "CINC Rainlist" Cc: "Shauna Bingham" Date: Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 1:47 PM Dear Colleagues, ? British Broadcasting reports?a gray whale has appeared off the coast of Israel,? shocking conservationists. ? Comments?? Thanks.? ? Marty ? http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8672000/8672970.stm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cathycsandoval at gmail.com Tue May 11 19:56:17 2010 From: cathycsandoval at gmail.com (Cathy Sandoval) Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 19:56:17 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Another article on stray Gray Message-ID: http://news.discovery.com/earth/gray-whale-spotted-on-wrong-side-of-world.html Cathy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ppetrich39 at hotmail.com Wed May 12 08:09:58 2010 From: ppetrich39 at hotmail.com (Paul Jr. Petrich) Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 08:09:58 -0700 Subject: [CINC] gray whale video at Israeli Med coastline Sat In-Reply-To: <294198.64762.qm@web180110.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <294198.64762.qm@web180110.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: ...Or maybe backwards from Siberia into the North Sea from the Western Pacific migration group?? Paul Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 22:19:33 -0700 From: klez18 at sbcglobal.net To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Subject: [CINC] gray whale video at Israeli Med coastline Sat video of gray whale at Israeli Med coastline http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/11/gray-whale-israel-sightin_n_572473.html _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. 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Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World The history of the American whaling industry from its 17th-century origins in drift and shore whaling off the coast of New England and Cape Cod, through the age of deep ocean whaling, and on to its demise in the decades following the American Civil War.? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov Wed May 12 18:21:20 2010 From: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov) Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 18:21:20 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CINC Meeting Reminder: May 18, 2010 Message-ID: Channel Islands Naturalist Corps Meeting Reminder: As you will see below, we have a full evening planned next week and will begin promptly at 6:30 PM. June calendars will be available at 6:00 PM for sign-ups and John Calambokidis should be on hand at 6:00 PM in case any volunteers trained in photo-id have any questions for him. CINC Volunteer In-Service Meeting,Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM, Channel Islands National Park Visitor Center in Ventura Dani Lipski, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Research Specialist, will provide a brief overview of the sanctuary's research programs. For more information please visit the CINMS research page at: http://channelislands.noaa.gov/res/main.html John Calambokidis, Research Biologist with Cascadia Research Collective, will provide updates on his blue and humpback whale research and CINC photo-id contributions to his program. In addition, Brandon Southall, formely a NOAA marine acoustic scientist and now Senior Scientist for SEA Inc., will join John to give a short briefing on their planned Behavioral Response Study involving playback of Navy sonar sounds to whales that they will be working on. For more details about Cascadia Research please visit: http://www.cascadiaresearch.org/ For more details about acoustic research at SEA, Inc., please visit: http://www.sea-inc.net/about/ I am looking forward to see you next week (and the following week for on May 25th the pot luck gathering)! 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 klez18 at sbcglobal.net Wed May 12 21:31:03 2010 From: klez18 at sbcglobal.net (Marty Flam) Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 21:31:03 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] 5/12 Isl Adv Message-ID: <864623.83945.qm@web180105.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Morning crossing Ventura to Scorpion, Island Adventure, Capt. 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The second sighting, a few miles further out, was amazing. Two humpbacks circled the boat for nearly half an hour and gave us some very close looks. They were clearly checking us out. Then, another sighting of a humpback pair a few more miles out, then another as we closed in on Santa Cruz Island. Once at the Island, we saw a solitary humpie just a few yards from the Island. Then for the finale.about five humpacks about two miles from Santa Cruz with nice tail flukes as a wave goodbye. Along on photo ID was Kevin Bailey, who had to work a juggling act to keep up with all of the sightings! (he really can juggle!) Toni R. Bailey diver24 at cox.net (805) 570-9523 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mbucholtz at me.com Sun May 16 20:45:29 2010 From: mbucholtz at me.com (Mary Bucholtz) Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 20:45:29 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CX Sunday, May 16 Message-ID: <6F472DF6-4C55-4575-B5F0-F5A853325149@me.com> 6 humpbacks (3 pairs) 12 common dolphins 20 Dall's porpoises 4 ORCAS!!! 61 passengers A foggy, cool day on the water with calm waters and lots of sightings. Only those who were in the right place at the right time (i.e., not me) glimpsed the large group of Dall's porpoises, but everyone got excellent viewings of 4 orcas (3 males and a female, according to Captain Mat) through several breathing cycles. It was my first time seeing orcas in the Channel, and it was truly thrilling for everyone to see them up close. The enthusiastic passengers, hailing from Oxnard, Santa Monica, Pittsburgh, Alabama, India, and France, among other locales, actually broke into spontaneous applause when we returned to the harbor. The able Sally Eagle handled photo ID. *********************** Mary Bucholtz mbucholtz at me.com *********************** From klez18 at sbcglobal.net Sun May 16 20:36:58 2010 From: klez18 at sbcglobal.net (Marty Flam) Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 20:36:58 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] First Blue for IPCO today. Scorpion's foxes & eagle Message-ID: <691265.82446.qm@web180102.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> First blue of IPCO season reported by Capt. Jimmy this?morning's on 8 am crossing Ventura - Scorpion!? ? Humpbacks and common dolphins all weekend on the crossings to Scorpion; also seen from Cavern Point, Potato bluff, some also seen from dock. A minke too. ? Frequent island fox?sightings in campground and ranch house plus a bald eagle above Cavern's bluffs.? ? Flat calm seas perffect for many kayackers below?overcast. ? Marty -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mr.zalophus at gmail.com Sun May 16 21:22:04 2010 From: mr.zalophus at gmail.com (Mr Zalophus) Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 21:22:04 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor Express 5-15-2010 In-Reply-To: <000001caf4af$b9b791f0$2d26b5d0$@net> References: <000001caf4af$b9b791f0$2d26b5d0$@net> Message-ID: Photos from this adventure are now available for your viewing pleasure at: http://www.condorexpressphotos.com/Other/2010-05-15-SB-Channel/12198985_JLt6A#869353618_Wexww best fishes Bob Perry Condor Express PS -- A great day on Saturday, but I missed the *Orca*s today. :-( darn. On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Toni Bailey wrote: > Hello Everyone?.. > > > > Just the facts?..at least 14 humpbacks! > > That?s all?.no dolphins L > > > > Even without the dolphins, it was a great day! The Condor Express left > the harbor about twenty minutes late due to major parking problems this > morning. There were several events in and around the harbor which caused a > shortage of parking spaces. We had to wait for all passengers to arrive > before we departed. We had approximately 60 passengers on board from > various parts around the globe. We had visitors from France, England, > Scotland, the Netherlands, Mexico City, Colorado, Wisconsin and many more > places. No matter where they were from?all had a great day! > > > > We spotted the first pair of humpbacks less than two miles outside the > harbor?.a cow and calf pair. Passengers were thrilled! The second > sighting, a few miles further out, was amazing. Two humpbacks circled the > boat for nearly half an hour and gave us some very close looks. They were > clearly checking us out. Then, another sighting of a humpback pair a few > more miles out, then another as we closed in on Santa Cruz Island. Once at > the Island, we saw a solitary humpie just a few yards from the Island. 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You are considered an extension of the sanctuary and park staff and we are very appreciative of your efforts. Please note that I am in the Oxnard office supporting the CINC program two days per week. The best way to get a hold of me is via email, although I normally check my voice mail in the office at least once per day. See you at tomorrow's meeting! I will bring a supply of sanctuary brochures for our Adopt-a-Business volunteers. Tina -- Tina Johnson Ventura County Field Office Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 3550 S. Harbor Blvd. Oxnard, CA 93035 (805) 382-6149 x 100 (805) 382-9791 Fax Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov From klez18 at sbcglobal.net Mon May 17 21:45:12 2010 From: klez18 at sbcglobal.net (Marty Flam) Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 21:45:12 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Calambokidis on Israeli Pacific Gray Whale Message-ID: <931026.96580.qm@web180114.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Naturalists, ? I'm looking forward to John's comment on? ID and health tomorrow night.? If you haven't yet,? please share yours by email to me and Ican share all to to those emailing (avoiding clutter to the rainlist).? Thanks. ? Marty ? "John Calambokidis, of Cascadia Research in Olympia, Wash. has photo ID of 1,000 grey whales, out of the eastern Pacific population of about 22,000, but has not found a match." ? In the meantime, the whale should be able to eat, provided it is in shallow waters where it can find delicacies such as small crustaceans, sand fleas, tube worms and krill. "It certainly doesn't look emaciated from the photo," Ford said. ? http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Grey+whale+spotted+near+Israel+likely+swam+through+waters/3025152/story.html?id=3025152 ? The lengthy journey appears to have exacted a toll, and its emaciated condition suggests that the possibility of it successfully undergoing a return voyage to the Pacific is, in Scheinin's words, "rather slim." http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/gray-whale-off-israel-astonishes-scientists/story?id=10625499&page=2 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rustgarden at msn.com Tue May 18 13:35:23 2010 From: rustgarden at msn.com (Morgan Coffey) Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 13:35:23 -0700 Subject: [CINC] oil spill stuff Message-ID: I don't know about you, but I get questions about our local rigs and risks all the time, especially during Gray whale season as we stay near the coast. Now I'm getting questions about the current spill in the gulf. These are some great resources. Morgan 1. Dr. Sharon Walker of COSEE Central Gulf of Mexico has put together the document "Frequently Asked Oil Spill Questions" (copied and pasted below). Frequently Asked Oil Spill Questions Responses prepared by Dr. Sharon Walker, Director of Education and Outreach at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies and validated by Drs. Thomas F. and Julia S. Lytle-Retired Chemists from the University of Southern Mississippi-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. 1. What is crude oil? Crude oil is a volatile, viscous mixture of organic compounds containing aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons. Some of these hydrocarbons (compounds containing hydrogen and carbon atoms) are toxic and some can cause cancer. Some crude oils are more viscous (light) than others. Lighter crudes evaporate more rapidly and leave less tarry resides after spills. Simply defined crude oil is a flammable, syrupy-type substance that has a distinct odor; stays in the environment, depending on environmental conditions longer than anyone wants; and contains some poisonous chemicals like benzene, toluene, and other light hydrocarbons, some of which are known to produce cancer in humans. 2. What makes crude oil harmful to the environment? Crude oil ?coats? whatever it contacts and is very resistant to natural cleansing action because most of the crude oil components are insoluble in water. Beaches; deep and shallow water sediments; marsh grasses; underwater vegetation; all types of migratory, sea, and shore birds; sea turtles, marsh turtles; fish; marine mammals; oyster beds; scallops; mussels; crabs; lobsters; corals; a whole host of other invertebrates (creatures without backbones); and all animal life that comes in contact with the spilled, crude oil is going to be adversely affected. 3. What are the acute (short-term) and chronic (long-term) effects of oil to in the environment? The immediate acute (short-term) effects will occur because because of the smothering effects hampering respiration (the breathing mechanism in plants and animals). Then follows the chronic poisoning effects of toxic compounds in the oil which can occur days, months, and even years after exposure. Aside from the acute and chronic effects on plants and animals, there are indirect effects, such as contamination of food supplies in the food web and possibly contamination to our food supply. The fate and effect of crude oil that gets into the environment is dependent on many conditions, the physical and chemical properties of the particular crude oil (varies tremendously from one crude oil to another, even in the same geographic region), the season, currents and wave action, turbidity, and other related physical conditions. The heavier hydrocarbons are more persistent; staying on the water?s surface and ?washing up? on beaches; getting into the bays, bayous, marshes, wetlands; and ?coating? everything that is in the path of the oil. So, then the animals in these habitats are also exposed to having the oil ?coat? feathers, fur, and skin. It is also important to note the water?s temperature, wind, and wave action can also react with the oil and try and ?break it up,? similar to using an egg beater to ?whip? a substance into smaller, more frothy pieces with greater surface areas (such as oil and seawater forming an emulsion-type liquid with greater surface areas) and in this form, dispersants and surfactants can be used to further ?break down? the oil. 4. What actually happens to marine animals when exposed to the oil, i.e., marine mammals; fish; migratory, shore, and sea birds; crabs; shrimp; oysters; mussels, scallops; corals; and other commercially important species?and plants? Marine mammals, sea turtles, and birds have lungs similar to human lungs. When marine mammals and sea turtles come to the water?s surface to breathe?if they come to the surface in the midst of oil spill?they inhale the oil (light and heavy hydrocarbons) and their respiratory and digestive (if they swallow the oil) systems becomes stressed. And, their skin/fur (marine mammals) and scales/scutes (turtles) become ?coated? with the oil. External lesions can form on the marine mammals and on the fins/neck (soft, fleshy tissues) of the sea turtles. Once these hydrocarbons, if inhaled or ingested, move into the blood stream, damage can occur within the blood cells, as well as in the eyes (which came into contact with the oil at the surface), spleen, kidneys, liver, heart, and nervous and reproductive tissues. When seabirds become ?coated? with oil, they limit or lose their ability to fly and the stress to their respiratory and digestive systems, as well as other organs is similar to marine mammals and sea/marsh turtles. The bodies of fish and their gills get ?coated? with the oil and result in massive fish kills. Oysters, as juveniles and adults, are stationary in reefs and cannot move from an oil-exposed area, so depending on the water temperature, as well as the wind and wave action, they will ?close their shells? for a short period of time, but once they again begin to filter feed, if the oil is still present in the water column or on their shells, it can ?clog? their gills, and they smother/die. Most shrimp, lobsters, and crabs will be the first organisms to die, particularly shrimp (they are referred to as the our water canaries due to their thin exoskeletons [external, thin shells] and all their exposed legs, swimmerets, eyes, and antennae?combined with the fact, they live on/in the bottom?and the oil will ultimately settle on the sediment). Marine and fresh water plants are stressed, again due to the coating, of the plant which reduces carbon dioxide/oxygen diffusion (gas exchange) at the plant tissue surface; this oil coating decreases a plant?s ability to photosynthesize (feed itself and produce oxygen) and also allows the temperature to increase within the plant and on the soil?s surface, further stressing the plant. Research has documented oil persists in the environment for years in the soil and in the roots of these plants, thereby reducing plant growth. Tiny marine plants, phytoplankton, provide 60-80% of all the oxygen on this planet and all species? greatest source of oxygen is derived from the world?s ocean of which the Gulf of Mexico, MS Sound, and all our bays and bayous are components. 5. Who is in charge of the clean-up from an oil spill? The U.S. Coast Guard has the leadership role and the ultimate say; however, significant assistance is provided from other federal agencies such as, but not limited to, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Health, the Department of Interior-Mineral Management Service, the Department of Homeland Security-Federal Emergency Management Service, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Navy, Governors? offices, and numerous state agencies, e.g., in Mississippi, the Department of Marine Resources, the Department of Environmental Quality, universities, research facilities, non-profit organizations, civic organizations, and thousands of volunteers. 6. What are the types of clean-up materials are used in an oil spill? Thousands of feet of containment booms have been placed near the Chandeleur Islands and in Breton Sound, around portions of Ship Island, Horn Island, and the mouths of some of coastal Mississippi?s cities, currently Waveland, Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Ocean Springs, and Pascagoula. Containment booms are effective if the wind, wave, action, and tides are not excessively high?which has not been the case since the British Petroleum-Deepwater Horizon well ?blew and burned? on April 20. Other clean-up materials include adsorbents for using at the water?s surface and for various oil-covered animals, dispersants, burning, and surfactants. 7. What is a surfactant/dispersant? A surfactant/dispersant is a soapy-type substance used to react and ?break-down? the oil into very small oil droplets which then allows the oil to be dispersed in the water. 8. What are the adverse effects to the volunteers and paid employees involved in an oil-spill clean-up? Odor from crude oil is an irritant to some people, and evaporation of the oil degrades air quality. Both of these adverse effects may result in nausea, vomiting, and headaches. People who are easily stressed by reduced air quality need to stay indoors and ventilate their homes with air-conditioners. If symptoms persist, individuals need to see a physician or other health care provider. Further, it is essential and required that volunteers be trained prior to working with stranded animals concerning proper clothing and safety precautions when assisting in ?clean-up? efforts. If volunteer gets oil on his/her skin, the area should be washed with soapy water and clothes should be washed in the usual manner. Prolonged ?clean-up? efforts and resulting exposure to the oil/fumes may result in a skin rash. Training programs began on the Mississippi?s coast May 1, 2010 at the Institute of Marine Mammal Studies and on May 2, a training program was offered in Ocean Springs. 9. How long will oil remain in the environment if the British Petroleum-Deepwater Horizon well can be capped? Acute (short-term) effects can be possibly reduced to hours, days and weeks; the lighter hydrocarbons can rapidly evaporate. Chronic (long-term) effects can persist for months and years. 10. What is the anticipated length of time for the spill to continue leaking/pumping 1,000 to 5,000 barrels per day (approx. 40 gallons per barrel) if the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) can ?cap? the well? This process has not worked yet; however, safeguard technology should have been in place so this catastrophe should never have happened. I don?t know the answer to this question; however, British Petroleum should know the reservoir capacity of this well. The May 2, Sun Herald article (page 2A) indicated in an interview with a BP company official speaking on the condition of anonymity reported that the Gulf seabed reservoir was in the tens of millions of barrels. Spokespersons for BP have indicated BP will pay clean-up costs; however, many public officials within MS are skeptical of these statements and want this commitment in writing with some ?up front,? fiscal assistance. 11. What type of problems is the ROV encountering? The Gulf seabed oil site is approximately one mile in depth (over 5,200 ft); the pressure is intense and the pipe that is inserted in the well could collapse according to engineers and biological/chemical scientists (May 2, Sun Herald, page 2). The ROV is spraying a dispersing chemical at the oil coming from the pipe in hopes of reducing the amount of oil reaching the surface. Fears exist in terms of this pipe collapsing which would result in no warning and the oil could possibly become a geyser at the water?s surface and regulating the flow would even be more problematic. 12. Why not continue burning the crude oil when it comes to the surface? Burning the oil, using booms, and using dispersants/surfactants are all helpful and effective to a point; however, if technologically possible, the oil needs to be stopped at the seabed source. This can be accomplished by ?bringing in? another deepwater rig and drilling to a point in the well prior to the leak area; however, this ?relief well fix? could take three months to implement, resulting in unrelenting oil leakage (Sun Herald article, page 7B). 2. NOAA's Office of Response & Restoration - oil spill article and trajectory maps (last updated TODAY): http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/topic_subtopic_entry.php?RECORD_KEY%28entry_subtopic_topic%29=entry_id,subtopic_id,topic_id&entry_id%28entry_subtopic_topic%29=809&subtopic_id%28entry_subtopic_topic%29=2&topic_id%28entry_subtopic_topic%29=1 ----------------------------- 3. NOAA's Coral Reef Watch from the "Remote Sensing and Coral Reefs: A Curriculum for 4th - 6th Grade Students" http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/education/reef_remote_sensing.html Lesson #7: Conservation Oily Mess activity Threats to Coral Reefs presentation Coral Quotation ----------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dbellman at dock.net Tue May 18 21:45:22 2010 From: dbellman at dock.net (Dick Bellman) Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 21:45:22 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Replacement for ESCI Hike Message-ID: Fellow Naturalists, Due to a family emergency I am leaving town for 3 days and need to find a replacement for my ESCI Hike (9am - 4:30pm) on this Thursday, May20. 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On the way out, we saw several humpbacks, before learning that Orca had been sighted near platform Gail. So, after a practically unanimous YES vote, Captain Anthony took us on a slight detour, and we were overwhelmed with what came next...(ta-da: insert suspense here...)... You got it - first we mingled with a mega pod of common dolphin, interspersed with sea lions and probably every other creature that could SWIM FAST, all heading in a frenzy away from our destination. These guys were definitely not interested in us, no time for curiosity or bow-riding; in fact the only attention we got was from a lingering juvenile sea lion, hugging the boat with that desperate look in its eye: "please, haul me out with you!". Some might call this "anthropomorphizing", but, really, there was little doubt about the fear this mob radiated. Soon enough, there it was, a male Orca dorsal fin - maybe 5+ feet tall - slinking its way towards the platform...heading towards the mainland. There may have been one or two others - I believe I caught a glimpse of another male dorsal fin - no falcate female fins; I don't know how many were traveling together - we kept our distance. The large male surfaced enough to present a side-view of his entire body length, displaying the white saddle. Yep. My camera battery had just died. Our esteemed colleague David Begun was on board, and perhaps he caught a few photo ops? With all the children on board, and, even worse, me, Captain Anthony thought it best to leave before anything brutal happened...We left without witnessing any natural predation. Thank goodness! I can't express how exciting this was for everyone on board. The very best day EVER!!! Thank you Captain Anthony, Polly From ppetrich39 at hotmail.com Wed May 19 07:12:17 2010 From: ppetrich39 at hotmail.com (Paul Jr. Petrich) Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 07:12:17 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CINC Picnic 5/25 Message-ID: Volunteers, Dick said 48 people signed up last night indicating they will attend the social. This does not include all the boat captains and crews, CINP staff, CINMS staff, TNC , and SB Maritime Museum staff we have worked with, who have been invited as well. Should be fun. Todays weather report says next Tues is to be partly cloudy, no wind or rain, and 70! Parking is no problem right next to the park. Remember to bring lounge chairs and I recommend binoculars. The view is great. Gozebo is ours all day, so if you want to start and finish a bike ride or hike there, that is an option. HOWEVER, a great sandy beach is below with many, many seabirds, an outside shower is next to the gazebo, BUT no lifeguard is on duty at this beach. Their are restrictions on dogs. See you next Tues. PDP _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_1 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ginnyfischer at gmail.com Wed May 19 15:46:41 2010 From: ginnyfischer at gmail.com (Ginny Fischer) Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 15:46:41 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor 5/19 Message-ID: Sightings: 1 Bottlenose Dolphin 20 Humpbacks We had approximately 50 passengers, some from Asia, Germany, England and the Mideast. This was one of those 'lifetime' trips with the humpbacks performing in all their glory. Captain Dave, the whale whisperer, found us a pod of 15 humpbacks out in the channel feeding, breaching. lob tailing, pec slapping and spy hoping. Several from the pod came right up to the boat and we were graced with their blow fragrance. Many photo ops were had by all. Paradise was masterful today ?. Photo ID: Don Shubert Naturalists: Don Gillies and Ginny Fischer Crew: Dave, Jacque and Amanda From Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov Thu May 20 14:41:42 2010 From: Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov (Tina Johnson) Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 14:41:42 -0700 Subject: [CINC] UPDATED OUTREACH SIGN-UP SHEETS Message-ID: <4BF5AC96.2020101@noaa.gov> Volunteers, outreach calendars for May and June have been updated and are online on the park Web site here: http://www.nps.gov/chis/supportyourpark/volunteer-schedules.htm#CP_JUMP_135762 There are still several openings so be sure to let me know if you are interested in helping out at the following events: * June 8, Tuesday - Children's Water Science Exploratorium, Oxnard - California's May *Water* Awareness Month, work w/students as part of the state's commitment to providing community awareness and education on the important role of our most precious natural resource, *water*. * June 10, Thursday - Channel Islands Live Dive Program @ CINP Visitor Center, Ventura - See the broadcast after working with students on our nautical chart activity! http://www.nps.gov/chis/planyourvisit/live-dive.htm Thank you so much! Tina -- Tina Johnson Ventura County Field Office Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 3550 S. Harbor Blvd. Oxnard, CA 93035 (805) 382-6149 x 100 (805) 382-9791 Fax Tina.Johnson at noaa.gov http://channelislands.noaa.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lhittnp at sbcglobal.net Thu May 20 16:24:00 2010 From: lhittnp at sbcglobal.net (Linda Hitt) Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 16:24:00 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Condor Express 5/20/10 Message-ID: <399721.21509.qm@web83714.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> 6 Humpbacks 0 dolphins It was a sunny clear day, but the ocean conditions were quite rough.? Capt Matt did find a pair of Humpbacks significantly north of the shipping lanes which we stayed with for about 45 min.? These showed some beautiful flukes but apparently were intent on feeding.??Then headed east & found 2 pair of Humpbacks which allowed only one brief sighting.? Due to the ocean conditions the Condor headed back to dock about an hour early.? Other enthusiastic naturalists were Cubby Winkel & Marilyn Dannehower (PID).? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nkvanslyke at verizon.net Thu May 20 21:53:15 2010 From: nkvanslyke at verizon.net (Noel and Kathy Van Slyke) Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 21:53:15 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Fwd: Earthquake fault on SCI Message-ID: <0L2R003KP6YPEK29@vms173019.mailsrvcs.net> >I was asked by a visitor whether the main fault in the valley of SCI >was an active fault and did not know the answer. We got some >information from Scott Minor, a geologist from the USGS, which all >of you might be interested in. He said, > >>"Dan Muhs asked me to field your question regarding if the Santa Cruz >>Island fault (SCIF) is active. I am no expert on this fault, having >>worked instead on other, though similar, faults on SCI and SRI. However, >>some studies were done on the SCIF in the 1990's by Nick Pinter (S. >>Illinois Univ.), Ed Keller (UCSB), and others to assess the geologically >>recent slip history of the fault and its earthquake potential. They >>determined that the last significant earthquake that occurred on the fault >>was about 5,000 years ago, that earthquakes occur on the fault about every >>2,700 to 5,000 years, and that the largest earthquake that could occur >>along it would have a magnitude of about 7.5. In general, a fault is >>considered active if it has slipped in the last 10,000 years. Thus, if >>Pinter and others assessment was correct, the SCIF is indeed active and >>perhaps due for a big quake! I am not aware of any movement that has been >>detected along that specific fault in historic times, although some >>moderate (M = 4 - 6) earthquakes have been recorded along fault strands on >>trend with the SCIF to the east just southwest of Anacapa Is. and near >>Point. Mugu on the mainland." > > >Kathy Van Slyke > > From islandkayaker at earthlink.net Thu May 20 22:42:08 2010 From: islandkayaker at earthlink.net (islandkayaker at earthlink.net) Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 22:42:08 -0700 (GMT-07:00) Subject: [CINC] Fwd: Earthquake fault on SCI Message-ID: <30176849.1274420528991.JavaMail.root@mswamui-blood.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Here is a cool map show California fault 'recency of movement'. http://www.consrv.ca.gov/cgs/information/outreach/Documents/Simplified_Fault_Activity_Map.pdf Supposedly the Santa Cruz Fault marks the seam where two islands met as the Northern Channel Islands swirled into the position they are in now. Or so the story goes... Enjoy! Scott -----Original Message----- >From: Noel and Kathy Van Slyke >Sent: May 20, 2010 9:53 PM >To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >Subject: [CINC] Fwd: Earthquake fault on SCI > > >>I was asked by a visitor whether the main fault in the valley of SCI >>was an active fault and did not know the answer. We got some >>information from Scott Minor, a geologist from the USGS, which all >>of you might be interested in. He said, >> >>>"Dan Muhs asked me to field your question regarding if the Santa Cruz >>>Island fault (SCIF) is active. I am no expert on this fault, having >>>worked instead on other, though similar, faults on SCI and SRI. However, >>>some studies were done on the SCIF in the 1990's by Nick Pinter (S. >>>Illinois Univ.), Ed Keller (UCSB), and others to assess the geologically >>>recent slip history of the fault and its earthquake potential. They >>>determined that the last significant earthquake that occurred on the fault >>>was about 5,000 years ago, that earthquakes occur on the fault about every >>>2,700 to 5,000 years, and that the largest earthquake that could occur >>>along it would have a magnitude of about 7.5. In general, a fault is >>>considered active if it has slipped in the last 10,000 years. Thus, if >>>Pinter and others assessment was correct, the SCIF is indeed active and >>>perhaps due for a big quake! I am not aware of any movement that has been >>>detected along that specific fault in historic times, although some >>>moderate (M = 4 - 6) earthquakes have been recorded along fault strands on >>>trend with the SCIF to the east just southwest of Anacapa Is. and near >>>Point. Mugu on the mainland." >> >> >>Kathy Van Slyke >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list >Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps From j_bar_j at hotmail.com Fri May 21 12:21:26 2010 From: j_bar_j at hotmail.com (Joel E. Justin) Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 12:21:26 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Photo-ID Emails... Message-ID: Photo-ID Naturalists, Sorry for the broad distribution, but this if for the Photo-ID naturalists. It has been brought to my attention that for some of you, my directed Photo-ID emails have ended up in your junk mail folder (treated as spam). I suspect this is because I have a large distribution list and that some spam filters use this as a trigger for directing email to the junk folder. Please add my email address to your safe list so you are ensured of receiving future Photo-ID email from me. I sent out 2 emails yesterday specifically to the Photo-ID naturalists. So if you are a Photo-ID naturalist and didn't receive them, please check your junk mail folder. If you can't find them there, let me know and I'll send them to you again. Thanks, Joel... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cfrench1366 at aol.com Fri May 21 17:10:22 2010 From: cfrench1366 at aol.com (Catherine French) Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 20:10:22 -0400 Subject: [CINC] Humpback sighting off Anacapa Message-ID: <8CCC75A4E243C1A-140-4B6E@webmail-m071.sysops.aol.com> On Monday, May 17, I was lucky to be out on the SB Channel on the USCG's 87-foot cutter Blacktip for a media event preparing for the Saturday, May 22nd Safe Boating Expo in Channel Islands Harbor. >From about 3 miles off shore between platform Gina and Anacapa, we spotted a full grown humpback that looked like he'd been around a while judging by all the barnacles on him. He swam for a while at the same speed as the cutter, we were doing 7 knots for about 20-minutes. He seemed to be keeping our pace. It was great. We sighted several very small pods of common dolphins as well, scattered a mile or two apart, and we could see bait fish in the water. It was a gray day, but the sea life was out there. Sincerely, Catherine French cfrench1366 at aol.com 805.815.3523 805.570.0432 mobile -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carol.celic at gmail.com Sun May 23 18:51:23 2010 From: carol.celic at gmail.com (Carol Celic) Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 18:51:23 -0700 Subject: [CINC] PID Sub Needed on June 26th Message-ID: Greetings, I have unknowingly double booked myself with a couple of CINC activities on the same day. I am looking for a PID sub for Saturday, June 26th aboard the Condor Express from 1-5pm. Let me know if you would like to take the spot. 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There were no visitors on the island but the mainland CINP VC hosted Moorepark High students to watch the program. Wed. 5/19: More Moorepark High and Phoenix School students at the CINP VC participated in learning station rotations before Live Dive. One of the kids saw a sea lion (2nd year) hauled out on the rocks by the NPS boat dock. It looked emaciated and lethargic, was assessed and picked up by Channel Islands Marine Wildlife Institute. Activity providers included Ventura Dive and Sport, CINP, Channel Islands Naturalist Corps. Thur. 5/20: Sheridan Way School at VC participated in learning station rotations - same activity providers as above. Peggy/Cal Meuser, and Shauna were at the nautical chart station. Channel Islands Live Dive "is brought to you by" Channel Islands National Park and Ventura County of Education. 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Anacapa Island was teeming with wildlife such as nesting cormorants, gulls, pigeon guillemots, cool jellies (lion mane and moon), a large school ofl eye fish (possibly spawning), this year's elephant seal pup in Landing Cove (looked fat and healthy), and 2 humpbacks 1/4-1/2 mile north of Landing Cove pec slapping as soon as divers got done with 12:00 dive. I also seem to remember seeing common dolphins on one of the crossings. There were no visitors on the island but the mainland CINP VC hosted Moorepark High students to watch the program. Wed. 5/19: More Moorepark High and Phoenix School students at the CINP VC participated in learning station rotations before Live Dive. One of the kids saw a sea lion (2nd year) hauled out on the rocks by the NPS boat dock. It looked emaciated and lethargic, was assessed and picked up by Channel Islands Marine Wildlife Institute. Activity providers included Ventura Dive and Sport, CINP, Channel Islands Naturalist Corps. Thur. 5/20: Sheridan Way School at VC participated in learning station rotations - same activity providers as above. Peggy/Cal Meuser, and Shauna were at the nautical chart station. Channel Islands Live Dive "is brought to you by" Channel Islands National Park and Ventura County of Education. This week will be live (including the internet) Wed., Thur. 12 and 2pm, then the remaining season programs 2pm Wed.- Fri. and some Saturdays through the beginning week of Sept. (if all goes well). Stay tuned for your next broadcast! Debra _______________________________________________ hannel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list hannel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org ttp://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Paul Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 13:14:50 -0700 From: dbellman at dock.net To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Subject: [CINC] Picnic Don't forget to come join us tomorrow, Tuesday, May 25, for the CINC picnic/potluck dinner. Starting at 5:00 pm or earlier (yes, there will be people there earlier) until sunset at Rincon Park (Bates Rd exit). We are asking the Naturalist Corps members for a $3.00/ person donation to cover the costs associated with this picnic. We are waving any fee for our wonderful friends who work with the concessionaires, park service and marine sanctuary. It will be a time to enjoy friends, good food & drink, not to mention beautiful views of the SB Channel. It will definitely be a "whale of a good time." We hope to see you there. Dick & Paul _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. 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The 45 Blues were seen later in the afternoon and early evening engaging in feeding and social behaviors very close to the shoreline in the Rincon area just south of Carpinteria. These were a playful lot and, uncharacteristically, seemed to be feeding on a wide array of both animal and vegetable matter with equal abandon. It is unknown how long they remained there. It is possible that such a large accumulation will be noticed by the local and scientific press, especially if the feeding and socializing gains frenzy status. Immediate response suggests that this may be an annual occurrence, even though such a gathering has not been observed before. Global warming has been ruled out as a cause. But Blues being Blues... perhaps this was just another example of cooperative feeding in an unprecedented and sophisticated manner. Unlike the Humpbacks, no lunge feeding was noted with these remarkably "civilized" Blues. A very good day at sea indeed! 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This grant funds teacher training, student trips to conduct intertidal monitoring using the LIMPETS curriculum developed by the sanctuary, as well as trips to our visitor center and Anacapa Island to participate in live dive events. We have been very fortunate to have this grant for the past five years to enhance the educational experience for our local students. I hope you will share this information as I have with you today when opportunities arise.Thank you to the sanctuary for making this happen. Yvonne Menard Chief of Interpretation & Public Information Officer Channel Islands National Park 1901 Spinnaker Drive Ventura, CA 93001 (805) 658-5725 Fax (805) 658-5799 Greetings All, Tuesday May 18th began the CHIL Dive season! Via the Ocean Ranger, the team headed to AI for 12 noon and 2pm programs. Anacapa Island was teeming with wildlife such as nesting cormorants, gulls, pigeon guillemots, cool jellies (lion mane and moon), a large school ofl eye fish (possibly spawning), this year's elephant seal pup in Landing Cove (looked fat and healthy), and 2 humpbacks 1/4-1/2 mile north of Landing Cove pec slapping as soon as divers got done with 12:00 dive. I also seem to remember seeing common dolphins on one of the crossings. There were no visitors on the island but the mainland CINP VC hosted Moorepark High students to watch the program. Wed. 5/19: More Moorepark High and Phoenix School students at the CINP VC participated in learning station rotations before Live Dive. One of the kids saw a sea lion (2nd year) hauled out on the rocks by the NPS boat dock. It looked emaciated and lethargic, was assessed and picked up by Channel Islands Marine Wildlife Institute. Activity providers included Ventura Dive and Sport, CINP, Channel Islands Naturalist Corps. Thur. 5/20: Sheridan Way School at VC participated in learning station rotations - same activity providers as above. Peggy/Cal Meuser, and Shauna were at the nautical chart station. Channel Islands Live Dive "is brought to you by" Channel Islands National Park and Ventura County of Education. This week will be live (including the internet) Wed., Thur. 12 and 2pm, then the remaining season programs 2pm Wed.- Fri. and some Saturdays through the beginning week of Sept. (if all goes well). Stay tuned for your next broadcast! Debra _______________________________________________ Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps From Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov Wed May 26 15:01:37 2010 From: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (Shauna Bingham) Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 15:01:37 -0700 Subject: [CINC] SEEKING CINC ARTIST Message-ID: <4BFD9A41.7090709@noaa.gov> _*CINC ARTIST NEEDED for Ventura County Fair Exhibit Design: *_The sanctuary, park, and state parks partner each year to offer a joint exhibit at the Ventura County Fair, which will be held August 4-14 this year. We are seeking a CINC volunteer to help with the design and fabrication of an exhibit backdrop that will include a silhouette of a forest, sky, and ocean at twilight as viewed from a campfire ring. 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What a mess. http://www.onpointradio.org/media-player?url=http://www.onpointradio.org/2010/05/failure-and-the-gulf-spill&title=Failure+and+the+Gulf+Spill&pubdate=2010-05-24&segment=1 And some good news, I received 3 humpback pictures that a friend took out on Platform Hillhouse. I'll send them to anyone who wants a look. Great shots of 2 whales, looking down from the platform. Might be too big for some inboxes. _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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One group of Rissos behaved more like commons; moving fast alongside the boat. The second smaller pod... maybe a part of the first one, behaved a bit more in character. The Pacifics streaked the boat, and were not so sociable. The 45 Blues were seen later in the afternoon and early evening engaging in feeding and social behaviors very close to the shoreline in the Rincon area just south of Carpinteria. These were a playful lot and, uncharacteristically, seemed to be feeding on a wide array of both animal and vegetable matter with equal abandon. It is unknown how long they remained there. It is possible that such a large accumulation will be noticed by the local and scientific press, especially if the feeding and socializing gains frenzy status. Immediate response suggests that this may be an annual occurrence, even though such a gathering has not been observed before. Global warming has been ruled out as a cause. But Blues being Blues... perhaps this was just another example of cooperative feeding in an unprecedented and sophisticated manner. Unlike the Humpbacks, no lunge feeding was noted with these remarkably "civilized" Blues. A very good day at sea indeed! Gary Delanoeye _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_1 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mbucholtz at me.com Thu May 27 10:29:51 2010 From: mbucholtz at me.com (Mary Bucholtz) Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 10:29:51 -0700 Subject: [CINC] substitute needed for CX Sunday, 5/30 Message-ID: <7D936331-B16A-4C62-8D2C-47C164F620CA@me.com> Can someone take the above trip? I really wish I could go but I have an impending work deadline. Thanks, Mary *********************** Mary Bucholtz mbucholtz at me.com *********************** From camccleskey at yahoo.com Thu May 27 11:23:04 2010 From: camccleskey at yahoo.com (Carolyn McCleskey) Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 11:23:04 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Fw: Special Update! Reprieve for the Arctic Ocean! Message-ID: <596323.66384.qm@web33404.mail.mud.yahoo.com> National Audubon Society Trouble reading this e-mail? View it online. ?? SPECIAL UPDATE - REPRIEVE FOR THE ARCTIC OCEAN! Dear Carolyn, Thanks to your efforts, polar bears and other wildlife may be spared further harm from oil spills in the Arctic ocean. Today the Obama administration announced that it will suspend Shell Oil?s exploratory drilling in the Arctic Ocean this summer, a decision that reflects the concerns of millions of Americans that drilling in the sensitive Arctic Ocean is too risky. To see a statement from Audubon Policy Director Mike Daulton, go to Audubon's home page. Audubon commends the Administrations pledge to proceed cautiously in the frontier areas of the Chukchi and Beaufort seas off the coast of Alaska. Shell Oil was poised to start drilling in a matter of weeks, but the Administration has delayed issuing all permits to drill in the icy waters of the Arctic until 2011 to allow further study of proposed drilling technology and oil spill response capabilities. To learn more about the Arctic Ocean check out Audubon Alaska?s Arctic Atlas. Thank you for sending your emails to President Obama! There were many voices calling on the President to go slow in these sensitive areas and each one counted. We'll need your help as we work to protect these waters that are so critical to birds and wildlife. ? Help us to spread the word: ?Tell-a-friend! ? ?? 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Sincerely, Catherine French cfrench1366 at aol.com 805.815.3523 805.570.0432 mobile -----Original Message----- From: Carolyn McCleskey To: CINC Sent: Thu, May 27, 2010 11:23 am Subject: [CINC] Fw: Special Update! Reprieve for the Arctic Ocean! Trouble reading this e-mail? View it online. SPECIAL UPDATE - REPRIEVE FOR THE ARCTIC OCEAN! Dear Carolyn, Thanks to your efforts, polar bears and other wildlife may be spared further harm from oil spills in the Arctic ocean. Today the Obama administration announced that it will suspend Shell Oil?s exploratory drilling in the Arctic Ocean this summer, a decision that reflects the concerns of millions of Americans that drilling in the sensitive Arctic Ocean is too risky. To see a statement from Audubon Policy Director Mike Daulton, go to Audubon's home page. Audubon commends the Administrations pledge to proceed cautiously in the frontier areas of the Chukchi and Beaufort seas off the coast of Alaska. Shell Oil was poised to start drilling in a matter of weeks, but the Administration has delayed issuing all permits to drill in the icy waters of the Arctic until 2011 to allow further study of proposed drilling technology and oil spill response capabilities. To learn more about the Arctic Ocean check out Audubon Alaska?s Arctic Atlas. Thank you for sending your emails to President Obama! There were many voices calling on the President to go slow in these sensitive areas and each one counted. We'll need your help as we work to protect these waters that are so critical to birds and wildlife. Help us to spread the word: Tell-a-friend! 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Included were 7 Dall's Ps around and?under the boat. the weather was mostly Beaufort 1 and even the sun came out during the trip. Naturalists Deborah Clark and Shirley Johnson(PID) and the usual suspects, Capts Mat & Dave, plus Jacques on the crew. It was a most satisfying?trip as the 43 passengers included my oldest granddaughter & friend from Buffalo, NY. ?EUGENE RADDING -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From klez18 at sbcglobal.net Fri May 28 06:03:44 2010 From: klez18 at sbcglobal.net (Marty Flam) Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 06:03:44 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Thu 5/27 IPCO 24 Orcas Racing Message-ID: <171390.97365.qm@web180110.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> AM out to Scorpion?with Juanamaria School, I recall CINC IPCO helmsman and eloquent?narrator Captain Lee describing:? ? 300 Commons, 3 Orcas of various sizes and genders 1 smallish Humpback ? After open party Cavern Point hike, we catted back to Vta Harb? via EAI LC picking up MERITO Larsen SB & Indio?students, Live Divers,?and CINC's Kathy VS amongst others. ? IPCO educator?naturalist?Live Diver?Andrea and Captain?Anthony exquisitely described?some 24 Orcas including the placental calf just a few weeks young, racing westerly in pods joining together?along the back side of? Anacapa??as? kids spontaneously choral chanted down breathing cycles.? After?our elongated oohing and ahing, those ivory and ebony Oos?continued their mission to some unknown? destination? as?we reluctantly turned back toward Ventura.?? ? Question from a Juanamarian Dolphin's 7th grade sibling:? Any advantage to two blowholes?? ? Marty. ? ? --- On Thu, 5/27/10, EUGENE RADDING wrote: From: EUGENE RADDING Subject: [CINC] CX THURS.. 05/27/10 To: "rain list" Date: Thursday, May 27, 2010, 10:55 PM Another day in paradise! 11 Humpbacks displaying flukes, a breach and lots of spouts (ten or even more) off in the distance surrounding us. Included were 7 Dall's Ps around and?under the boat. the weather was mostly Beaufort 1 and even the sun came out during the trip. ? Naturalists Deborah Clark and Shirley Johnson(PID) and the usual suspects, Capts Mat & Dave, plus Jacques on the crew. ? It was a most satisfying?trip as the 43 passengers included my oldest granddaughter & friend from Buffalo, NY. ?EUGENE RADDING -----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 scott at scottcuzzo.com Sat May 29 17:32:26 2010 From: scott at scottcuzzo.com (Scott Cuzzo) Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 19:32:26 -0500 Subject: [CINC] The Condor Today: 1.2.3.7.24... Message-ID: <20100530003226.69df12b4@corp.kvcinc.com> Naturalists, 12 commons 40 Dall's 30-40 humpbacks. Like the mysterious numbers on Lost...it was a passageway into a special world. The Condor left the harbor and found about a dozen common dolphin, then we found about 20 Dall's and they rode the bow. Then we found one humback...sort of average views. Then we found two humpbacks, that seemed to be napping at the surface. Close views, but they seemed on auto pilot. Then we found three humpbacks that were active and interesting. Then we raced off passing at least 7 humpbacks that I thought captain Mat didn't see...be he did...he chose to ignore them for something even better. After passing 7 or so humpbacks fairly close, he stopped in an area that probably had at about 24 humpbacks all around. We were close to the west end of SCI. There were humpbacks everywhere! As we approached the big group there were at least 7 breaches. Lots of pec slapping too. We were surrounded by humpbacks! We stayed for quite a while. No mugging, but lots of close views. Lots of pecs raised high. And one big humpback rolled over right at the bow. Whales, whales everywhere. It was clear that they were eating krill. We then cruised along the edge of SCI. No dip into the cave because of too much kelp. On the way back we passed at least 7 or more humpbacks close but did not have time to stop. And more breaching. So many whales, so little time. I'm sure we were around at least 30-40 humpbacks today. And we had at least 3 encounters with Dall's and twice they rode the bow, which seems uncharacteristic of them. They are so striking in appearance! Where are all those massive pods of commons that we all seemed to expect were a near daily occurrence??? Keith Gray Hale and I were on "general duty" and Lisa Angle was on PID. She had her hands full to be sure. But honestly there were a lot less flukes shown considering the number of whales we saw! About 60 passengers, and everyone seemed happy. And if they weren't happy today...they are surely a lost cause. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nymeetsca at gmail.com Sat May 29 19:06:11 2010 From: nymeetsca at gmail.com (HAL ALTMAN) Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 19:06:11 -0700 Subject: [CINC] The Condor Today: 1.2.3.7.24... In-Reply-To: <20100530003226.69df12b4@corp.kvcinc.com> References: <20100530003226.69df12b4@corp.kvcinc.com> Message-ID: I'm so jealous, Scott. I got cancelled out on Wednesday, due to mechanical problems. hal altman On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Scott Cuzzo wrote: > Naturalists, > > 12 commons > 40 Dall's > 30-40 humpbacks. > > Like the mysterious numbers on Lost...it was a passageway into a special > world. > > The Condor left the harbor and found about a dozen common dolphin, then we > found about 20 Dall's and they rode the bow. > > Then we found one humback...sort of average views. Then we found two > humpbacks, that seemed to be napping at the surface. Close views, but they > seemed on auto pilot. Then we found three humpbacks that were active and > interesting. Then we raced off passing at least 7 humpbacks that I thought > captain Mat didn't see...be he did...he chose to ignore them for something > even better. After passing 7 or so humpbacks fairly close, he stopped in an > area that probably had at about 24 humpbacks all around. We were close to > the west end of SCI. There were humpbacks everywhere! As we approached the > big group there were at least 7 breaches. Lots of pec slapping too. We > were surrounded by humpbacks! We stayed for quite a while. No mugging, but > lots of close views. Lots of pecs raised high. And one big humpback rolled > over right at the bow. Whales, whales everywhere. It was clear that they > were eating krill. > > We then cruised along the edge of SCI. No dip into the cave because of too > much kelp. > > On the way back we passed at least 7 or more humpbacks close but did not > have time to stop. And more breaching. So many whales, so little time. > > I'm sure we were around at least 30-40 humpbacks today. > > And we had at least 3 encounters with Dall's and twice they rode the bow, > which seems uncharacteristic of them. They are so striking in appearance! > Where are all those massive pods of commons that we all seemed to expect > were a near daily occurrence??? > > Keith Gray Hale and I were on "general duty" and Lisa Angle was on PID. > She had her hands full to be sure. But honestly there were a lot less > flukes shown considering the number of whales we saw! > > About 60 passengers, and everyone seemed happy. And if they weren't happy > today...they are surely a lost cause. > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Don had all the props out and ready! Didn't have to wait long for the first grouping of three who stayed with the boat for over an hour, trumpeting, one breach, lots of close up views and whales breath. This sighting alone was awesome. But--- I read Scotts posting yesterday and was ready to find a larger group hoping to photo id some whales flukes (these three were so placid just floating, trumpeting and visiting the boat I had no flukes). Found another threesome not too far away, same behaviors but this time lots of whales in the background with one coming up near to make a party of four for a short while. From behind I could see some activity and was hoping for the Dalls Scott had seen yesterday.Cpt. Dave got very animated behind the binoculars and was torn between staying or confirming what he thought he saw through the lenses. With great gravity he turned away from the humps and off to see what turned out to be rissos, pacific white sided and northern right whale dolphins. It was awesome to see all three species together. We watched/followed for a good spell as photographer Bob snapped furiously away (his photos will be up tomorrow or the next day he said). I hesitantly took four extra shots on the canon.yikes (these were not the target species). These three species eventually mingled with the humps. One more sighting of humps and then to the "island" portion of the tour.hard for all to turn away.but. Same as yesterday, lots of kelp, but kayakers and two anchored boats blocked the entrance to painted cave so it was a no go. Beautiful day, amazing conditions.(I don't stay inside the wheel house to often but was able to fill out the sightings pages without my back teeth floating.) I couldn't help wonder every now and then what was happening in the gulf and the juxtaposition of the two areas. My thoughts are there and my gratefulness here, we are so blessed to have days like this. Cheers, enjoy the extra long weekend for those who can, and celebrate our service men and women with a Happy Memorial Day, kat. and don g. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ppetrich39 at hotmail.com Mon May 31 08:05:05 2010 From: ppetrich39 at hotmail.com (Paul Jr. Petrich) Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 08:05:05 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Possession of Shark fins banned Message-ID: Happy Memorial day, Hawaii became the first state to ban the possession of shark fins, as announced in yesterday's news. State lawmakers overwhelmingly passed the ban. Asian tourist have been able to buy shark fin soup in Hawaii at a fraction of the cost in Asia. Asian American lawmakers in Hawaii noted that the custom of eating expensive shark fin soup, though going back 5,000 years in China, remains the privy of the very elite. Hong Kong now exports from 50% to 80% of the worldwide supply of shark fins. Last year international efforts to restrict the trade in a number of very endangered shark species failed. Paul _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mr.zalophus at gmail.com Mon May 31 15:54:53 2010 From: mr.zalophus at gmail.com (Mr Zalophus) Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 15:54:53 -0700 Subject: [CINC] FW: today on the Condor In-Reply-To: <001401cb007e$69e0f1a0$3da2d4e0$@com> References: <001401cb007e$69e0f1a0$3da2d4e0$@com> Message-ID: The photos from Sunday's encounter with Humpback Whales, Pacific White-sided Dolphins, Risso's (not photographed), __*AND*__ very friendly Northern Right Whale Dolphins are now posted on the boat photo site. Thanks to Kat for her succinct description of this magnificent day! http://www.condorexpressphotos.com/gallery/12376728_bPxgZ#884701586_fbwdJ Saturday's photos are also up, as well as a few shots of some newly hatched *Loligo opalescens*, Market Squid, paralarvae that I shot in my lab. best fishes Bob Perry Condor Express On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 10:02 PM, Kathyrn Wasden wrote: > > > > > *From:* Kathyrn Wasden [mailto:kat at recycledgoods.com] > *Sent:* Sunday, May 30, 2010 9:15 PM > *To:* 'channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org' > *Subject:* today on the Condor > > > > 30 or so Humpbacks (many from a distance) a few breaching > > 500- pacific white sided > > 100-rissos > > 50+ northern right whale dolphins > > > > Made another mad dash to catch the boat from Ventura?parked a bit of a > distance from the boat but could see as I hustled in the whole top was > filled?I thought I was the only one volunteering today so it was with great > relief to see Don Giles among the 100 passengers and crew (Cpt. Dave, > Dennis, Jacques, Amanda and photographer Bob and son Miles). Don had all the > props out and ready! > > > > Didn?t have to wait long for the first grouping of three who stayed with > the boat for over an hour, trumpeting, one breach, lots of close up views > and whales breath. This sighting alone was awesome. But--- I read Scotts > posting yesterday and was ready to find a larger group hoping to photo id > some whales flukes (these three were so placid just floating, trumpeting and > visiting the boat I had no flukes). Found another threesome not too far > away, same behaviors but this time lots of whales in the background with one > coming up near to make a party of four for a short while. From behind I > could see some activity and was hoping for the Dalls Scott had seen > yesterday?Cpt. Dave got very animated behind the binoculars and was torn > between staying or confirming what he thought he saw through the lenses. > With great gravity he turned away from the humps and off to see what turned > out to be rissos, pacific white sided and northern right whale dolphins. It > was awesome to see all three species together. We watched/followed for a > good spell as photographer Bob snapped furiously away (his photos will be up > tomorrow or the next day he said). I hesitantly took four extra shots on the > canon?yikes (these were not the target species). These three species > eventually mingled with the humps. One more sighting of humps and then to > the ?island? portion of the tour?hard for all to turn away?but? > > > > Same as yesterday, lots of kelp, but kayakers and two anchored boats > blocked the entrance to painted cave so it was a no go. > > > > Beautiful day, amazing conditions?(I don?t stay inside the wheel house to > often but was able to fill out the sightings pages without my back teeth > floating?) I couldn?t help wonder every now and then what was happening in > the gulf and the juxtaposition of the two areas. My thoughts are there and > my gratefulness here, we are so blessed to have days like this. > > > > Cheers, enjoy the extra long weekend for those who can, and celebrate our > service men and women with a Happy Memorial Day, kat. and don g. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 carole at earthlink.net Mon May 31 20:34:30 2010 From: carole at earthlink.net (Carole Rosales) Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 20:34:30 -0700 Subject: [CINC] ESCI hike on thursday June 10 Message-ID: <380-2201062133430703@earthlink.net> I cannot keep this assignment. Can anyone cover it? carole Carole Rosales carole at earthlink.net 805 482 0259 (H) 805 405 1681 (C) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From klez18 at sbcglobal.net Mon May 31 21:20:53 2010 From: klez18 at sbcglobal.net (Marty Flam) Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 21:20:53 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Tony Valois' Wildflower ID database Message-ID: <425229.26432.qm@web180101.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Tony Valois, a National Park Service volunteer in the Santa Monica Mountains and?2009 national volunteer of the year,??developed this ultracool wildflower identification database. ? http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/may/30/wildflower-facts/ http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1HWKLf/www.researchlearningcenter.com/bloom/query.htm ? Marty -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: