From maria at rasnowpeak.com Fri Jul 1 21:42:08 2011 From: maria at rasnowpeak.com (lupe rasnow) Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 21:42:08 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CX whale-watching July 1 Message-ID: Hi Naturalists, Sightings: 2 Blue Whales (mother and calf) 1 Blue Whale (alone) 3 different pods of Common Dolphins: ~ 25 ~ 50 + group of ~ 15 Sea Lions ~ 150 Thanks to Captain Dave and his crew, most of us enjoyed great whale watching today (except for a handful nauseous passengers). Aboard CX were 83 passengers, both U.S. (Pa, Tx, Ca, NY) and international (Italian, Hungarian, Irish, Canadian, other)and Naturalists; Rose, Laura, John, Maria. We encountered the smallest of the Common's just out of the harbor. This set the stage for a wonderful day! The second pod of was even more special because of porpoising Sea Lions among the leaping Commons. We found the mother/calf pair around 11:30 a.m. and stayed with them for about an hour. The whales would swim on the surface, side by side, and dive for about 10-15 minutes. The passengers were absolutely amazed with the enormous Cetaceans. We left these whales and headed towards SCI. Along the way we came upon the last, and dispersed, pod of Commons. The adults, as well as the many kids onboard, were delighted. The lone Blue was spotted straight ahead of the boat, about 1.5 miles away, but by the time we got there, it was gone. Finally, we visited Painted Cave before returning to the SB Harbor with very satisfied, happy customers. Thanks again, CX and staff. Maria G. Ornelas maria at rasnowpeak.com \ / \ / ??'?.??..><((((?>.???'?.??.???'?.?><((({?>?.???'?.?. ,. / \ / \ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tara_brown_sb at yahoo.com Sat Jul 2 08:14:44 2011 From: tara_brown_sb at yahoo.com (TARA BROWN) Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 08:14:44 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Great day hike on Santa Rosa! In-Reply-To: <1309409817.60026.YahooMailRC@web181004.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> References: <1309409817.60026.YahooMailRC@web181004.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1309619684.96201.YahooMailRC@web38304.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Yesterday, the Captain Jimmie piloted the Island Adventure to ESCI, Santa Rosa, and San Miguel to drop off campers for the holiday week-end. 100 commons going 50 commons on the way back We had ten day folks for?Santa Rosa, and I led six people to the Torrey Pines.? I told everyone how fortunate we are to have this experience, since the dock is almost complete (the beach landing is a thrill!) and the Vail and Vickers lease is almost over.? Catherine French said there are still 300 elk and deer on the island, but we didn't see any on the ridge.? Afterwards, Captain Jimmie drove us deep into Painted Cave --- and he turned the boat around inside the cave! Best wishes, Tara Brown -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From donshubert at roadrunner.com Sat Jul 2 09:22:04 2011 From: donshubert at roadrunner.com (Don Shubert) Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 09:22:04 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor Express June 30 Message-ID: <055501cc38d4$2e7abe40$6801a8c0@D999Z091> Sorry for the late posting, here is the scoop for the Condor Express on June 30th. One Blue Whale Two separate sightings of large pods of common's the first between 1500-2000, the second of approximately 1000. Beautiful day on the channel, sunny skies, very flat and approximately 70 passengers on board. Crew was Capt Dave, DJ and Brooke, Naturalists were Lisa Angle on PID, Ginny Fischer and myself. All of the passengers enjoyed the day on the water ! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mr.zalophus at gmail.com Sat Jul 2 10:05:18 2011 From: mr.zalophus at gmail.com (Mr Zalophus) Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 10:05:18 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CX whale-watching July 1 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: At one point the blue whale calf raised its head out of the water and took look at us. Photos are now online on our photo site: www.CondorExpressPhotos.com/Other/2011-07-01-SB-Channel best fishes and have a WHALE of a day! Bob Perry Condor Express - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > - - - - - - - - - On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 9:42 PM, lupe rasnow wrote: > Hi Naturalists, > > Sightings: > > 2 Blue Whales (mother and calf) > 1 Blue Whale (alone) > 3 different pods of Common Dolphins: > ~ 25 > ~ 50 + group of ~ 15 Sea Lions > ~ 150 > > Thanks to Captain Dave and his crew, most of us enjoyed great whale > watching today (except for a handful nauseous passengers). Aboard CX were 83 > passengers, both U.S. (Pa, Tx, Ca, NY) and international (Italian, > Hungarian, Irish, Canadian, other)and Naturalists; Rose, Laura, John, Maria. > We encountered the smallest of the Common's just out of the harbor. This set > the stage for a wonderful day! The second pod of was even more special > because of porpoising Sea Lions among the leaping Commons. We found the > mother/calf pair around 11:30 a.m. and stayed with them for about an hour. > The whales would swim on the surface, side by side, and dive for about 10-15 > minutes. The passengers were absolutely amazed with the enormous Cetaceans. > We left these whales and headed towards SCI. Along the way we came upon > the last, and dispersed, pod of Commons. The adults, as well as the many > kids onboard, were delighted. The lone Blue was spotted straight ahead of > the boat, about 1.5 miles away, but by the time we got there, it was gone. > Finally, we visited Painted Cave before returning to the SB Harbor with very > satisfied, happy customers. Thanks again, CX and staff. > > Maria G. Ornelas > maria at rasnowpeak.com > > \ / \ / > ??'?.??..><((((?>.???'?.??.???'?.?><((({?>?.???'?.?. ,. > / \ / \ > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diver23 at cox.net Sun Jul 3 18:09:41 2011 From: diver23 at cox.net (Kevin Bailey) Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 18:09:41 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor Sunday July 3rd Message-ID: <000001cc39e7$101a2800$304e7800$@net> After blanking yesterday with no cetaceans we spent the entire day looking for life It was foggy and overcast the whole day Many people were not well yet the water was really calm all the way to Santa Rosa and home We started off good with about 75 +/- commons Then a bit later another 100 +/- commons Then a super mega pod of 2000+ commons for as far as see the eye could see in all directions They were travelling very fast to the east like they had some where to go - apparently the same place the whales have gone! We looked for whales until close to 1:30 and then right in the potato patch area saw 1 Minke Whale that we got good looks of and even came up headed toward the boat Endless amounts of sea lions were seen throughout the day either solo or in groups of 2-3-4 going their thing - floating, thermoregulating, playing, jumping etc. depending on the group We got inside the cave and then headed home The bird life was really minimal the entire day Oh, and 2 different people told me at different times during the day they saw Blue Sharks - 1st 2 sharks at the surface and then an hour later a couple saw one at the bow as we were full speed ahead. Kevin Bailey on PID with Toni Bailey Scott Cuzzo Crew of Capt. Dave DJ and Amanda and Bob -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In-Reply-To: <1309619684.96201.YahooMailRC@web38304.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <1309409817.60026.YahooMailRC@web181004.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> <1309619684.96201.YahooMailRC@web38304.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <8CE095D62E11AB9-1AD0-6DB5A@webmail-d048.sysops.aol.com> Ditto on Tara's comments for Fridays's excursion. It was a great trip around the south side of SCI after we landed at Scorpion with overnight volunteer Kathy Van Slyke and Mike Sos for the VC duties. Diane Rennell onboard and heading to SMI for weekend duties there, and I was lucky enough to have the weekend duties on SRI> The approximate elk and deer count came from Ranger Mark Senning who was leaving the island as we were arriving. It is a very approximate count. The 9 horses left on the island were seen by campers that went with me to Carrington Point on Sunday. They were crazy together in Lobo Pasture. Beautiful old horses that get to leave out their remaining years on their home turf. A great reward I think for all the years they worked the ranch. The hunt will end this year and end quite an era with it with elk on the island from about 1909 and the deer from 1929. At Carrington we saw two Steller sea lions and hundreds of younger California sea lions and spotted harbor seals. One camper later that day saw a sea lion give birth. I believe it was a Cal sea lion. I briefly got a glimpse of a mature bald eagle (tag not visible to me) flying over the point as I was coming down the last hill. The island is alive with color, I can't remember a year in the past 11 for me, with so many flowers in bloom. Lots of lupine, sand verbena, red maidens, red and SCI buckwheat, poppies, dudleya, etc. It was so beautiful visitors were amazed a the profusion of color. We did see 20 or more dead blue belly lizards (western fence lizards) on the road toward East Point. I asked Ranger Lulis Cuevas about it and she thought it might be the loggerhead shrikes. I will look further into it, as it seemed so odd. For the first time in my years of going out to SRI, there were multiple sightings of SRI foxes. Fox sightings have been extremely rare. One of the cute critters went flying across the Coast Road as I was driving toward the camp ground. He was doing his Rocky the Squirrel impression I think as he hit the ground only a couple of times before literally flying through the barbed wire fence near the air strip! On the way back on July 4, with the addition of Joel Justin on board who had led a day hike to the Torrey Pines, we encountered a medium-sized mola mola, or Pacific sun fish. And, Capt. Jimmy and crew Laurie, Steve S. and Luke had apparently picked up about 4 balloons on the way to SMI/SRI. On the way back from SRI we picked an additional 10 or so. It was a good thing, as several visitors said to me "I will never use balloons again!" As we cruised the north side of SCI we encountered at least a thousand common dolphins with lots of babies in the mix. The trip into Painted Cave was exceptional as usual (kind of an oxymoron). But Jimmy did a grand job and everyone was impressed! Calm Seas, Catherine French Writer, mentor, naturalist 805.570.0432 To own is to have; to share with friends, is to enjoy. -----Original Message----- From: TARA BROWN To: CINC rain list Sent: Sat, Jul 2, 2011 8:14 am Subject: [CINC] Great day hike on Santa Rosa! Yesterday, the Captain Jimmie piloted the Island Adventure to ESCI, Santa Rosa, and San Miguel to drop off campers for the holiday week-end. 100 commons going 50 commons on the way back We had ten day folks for Santa Rosa, and I led six people to the Torrey Pines. I told everyone how fortunate we are to have this experience, since the dock is almost complete (the beach landing is a thrill!) and the Vail and Vickers lease is almost over. 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URL: From Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov Tue Jul 5 18:04:54 2011 From: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov) Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:04:54 -0700 Subject: [CINC] REMINDER: JULY Outreach Shifts Available Message-ID: Dear CINC Volunteers: Please visit VolunteerSpot to sign-up for July CINC Outreach Openings: VENTURA COUNTY IN-WATER BOAT SHOW at Channel Islands Harbor Saturday, July 16 & Sunday, July 17 If you have any access issues to the online scheduling system I would be happy to assist you. Thank you! Shauna From Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov Tue Jul 5 18:30:34 2011 From: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov) Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:30:34 -0700 Subject: [CINC] UPDATE: JULY Whale Watch Schedule for Condor Express Message-ID: Please read carefully for updates to the Condor Express schedule for July and visit VolunteerSpot for new openings. Thank you Don Shubert for pointing out that we only had 1 CINC spot on the following Condor Express whale watch trips -- there is now 1 open shift available on: July 5th Tuesday July 10th Saturday July 16th Saturday July 19th Tuesday July 22th Friday July 26th Tuesday We have also ADDED the following trip to the VolunteerSpot calendar: July 15 Friday CHANGES (YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED): If you are scheduled on July 23rd or July 30th both of those dates are private charters and NO CINC are needed. If you are scheduled on July 21st your trip is at 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm due to a charter in the morning. Thank you, Shauna -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vic.cox at cox.net Tue Jul 5 22:59:36 2011 From: vic.cox at cox.net (Victor Cox) Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:59:36 -0700 Subject: [CINC] July 5 CX whale watch Message-ID: About 75 hopeful whale watchers from a half-dozen states and several European nations joined Capt. Mat, Dave and Brooke to try their luck on the Channel. With Gary as PID and I as the only other NC member aboard we sailed to Santa Cruz Island and back on Tuesday. This is what we saw: Around 500 long-beaked common dolphins; About 120 Risso's dolphin, including at least two mother-calf pairs; Assorted sea lions and sea birds, including a small flock of rosy-legged shearwaters; And no other cetaceans longer than 12 feet. The Channel was generally calm, the weather well behaved and sea-sick kids could be counted on the fingers of one hand. It was just one of those days when no one found whales. And I mean no one. Gary reported that radio contacts revealed no whales seen between Long Beach and San Luis Obispo county line. Better luck next time, I always say. Vic Cox From nkvanslyke at verizon.net Tue Jul 5 23:17:20 2011 From: nkvanslyke at verizon.net (Noel & Kathleen Van Slyke) Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:17:20 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Ideas on integrating Kid program into regular walk Message-ID: <4E13FDF0.6080903@verizon.net> To all hike leaders on SCI: I have been working on trying to integrate a few features of the kid program into the regular walk and have some ideas that you might be interested in. I know that a lot of you have found the same thing I have -- kids get quite bored with the standard presentation. Derek suggested that I send this out on the Rain List. These are some ways that I have found work to integrate the two. 1. In your introduction start with telling them what animals actually made it to the islands, some of the ways they did it, and what ended up here. Just mention that the first people were Chumash, and then go on to ranching. I have been doing a little less on the ranching than is is the standard script but adding the uses of the cave with the door and window. There is a card with the animals that made it to the islands available. 2. As a transition tell them that you are going to find some endemic and native plants and also discuss the effects of ranching on the landscape. Pass out the plant cards to kids and adults that want them and then talk about at least some of them. You can go in front of the plant and ask what it is. Be sure to define endemic and native. 3. When I have been seeing a fox, generally I have been talking about the characteristics of it and have saved the story about what happened until I get up the hill. However I have done it both ways, depending on group. 4. Usually at the standard place for plant restoration, I do the plant restoration. That is a nice set-up for the fox activity up the hill. 5. As mentioned before, at the diatomaceous earth I frequently do the fox activity -- If geology is going to be done, I sometimes do the fox activity at the open area a little higher up. If it is done higher up I frequently use the idea of a connection between land and sea. To tell the story of the fox I use the fox activity cards. Depending on the number of kids, it can be done with just the fox, the golden eagle, the bald eagle, the pig, plankton, and fish, giving each one of them a card. One person can be given the plankton and fish. I usually begin by asking who wants to be part of the problem and who wants to be part of the solution. You can always add the sheep, who ate it all. While you can involve everyone, if there is a large group I have found it easiest and quicker just to take volunteers from the kids. If there are not enough kids you can draft adult(s) for remaining role(s). I have found that the 7 foot rope held by two kids gets a lot of interest (wing span of golden eagle) 6. Do Chumash and conclusion at normal place in normal way. Hope some of you find this helpful. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to e-mail me or phone me. I have found doing it this way is a lot of fun. Kathy Van Slyke From oaars at sbcglobal.net Wed Jul 6 02:07:29 2011 From: oaars at sbcglobal.net (Warren Glaser) Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 02:07:29 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] E SCI Visitor Center Spot 7/8, Open... Message-ID: <1309943249.16566.YahooMailRC@web180010.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Fellow Naturalists... Due to medical problems with my left leg I am on limited walking status and cannot go out Fri.? Spot is open on Volunter spot... ?Thanks,? Warren ? ? ? ? "I thank God for my handicaps, for, through them, I have found myself, my work, and my God." -- Helen Keller Disabled or have a friend or loved one who is? Interested in support from, or sharing with, others who are? Go to www.buildingbridgesfc.org to find out more, or contact me, at 642-2912, oaars at sbcglobal.net. We welcome everyone and anyone... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 21789 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 3334 bytes Desc: not available URL: From ppetrich39 at me.com Wed Jul 6 02:51:34 2011 From: ppetrich39 at me.com (paul jr petrich) Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:51:34 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Ideas on integrating Kid program into regular walk In-Reply-To: <4E13FDF0.6080903@verizon.net> References: <4E13FDF0.6080903@verizon.net> Message-ID: Thanks Kathy, Can I add a couple thoughts o the same topic? I found, especially now with so many early fox sightings, that using the immense interest they inspire is the time to cover their success story at the campground spot ( relating to it the sheep, pig and Golden Eagle removal, and Bald Eagle comeback). I clearly place the blame for my changing of the script on the instituted CINP + TNC and CINMS research and recovery programs. I think this would be the ideal spot to implement the new fox-feeding concerns dictated to us by Derek. Waiting longer to do the latter would contribute to a lost chance of impact. I leave the dwarfism topic and discussion about the Pigmy Mammoths for the next stop, clarifying that the diatomaceous earth got their long before any of the plants and animals already discussed. And by the way, I have all the hikers look for re-crystalized diatomaceous earth in the form of chirt, as I myself do, during the remainder of the hike to the Chumash midden. It has never failed that we find multiple pieces to pass back and forth amongst the hikers. Here is the opportunity to emphasize why we take nothing off our National Park island, as all are instructed to throw the chirt back on the trail for future hikers to pick-up and look at. The question is left open as to why chirt was important to the Chumash for discussion at the top. Food for thought. Happy Hiking, Paul On Jul 5, 2011, at 11:17 PM, Noel & Kathleen Van Slyke wrote: > To all hike leaders on SCI: > > I have been working on trying to integrate a few features of the kid program into the regular walk and have some ideas that you might be interested in. I know that a lot of you have found the same thing I have -- kids get quite bored with the standard presentation. Derek suggested that I send this out on the Rain List. These are some ways that I have found work to integrate the two. > > 1. In your introduction start with telling them what animals actually made it to the islands, some of the ways they did it, and what ended up here. Just mention that the first people were Chumash, and then go on to ranching. I have been doing a little less on the ranching than is is the standard script but adding the uses of the cave with the door and window. There is a card with the animals that made it to the islands available. > > 2. As a transition tell them that you are going to find some endemic and native plants and also discuss the effects of ranching on the landscape. Pass out the plant cards to kids and adults that want them and then talk about at least some of them. You can go in front of the plant and ask what it is. Be sure to define endemic and native. > > 3. When I have been seeing a fox, generally I have been talking about the characteristics of it and have saved the story about what happened until I get up the hill. However I have done it both ways, depending on group. > > 4. Usually at the standard place for plant restoration, I do the plant restoration. That is a nice set-up for the fox activity up the hill. > > 5. As mentioned before, at the diatomaceous earth I frequently do the fox activity -- If geology is going to be done, I sometimes do the fox activity at the open area a little higher up. If it is done higher up I frequently use the idea of a connection between land and sea. To tell the story of the fox I use the fox activity cards. Depending on the number of kids, it can be done with just the fox, the golden eagle, the bald eagle, the pig, plankton, and fish, giving each one of them a card. One person can be given the plankton and fish. I usually begin by asking who wants to be part of the problem and who wants to be part of the solution. You can always add the sheep, who ate it all. While you can involve everyone, if there is a large group I have found it easiest and quicker just to take volunteers from the kids. If there are not enough kids you can draft adult(s) for remaining role(s). I have found that the 7 foot rope held by two kids gets a lot of interest (wing span of golden eagle) > > 6. Do Chumash and conclusion at normal place in normal way. > > Hope some of you find this helpful. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to e-mail me or phone me. I have found doing it this way is a lot of fun. > > 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 cfrench1366 at aol.com Wed Jul 6 09:02:32 2011 From: cfrench1366 at aol.com (Catherine French) Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 09:02:32 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Ideas on integrating Kid program into regular walk In-Reply-To: <4E13FDF0.6080903@verizon.net> References: <4E13FDF0.6080903@verizon.net> Message-ID: Good ideas. I too combine activities when children are present. The adults like it too, especially the seven foot rope! Calm seas, Catherine French Writer, naturalist, mentor 805.570.0432 To own is to have; to share with friends, is to enjoy. Sent from i love my iPad On Jul 5, 2011, at 11:17 PM, Noel & Kathleen Van Slyke wrote: > To all hike leaders on SCI: > > I have been working on trying to integrate a few features of the kid program into the regular walk and have some ideas that you might be interested in. I know that a lot of you have found the same thing I have -- kids get quite bored with the standard presentation. Derek suggested that I send this out on the Rain List. These are some ways that I have found work to integrate the two. > > 1. In your introduction start with telling them what animals actually made it to the islands, some of the ways they did it, and what ended up here. Just mention that the first people were Chumash, and then go on to ranching. I have been doing a little less on the ranching than is is the standard script but adding the uses of the cave with the door and window. There is a card with the animals that made it to the islands available. > > 2. As a transition tell them that you are going to find some endemic and native plants and also discuss the effects of ranching on the landscape. Pass out the plant cards to kids and adults that want them and then talk about at least some of them. You can go in front of the plant and ask what it is. Be sure to define endemic and native. > > 3. When I have been seeing a fox, generally I have been talking about the characteristics of it and have saved the story about what happened until I get up the hill. However I have done it both ways, depending on group. > > 4. Usually at the standard place for plant restoration, I do the plant restoration. That is a nice set-up for the fox activity up the hill. > > 5. As mentioned before, at the diatomaceous earth I frequently do the fox activity -- If geology is going to be done, I sometimes do the fox activity at the open area a little higher up. If it is done higher up I frequently use the idea of a connection between land and sea. To tell the story of the fox I use the fox activity cards. Depending on the number of kids, it can be done with just the fox, the golden eagle, the bald eagle, the pig, plankton, and fish, giving each one of them a card. One person can be given the plankton and fish. I usually begin by asking who wants to be part of the problem and who wants to be part of the solution. You can always add the sheep, who ate it all. While you can involve everyone, if there is a large group I have found it easiest and quicker just to take volunteers from the kids. If there are not enough kids you can draft adult(s) for remaining role(s). I have found that the 7 foot rope held by two kids gets a lot of interest (wing span of golden eagle) > > 6. Do Chumash and conclusion at normal place in normal way. > > Hope some of you find this helpful. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to e-mail me or phone me. I have found doing it this way is a lot of fun. > > 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 debbiemshelley at hotmail.com Wed Jul 6 13:03:42 2011 From: debbiemshelley at hotmail.com (Debbie shelley) Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 13:03:42 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor 7/11 Message-ID: I am unable to get back from Oceanside in time to take this trip on condor July 11th, it is now available on calender. Thanks Debbie Shelley -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kensword at cox.net Wed Jul 6 15:28:50 2011 From: kensword at cox.net (Kenneth A. Tatro) Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 15:28:50 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Islander, 5 July, '11 Message-ID: <6B774B8A-E6CD-4B95-B731-A9E00AA5D28A@cox.net> Hi folks, About 1200 Common Dolphin in three groups (500, 500, 200) 20 Risso's Dolphin A most beautiful day, flat seas, warm breeze, ... great day for a boat ride which it turned out to largely be. No whales were sighted. This was IPCO's all day run, 9-5, so we were able to search far and wide and far and wide we did. First, directly to Santa Cruz Island and Prisoners Harbor to drop off some campers. On the way there, we came onto our first pod of Commons. They were very active and lots of babies among them. Folks we delighted. Nothing thus far, Zero, on the whale count. So back out into the channel and nothing. So Captain Dave took us to Painted Cave, and well inside as usual. Pink Footed Pigeon Gillemonts in were there, as usual, so folks got to see them during the very nice tuck of the boat into the cave. Back out in to the channel, beautiful, but no sitings. In contact with Capatain Matt on the Condor Express out of Santa Barbara, who was up channel from us and he was seeing no whales either. We even heard there was a plane up looking for them, and nothing back from them. So Captain Dave decided to take another tack, head into the gap between Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa, and then out the other side well into the deep Santa Cruz Basin toward the sea mount. It was in the Gap we spotted the pod of Rissos just cruising along nicely with a lots of very nice looks as many of them would surface together. We hung with them for a good while, but it was the big guys we sought, so on through the gap and out over the basin. Still, great day, ... no whales. We made the great turn and back to Anacapa to take in the Sea Lions on the south side, cruised Arch Rock, tucked into Landing Cove, and then back out. On the way back we came onto our last group of commons, some broke off to play with us, but they were on a mission to get somewhere else. All along the way we made several stops to pick up drifting party balloons, some joked it was a trash pick up run. Yet a couple of folks were just so pleased with the first siting of the commons, they said it was well worth their fare, with just that. It was a great day, beautiful and warm, ... just no whales. Captain Dave, with Captain Steve and Andrea, crew, did their usual fine job of running the boat and servicing the passengers. Pam Yeager was my side kick, did a fine job of it on her first run as a fully certified Naturalist. Nice working with ya. Ken Tatro From maria at rasnowpeak.com Wed Jul 6 16:20:23 2011 From: maria at rasnowpeak.com (lupe rasnow) Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 16:20:23 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Saving a young Humpback in Sea of Cortez Message-ID: <8C7B544B-9705-49E5-9FB7-9D46E252FBAD@rasnowpeak.com> Hi Naturalists, Enjoy the video, pass it on. http://youtu.be/EBYPlcSD490 Maria G. Ornelas maria at rasnowpeak.com \ / \ / ??'?.??..><((((?>.???'?.??.???'?.?><((({?>?.???'?.?. ,. / \ / \ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cfrench1366 at aol.com Wed Jul 6 16:37:41 2011 From: cfrench1366 at aol.com (Catherine French) Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:37:41 -0400 Subject: [CINC] overbooked myself new openings for WW and day hike Message-ID: <8CE0A4CD50CA361-140C-217A8@webmail-m140.sysops.aol.com> I accidentally booked a whale watch when I am supposed to be on AI. That won't work. So now, there is an opening on Volunteer Spot for a Whale Watch on IPCo out of Ventura for July 16, 9:00 to 5:00. Someone please take it! Also, giving up ESCI hike for July 14. It's beautiful out there folks, go enjoy. The spot is open on Volunteer Spot! Calm Seas, Catherine French Writer, mentor, naturalist 805.570.0432 To own is to have; to share with friends, is to enjoy. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cfrench1366 at aol.com Wed Jul 6 16:47:51 2011 From: cfrench1366 at aol.com (Catherine French) Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:47:51 -0400 Subject: [CINC] Saving a young Humpback in Sea of Cortez In-Reply-To: <8C7B544B-9705-49E5-9FB7-9D46E252FBAD@rasnowpeak.com> References: <8C7B544B-9705-49E5-9FB7-9D46E252FBAD@rasnowpeak.com> Message-ID: <8CE0A4E4098FBDB-140C-218E4@webmail-m140.sysops.aol.com> This is wonderful. Thank you for this, Maria. Everyone should see this. Calm Seas, Catherine French Writer, mentor, naturalist 805.570.0432 To own is to have; to share with friends, is to enjoy. -----Original Message----- From: lupe rasnow To: RAIN Sent: Wed, Jul 6, 2011 4:20 pm Subject: [CINC] Saving a young Humpback in Sea of Cortez Hi Naturalists, Enjoy the video, pass it on. http://youtu.be/EBYPlcSD490 Maria G. Ornelas maria at rasnowpeak.com \ / \ / ??'?.??..><((((?>.???'?.??.???'?.?><((({?>?.???'?.?. ,. / \ / \ = _______________________________________________ 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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We are seeking a CINC volunteer to support on water interpretation and to help students ID marine mammals on the way to the islands. For more information about the Ocean for Life program you can visit: http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/ofl/welcome.html We are very excited to be hosting the field study this year at Channel Islands! Please respond directly to Shauna if you would like to be the naturalist for this trip. --Shauna -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vic.cox at cox.net Wed Jul 6 17:42:28 2011 From: vic.cox at cox.net (Victor Cox) Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:42:28 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Saving a young Humpback in Sea of Cortez In-Reply-To: <8CE0A4E4098FBDB-140C-218E4@webmail-m140.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: Folks, Be careful about sending this video around without attaching any warning to it. I once interviewed a whale researcher/rescuer who had both his forearms broken while trying to cut and unravel similar fish nets from whales. Well meaning humans are often moved to action by such entangled victims, and the Baja event had an apparently happy ending, but success is not a given. Such rescues should only be attempted by people with proper tools and training?and in the U.S. these people are licensed by NOAA and can be found along the West Coast. Peter Howorth of the Santa Barbara Marine Mammal Center is the local contact (805-687-3255); I?m not certain about the Ventura area, but NOAA?s Joe Cordaro (562-980-4017) would be a good person to ask. Vic Cox On 7/6/11 4:47 PM, "Catherine French" wrote: > This is wonderful. Thank you for this, Maria. Everyone should see this. > > Calm Seas, > > Catherine French > Writer, mentor, naturalist > 805.570.0432 > To own is to have; to share with friends, is to enjoy. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lupe rasnow > To: RAIN > Sent: Wed, Jul 6, 2011 4:20 pm > Subject: [CINC] Saving a young Humpback in Sea of Cortez > > Hi Naturalists, > > Enjoy the video, pass it on. > > http://youtu.be/EBYPlcSD490 > > Maria G. Ornelas > maria at rasnowpeak.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 anthonynsocal at yahoo.com Wed Jul 6 21:42:39 2011 From: anthonynsocal at yahoo.com (Anthony Lombardi) Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 21:42:39 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Saving a young Humpback in Sea of Cortez In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1310013759.26184.YahooMailRC@web30307.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Thanks Maria for sending this video and not "censoring" this video from us, so we can make our own determinations from this great video. Doesn't seem that much warning needs to be warranted here since everyone in the Naturalist Corps are well educated and know who to contact here in the U.S. Thanks for the positive video and outcome! Capt.Anthony ________________________________ From: Victor Cox To: Catherine French ; maria at rasnowpeak.com; channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Sent: Wed, July 6, 2011 5:42:28 PM Subject: Re: [CINC] Saving a young Humpback in Sea of Cortez Folks, Be careful about sending this video around without attaching any warning to it. I once interviewed a whale researcher/rescuer who had both his forearms broken while trying to cut and unravel similar fish nets from whales. Well meaning humans are often moved to action by such entangled victims, and the Baja event had an apparently happy ending, but success is not a given. Such rescues should only be attempted by people with proper tools and training?and in the U.S. these people are licensed by NOAA and can be found along the West Coast. Peter Howorth of the Santa Barbara Marine Mammal Center is the local contact (805-687-3255); I?m not certain about the Ventura area, but NOAA?s Joe Cordaro (562-980-4017) would be a good person to ask. Vic Cox On 7/6/11 4:47 PM, "Catherine French" wrote: This is wonderful. Thank you for this, Maria. Everyone should see this. > >Calm Seas, > >Catherine French >Writer, mentor, naturalist >805.570.0432 >To own is to have; to share with friends, is to enjoy. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: lupe rasnow >To: RAIN >Sent: Wed, Jul 6, 2011 4:20 pm >Subject: [CINC] Saving a young Humpback in Sea of Cortez > >Hi Naturalists, > >Enjoy the video, pass it on. > >http://youtu.be/EBYPlcSD490 > >Maria G. 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URL: From surftroll at aol.com Thu Jul 7 00:02:47 2011 From: surftroll at aol.com (George Moore) Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2011 03:02:47 -0400 Subject: [CINC] Wednesday July 6,2011 Message-ID: <8CE0A8B02F88F94-1B74-5AF4F@webmail-m090.sysops.aol.com> AlohaNaturalists, Todaywas a wonderful day on the channel, we departed the dock on the Condor Expresswith Capt Dave and crew a little after 10:00 am. We had a birder whoimmediately got excited at pelicans, cormorants, herons, gulls and assortedbirds right at the harbor entrance. SeaLions on the buoy and in the water were pointed out by Capt Dave and within 20minutes we were surrounded by 200-250 Long Beaked Common Dolphin, mostlyfeeding but some wake riding. Passengers from France,Belgium, Colorado,Texas, Santa Barbara,and Venturaenjoyed about 20 minutes of Dolphin viewing. Weheaded west to the location where whales were last spotted on a kindly swellwith beautiful sunny skies. About 12:20 Capt. Dave spotted a large Mola Molaand spun around to take a look, we cruised by him a couple of times withpassengers going from rail to rail to get a look but he stayed just under thesurface most of the time. Wewent almost to Santa Rosa Isl. but still no whales so we made an easy turntoward Santa Cruz Isl. Everyone marveledat Painted Cave as Capt Dave nosed way insidebefore backing out just as about 10kayaks came around the corner toward the entrance. The colorful kayaks and theisland had the cameras clicking. Headingtoward home Capt. Dave got a clear sighting of a Minke Whale which he followedand we all got a treat seeing it several times and fairly close up. Agreat day on the water with my fellow CINC Naturalists and friends Marta Alvarez and John Kuizenga on PID. GeorgeMoore 50-100- Cal. Sea Lions 200-250- Long Beaked Common Dolphin 1? Common Minke Whale 1? Common Mola SootyShearwater, Cormorants, Herons, Pelicans, Gulls, and our birder thought he sawa Bald Eagle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mr.zalophus at gmail.com Thu Jul 7 07:20:05 2011 From: mr.zalophus at gmail.com (Mr Zalophus) Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 07:20:05 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Photos - CX - Wednesday July 6, 2011 Message-ID: Photos from this adventure are now posted online at www.CondorExpressPhotos.com/other//2011-07-06-SB-Channel Bob Perry Condor Express On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 12:02 AM, George Moore wrote: > Aloha Naturalists,**** > Today was a wonderful day on the channel, we departed the dock on the > Condor Express with Capt Dave and crew a little after 10:00 am. We had a > birder who immediately got excited at pelicans, cormorants, herons, gulls > and assorted birds right at the harbor entrance. **** > Sea Lions on the buoy and in the water were pointed out by Capt Dave and > within 20 minutes we were surrounded by 200-250 Long Beaked Common Dolphin, > mostly feeding but some wake riding. Passengers from **France**, **Belgium > **, **Colorado**, **Texas**, **Santa Barbara**, and ****Ventura****enjoyed about 20 minutes of Dolphin viewing. > **** > We headed west to the location where whales were last spotted on a kindly > swell with beautiful sunny skies. About 12:20 Capt. Dave spotted a large > Mola Mola and spun around to take a look, we cruised by him a couple of > times with passengers going from rail to rail to get a look but he stayed > just under the surface most of the time. **** > We went almost to Santa Rosa Isl. but still no whales so we made an easy > turn toward Santa Cruz Isl. Everyone marveled at ****Painted** **Cave****as Capt Dave nosed way inside before > backing out just as about 10 kayaks came around the corner toward the > entrance. The colorful kayaks and the island had the cameras clicking.**** > Heading toward home Capt. Dave got a clear sighting of a Minke Whale which > he followed and we all got a treat seeing it several times and fairly close > up.**** > A great day on the water with my fellow CINC Naturalists and friends > Marta Alvarez and John Kuizenga on PID.**** > George Moore**** > ** ** > 50-100 - ****Cal.** **Sea**** Lions**** > 200-250 - Long Beaked Common Dolphin**** > 1 ? Common Minke Whale**** > 1 ? Common Mola**** > Sooty Shearwater, Cormorants, Herons, Pelicans, Gulls, and our birder > thought he saw a Bald Eagle**** > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 cfrench1366 at aol.com Thu Jul 7 09:21:04 2011 From: cfrench1366 at aol.com (Catherine French) Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 09:21:04 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Saving a young Humpback in Sea of Cortez In-Reply-To: <1310013759.26184.YahooMailRC@web30307.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <1310013759.26184.YahooMailRC@web30307.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <6150FA5C-FA87-4672-BA67-B47B0B72EBB5@aol.com> Hear, hear, Anthony! Calm seas, Catherine French Writer, naturalist, mentor 805.570.0432 To own is to have; to share with friends, is to enjoy. Sent from i love my iPad On Jul 6, 2011, at 9:42 PM, Anthony Lombardi wrote: > Thanks Maria for sending this video and not "censoring" this video from us, so we can make our own determinations from this great video. Doesn't seem that much warning needs to be warranted here since everyone in the Naturalist Corps are well educated and know who to contact here in the U.S. Thanks for the positive video and outcome! > Capt.Anthony > > From: Victor Cox > To: Catherine French ; maria at rasnowpeak.com; channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > Sent: Wed, July 6, 2011 5:42:28 PM > Subject: Re: [CINC] Saving a young Humpback in Sea of Cortez > > Folks, > Be careful about sending this video around without attaching any warning to it. I once interviewed a whale researcher/rescuer who had both his forearms broken while trying to cut and unravel similar fish nets from whales. Well meaning humans are often moved to action by such entangled victims, and the Baja event had an apparently happy ending, but success is not a given. Such rescues should only be attempted by people with proper tools and training?and in the U.S. these people are licensed by NOAA and can be found along the West Coast. Peter Howorth of the Santa Barbara Marine Mammal Center is the local contact (805-687-3255); I?m not certain about the Ventura area, but NOAA?s Joe Cordaro (562-980-4017) would be a good person to ask. > > Vic Cox > > > > On 7/6/11 4:47 PM, "Catherine French" wrote: > > This is wonderful. Thank you for this, Maria. Everyone should see this. > > Calm Seas, > > Catherine French > Writer, mentor, naturalist > 805.570.0432 > To own is to have; to share with friends, is to enjoy. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lupe rasnow > To: RAIN > Sent: Wed, Jul 6, 2011 4:20 pm > Subject: [CINC] Saving a young Humpback in Sea of Cortez > > Hi Naturalists, > > Enjoy the video, pass it on. > > http://youtu.be/EBYPlcSD490 > > Maria G. 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JULY 9th -- the Condor Express has a regular whale watch on that date and it has now been added to VolunteerSpot. Thank you, Shauna From laura_email2000 at yahoo.com Fri Jul 8 13:29:45 2011 From: laura_email2000 at yahoo.com (Laura Shelton) Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 13:29:45 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Thursday, July 7 on the Condor Express Message-ID: <1310156985.98140.YahooMailClassic@web35308.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Sightings:100 Common Dolphins400 Common Dolphins500 Common Dolphins800 Common Dolphins Crew: Cap Mat, Dave and MattNaturalists:Valerie Olson, Ginny Fisher, Laura Shelton (PID) Route: ?West to Gaviota PassFeeding dolphins and birds. No whales.?The search continues...Happy passengers--great dolphin viewings! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We also encountered 2 large pods of common dolphin which is always a good time for all. Water temp by the drop off was 66.8' Pretty warm, wonder if that might be why the whales are gone??? Thanks to the crew Dennis, Moose and Captain Mat. Chubby and Carolyn did their part on entertaining the passengers, a few even wanted to have their pictures taken with us. Debbie Shelley -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michael at GrayWhalesCount.org Fri Jul 8 18:29:14 2011 From: michael at GrayWhalesCount.org (Michael H Smith) Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 18:29:14 -0700 Subject: [CINC] common dolphin identification In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello, Bill, It is extremely difficult to tell the two species apart in the field, and made more difficult by the variety of coloration within species and that occasionally they mix species within groups. I recommend you get a copy of Evidence for two species of common dolphins by John E. Heyning. Don't test your skill yet on in-field observation. Take some pictures and look at the pictures. See if you can isolate the key indicators in an image. Then try your skill in the field and take pictures as well. Check the images to see if you ID was what you thought it was in the field. After a bit, you will get it and be right much of the time. Have fun. My best, Michael Michael H Smith, Project Coordinator Gray Whales Count nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation for research and education 211 W Gutierrez St Studio 8 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 USA (805) 451-4600 mobile michael at GrayWhalesCount.org project-collaborators include: Scripps Whale Acoustic Lab, SIO / UCSD, La Jolla Cascadia Research Collective, Olympia, WA UCSB's Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve, Goleta On Jul 8, 2011, at 5:40 PM, bill weinerth wrote: > In the last couple days a couple postings have identified common dolphins as long beaked or short beaked. The information may be correct but I have been told over the nine years of volunteering that such ID is very difficult and even experts are often not sure. > I post this as a caution with a request that such ID include how the ID was made so I can get up dated and up to speed. > Thanks > Bill Weinerth > _______________________________________________ > 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 cfrench1366 at aol.com Fri Jul 8 18:39:00 2011 From: cfrench1366 at aol.com (Catherine French) Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 18:39:00 -0700 Subject: [CINC] common dolphin identification In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <11E85A1D-A77F-4002-A7F0-2FF9C67365D2@aol.com> You said it well. I want someone to tell me their trick. Since even biologists can't do this from our view point. Calm seas, Catherine French Writer, naturalist, mentor 805.570.0432 To own is to have; to share with friends, is to enjoy. Sent from i love my iPad On Jul 8, 2011, at 5:40 PM, bill weinerth wrote: > In the last couple days a couple postings have identified common dolphins as long beaked or short beaked. The information may be correct but I have been told over the nine years of volunteering that such ID is very difficult and even experts are often not sure. > I post this as a caution with a request that such ID include how the ID was made so I can get up dated and up to speed. > Thanks > Bill Weinerth > = > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps From debbiemshelley at hotmail.com Sat Jul 9 09:19:17 2011 From: debbiemshelley at hotmail.com (Debbie shelley) Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 09:19:17 -0700 Subject: [CINC] oops again Message-ID: Sorry Cubby I know you are not Chubby, I thought about if I had wrote it as such on my drive to Oceanside last night. Guess I am ready for the old folks home. Again I am sorry for the typing error. Debbie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kensword at cox.net Sun Jul 10 07:20:28 2011 From: kensword at cox.net (Kenneth A. Tatro) Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 07:20:28 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute Message-ID: <90488585-95C9-4899-9FE4-A64FB997706C@cox.net> Hi Folks, I thought this to be of interest to us all. http://www.noozhawk.com/article/070811_hollister_family_donates_property_to_marine_wildlife_institute/ Ken Tatro From carol.celic at gmail.com Sun Jul 10 20:01:03 2011 From: carol.celic at gmail.com (Carol Celic) Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:01:03 -0700 Subject: [CINC] They're back! Condor Express July 10th Message-ID: Sunday, July 10th's trip sightings: 700 Common dolphins 3 Blue whales (including a cow/calf pair) 1 Humpback whale 1 Minke whale CINC volunteers: Tamara Thompson Vivi Teston Carol Celic - PID Crew: Capt. 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Ventura, CA D R A F T A G E N D A All times are subject to possible adjustment. 9:00-10:00AM 1. Administrative Business and Announcements A. Welcoming New Members and Acknowledging Departing Members (USCG member & alternate) B. Comment on/Adoption of May 20th, 2011 Draft Key Outcomes (Council Action Requested) C. Sanctuary Superintendent?s Report (No Council Action Requested) D. Brief Council Member Announcements (No Council Action Requested) E. Nominations and Elections for Council Secretary (Council Action Requested) 10:00-10:30AM 2. Consideration of Council Resolution on Single-Use Plastic Bags (Possible Council Action) ? Introduction of a proposed resolution supporting a ban on use and distribution of single-use plastic bags, offered by the Conservation Working Group. The idea is similar to a resolution recently adopted by the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council (available at http://montereybay.noaa.gov/sac/2011/042111/042111plastic.pdf). A draft proposed resolution will be shared prior to the meeting with Council members and the public, to be posted at http://channelislands.noaa.gov/sac/announcement.html). ? Council questions and discussion. ? Possible Council Action: Vote on proposed resolution. 10:30-10:45AM 3. Public Comment (1st of 2) (may be extended at the discretion of the Chair or used as a break) 10:45-11:30AM 4. Status Report on CINMS Water Quality Recommendations, Plans and Actions (No Council Action Requested) ? A status review of water quality reports, plans and advice generated for the Sanctuary, accomplishments and progress, and expected next steps (Dani Lipski, CINMS Research Specialist). ? Council Questions and Discussion. 11:30-11:45AM 5. Update on Planned Oil Spill Exercise (No Council Action Requested) ? Brief update on the US Coast Guard?s local area oil spill response exercise planned for September 2011 (USCG Sector LA/Long Beach: LCDR Caryn Margita and Ms. Jill Lemon). ? Council Questions. 11:45-12:15AM 6. Whale Distributions and Ship Strike Work (No Council Action Requested) ? Presentation: A characterization of multi-year presence-only sightings data for blue, humpback and fin whales in the Santa Barbara Channel (Natalie Senyk, CINMS Physical Scientist). ? Brief update on ship strike work and Port Access Route Study (Sean Hastings, CINMS Resource Protection Coordinator). 12:15-1:15PM LUNCH BREAK 1:15-1:45PM 7. Working Group Reports (No Council Action Requested) Brief reports/announcements from active sub-groups: A. Channel Islands Technical Advisory Committee on Enforcement (Bill Struble, NOAA Office of Law Enforcement) B. Chumash Community Working Group (Luhui Isha, Vennise Miller-Forte) C. Sanctuary Education Team (Maria Petueli) D. Research Activities Panel (Dr. Bob Warner or Dr. Mark Steele) E. Recreational Fishing Working Group (Capt. David Bacon) F. Commercial Fishing Working Group (Bruce Steele) G. Conservation Working Group (Linda Krop) 1:45-2:00PM 8. Public Comment (2nd of 2) (may be extended at the discretion of the Chair or used as a break) 2:00-2:45PM 9. Presentation: Biological and Behavioral Response Studies of Marine Mammals in Southern California (No Council Action Requested) ? Dr. Brandon Southall (President and Senior Scientist, SEA, Inc.) will highlight first year results and ongoing plans for this collaborative research project, which is designed to advance understanding of southern California marine mammals and gain information about their responses to sound. (For information, see also: http://www.sea-inc.net/SOCAL10/index.htm). ? Council Discussion and Questions. 2:45-3:00PM 10. Meeting Close-Out (No Council Action Requested) ? Schedule for remaining 2011 meetings and events: o Friday, September 23, Santa Barbara o Friday, November 18, Ventura 3:00PM ADJOURN DIRECTIONS: Museum of Ventura County, 100 E. Main Street, Ventura, CA If traveling southbound on U.S. 101 to Ventura: 1. Take S. Ventura Ave. exit (#70A), merge onto S. Ventura Ave. and proceed straight ahead two blocks. 2. Turn RIGHT onto Main Street. 3. Museum is on the right -- Turn RIGHT into public parking lot just before the museum. Parking is free. If traveling northbound on U.S. 101 to Ventura: 1. Take California Street exit, turn RIGHT onto California Street. 2. Take the 3rd LEFT onto E. Main Street. 3. Proceed 3 ? blocks, passing Figueroa Street. 4. Museum is on the left, just past and adjacent to Mission Park. 5. Turn left into public parking lot just past the museum. Parking is free. -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From klez18 at sbcglobal.net Mon Jul 11 19:35:56 2011 From: klez18 at sbcglobal.net (Marty Flam) Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:35:56 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] SCORPION HIKE OPEN TOMORROW TUES. JUL 11 9AM-6PM Message-ID: <1310438156.52646.YahooMailClassic@web180116.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> SCORPION HIKE?NOW AVAILABLE FOR?TOMORROW TUES. JUL 11 9AM-6PM.? I had to give it up and it's open now on Volunteer Spot.? Click Vol Spot and arrive at IPCO at 8:15 a.m. Marty Flam 647-3839 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From klez18 at sbcglobal.net Mon Jul 11 19:54:13 2011 From: klez18 at sbcglobal.net (Marty Flam) Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:54:13 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] TUESDAY IS JULY 12 - HIKE STILL OPEN TOMORROW Message-ID: <1310439253.11181.YahooMailClassic@web180108.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> SCORPION HIKE?NOW AVAILABLE FOR?TOMORROW TUES. JUL 11 9AM-6PM.? I had to give it up and it's open now on Volunteer Spot.? 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URL: From maria at rasnowpeak.com Mon Jul 11 23:03:57 2011 From: maria at rasnowpeak.com (lupe rasnow) Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:03:57 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CX Whale watching, Monday July 11 Message-ID: <6BDCBF05-BEF7-4572-BCFA-8CA1254AC7D5@rasnowpeak.com> Hello Naturalists, Sightings: 2 Blue whales 4 Humpback whales ~ 200 Common dolphins Few sea lions here and there, and far from from land Crew and Naturalists: Captain Dave, Dennis, Brook, Rae Emmet, Shirley Johnson, and Maria Ornelas Passengers: 53 (from Minnesota, Texas, switzerland, and a marine biology class from Cuesta Collage) CX left harbor under windy, bumpy, cool, and overcast conditions. Thirty minutes into the trip, we encountered the Commons. Everyone enjoyed them very much. Seasickness afflicted many people after that, and both Dennis and Brook worked very hard, providing people with plastic bags, cleaning, and urging them to step out for fresh air. All other passengers had a whale of a day. We encountered the first Blue at 11:30 a.m. and enjoyed it for about 45 minutes. Cptn. Dave continued on a bit west from SRI, where we saw the second Blue, along with several spouts from Humpbacks out in the distance. Since we had been with a Blue already, we naturally pursued the Humpbacks. They were traveling slowly and in pairs. One of the pairs was a mother and calf. A couple of times they got within about 60 ft. from the boat. These magnificent animals treated us to beautiful flukes. After observing them for about an hour, we headed for Painted Cave, and then onward back to the harbor. By now, the sun had come out for a little while, and the winds had subsided, making the return trip less intense for the affected passengers. As people left the boat, they expressed their pleasure at having seen the whales so close and personal. We were all grateful for another wonderful experience out in the Channel. Thank you CX, Maria G. 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JK ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This article was sent to you by someone who found it on SFGate. The original article can be found on SFGate.com here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2011/07/11/MN0J1K7LKM.DTL --------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, July 11, 2011 (SF Chronicle) Gray whales - a study in climate change survival The massive gray whales that migrate each year between Alaska's Bering Sea and Baja California have survived thousands of years of sea level and climate change by altering the way they live and feed, UC Berkeley scientists have found. And those major adaptations, they say, could put them in good position to withstand climate change taking place today. Long before now, the scientists said - perhaps 2 million years ago or more - evolution shaped gray whales' skulls, allowing them to find food in two very different ways. Today, they can dive to the ocean bottom and suck up the muddy sediments that their whisker-like baleen will filter out to get tons of nutritious worms and tiny crustaceans - as much as 900 pounds a day. Or they can swim through the open water with mouths agape to filter out masses of krill, herring and other small fish. Year-round stay One small group of gray whales along the North Pacific coast no longer migrates to the Bering Sea from Baja each year nor forages for food in the ocean sediments off Alaska. Instead, those whales remain year round near Vancouver Island in Canada and off the tiny Humboldt County town of Trinidad, a onetime whaling center. They use what the scientists call a "diverse set of feeding modes" that has turned them into hunters of the open ocean - like their relatives, the blue whales and the humpbacks. It's a behavioral change that has occurred since the last ice age ended some 10,000 years ago and sea levels rose, and that the evolution of their skulls made possible so long ago. David Lindberg, an evolutionary biologist at Berkeley, and Nicholas Pyenson, a former Berkeley graduate student and now curator of fossil marine mammals at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, used the many cycles of past climate and sea level changes to study the whales' survival patterns. Their study is published in the current issue of the online journal PLoS One. The scientists focused on the changes in sea levels that occurred between 120,000 years and 10,000 years ago. In that period, glaciers and ice sheets alternately advanced far south from the Arctic, and retreated again and again as the climate changed. Diversifying The oceans also froze and sea levels shrank, then warmed again, and sea levels rose. With those changes came changes in the availability of food. Some whales, including the grays, met those challenges by diversifying their way of life, the scientists have found. Lindberg and Pyenson estimate that long before the arrival of humans on the West Coast, gray whales throughout the North Pacific could have numbered as high as 120,000. But commercial whaling began about 1845, continued into the early 20th century and killed off thousands of whales of virtually every species. Rigorous protection since then has restored gray whale numbers to about 22,000, Lindberg and Pyenson estimate, and as climate change continues and the water of the North Pacific Ocean warms, the "plasticity" of the gray whales - their ability to find food in diverse ways - should give them a distinct advantage, they say. "I suspect the gray whales will be among the winners in the great climate change experiment," Pyenson said. E-mail David Perlman at dperlman at sfchronicle.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2011 SF Chronicle From klez18 at sbcglobal.net Tue Jul 12 12:35:10 2011 From: klez18 at sbcglobal.net (Marty Flam) Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:35:10 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] 10 gray whales in east-west match Message-ID: <1310499310.81427.YahooMailNeo@web180103.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Thanks John. Now add this to the soup. The western population of gray (or grey) whales are said to be one of the most threatened group of cetaceans on the planet, with only about 130 remaining, including an estimated 26 breeding females." Ten of those western (Russian) gray whales have?now been matched with those here in the Eastern North Pacific. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14116557 Richard Black's BBC article on Russian oil and gas survey threats, quoting IWC's Greg Donovan on plans for more tagging.? 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URL: From cfrench1366 at aol.com Thu Jul 14 13:58:17 2011 From: cfrench1366 at aol.com (Catherine French) Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:58:17 -0700 Subject: [CINC] L.A.Times: Banning plastic grocery bags just got easier in California Message-ID: <77BAD0D0-F2A9-4E5F-8497-46A407B0A632@aol.com> From the Los Angeles Times: Banning plastic grocery bags just got easier in California The California Supreme Court made it easier Thursday for cities to prohibit stores from distributing plastic grocery bags, ruling that state law didn't require Manhattan Beach to do an environmental impact study before imposing a plastic-bag ban in 2008. The. . . The full story can be viewed at: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/07/banning-plastic-grocery-bags-just-got-easier-.html?track=latiphoneapp Get the Los Angeles Times iPhone app from iTunes: http://www.itunes.com/apps/latimes Calm seas, Catherine French Writer, naturalist, mentor 805.570.0432 To own is to have; to share with friends, is to enjoy. 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Lagomarsino Visitor Center, 1901 Spinnaker Drive, Ventura, CA 93001 Situated at the boundary of the Oregonian and Californian provinces, the Channel Islands National Park contains marine ecosystems of extraordinary complexity and biological diversity. Bioindicators ? plant and animal species that provide vital signs of kelp forest health ? are routinely monitored by Park biologists to track natural and man-made impacts on these fragile ecosystems. National Park Service (NPS) Biologist David Kushner will begin the evening?s program by discussing ecosystem changes and trends observed through the Kelp Forest Monitoring Program, the longest established bioinventory and monitoring program in the NPS. Sujeevan Ratnasingham, the bioinformatics lead at the University of Guelph, Ontario will then discuss how DNA barcoding, a new tool that merges genetic and computer-based technologies, can complement current efforts to catalog marine biodiversity and monitor ecosystem change through time. 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Approximately 30 students participating in the NOAA-sponsored Ocean for Life program will attend the event to learn how genetic and computer-based technologies can? help monitor life in our oceans. 5:00 ? 5:45 p.m. Informal buffet dinner/student mixer (in courtyard adjacent to auditorium) 5:50 ? 6:00 p.m. Introductory remarks, Ralph Imondi, Ph.D. (CMB) 6:00 ? 6:45 p.m. Guest lecture, David Kushner (CINP) 7:00 ? 7:45 p.m. Guest lecture, Sujeevan Ratnasingham (U Guelph) 8:00 ? 8:50 p.m. CMB student presentation 9:00 p.m. Concluding remarks, Linda Santschi, Ph.D. (CMB) -- My best, Lisa Rizzo, Owner Custom Embroidery - Ventura Harbor Village 805-654-0194 www.venturaembroidery.com Look for us on Facebook -> http://www.facebook.com/CustomEmbroideryVentura -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sent from i love my iPad From laura_email2000 at yahoo.com Sat Jul 16 08:58:21 2011 From: laura_email2000 at yahoo.com (Laura Shelton) Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 08:58:21 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Friday, July 15- Condor Express! Message-ID: <1310831901.62413.YahooMailClassic@web35306.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Sightings:300 Common Dolphins ( 2 groups 50/250--latter group -lots of calves!!)1 mola molaFairly soon after departure! 3 Blues11 HumpbacksMany spouts in the distance (25?)? 1 Ashy Storm Petrel, many Sooty shearwaters... Where were the Whales sighted?? North of "Brockway" on Santa Rosa Island28 miles from the Harbor Conditions:Foggy, Pretty smooth.?Small wind waves with short periods in early portion.No sick passengers! Very Happy Passengers! Many flukes, many good looks. Some close humpback approaches.? Crew:Capt Mat, Capt Dave, Brooke Naturalists:Beverly, Debbie S, Laura S (photo ID) Thanks,Have a great weekend!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cfrench1366 at aol.com Sat Jul 16 17:55:26 2011 From: cfrench1366 at aol.com (Catherine French) Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:55:26 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Great day on Anacapa, Saturday, July 16 Message-ID: <07A3D276-157E-457E-A5AE-0853A92B852F@aol.com> I am sure Debra Herring will send out a wrap up for CHIL (that's Channel Islands Live for the new CINCers). She also handled the sightings on the way over. We had several encounters with common dolphins in the channel, and seven bottle nose as we were leaving Channel Islands Harbor onboard the Vanguard. Many Western gull chicks in flight school, testing out their new flight feathers. No really young chicks, they seem to be at least a month old. The adults have calmed down and no aggressive behavior was experienced today on the trails. Had 15 for the hike, folks from near and far with twenty campers on the island. One family of four from France had camped overnight and was enjoying the local nature. The mother asked why so many gulls? She thought maybe their habitats elsewhere were gone. With a bit of language difficulty that we worked through, she then understood about this being their season and this is an historic nesting ground for them. I explained that if she came in October it would be a lot quieter! Weather spectacular here with great views all around. Debra did her usual fine job of handling topside duties for the CHIL, with Dave Began entertaining us on camera/audio, Josh Kaye-Carr doing a splendid job behind the camera, and Lorissa line tending. It was a perfect water day, about 65-68 degrees and clear and calm. If you haven't seen the live dive yet, get on over to the NPS headquarters where you can get the local feed each week Wednesday to STurday at 2:00p.m. I never tire of it, it's a feast for the eyes and Dave covers something new each time. Calm seas, Catherine French Writer, naturalist, mentor 805.570.0432 To own is to have; to share with friends, is to enjoy. Sent from i love my iPad From cfrench1366 at aol.com Sun Jul 17 07:39:57 2011 From: cfrench1366 at aol.com (Catherine French) Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 07:39:57 -0700 Subject: [CINC] BBC E-mail: Height matters in seed dispersal Message-ID: Wonder if one of our botanists can infer if this relays to the island endemics that grow bigger and taller than mainland plants? Interesting study. I saw this story on the BBC News iPad App and thought you should see it. ** Height matters in seed dispersal ** In the plant world, height - not size - matters when it comes to spreading seeds the greatest distance, a study reports. < http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14076475 > ** BBC Daily E-mail ** Choose the news and sport headlines you want - when you want them, all in one daily e-mail < http://www.bbc.co.uk/email > ** Disclaimer ** The BBC is not responsible for the content of this e-mail, and anything written in this e-mail does not necessarily reflect the BBC's views or opinions. Please note that neither the e-mail address nor name of the sender have been verified. Calm seas, Catherine French Writer, naturalist, mentor 805.570.0432 To own is to have; to share with friends, is to enjoy. Sent from i love my iPad From cfrench1366 at aol.com Sun Jul 17 07:36:38 2011 From: cfrench1366 at aol.com (Catherine French) Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 07:36:38 -0700 Subject: [CINC] BBC E-mail: Alaskans trafficked walrus tusks Message-ID: <19934E2A-5F00-42DC-B910-7A56CF56713D@aol.com> I saw this story on the BBC News iPad App and thought you should see it. ** Alaskans trafficked walrus tusks ** Two people plead guilty to illegally trading the ivory tusks of about 100 walruses with Eskimo hunters in Alaska. < http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14172224 > ** BBC Daily E-mail ** Choose the news and sport headlines you want - when you want them, all in one daily e-mail < http://www.bbc.co.uk/email > ** Disclaimer ** The BBC is not responsible for the content of this e-mail, and anything written in this e-mail does not necessarily reflect the BBC's views or opinions. Please note that neither the e-mail address nor name of the sender have been verified. Calm seas, Catherine French Writer, naturalist, mentor 805.570.0432 To own is to have; to share with friends, is to enjoy. Sent from i love my iPad From massina at sbcglobal.net Sun Jul 17 18:10:46 2011 From: massina at sbcglobal.net (Rose Messina) Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:10:46 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Saturday, July 16, Condor Express Message-ID: <0FFFB86C-6D66-4591-B6D1-8B021A192DB1@sbcglobal.net> Sightings: 10 Blues 11 Humpbacks 100 Bottle Nose Dolphins 15 Dall's Porpoises 15 Risso's Dolphins 59 Common Dolphins Captain Mat and crew did an incredible job of keeping us excited, informed and entertained the entire day! We headed toward Santa Rosa where whales had been there the previous day, but had several diversions as we visited pods of Bottlenose Dolphins and Dall's Porpoises. Near Santa Rosa we encountered whales everywhere! At one point the passengers were pointing to blowing whales all around the boat. To quote Captain Mat: "They've got us surrounded!" We were treated to a trip to Santa Cruz and Painted Cave before heading home, encountering Risso's and Common Dolphins. As usual, Captain Mat and crew did an incredible job. Passengers were from Holland, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, Germany, England, Kansas, New York, Arizona, Texas and points beyond. Thanks again to Captain Mat and crew for an exciting and educational day on the water! Rose Messina, Eileen Avery, Gary Sullivan PID From dean.benjamin at sbcglobal.net Sun Jul 17 18:45:24 2011 From: dean.benjamin at sbcglobal.net (Dean Benjamin) Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:45:24 -0700 Subject: [CINC] IPCO July 16 Message-ID: <58789A38B7B5497D99935EB35AA13D6C@HomeLaptop> Details: 13 Blue Whales 7 Humpbacks 15 Risso's Dolphins 50 Common Dolphins After dropping off folks at Prisoner's, Capt Lee headed us far West and North of Santa Rosa where we rendezvoused with the Condor Express and whales everywhere. It was a spectacular show put on by 11 Blues and 7 Humpbacks for as long as we had time. Heading back toward Santa Cruz, we found a group of Risso's and they were not as shy as they often can be. Along the north shore of SCI and into the Painted Cave (great job Lee), then on to Scorpion where we met up with the Islander. We took slightly different paths back to Ventura, hoping one of the boats would site more cetaceans and indeed, the Islander found 2 Blues between Grace and Gail. We headed over and had another nice encounter before heading home. Wonderful job, Capt Lee along with Paige and Steve and Scott Cuzzo fellow Naturalist. Dean Benjamin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From massina at sbcglobal.net Sun Jul 17 19:15:29 2011 From: massina at sbcglobal.net (Rose Messina) Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 19:15:29 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Correction. Sorry about that. . . Message-ID: <7B2A3D12-8D6E-48BC-B393-21874DD655BD@sbcglobal.net> Sightings: 10 Blues 11 Humpbacks 100 Bottle Nose Dolphins 15 Dall's Porpoises 15 Risso's Dolphins 59 Common Dolphins Captain Mat and crew did an incredible job of keeping us excited, informed and entertained the entire day! We headed toward Santa Rosa where whales had been the previous day, but had several diversions as we visited pods of Bottlenose Dolphins and Dall's Porpoises. Near Santa Rosa we encountered whales everywhere! At one point the passengers were pointing to blowing whales all around the boat. To quote Captain Mat: "They've got us surrounded!" We were treated to a trip to Santa Cruz and Painted Cave before heading home, encountering Risso's and Common Dolphins. As usual, Captain Mat and crew did an incredible job. Passengers were from Holland, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, Germany, England, Kansas, New York, Arizona, Texas and points beyond. Thanks again to Captain Mat and crew for an exciting and educational day on the water! Rose Messina, Eileen Avery, Gary Sullivan PID -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diver23 at cox.net Sun Jul 17 21:51:38 2011 From: diver23 at cox.net (Kevin Bailey) Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 21:51:38 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Another epic day on the Condor Express Message-ID: <7FE78C4C-3C4A-45C2-B3C2-73C7D3B0FDAF@cox.net> Over 100 people from everywhere today on the Condor we saw about 300 Commons soon after we left the harbor On the way to Santa Rosa we saw about 10 Risso's Once we got out the SRI there were spouts everywhere - maybe 20-25 whales in the area We saw our friend Rope and her calf. Today mom was teaching breaching so that was cool. The calf had a great jump with a nice twist...she is learning well. I got PID shots on 6 different Humpbacks including a double tail of Rope and calf and 7 Blues There were other whales in the immediate area so the official count was close to 15 whales On the way into the harbor we also saw 4 Bottlenose close the the wharf mixed in with small boats and kayaks Awesome day, sunny, water good until SRI but not too bad...didn't see sick people but I don't look for them Thanks to Captains Mat and Dave with Matt Kevin Bailey on PID with Viv Teston and Cate Nelson From tara_brown_sb at yahoo.com Mon Jul 18 07:19:08 2011 From: tara_brown_sb at yahoo.com (TARA BROWN) Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 07:19:08 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Arlington Springs Man or Woman? Message-ID: <1310998748.11680.YahooMailRC@web38308.mail.mud.yahoo.com> ARLINGTON SPRINGS MAN OR WOMAN Monday, August 15 6:30 pm Hi Friends, The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is having Dr. John Johnson, Curator of Anthropology, discuss the question of whether it is Arlington Springs Man or Woman that was found on Santa Rosa Island, at a "Science Pub" at Dargan's Santa Barbara,?at 18 E. Ortega Street in Santa Barbara on Monday, August 15 at 6:30 p.m.? It is open to adults and no ticket or reservations are required.? Be sure to get to Dargan's early for a seat and order your favorite drink and treat. Best regards, Tara Brown -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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David Begun Channel Islands National Park david_begun at nps.gov 805-658-5731 ----- Forwarded by David Begun/CHIS/NPS on 07/18/2011 07:04 PM ----- David Kushner/CHIS/NPS To 07/18/2011 04:33 PM cc Subject PYRIFERA IS HERE! KFM data at YOUR fingertips!!!! Hi All, I know most of you have been dreaming about being able to visualize Channel Islands National Park Kelp Forest Monitoring (KFM) data at your finger tips, well your dream has come true. With the new open source application: www.pyrifera.marinemap.org you can visually look at the abundance of 70 KFM indicator species of fish, invertebrates, algae and temperature at an individual site or at all 33 sites at the same time. You can even create your own chart of one or more species to compare them to assist in the preliminary assessment of species relationships or perhaps even the difference inside or outside the MPAs. If you don't want to chart your own data and just want to visualize the sites, click on one of the sites on the Google Earth map, click on Site Information and there you can not only chart multiple species for that site, but you can view all of the video transects we have collected dating back to 1983 for the original sites, yes KFM movies!!!!. Depending on how fast our internet is running, the video's may take awhile to download so you may have to wait. Also, whey you search for species by common or scientific name, a photo of that species should appear, but will not on our government computers due to firewall issues. There is no tutorial yet for the web page, but most of it is self explainable and with a bit of patience you will be an expert. It can be view on the most current version of Explorer, Firefox, GoogleChrome, or Safari. At the moment, we only have the basic density and percent cover data available. We hope to post other data in the near future. If you have any questions, need assistance with the web page or have comments, please let me know. Enjoy, David David Kushner Marine Biologist Channel Islands National Park 1901 Spinnaker Dr. Ventura, CA 93001 (805) 658-5773 David_kushner at nps.gov From creativephoto2 at gmail.com Mon Jul 18 19:20:39 2011 From: creativephoto2 at gmail.com (Michele Wassell) Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:20:39 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor 071811 Message-ID: Hello Everyone, It was a gorgeous day out in the channel off the mid-west end of Santa Rosa island. There was a little bit of wind and chop, which made it difficult to go from whale to whale, but we still had good looks of Blues and Humpback. 12 Blue Whales 2 Humpback Whales (cow/calf) 1000 total Common Dolphins (3 separate sightings) 10 Dalls Porpoise The cow brought the calf right up to the side of the boat, turned around and headed further west. One Blue Whale decided to surface after a long dive right next to the boat, giving the passengers many good looks. About 60 or so passengers that enjoyed the trip, despite the few that were ill. Valerie Osos and John Kuizenga were also on-board. Michele Wassell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From creativephoto2 at gmail.com Mon Jul 18 19:55:44 2011 From: creativephoto2 at gmail.com (Michele Wassell) Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:55:44 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Correction Message-ID: I am so sorry, but the last name for Valerie is Olson. Michele Wassell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From debbiemshelley at hotmail.com Tue Jul 19 11:29:38 2011 From: debbiemshelley at hotmail.com (Debbie shelley) Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:29:38 -0700 Subject: [CINC] gray whale Message-ID: While I was in Oceanside this weekend, I saw on the news that they have a gray whale in the San Diego Bay again. This was just on the local San Diego tv news Sat. And Sun. There was nothing about it in the San diego paper. Kind of an odd time for a gray whale to be there this time of year. Has anyone else heard about it? Debbie Shelley -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From David_Begun at nps.gov Tue Jul 19 17:15:25 2011 From: David_Begun at nps.gov (David_Begun at nps.gov) Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:15:25 -0700 Subject: [CINC] July 22 whale watch on ipco Message-ID: A spot has opened up for a whale watch naturalist on ipco for July 22. Sign up on volunteer spot if you want it. If you get it please notify ipco that you will be filling the slot formerly held by Kathleen Roos. David Begun Channel Islands National Park david_begun at nps.gov 805-658-5731 From klez18 at sbcglobal.net Tue Jul 19 17:49:52 2011 From: klez18 at sbcglobal.net (Marty Flam) Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:49:52 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] MORE about your national recognition In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1311122992.99175.YahooMailNeo@web180116.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> For additional information on your award cut & paste the link which starts with?"http:" and ends with second "Program" http://www.takepride.gov/honors2011.cfm?Winner=7&caption=2011 FEDERAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAM Channel Islands Naturalist Corps Volunteer Program ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "David_Begun at nps.gov" To: David_Begun at nps.gov Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 5:00 PM Subject: CINC wins national award Congratulations to all of you! (See attached file: PR Take Pride in America Award 7-11.pdf) David Begun Channel Islands National Park david_begun at nps.gov 805-658-5731? From cathycsandoval at gmail.com Tue Jul 19 17:55:27 2011 From: cathycsandoval at gmail.com (Cathy Sandoval) Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:55:27 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CX 7/19 Message-ID: West to the grounds we bumpily went: 10 Humpbacks 2 Blues 50 Commons 139 passengers from London, Scotland, and New Orleans (they raised their hands). The US midwest well represented, along with local folks, made for a full boat. New Corps member Tina A. seemed right at home with us. Great job! -- *Cathy* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yergs at hotmail.com Tue Jul 19 19:03:26 2011 From: yergs at hotmail.com (Pam Yerger) Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:03:26 -0700 Subject: [CINC] IPCO July 19 A Definite Adventure Message-ID: We left Ventura on the Islander at 9 AM with about 100 passengers on board. We had folks from the Bay area, Arizona, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania and Switzerland. The trip to Scorpion to drop off about 50 hikers and campers was very rough and a couple of whale watchers decided to become hikers rather than boaters for the day! We also left CINCers Tera and Lola (sorry, didn't get last names) at Scorpion. Captain Alex decided to take us south and around Santa Cruz hoping for some calmer seas...worked for awhile but eventually we ended up with over 30 knots of wind and good size seas. A few more folks decided they wished they had stayed on the island by this time, but we made a beeline to the gap between Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa in hopes of getting into whale territory and hopefully calmer seas. About half way through the gap we suddenly stopped and took a quick head count as someone noticed that one of the stern gates was open. While we were stopped to make sure we hadn't lost anyone overboard, the boat bobbed and listed, rolled and bobbed some more...a few more people were wishing they were on the island!! Once we determined that every passenger was present and accounted for we ventured further and eventually found whales but not calmer seas!! The count for the day was 600 common dolphins and 3 calves, 4 humpbacks with flukes, tail lobs and several breaches and 7 blues with at least 1 calf. We could see many more blows in the distance, all around the boat. Still rockin and rollin, more passengers joined the "we wish we had decided to hike today" group before we made a much quieter trip into painted cave and then what probably seemed like a very long"will we EVER get back to land" trip home. Back to the dock about 5:20 PM. Captain Alex and crew Dani and Jackson took great care of the numerous sick ones while Tom Flor and I helped the others to enjoy the trip. Personally, I thoroughly enjoyed the roller coaster-like moments of weightlessness which brought many others to their knees! Definitely a yee ha day but a well earned show in the end!! Thanks to Tom Flor for his patience when I asked him questions with answers still unknown to a 2011 CINC graduate. Pam Yerger -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov Tue Jul 19 19:38:22 2011 From: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov) Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:38:22 -0700 Subject: [CINC] MORE about your national recognition In-Reply-To: <1311122992.99175.YahooMailNeo@web180116.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <1311122992.99175.YahooMailNeo@web180116.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <9cfaefeb3b21485a.4e25dd2e@noaa.gov> Hello everyone, It was an honor to accept the Channel Islands Naturalist Corps Federal Volunteer Program award in Washington DC yesterday at the White House! Thank you to each and every one of you for your community service and dedication to protecting our sanctuaries and national parks. Regards, Shauna ----- Original Message ----- From: Marty Flam Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 5:55 pm Subject: [CINC] MORE about your national recognition To: CINC Rainlist > For additional information on your award cut & paste the link which > starts with?"http:" and ends with second "Program" > > FEDERAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAM Channel Islands Naturalist Corps Volunteer > Program > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > From: "David_Begun at nps.gov" > To: David_Begun at nps.gov > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 5:00 PM > Subject: CINC wins national award > > > Congratulations to all of you! > > (See attached file: PR Take Pride in America Award 7-11.pdf) > > David Begun > Channel Islands National Park > david_begun at nps.gov > 805-658-5731? > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > From klez18 at sbcglobal.net Tue Jul 19 23:42:36 2011 From: klez18 at sbcglobal.net (Marty Flam) Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:42:36 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] 10 grays including Flex seen in both east & west Message-ID: <1311144156.86537.YahooMailClassic@web180113.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> including four in Laguna San Ignacio.? Photo ID catalogs apparently downloadable. (Really big files). ? http://lsiecosystem.org/2011/07/endangered-russian-gray-whales-cross-north-pacific-to-baja-mexico/ ? http://www.oceanicsociety.org/News-external/endangered-russian-gray-whales-visit-baja-mexico ? http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2014356397_apusrarewhale.html ? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/science-environment-14116557 ? Whale of a surprise Last year, scientists attempted to put tags on 12 western gray whales in order to track their route to their breeding grounds, believed to be further south. It was thought that if their migration route could be mapped, other conservation measures could be put in place, such as keeping them out of fishing gear. In the end, only one tag was placed before time ran out - on a male that scientists dubbed "Flex". Some weeks later, to the researchers' complete surprise, Flex started heading not south but north and east, ending up on the other side of the Pacific on the US west coast. This is the area occupied by the separate - and much bigger - eastern gray whale population. Genetic studies show that the two populations do not generally interbreed. "It was completely the opposite of what any of us had suspected," said Greg Donovan, the IWC's head of science. "So then we started to look at photos from the catalogue of our animals off Sakhalin island, and compare with those taken down the Pacific coast of the US and further south. "And we've now ended up with 10 animals that have been seen on both sides." What that means for our understanding of the western gray whales, or for their conservation, is as yet unclear. Other tagging studies are planned this year that might provide more information. The gray whale that found its way into the Mediterranean Sea last year, however, probably sheds no light on the issue, said Mr Donovan - it probably just got lost. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ktl at canyonvoices.com Wed Jul 20 09:43:12 2011 From: ktl at canyonvoices.com (Karen Telleen-Lawton) Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:43:12 -0700 Subject: [CINC] MORE about your national recognition In-Reply-To: <9cfaefeb3b21485a.4e25dd2e@noaa.gov> References: <1311122992.99175.YahooMailNeo@web180116.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <9cfaefeb3b21485a.4e25dd2e@noaa.gov> Message-ID: <3ECAFC72-B2A3-4FD8-80AB-0139DEE5DA9D@canyonvoices.com> We're all glad you got to receive the award in person! Thanks to you and the whole team for making CINC such a fun and rewarding way to spend time! Karen On Jul 19, 2011, at 7:38 PM, Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov wrote: > Hello everyone, > > It was an honor to accept the Channel Islands Naturalist Corps Federal Volunteer Program award in Washington DC yesterday at the White House! Thank you to each and every one of you for your community service and dedication to protecting our sanctuaries and national parks. > > Regards, > Shauna > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Marty Flam > Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 5:55 pm > Subject: [CINC] MORE about your national recognition > To: CINC Rainlist > > >> For additional information on your award cut & paste the link which >> starts with "http:" and ends with second "Program" >> >> FEDERAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAM Channel Islands Naturalist Corps Volunteer >> Program >> >> ----- Forwarded Message ----- >> From: "David_Begun at nps.gov" >> To: David_Begun at nps.gov >> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 5:00 PM >> Subject: CINC wins national award >> >> >> Congratulations to all of you! >> >> (See attached file: PR Take Pride in America Award 7-11.pdf) >> >> David Begun >> Channel Islands National Park >> david_begun at nps.gov >> 805-658-5731 >> _______________________________________________ >> Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list >> Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >> > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps > Karen Telleen-Lawton www.CanyonVoices.com From vfolson at cox.net Wed Jul 20 09:56:16 2011 From: vfolson at cox.net (Valerie Olson) Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:56:16 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Whale Charts Message-ID: <2AC5C6F6-3E57-4CB4-B3C4-086E1A3A27A9@cox.net> Hi All, Some of our naturalists have expressed interest in being able to view the two sets of whale graphics that are kept in the Discovery Boxes. There are two packets of charts; one for Gray Whales and one for Blue/Humpback Whales. Joel Justin has been kind enough to host all these graphics on Sky Drive. You can access all CINC Naturalist material at https:// skydrive.live.com/?cid=a4b2402948fa1ee1 and the Blue/Humpack Charts in a folder titled "Whale Charts" at https://skydrive.live.com/? cid=a4b2402948fa1ee1#cid=A4B2402948FA1EE1&id=A4B2402948FA1EE1%21835 Slides can be downloaded, one at a time. You select each slide, then on the right-hand side of the window is a download link. By clicking it, you will have a choice of opening or saving. Many thanks to Joel! Valerie Olson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Kristin From mardanne at silcom.com Thu Jul 21 07:55:24 2011 From: mardanne at silcom.com (mardanne) Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:55:24 -0700 Subject: [CINC] June 20, CX report Message-ID: <234F24B5059E4E4AAF0D54AC1FD42734@OwnerPC> A great day in the channel today with: 5 Blues, with many spouts in the distance 16 Humpbacks, more spouts seen all around us 200 Common Dolphins in one pod 50 Common Dolphins in a second The conditions were not as bad as expected, but still a bit rough as we reached SRI. The fog lifted and we had whales all around the boat. We had passengers from all over the world, along with a few locals. Many great questions were fielded by Mary Geary, Vic (apologies, did not write down last name) and myself. I was on PID and it was a challenge to keep the many sightings straight! Captain Dave, Brooke and Matt worked hard, and guests Bob Perry and Jim Peckarsky were filming and shooting photos all day. Jim entertained the passengers with his video and impersonations of humpback songs on the way home. Great day! Mar Marilyn Dannehower Marilyn Dannehower Please Visit my Websites: www.bridalcrystaldirect.com www.maddreams.net 805-453-4897 toll free: 1-800-524-2075 805-453-4897 1-800-524-2075 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mardanne at silcom.com Thu Jul 21 08:58:28 2011 From: mardanne at silcom.com (mardanne) Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:58:28 -0700 Subject: [CINC] apologies Message-ID: <4C6A492D9E0E44A3A9D1DE1ABCF0AE72@OwnerPC> I forgot to delete my signature which includes my websites at the end of my report. My apologies to the rain list. Marilyn Dannehower -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scott at scottcuzzo.com Thu Jul 21 19:42:44 2011 From: scott at scottcuzzo.com (Scott Cuzzo) Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:42:44 -0700 Subject: [CINC] This Saturday SCI visitor center... Message-ID: <114FF234-EF2E-41ED-A219-CE4D4AD656FA@scottcuzzo.com> ...is open and available. I had to reschedule. Scott Sent from my iPad From klez18 at sbcglobal.net Fri Jul 22 02:21:49 2011 From: klez18 at sbcglobal.net (Marty Flam) Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 02:21:49 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] S Barbara Isl. IPCO Thursday Message-ID: <1311326509.60126.YahooMailNeo@web180110.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> flying fish 15 Risso's dolphins 100 common dolphins beaucoup elephant seals and sea lions hauled out 38 passengers including 19 out only ? IPCO?from Ventura Harbor w/Capt. Lee & Alex, Steve & Danielle. We dropped off our Joel J. and Montrose' NPS Laurie H. ? Xantus' murrelet flew aboard just before arrival back to harbor,photographed (available on request) with oos and ahs, evaluated and released near harbor mouth apparently healthy ? S Barbara Island splashed with colorful palatte thousands of new native and endemic plants and plant nursery, thanks to settlement trust, Laurie H, her crew?and many hard working volunteers.?? (See CINP and MSRP website videos). www.montroserestoration.gov/ ? Hikers from N. America, Europe, including famous photographer Tim Hauf, kayakers?incl. a filmaker whose?short film might be in next SB Int. Film Fest.? Coolish and overcast made for relatively calm sea and great hiking. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From laura_email2000 at yahoo.com Fri Jul 22 08:04:56 2011 From: laura_email2000 at yahoo.com (Laura Shelton) Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:04:56 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Condor Express July 21 Message-ID: <1311347096.87377.YahooMailNeo@web35307.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hello Naturalists: Sightings: 10 bottlenose dolphins (near harbor entrance) 8 Humpback whales 5 Blue whales Numerous spouts in the distance Crew: Captain Dave, Matt, Brooke Naturalists: ?Cubby Winkel, Larry Driscoll, and Laura Shelton Foggy, but calm conditions and good visibility for finding whales were the conditions of the day. We were out by Santa Rosa Island where again we found whales and more whales.? Passengers (many from Europe and diverse US and global locations) enjoyed good views of 2 blue whales seemingly feeding together. We moved between several groups and individual whales in the same general vicinity including both humpbacks and blue whales. We returned to these 2 blue whales several times. One of the blue whales had a distinctly greenish tint that was due to a type of diatom, according to Captain Dave. We also saw "Rope" and her calf and several other humpbacks, one single humpback whale that approached the boat two times and went under the boat on a dive both times. One time the whale surfaced near the boat, and the other time disappeared seemingly.? Jim Peckarsky, a whale researcher was again aboard and entertained passengers with his great sense of humor and outstanding video of whales of all sorts.? Thanks,? Laura -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ppetrich39 at me.com Fri Jul 22 16:43:29 2011 From: ppetrich39 at me.com (Paul Petrich) Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:43:29 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [CINC] Gray Whale off Sitka, Alaska Message-ID: Ahoy CINC Volunteers and CINMS biologist-from points north, ?Where should our squared ?away northerly migrating Grays be by now? ?Two days ago, in Redoubt Bay off Sitka, Alaska, I spotted a Gray Whale feeding within 30 yards of one of the multitude of islets there, within the kelp forest The whale-otter watching boat crew , busy searching earlier for Humpbacks feeding farther out, phoo-phooed my sighting at first, claiming I must have seen a blowhole in the otters' domain. But, sure enough, it proved to be a Gray. The depth got to no more than 30 meters where he or she was diving. Drastic climate changes have been recorded along these SE Alaska coastal passages in recent decades. 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Regards, Shauna ----- Original Message ----- From: Marty Flam Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 5:55 pm Subject: [CINC] MORE about your national recognition To: CINC Rainlist > For additional information on your award cut & paste the link which > starts with?"http:" and ends with second "Program" > > FEDERAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAM Channel Islands Naturalist Corps Volunteer > Program > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > From: "David_Begun at nps.gov" > To: David_Begun at nps.gov > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 5:00 PM > Subject: CINC wins national award > > > Congratulations to all of you! > > (See attached file: PR Take Pride in America Award 7-11.pdf) > > David Begun > Channel Islands National Park > david_begun at nps.gov > 805-658-5731? > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > _______________________________________________ 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 klez18 at sbcglobal.net Fri Jul 22 17:34:03 2011 From: klez18 at sbcglobal.net (Marty Flam) Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:34:03 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Gray Whale off Sitka, Alaska In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1311381243.86680.YahooMailNeo@web180102.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Here's the 2010 50 page report from John's website: http://www.cascadiaresearch.org/reports/SC_62_BRG32.pdf ? I recall John talking and power pointing stuff on regular guys is gray blubber suits who winter far before reaching Chuchki etc. ? ? ? From: Paul Petrich To: channel_islands_ naturalist_corps Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 4:43 PM Subject: [CINC] Gray Whale off Sitka, Alaska Ahoy CINC Volunteers and CINMS biologist-from points north, ?Where should our squared ?away northerly migrating Grays be by now? ?Two days ago, in Redoubt Bay off Sitka, Alaska, I spotted a Gray Whale feeding within 30 yards of one of the multitude of islets there, within the kelp forest. The whale-otter watching boat crew , busy searching earlier for Humpbacks feeding farther out, phoo-phooed my sighting at first, claiming I must have seen a blowhole in the otters' domain. But, sure enough, it proved to be a Gray. The depth got to no more than 30 meters where he or she was diving. Drastic climate changes have been recorded along these SE Alaska coastal passages in recent decades. Could this guy or gal decided that this feeding area will suit his or her fancy, given the changed conditions and challenges? ? Paul _______________________________________________ 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 lhittnp at sbcglobal.net Fri Jul 22 19:43:19 2011 From: lhittnp at sbcglobal.net (Linda Hitt) Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:43:19 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] IPCO 7/22/11 Message-ID: <1311388999.11569.YahooMailRC@web83713.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> 6000 Common Dolphins- for the day, in some large pods & some same groups 12+ Blues 17+ Humpbacks 1 Minke These numbers are taken from Capt Lee.? The sightings log will not show that many.? We started seeing Blues just north of west SCI & continued to see Blues & Humpbacks for about 2.5 hours between there & north of SRI.? The whales seemed to go in circles & we went in circles so? it was impossible to tell if we were seeing the same whales over again.? There were spouts everywhere we looked, with many flukes from both the Humpbacks & the Blues.? The first Blue sighted was darker than usual & may have been a hybrid Blue/Fin.? There were 3 Humpbacks which mugged the boat for awhile.? 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Sent from i love my iPad On Jul 23, 2011, at 8:05 AM, Marty Flam wrote: > Spontaneous applause rang out on IPCOs return earlier this week. Finally, after circling about five times,, the helicopter successfully set-down in blustering winds atop the nearby platform, some unknown mission, llifting off about a minute later. (See "Stacey's" kid page on our new DOI bureau BOEMRE with close up photos. I've heard volunteers took their own tour some years back.) > > http://www.boemre.gov/mmskids/explore/explore.htm > _______________________________________________ > 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 rustgarden at msn.com Sat Jul 23 12:04:43 2011 From: rustgarden at msn.com (Morgan Coffey) Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:04:43 -0700 Subject: [CINC] MORE about your national recognition In-Reply-To: <2c8d4dfe-7067-69db-b699-bb5ab8308a8f@me.com> References: <9cfaefeb3b21485a.4e25dd2e@noaa.gov>, <2c8d4dfe-7067-69db-b699-bb5ab8308a8f@me.com> Message-ID: It was in the Independent online, didn't check the print version. To: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov From: ppetrich39 at me.com Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:53:36 +0000 CC: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Subject: Re: [CINC] MORE about your national recognition Hey Shauna and All, Did this recognition make it into any of our local newspapers in Ventura or Santa Barbara? Paul On Jul 19, 2011, at 07:38 PM, Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov wrote: Hello everyone, It was an honor to accept the Channel Islands Naturalist Corps Federal Volunteer Program award in Washington DC yesterday at the White House! Thank you to each and every one of you for your community service and dedication to protecting our sanctuaries and national parks. Regards, Shauna ----- Original Message ----- From: Marty Flam Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 5:55 pm Subject: [CINC] MORE about your national recognition To: CINC Rainlist > For additional information on your award cut & paste the link which > starts with "http:" and ends with second "Program" > > FEDERAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAM Channel Islands Naturalist Corps Volunteer > Program > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > From: "David_Begun at nps.gov" > To: David_Begun at nps.gov > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 5:00 PM > Subject: CINC wins national award > > > Congratulations to all of you! > > (See attached file: PR Take Pride in America Award 7-11.pdf) > > David Begun > Channel Islands National Park > david_begun at nps.gov > 805-658-5731 > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > _______________________________________________ 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 ppetrich39 at me.com Sat Jul 23 14:59:42 2011 From: ppetrich39 at me.com (Paul Petrich) Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 21:59:42 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [CINC] Fresh water seals in Alaska Message-ID: <35e24b42-c5a1-620b-bd59-84492295f383@me.com> Hello again Ocean Affectionatos, ??I worked as a fisheries aid for pioneering FRI biologist in Alaska the summers of 56, 57, and 58 tagging and enumerating salmon (Yes, Alaska was still a territory!). We were focused on the migration of Red Salmon up the Kvichak River into Lake Illiamna from Bristol Bay, and the enumeration of fingerling going back down river. I returned to the area by bush plane upon our cruise ship's stop in Anchorage. The Kvichak-Lake Illiamna region was, and remains, a true wilderness. It also remains the most healthy watershed region in the world for the spawning of completely wild salmon - which are caught in the Bristol Bay. Scientific data gathered in almost exactly the same way as 50+ years ago, is the basis for this world renown example in sustainable fisheries management. ??Back in the 50s, I don't remember that we aids and biologists ever noticing seals residing in Lake Illiamna, which is 100 miles long, and now one of the largest and deepest lakes in the 50 states. We boated its extent, tracing the tags, right up to the spawning creeks. We did encounter emphatic stories of the so called "Illiamna Monster", but no photos. However, during my fly-over of the northeastern, and deepest end of the lake, this July 15th, I took a photo of a large heard of seals sunning themselves on a sand spit island. There were well over a hundred, and they came in all colors-from solid black (or dark brown) to ?solid white (or very light tan). The pilot knew where to look. They are well known to the locals. The interesting thing about the seals residing in great numbers at this far end of the lake (far from the Kvichak River mouth and the connection to Bristol bay), is that they have plenty of salmon to eat during the last part of every summer, but remain there, even when the salmon runs are done by late August. So, they must find plenty of other species of fish in those deep glacial waters through the rest of the year. ?At our ship's last port of call prior to concluding the trip in Seattle, I quizzed the curator of vertebrates at the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria. Dr. Gavin Hanke informed me that these truly fresh water seals of Lake Illiamna are one of only three known groups of fresh water seals in the world. Other species exist in Lake Baykal in Russia and in the Seal River of Manitoba, Canada. ?This fresh water species of seals, as well as the bountiful a salmon fisheries that helps sustains them, may soon join the Illiamna Monster as only Illiamna legend. Currently, the Pebble Mine conglomerate is very actively researching the area to geologically measure in detail how rich the recent discovery of gold and copper in the region is. The mineral deposits found so far will definitely impact the most important streams to which the Red Salmon go to spawn.To what extent future mining residue will filter into Lake Illiamna, and into the near by Lake Clark National Park, remains to be seen. See National Geographic, December 2010, "Salmon or Gold". Alaskans are debating this issue to the extreme. Pebble Mine wants to finish the permitting process in a couple years. ?In my mind, the scientifically ?based sustainable fisheries of Lake Illiamna is a success story which is based on the same scientific data and research used to support MPAs. Although the scientific data gathered about salmon dictates "periods of take or no take" to fishers, it clearly aims at allowing the largest and most mature fish a fair chance to reproduce. This is exactly what MPAs do with "no take zones", which all other efforts at fisheries management fail to do. Science unequivocally shows us now that a few fully mature members of a species ex-potentially out reproduce even multitudes of smaller, yet "legal sized", members of that same species. On this conservation issue in Alaska the fishermen and fisherwomen are clearly on the same page as the environmentalist. Stay tuned. ?Paul Petrich -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mr.zalophus at gmail.com Sun Jul 24 09:59:48 2011 From: mr.zalophus at gmail.com (Mr Zalophus) Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 09:59:48 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CX Deepwater Pelagic Trip Sat July 23 Message-ID: Colleagues, Yesterday the Condor Express ran one its 14-hour deep water pelagic bird trips co-sponsored by LA Audubon. We were blessed with extremely calm seas which made the circuitous trip out to the San Juan Seamount (100 miles out from Santa Barbara) both pleasant and productive. The most productive spot was along the 100 fm curve west of Richardson Rock. I'll post up the images of the day to www.CondorExpressPhotos.com no later than Monday afternoon. 5 Humpbacks (surface lunge feeding) 2 Blues (also feeding on surface) 8 Fin Whales 1 Sei Whale (ID still pending review - a few fleeting looks) 100+ Risso's Dolphins (covering many acres along north face of San Miguel) 30 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins (in 3 groups) 260 Short Beaked Common Dolphins (several groups, one mixed with Lags) 50 Long Beaked Common Dolphins (mostly in the Channel) 11 Dall's Porpoise 2 Northern Fur Seals 12 Guadalupe Fur Seals 2 Elephant Seals several large Mola mola highlights of the bird sightings: Red Billed Tropic Bird Laysan's Albatross Manx Shearwater and numerous great looks at Fulmars Black Footed Albatross S. Polar Skua Leach's Storm Petrel Black Storm Petrel Pink Footed, Black Vented and Sooty Shearwaters Xantus's Cassin's Pigeon Guillemots very curious sightings: hundreds of very young Heermann's Gulls 100 miles offshore ! best fishes and have a WHALE of a day Bob Perry Condor Express -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From landerson at islandpackers.com Sun Jul 24 17:00:33 2011 From: landerson at islandpackers.com (Lisa Anderson) Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:00:33 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Visit an Offshore Oil Rig In-Reply-To: References: <1311433538.50969.YahooMailClassic@web180111.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <005101cc4a5d$dfc8bb30$9f5a3190$@com> I?ve been out a couple times?lot?s of fun?Island Packers took a field trip out there a few years back?good times! Lisa From: channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org [mailto:channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org] On Behalf Of Catherine French Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 8:44 AM To: CINC Rain List Subject: Re: [CINC] Visit an Offshore Oil Rig The entire group was invited,I went on the first we went via shore boat and got lifted onto the platform by a Billy Huey -- a big net you hang on to and a platform for your feet. We got a tour of the entire operation and ate lunch in the restaurant. It was fabulous! Calm seas, Catherine French Writer, naturalist, mentor 805.570.0432 To own is to have; to share with friends, is to enjoy. Sent from i love my iPad On Jul 23, 2011, at 8:05 AM, Marty Flam wrote: Spontaneous applause rang out on IPCOs return earlier this week. Finally, after circling about five times,, the helicopter successfully set-down in blustering winds atop the nearby platform, some unknown mission, llifting off about a minute later. (See "Stacey's" kid page on our new DOI bureau BOEMRE with close up photos. I've heard volunteers took their own tour some years back.) http://www.boemre.gov/mmskids/explore/explore.htm _______________________________________________ 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 dvabbott at verizon.net Sun Jul 24 18:44:48 2011 From: dvabbott at verizon.net (Don) Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:44:48 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Visit an Offshore Oil Rig In-Reply-To: <005101cc4a5d$dfc8bb30$9f5a3190$@com> References: <1311433538.50969.YahooMailClassic@web180111.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <005101cc4a5d$dfc8bb30$9f5a3190$@com> Message-ID: <4E2CCA90.5090200@verizon.net> So when is the next trip? On 7/24/11 5:00 PM, Lisa Anderson wrote: > > I?ve been out a couple times?lot?s of fun?Island Packers took a field > trip out there a few years back?good times! > > Lisa > > *From:*channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org > [mailto:channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org] *On Behalf > Of *Catherine French > *Sent:* Saturday, July 23, 2011 8:44 AM > *To:* CINC Rain List > *Subject:* Re: [CINC] Visit an Offshore Oil Rig > > The entire group was invited,I went on the first we went via shore > boat and got lifted onto the platform by a Billy Huey -- a big net you > hang on to and a platform for your feet. We got a tour of the entire > operation and ate lunch in the restaurant. It was fabulous! > > Calm seas, > > Catherine French > > Writer, naturalist, mentor > > 805.570.0432 > > To own is to have; to share with friends, is to enjoy. > > Sent from i love my iPad > > > On Jul 23, 2011, at 8:05 AM, Marty Flam > wrote: > > Spontaneous applause rang out on IPCOs return earlier this week. > Finally, after circling about five times,, the helicopter > successfully set-down in blustering winds atop the nearby > platform, some unknown mission, llifting off about a minute > later. (See "Stacey's" kid page on our new DOI bureau BOEMRE > with close up photos. I've heard volunteers took their own tour > some years back.) > > http://www.boemre.gov/mmskids/explore/explore.htm > > _______________________________________________ > 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 thusone at aol.com Sun Jul 24 18:52:06 2011 From: thusone at aol.com (thusone at aol.com) Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:52:06 -0400 Subject: [CINC] Visit an Offshore Oil Rig In-Reply-To: <4E2CCA90.5090200@verizon.net> References: <1311433538.50969.YahooMailClassic@web180111.mail.gq1.yahoo.com><005101cc4a5d$dfc8bb30$9f5a3190$@com> <4E2CCA90.5090200@verizon.net> Message-ID: <8CE1884976D1AB9-F1C-B581@webmail-d047.sysops.aol.com> Yes, i'd like to do that, too. When is the next trip? Shirley -----Original Message----- From: Don To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Sent: Sun, Jul 24, 2011 6:44 pm Subject: Re: [CINC] Visit an Offshore Oil Rig So when is the next trip? On 7/24/11 5:00 PM, Lisa Anderson wrote: I?ve been out a couple times?lot?s of fun?Island Packers took a field trip out there a few years back?good times! Lisa From: channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org [mailto:channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org] On Behalf Of Catherine French Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 8:44 AM To: CINC Rain List Subject: Re: [CINC] Visit an Offshore Oil Rig The entire group was invited,I went on the first we went via shore boat and got lifted onto the platform by a Billy Huey -- a big net you hang on to and a platform for your feet. We got a tour of the entire operation and ate lunch in the restaurant. It was fabulous! Calm seas, Catherine French Writer, naturalist, mentor 805.570.0432 To own is to have; to share with friends, is to enjoy. Sent from i love my iPad On Jul 23, 2011, at 8:05 AM, Marty Flam wrote: Spontaneous applause rang out on IPCOs return earlier this week. Finally, after circling about five times,, the helicopter successfully set-down in blustering winds atop the nearby platform, some unknown mission, llifting off about a minute later. 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URL: From miramarragamuffin at yahoo.com Sun Jul 24 18:55:30 2011 From: miramarragamuffin at yahoo.com (Deborah Lee Clark) Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:55:30 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Visit an Offshore Oil Rig In-Reply-To: <4E2CCA90.5090200@verizon.net> References: <1311433538.50969.YahooMailClassic@web180111.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <005101cc4a5d$dfc8bb30$9f5a3190$@com> <4E2CCA90.5090200@verizon.net> Message-ID: <1311558930.20978.YahooMailRC@web181005.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Ditto ________________________________ From: Don To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org Sent: Sun, July 24, 2011 6:44:48 PM Subject: Re: [CINC] Visit an Offshore Oil Rig So when is the next trip? On 7/24/11 5:00 PM, Lisa Anderson wrote: >I?ve been out a couple times?lot?s of fun?Island Packers took a >field trip out there a few years back?good times! >Lisa > >From:channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org >[mailto:channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org] On Behalf Of >Catherine French >Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 8:44 AM >To: CINC Rain List >Subject: Re: [CINC] Visit an Offshore Oil Rig > >The entire group was invited,I went on the first we went via shore >boat and got lifted onto the platform by a Billy Huey -- a big >net you hang on to and a platform for your feet. We got a tour of >the entire operation and ate lunch in the restaurant. It was >fabulous! >Calm seas, > >Catherine French > >Writer, naturalist, mentor >805.570.0432 >To own is to have; to share with friends, is to enjoy. >Sent from i love my iPad > >On Jul 23, 2011, at 8:05 AM, Marty Flam >wrote: >Spontaneous applause rang out on IPCOs return earlier >this week. 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URL: From landerson at islandpackers.com Mon Jul 25 12:52:04 2011 From: landerson at islandpackers.com (Lisa Anderson) Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:52:04 -0700 Subject: [CINC] oil platform visit In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <002401cc4b04$53e8f470$fbbadd50$@com> >From past experience, it is a lot of work to organize, get all the liability forms signed and to also figure out a date. Venoco is a great company to work with-hopefully we can get another trip out there. The food wasn't bad either! FYI-if you have any facial hair-you are not permitted to step foot on the platform -this has to do with the emergency systems for oxygen masks. Waddle on! Lisa From: channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org [mailto:channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org] On Behalf Of bill weinerth Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 9:06 PM To: rain list Subject: [CINC] oil platform visit I have been on two visits to Platform Gail. We left from Pt. Hueneme on a crew boat. 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URL: From harthome at roadrunner.com Tue Jul 26 07:32:27 2011 From: harthome at roadrunner.com (pat hart) Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:32:27 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Sunday July 31 Message-ID: Is there anyone who would like to take the 10:00 trip on the condor this sunday? The blues and humpbacks were wonderful yesterday. If you haven't been out here is your chance Pat hart Sent from my iPad From cfrench1366 at aol.com Tue Jul 26 08:34:02 2011 From: cfrench1366 at aol.com (Catherine French) Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:34:02 -0700 Subject: [CINC] L.A.Times: After waterfall deaths, Yosemite officials renew warnings Message-ID: We warn visitors to our national park about staying back from the cliffs, so do Yosemite rangers alert hikers to the dangers there. Interesting story about water related deaths at this great park. From the Los Angeles Times: After waterfall deaths, Yosemite officials renew warnings After the deaths of three hikers swept over a Yosemite waterfall this week, officials are renewing their warnings to be cautious around the park's waterways, still raging because of a late snowmelt. The full story can be viewed at: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/la-yosemite-hikers-m,0,4014791.story?track=latiphoneapp Get the Los Angeles Times iPhone app from iTunes: http://www.itunes.com/apps/latimes Calm seas, Catherine French Writer, naturalist, mentor 805.570.0432 To own is to have; to share with friends, is to enjoy. Sent from i love my iPad -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ppetrich39 at me.com Tue Jul 26 11:29:02 2011 From: ppetrich39 at me.com (Paul Petrich) Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:29:02 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [CINC] Correction / Fresh Water Seals Message-ID: <25b29be8-3071-4320-fa24-949d4c5dddbe@me.com> Hello Again Ocean People, ?Gavin Hanke sent me this correction on the extent to which seals adapt to fresh water habitats. Also, the article on the salmon vs gold issue in Alaska published in last December's National Geographic was "Alaska'sChoice: Gold or Salmon", p. 100. ?The mother load find by the Pebble Partnership includes huge deposits of copper and molybdenum ( an alloy hardener ), as well as possibly the world's largest deposit of gold. The open pit mine would be immense, as would the underground diggings. A big concern is the sulfur bearing ore by-product, an acid cocktail, that can kill fish and other organisms, and percolate into the intricate water table. Also, the dammed up mining trailings that will remain forever after the mining is done.? Begin forwarded message: From: "Hanke, Gavin RBCM:EX" Date: July 25, 2011 9:34:44 AM To: 'Paul Petrich' Subject: Fresh Water Seals Actually, those were only the sites I knew off the top of my head - there are many other places where seals enter freshwater on a regular basis now that I have a quick look on the internet. In addition, other marine mammals have exploited freshwater - there are several river dolphin species and manatees use freshwater too ? Amazonian Manatee (Trichechus inunguis) West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) West African Manatee (Trichechus senegalensis Ganges and Indus River Dolphin, Platanista gangetica with two subspecies Amazon River Dolphin (or Boto), Inia geoffrensis with three subspecies La Plata Dolphin (or Franciscana), Pontoporia blainvillei Baiji (or Chinese River Dolphin), ?Lipotes vexillifer (functionally extinct, since December 2006) ? Baikal Seal (Pusa sibirica) Ringed Seal (Pusa hispida) - with subspecies such as Ladoga Seal and Saimaa Ringed Seal. Harbour Seals enter estuaries in pursue of their prey, and colonies live in Iliamna Lake and the Seal River in Manitoba. There is also a Harbour Seal subspecies called the Ungava Seal in Lacs des Loups Marins, Petit Lac de Loups Marins, and Lac Bourdel in northern Quebec. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From harthome at roadrunner.com Tue Jul 26 11:59:21 2011 From: harthome at roadrunner.com (pat hart) Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:59:21 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Sunday trip on condor Message-ID: <129963DC-589D-42B6-A2B9-FCF83E9EDCDA@roadrunner.com> Is there anyone who would like to take the condor express trip on Sunday, july 31st? The blues and humpbacks yesterday were great to see. Pat Hart Sent from my iPad From Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov Tue Jul 26 15:35:47 2011 From: Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (Shauna Bingham) Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:35:47 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CINC AUGUST OUTREACH REMINDER: Ventura County Fair Message-ID: <4E2F4143.5040701@noaa.gov> Daar CINC Volunteers: I want to thank those of you that have signed up for the Ventura County Fair outreach August 1-15, 2011 -- we still have lots of openings so please visit VolunteerSpot to sign-up. If you have any questions regarding shifts please contact Kristin Cain (Kristen.Cain at noaa.gov), fellow CINC volunteer and sanctuary intern, and she can help you get signed up. The Ventura County Fair provides us with the unique opportunity for State Parks, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Channel Islands National Park and Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary to partner on public outreach to a diverse audience representing a large geographic area. More than 30,000 people enter the Agricultural/ Natural Resources Building where our exhibit is located during the fair. This year we will have "QR" codes around our exhibit for people with smart phones. This will enable them to scan and save web links to items of interest for later reference. We will have a kids drawing activity and a table for Channel Islands Naturalist Corps volunteers to share a whale kit and information about whale watching and island hikes. We appreciate your support for this very important annual outreach event for the State Parks, National Park, and Marine Sanctuary. Thank you, Shauna -- Shauna Bingham Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 3600 S. Harbor Blvd. #2-202 Oxnard, CA 93035 Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov (805) 382-6149 ext. 102 Fax (805) 382-9791 http://channelislands.noaa.gov ??`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??..><((((?>???`?.??.. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From harthome at roadrunner.com Tue Jul 26 17:48:06 2011 From: harthome at roadrunner.com (Pat Hart) Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:48:06 -0700 Subject: [CINC] july 31st Message-ID: <1CE01AAA8E2B48BF91B1A1F2A0001DEC@PatHartPC> is there anyone who would like to take my condor trip sunday july 31st? I have seen the blues and humpbacks this month and gladly offer this experience to anyone who wants it. pat hart -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From harthome at roadrunner.com Tue Jul 26 20:55:33 2011 From: harthome at roadrunner.com (Pat Hart) Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:55:33 -0700 Subject: [CINC] thanks Message-ID: <407CF39B6B23404DA8A59D88E080C442@PatHartPC> The july 31st spot has been taken thanks everyone pat hart -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From massina at sbcglobal.net Tue Jul 26 21:57:16 2011 From: massina at sbcglobal.net (Rose Messina) Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:57:16 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Today on the Condor Express - July 26, 2011 Message-ID: <6CD0E6B8-F294-4512-B738-74A23E8224FA@sbcglobal.net> Sightings: 100 Common Dolphins 5 Blues, including one mother and calf 6 Humpbacks, including one mother and calf 1000 Common Dolphins We headed toward E Santa Rosa Island and encountered a huge fog bank. Visibility was nearly nil for a time, but the sky cleared giving us good visibility for the rest of the trip. A few of the Blues gave us good a good show, staying on the surface and showing their entire bodies--but no flukes. The humpbacks made several friendly approaches, with some vocalization and great flukes. The dolphins almost stole the show! They surrounded the boat, played a bit, began to leave, but returned and stayed with the boat long enough to give everyone a thrill. We also had some special passengers: two California Sea Lions who had been rescued by CIMWI (Channel Islands Marine Wildlife Institute). ***The first was a female two-year old rescued June 18 at Rincon Parkway with a large abscess on her right hind quarter. While in captivity she ate 7 pounds of fish daily and gained 10 pounds. ***The second was a male two-year old rescued June 15 at Surfers' Point with a large abscess on his right fore flipper. He ate 10 pounds of fish daily and gained 10 pounds in rehab. They were released with the other sea lions west of Painted Cave. One three-year old summed it up: "The girl jumped in and swam to her friends. The boy had to be pushed and swam away from the land." We had 97 passengers from Denmark, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Sweden, Nebraska, Arizona, Alaska, New York, California, Oregon and California. Thanks to Captain Dave and crew for another fine day on the water! Rose Messina, Deb Clark, Gary Sullivan PID From kensword at cox.net Wed Jul 27 07:19:44 2011 From: kensword at cox.net (Kenneth A. Tatro) Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:19:44 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Ship Strikes Message-ID: Hi folks, This is of interest. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-adv-whale-lanes-20110727,0,7158372.story Ken Tatro From miramarragamuffin at yahoo.com Wed Jul 27 07:38:17 2011 From: miramarragamuffin at yahoo.com (Deborah Lee Clark) Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:38:17 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] August 11th and 25th swap Message-ID: <1311777497.91410.YahooMailRC@web181010.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Is anyone able to swap either August 11th or 25th for a Tuesday? Trying to work around a new work schedule. Many thanks, Deb Clark -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cfrench1366 at aol.com Wed Jul 27 08:48:16 2011 From: cfrench1366 at aol.com (Catherine French) Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:48:16 -0700 Subject: [CINC] BBC E-mail: Dolphin hunts with electric sense Message-ID: <2017DDFF-A891-44A3-B2A6-F8A5A6D7E999@aol.com> I saw this story on the BBC News iPad App and thought you should see it. ** Dolphin hunts with electric sense ** A South American dolphin is the first "true mammal" to sense prey by their electrical fields, scientists report. < http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14292330 > ** BBC Daily E-mail ** Choose the news and sport headlines you want - when you want them, all in one daily e-mail < http://www.bbc.co.uk/email > ** Disclaimer ** The BBC is not responsible for the content of this e-mail, and anything written in this e-mail does not necessarily reflect the BBC's views or opinions. Please note that neither the e-mail address nor name of the sender have been verified. Calm seas, Catherine French Writer, naturalist, mentor 805.570.0432 To own is to have; to share with friends, is to enjoy. Sent from i love my iPad From klez18 at sbcglobal.net Wed Jul 27 12:29:19 2011 From: klez18 at sbcglobal.net (Marty Flam) Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:29:19 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] This Fri, Sat & Sun at Scorpion VC Message-ID: <1311794959.57685.YahooMailNeo@web180109.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> July 29, 30, 31 day trips for Scorpion Visitor's Center?are all open now!? Hope some folks are available.? Should be a great weekend with both people and foxes.? Let Dave Begun know and sign-up now on Vol Spot. ? .FRI...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. ..SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. Marty -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Tatro" >Sent: Jul 27, 2011 7:19 AM >To: "Channel Islands Naturalist Corp, > Rain List" >Subject: [CINC] Ship Strikes > >Hi folks, > >This is of interest. > > http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-adv-whale-lanes-20110727,0,7158372.story > >Ken Tatro >_______________________________________________ >Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list >Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org >http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps From kensword at cox.net Wed Jul 27 17:39:15 2011 From: kensword at cox.net (Kenneth A. Tatro) Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:39:15 -0700 Subject: [CINC] IPCO Islander, 26 July 11 Message-ID: <35EE58AE-C177-461E-ACFF-8FC0A9BF5F8A@cox.net> Hi folks, What a great day on the Channel. Cetacaens: ... 18 Humpbacks, ... 13 Blues, (with many spouts of both, away and all around us), ... 2000 (200, 800 & 1000) Common Dolphin Birds: ... Pink Footed Pigeon Gillamonts ... Sooty Shearwaters ... Brown Pelicans ...Cormorants ... one Great Blue Heron, standing on rocks on Santa Cruz Is. Pinnipeds: ... Many Sea Lions around the Humpbacks in small tight groups ... One Harbor Seal out at sea, (we usually see them only up on the rocks on Anacapa). Shot of the day: ... One Humpback doing a full total out of the water breach, tail fluke and all. Of course a very BIG "WHOA!!" went up by every one. What a site!! Blues and Humpback were intermingling quite a bit. It was very cool to see this. I know others have, but I have not seen them do this since '07. As in Rose Messina's report from the Condor Express, we too went into the fog bank, after seeing the Condor do so, it was like a thick tulle fog, very low visibility horizontally, but the sun shine was on us and blue sky above. Both Capt. Dave of the Islander and Capt. Dave of the Condor Express were in radio touch checking out the conditions, visibility, and any possible siting of whales. We wanted this soon as the winds were to rise up to 15-25 knots with corresponding increase of the seas in the afternoon. Just before the fog lifted, we had one Humpbacks rise up right along side of us, about a hundred yards off the starboard at 3 o'clock. Then three more rose up and joined in. They merged and we had synchronized surfacing and diving by this quartet for a good time, with many nice fluke showings for the folks. Then two huge Blues popped up behind us so we had the Humpback Blues show now in full display. Then the fog began to lift and more blows were seen all around, Humpbacks and Blues, and off in the distance was the Condor, stationary with their sitings. We had our choice of which ones to watch. Then the Humpbacks dove, gone so we watched the Blues until they dove and the Humpbacks came up and continued their show, a nice cycle of synchronized species diving. This began to quiet down so we move a little further west to pick up more of our preference. We had many from which to select. These took their dives and gone, we kept creeping west and soon were with the Condor to take over their siting, as it move off to head for Painted Cave. Shortly after the Condor departure, what we had seen up until then, turned out to be the preview. Very soon we had spouts all over the place, both of Humpbacks and Blues with the Sea Lions interplaying with the Humpbacks. What a show, Tom. was scribbling down sitings and coordinates like crazy of the ones we declared officially. We had many more all around us of both the Blues and Humpbacks. Then in the middle of this, tracking a Humpback for it to surface and BOOOMM!!!!, out of the water completely, a full on adult humpback in a complete breach, tail fluke and all!! Most of the folks saw it, some missed it, but as always it was spectacular. WE continuee this show for some time, then it was time to head for Painted Cave. This wa fallowed by a nice clsoe tour of Santa Cruze Island and into Prisoners harbor to pick up some campers heading home. That was what we did, headed out and beck to home port. A very fine day of Whale Watchig to be sure. Pleasantly the wind and sea increase predicted did not material ise in fact they quieted down to a very nice day of it for most of the folks. We did have a small few, a bit green at the gills. We had folks from Ireland, New York, Minnesota, Texas, Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Oxnard, Santa Barbara, enjoying this fine show of Cetacea display. Captan Dave, Crew of Michael and Laurie, with new to the Corp, but not new to the Channel, Tom Boyd was my side kick for the day. All did a fine job of interpretation, especially Captain Dave's very informative narration across the day. Gentle winds, mellow seas, and keep some fresh salt air near you, always. Ken Tatro From nymeetsca at gmail.com Thu Jul 28 08:32:32 2011 From: nymeetsca at gmail.com (HAL ALTMAN) Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:32:32 -0700 Subject: [CINC] JULY 27 CX, A HUMDINGER Message-ID: 2 Blue Whales (Cow/Calf pair) 1 Minke 800 Common Dolphins 2 Mola Mola Finally, a relatively flat sea...very few of the 112 passengers requesting BBags. Excellent spotting by Captain Dave. Also aboard were crewmen Dennis, Matt and photographer Bob Perry. Unusual happenings: The Blue Whale cow fluked at least 5 times A higher-than-average number of juveniles among the Common Dolphins Easy to spot the gulls picking parasites off the Mola Molas ENJOYING LIFE, Hal Altman PS: Due to an am charter booking, the Condor trip was scheduled from 1pm-5:30 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Dr. John Hyde from NOAA?s Southwest Fisheries Science Center will then discuss how genetic tools, including DNA barcoding, can be used to better understand various aspects of fish ecology and fish stock populations. The students' presentation will conclude the evening's events. 5:00pm - Informal Buffet Dinner (FREE) 5:50pm - Intro Remarks - Ralph Imondi, Ph.D. (Coastal Marine Biolabs) 6:00pm - Guest Lecture - Milton Love, Ph.D. (UCSB) 7:00pm - Guest Lecture - John Hyde, Ph.D. (NOAA/SWFSC) 8:00pm - Student Presentations 9:00pm - Concluding remarks, Linda Santschi, Ph.D. (Coastal Marine Biolabs) For more info contact Linda @ Coastal Marine Biolabs - 805-289-9275 santschi at coastalmarinebiolabs.org Hope to see you there! -- My best, Lisa Rizzo 805-654-0194 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From Kristen.Cain at noaa.gov Fri Jul 29 09:46:05 2011 From: Kristen.Cain at noaa.gov (Kristen.Cain at noaa.gov) Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:46:05 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Changes To Volunteer Spot Message-ID: <98348f2812e7dbde.4e32815d@noaa.gov> Hey Everyone, Changes to parking information will be changed on volunteer spot. They are trying to get us a parking lot outside of the fair which will be just for volunteers/staff. The shuttle from there will bring you to the fairgrounds. This will only be for morning shifts as you will need to get there before 11am which is why we have changed the starting shift from 11 to 10:30am. You will need to show the card that identifies you as staff/volunteer, which we have not received yet. I will send out another email when we get those and figure out driving directions. IMPORTANT: Anyone who signed up for the set-up shifts Mon 8/1 or Tues 8/2 we will not need volunteers that day so I hope you can pick another day to sign up for. We still need people for opening day. Thank you and I'll be updating through out the next few days. Kristin From dvabbott at verizon.net Fri Jul 29 10:39:32 2011 From: dvabbott at verizon.net (Don) Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:39:32 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Drowned Polar Bears Report - BOEMRE - PEER In-Reply-To: <1311938674.5019.YahooMailNeo@web180102.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <1311938674.5019.YahooMailNeo@web180102.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4E32F054.6010801@verizon.net> Interesting.....I'm surprised Mr. Monnett was even slapped on the wrist -- let alone 'Outed' if I may use that term. Less than two years ago the following was never reported -- neither by his own agency nor the lame stream media. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherbooker/5664069/Polar-bear-expert-barred-by-global-warmists.html On 7/29/11 4:24 AM, Marty Flam wrote: > http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/29/science/earth/29polar.html > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 debbiemshelley at hotmail.com Fri Jul 29 17:23:06 2011 From: debbiemshelley at hotmail.com (Debbie shelley) Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:23:06 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor 7-29 Message-ID: 8 blue whales (1 calf) 4 humpbacks 2500 common dolphin Another wonderful day in the channel. All 95 passengers were thrilled with seeing the all the whales. When we were at painted cave we saw 1000's of clear like ladder creatures. Bob Perry told us they were a kind of jelly fish called siphonophore and that they sting you pretty bad if you are swimming with them. The ones we saw were only a couple inches long. One passenger claimed to be Tom Cruise's body guard, no sign of Tom (darn). Thanks to the great crew Captain Dave, Dennis, Matt aka Moose Shirley on PID and Rae. Thanks Debbie Shelley -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kensword at cox.net Sat Jul 30 13:29:47 2011 From: kensword at cox.net (Kenneth A. Tatro) Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:29:47 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Saving a Humpback Whale, 14Feb2011 Message-ID: <1BC61C5E-9EE2-4958-8256-34D3F6D60737@cox.net> Hi folks, Not sure if many of us have seen this, otherwise I am sure it would have ben shared by now. Anyway, here it is, just fantastic, the incredible congruity of the moment, Cetacean researchers coming across a gill net entangled humpback with little equipment and precious time, to do anything about it. These kind of events are vital demonstration of the many, human caused dangerous circumstances, with which our great whales are still dealing. It is one more item, demonstrating why we, in the CINC, do what we do, educating the public about the whales, and the sea. http://www.flixxy.com/humpback-whale-gives-show-after-being-saved.htm Ken Tatro -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dinodalbon at yahoo.com Sat Jul 30 19:10:04 2011 From: dinodalbon at yahoo.com (Dino Dal Bon) Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 19:10:04 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [CINC] Sunday August 7th Message-ID: <1312078204.46221.YahooMailNeo@web39411.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I have another engagement that has to take priority. I took myself off the CX PID spot for August 7 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mr.zalophus at gmail.com Sun Jul 31 06:40:28 2011 From: mr.zalophus at gmail.com (Mr Zalophus) Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 06:40:28 -0700 Subject: [CINC] CX Sat July 30 - 8-hour Cetacean Society trip Message-ID: Colleagues, Yesterday was one of those summer Cetacean Society of LA expeditions that allow us to spend even more time than usual out on the feeding grounds. Although the 1 hour trip across had moderate chop, wind and overcast skies, the seas calmed down and the sun came out once we reached the whales. Here is what we closely observed: 20 Blue Whales 20 Humpback Whale 3,500 Common Dolphins *Among* those listed above, there were 3 Blue Whale mother-calf pairs and one was the same pair we've been seeing all week. The Blue Whales did a bit of "racing," there was an inordinate amount of fluking up, some rolling around behavior, and a few close approaches too. Although no Humpback calves were seen on this trip, there were tight associations of 3, 4, 5 and even 7 adult Humpbacks together at one point. *In addition* to those listed, there were many many more spouts in the area that we could not closely watch, even on this 8-hour expedition. This is definitely the peak of the season and a wonderful time to be out on the Channel. Most interesting to me were the young sea lions who were pestering the whales and, one of these crazy furry mammals kept leaping within a foot or two of the Humpbacks' heads. Quite a show. I'll post the photos later this afternoon: www.CondorExpressPhotos.com best fishes and have a WHALE of a day, Bob Perry Condor Express -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hilburndesigns at gmail.com Sun Jul 31 19:17:44 2011 From: hilburndesigns at gmail.com (Barbara Hilburn) Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:17:44 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Dropping my Aug 30 spot on IPCO Vta Message-ID: Due to a family gathering in Northern CA, I can not do the whale watch out of Ventura on Aug. 30. It has been released on Volunteer Spot. Barbara Hilburn Sent from my iPad. From Kristen.Cain at noaa.gov Sun Jul 31 20:00:03 2011 From: Kristen.Cain at noaa.gov (Kristen.Cain at noaa.gov) Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:00:03 -0700 Subject: [CINC] VERY IMPORTANT-Fair Schedule Message-ID: Hey everyone, VERY IMPORTANT: I was just notified that because of the lack of tickets we will only need 1 person per shift (total of 2 people a day). I had to delete a few: Susan Kline, Warren Glaser, Tina Armbruster, Linda Hitt, Eugene R, and Marty G. I hope whoever I had to remove can work the later shift. Now we still need people to sign up for closing (4 to 9pm) shifts 8/3, 8/4, 8/6, 8/7, 8/8, 8/9, 8/10,8/11,8/12, 8/13 and need someone for breaking down items the 14th and 15th at 9am. Anyone I had to take off please try to sign up for another day. WE NEED PEOPLE TO SIGN UP. Please head over to volunteer spot and check out our schedule. Also, it hasnt been changed yet on volunteer spot, but like I said in the other email we will have a parking lot for volunteers/staff. From what I believe it is a parking lot for all people of the fair not just our group. Any questions please contact me. kristin