From debbiemshelley at hotmail.com Tue Oct 1 08:26:10 2013 From: debbiemshelley at hotmail.com (debbiemshelley) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 08:26:10 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Correction Message-ID: The condor has a printed calendar at the sea landing. The private island cruises are the cruise ship trips. I went out on the Sat. One and the passengers were so great and kept me talking the whole trip. Also I meant I have relatives coming. Darn spell check. Happy whale watching. Debbie Sent from my iPhone From davidchubb at cox.net Tue Oct 1 09:00:34 2013 From: davidchubb at cox.net (David Chubb) Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 09:00:34 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Advances in the study of whale physiology Message-ID: <524AF1A2.7080305@cox.net> The journal Conservation Physiology has published a review of the advances being made in the study of whale physiology. http://conphys.oxfordjournals.org/content/1/1/cot006.full?sid=92d0b3e7-dee1-4393-a08c-2945421d3ba9 "The study of large whale physiology is now at a stage at which a ?critical mass? of non-lethal assessment methods has become available. Together, faecal samples, blow samples, biopsy samples, and visual assessment methods have the potential to revolutionize our understanding of large whale reproductive cycles, stress physiology, nutritional status, host immune response, pathogen and parasite load, and more." My favorite: Using a small remote-control helicopter to hover over a whale and collect blow samples. The NYTimes also today published an article on the use of blow samples to evaluate the health of captive whales. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/01/science/a-wealth-of-data-in-whale-breath.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20131001&_r=0 From rustgarden at msn.com Tue Oct 1 11:16:20 2013 From: rustgarden at msn.com (Morgan Coffey) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 11:16:20 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Condor needs naturalists this Saturday! Message-ID: I just realized I have a work conflict and took myself off the PID spot on the Condor this Saturday, 10/5, and noticed there are NO naturalists scheduled. It seems there have been several great sightings lately, so I hope someone will be able to enjoy the opportunity. Morgan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ppetrich39 at me.com Tue Oct 1 11:19:08 2013 From: ppetrich39 at me.com (Paul Petrich) Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 11:19:08 -0700 Subject: [CINC] SBI Hike-9/30 Message-ID: <8F0138B8-093C-44D6-AE7A-59360B6051DF@me.com> Dear Island People, I hope this is not the last island report to be given for a while, no thanks to our "Brain Children" in D.C.? Anyway, yesterday the Islander, with skipper Alex at the helm, took 23 passengers out to SBI on calm seas, after dropping a bunch off at Scorpion Anchorage, as well as volunteers Marty Flam and Bob Holm. I led the hike at SBI. Only 4 joined me: However they were a very interesting group on a mission to be described below. Everyone else aboard were either kayakers with guides, bird biologist connecting with folks already researching terrestrial bird numbers on the island, or plant restoration volunteers ( from Westmont College ) coming as a replacement detail for the ongoing Montrose Settlements Restoration Program aimed at restoring native shrubs for the benefit of nesting Murrelets and Auklets. On the way home we had over 30 campers come aboard ( a full campground worth ) which included a Sierra Club group and restoration volunteers, as well as some young lobster divers ( for opening day), who did well indeed! Also, the bird people were aboard as well and your's truly got an education on bird watching. On the way home they were very excited to spot: 3 Southern Polar Skua and multiple individual Pomari Jaegers. These birds were described as being "marauders", as they primarily steal fish from other birds as they migrate thousands of miles over the seas. There were Shearwaters aplenty, both "Black Vented" and I think "Pink Footed"? ( no Sooty ). On the island the bird people saw Swainson's Thrush and Least Fly Catchers, which were exciting sightings for them. As well they saw a Peregrine Falcon in mid-air action catching prey. As for my hiking folks: They came on the hike prior to kayaking with a guide. They were film makers from Santa Barbara. They are making a documentary on all of the Channel Islands. Specifically, they are focussing on the cultural aspect of all people who have explored, lived, or gained a lively hood from the Channel Islands. They have been in contact with Marla Daily, and were very interested in my reflections about the Hyder family living on the island and of Buster's eventual founding of a sport fishing landing in San Pedro ( he was the owner when I was a teenage deckhand ). Also, they were interested in the once bountiful fisheries, both commercial and recreationally, that the waters around the Channel Islands sustained for a while. Recent CINP and CINMS resource recovery, research, and protection missions are of interest to them in terms of the individuals making them happen ( The story about Peter Sharpe and his heroics in relation to our Bald Eagle recovery fascinated them! ). Of course the Chumash and Tongva as peoples will start their story off. Stay tuned, Paul Petrich -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rustgarden at msn.com Tue Oct 1 11:20:38 2013 From: rustgarden at msn.com (Morgan Coffey) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 11:20:38 -0700 Subject: [CINC] MPA celebration this Saturday Message-ID: For those of you who can't get on a boat this weekend but would still like to be involved in some ocean-fun, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper is throwing a SPLASH (Surf, Paddle, Learn and Swim Hangout) event to celebrate our Marine Protected Areas. The event is Saturday, October 5th from 11-2 above Devereux Beach in Isla Vista (intersection of Camino Majorca & Del Playa). We'll be staging an aerial photo of everyone out in the water with our huge WE LOVE MPAs banner, with notable speakers, live music, raffle prizes and free food for participants. Several paddle boards and kayaks will be available for folks who can't bring their own. For more information, call 563-3377 x5 or email jennad at sbck.org Morgan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ppetrich39 at me.com Tue Oct 1 12:47:42 2013 From: ppetrich39 at me.com (Paul Petrich) Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 12:47:42 -0700 Subject: [CINC] AI Saturday Sept. 28 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <645614DE-4FCE-4877-B095-25B565D7D1DD@me.com> Wow, a little later!! But I have not seen a single Blue Shark in the channel since the common sightings of the 50s and 60s! Thanks, dead Minkes!! Paul On Sep 29, 2013, at 1:04 PM, bill weinerth wrote: > Ten Rio Mesa, ten Pacifica students and four adults went to plant and water. We planted about 150 Coreopsis, Yarrow and Gum Plants on the north side below the camp ground. > On the way out we were delighted by about 300 Common Dolphins. > Seas were calm. Temp was warm and we had very little breeze. > On our return Capt. Jason got a message that sharks were feeding on a dead whale near Platform Gail. They indeed were. We found them - a dead Minke Whale and at least seven Blue Whales! > There is a short YouTube post under Bill Weinerth if you want to see some of the action. > Thanks to Dani, Pancho and Capt. Jason > Bill Weinerth/Matt Carr > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Tue Oct 1 16:53:39 2013 From: debbiemshelley at hotmail.com (debbiemshelley) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 16:53:39 -0700 Subject: [CINC] ???? Message-ID: I am confused. Does this mean we do not go out on the Condor either. Debbie Shelley Sent from my iPhone From dvabbott at verizon.net Tue Oct 1 17:06:12 2013 From: dvabbott at verizon.net (Don Abbott) Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 18:06:12 -0600 Subject: [CINC] ???? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Please call -- and if the Condor wishes you to be aboard please fulfill your commitments! My best, Don On 10/1/13 5:53 PM, "debbiemshelley" wrote: > I am confused. Does this mean we do not go out on the Condor either. Debbie > Shelley > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps From j_bar_j at hotmail.com Tue Oct 1 17:07:34 2013 From: j_bar_j at hotmail.com (Joel E. Justin) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 17:07:34 -0700 Subject: [CINC] ???? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Since I don't think you'll get a response from Shauna, Dave or Lauren, I'll give you my 2 cents. I believe the answer is yes, you are NOT to go out on whale watch trips either. I say this as I think it has to do with liability, but it's just my guess. The email does explicitly say we are not to volunteer in the park or sanctuary. Which I assume also includes outreach events. That's just how I read it. Joel... > On Oct 1, 2013, at 4:58 PM, "debbiemshelley" wrote: > > I am confused. Does this mean we do not go out on the Condor either. Debbie Shelley > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps mailing list > Channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org > http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/channel_islands_naturalist_corps From mr.zalophus at gmail.com Tue Oct 1 17:50:48 2013 From: mr.zalophus at gmail.com (Mr Zalophus) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 17:50:48 -0700 Subject: [CINC] ???? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi, Folks. I don't know if the closed up US Government has regulations that keep you naturalists from being on board when we run these cruise ship whale trips, but Captain Dave has expressly invited naturalists to be on board per usual, even though it is not technically open to the general public. This policy may not apply for private parties, dances, burials, weddings, and so forth....so I'll check on those later. But as far as the Condor Express is concerned this week...cruise ship whale watches could really benefit from CINC presence. Again, I cannot know what the non-existent government wants you to do. Best Bob "You can't furlough 'em if they don't get paid in the first place" On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 4:53 PM, debbiemshelley wrote: > I am confused. Does this mean we do not go out on the Condor either. > Debbie Shelley > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > 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 Sally.Eagle at cox.net Tue Oct 1 18:19:34 2013 From: Sally.Eagle at cox.net (Sally Eagle) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 18:19:34 -0700 Subject: [CINC] ???? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I was supposed to be on the CX today and when I called I was told not to come because it was chartered by Princess. I probed further with the same response........so I reluctantly didn?t show up. Sally From: Mr Zalophus Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 5:50 PM To: debbiemshelley Cc: CINC Subject: Re: [CINC] ???? Hi, Folks. I don't know if the closed up US Government has regulations that keep you naturalists from being on board when we run these cruise ship whale trips, but Captain Dave has expressly invited naturalists to be on board per usual, even though it is not technically open to the general public. This policy may not apply for private parties, dances, burials, weddings, and so forth....so I'll check on those later. But as far as the Condor Express is concerned this week...cruise ship whale watches could really benefit from CINC presence. Again, I cannot know what the non-existent government wants you to do. Best Bob "You can't furlough 'em if they don't get paid in the first place" On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 4:53 PM, debbiemshelley wrote: I am confused. Does this mean we do not go out on the Condor either. 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III, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: debbiemshelley Date: To: CINC Subject: [CINC] ???? I am confused. Does this mean we do not go out on the Condor either.?? Debbie Shelley Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ 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 Tue Oct 1 18:26:01 2013 From: rustgarden at msn.com (Morgan Coffey) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 18:26:01 -0700 Subject: [CINC] I know! I know! Message-ID: Dear everybody, My email saying my spot and all other Condor spots on 10/5 were open was sent within minutes of the shutdown message saying no volunteer shifts were to be worked. Had I received the shutdown message first, I wouldn't have tried to fill the void. 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URL: From anthonynsocal at yahoo.com Tue Oct 1 18:37:57 2013 From: anthonynsocal at yahoo.com (Anthony) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 18:37:57 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Shutdown, this should sum it up Message-ID: From: Shauna Bingham - NOAA Federal Date: Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 11:16 AM Subject: FYI - Message sent to CINC Volunteers During Shut-Down To: FYI - Message sent to CINC Volunteers Re: Shut-Down Because of the federal government shutdown, Channel Islands National Park and Channel Islands National Marine Sanc tuary and all visitor facilities and services are closed as of midnight October 1, 2013. No volunteers are allowed to work in the park or sanctuary during this government shutdown. Therefore, all volunteer assignments for whale watch trips and island day and overnight trips have been cancelled. Continue to follow the news for the most current information on the federal government shutdown. Once the shutdown has ended we will return to the scheduled assignments for volunteers to work in the park and sanctuary. For the duration of the shutdown, all National Park Service and National Marine Sanctuary employees will be furloughed and will not be able to check email or voicemail until the government re-opens.-- Shauna Bingham NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary University of California Santa Barbara Ocean Science Education Building 514, MC 6155 Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6155 805-893-6421 (voice) 805-568-1582 (fax) Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov http://channelislands.noaa.gov/ Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jdinges251 at aol.com Wed Oct 2 08:41:42 2013 From: jdinges251 at aol.com (jdinges251 at aol.com) Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 11:41:42 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [CINC] Condor Express 10-1-2013 Message-ID: <8D08D9D06F53534-D74-41AE0@webmail-m296.sysops.aol.com> 5 Humpback whales 1 Minke ( off in the distance) 3 pods of dolphins Captain Dave, along with Tasha and Eric continued the recent activity and traveled westward just off the coastline toward Ventura. Our twenty-two visitors all came from the Golden Princess cruise ship. They came from California, Arizona, Utah and Arkansas and all had a spectacular day. Our first sighting was a group of 200 common dolphins. This was followed by two extended "feeding frenzies" that lasted for about 45 mins. each. Captain Dave pointed out the school of sardines that was causing the birds to swarm from above and drew seals, dolphins and the humpbacks into our viewing area. Seas were calm and it made for a special day for all. 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It is important that you remember that you are not covered for activities not described in your position description. In the event you are asked to work on a new project that isnot described here, you will need to contact the appropriate volunteer coordinator for a position description for that particular project."!! I read this to mean we are not covered liability wise, nor is our NPS and NOAA, if we get injured while performing duties. I will personally volunteer for an entity out of uniform and under a temporsary contract with them, in writing, which clearly stipulates I am not representing the Federal Government during the shutdown. Both sides in this governmental debate (??) have lawyers on the prowl, trying to get some money out of it , too. Paul On Oct 1, 2013, at 4:53 PM, debbiemshelley wrote: > I am confused. Does this mean we do not go out on the Condor either. 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From susiewilliams at sbcglobal.net Fri Oct 4 07:43:59 2013 From: susiewilliams at sbcglobal.net (Susie Williams) Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2013 07:43:59 -0700 Subject: [CINC] KCLU radio reporter Lance Orozco on Biosecurity on CI Message-ID: <98A0EACB-843B-4711-A136-4DDA9E3E1019@sbcglobal.net> Biosecurty Plan Created For Channel Islands, To Try To Prevent Non-Native Plants, Animals From Invading Habitat Listen: http://www.kclu.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ppetrich39 at me.com Sun Oct 6 21:31:51 2013 From: ppetrich39 at me.com (Paul Petrich) Date: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 21:31:51 -0700 Subject: [CINC] Fwd: Dolphin seeks help! References: Message-ID: Ocean People, This is amazing footage of a diver actually freeing a Bottle Nose dolphin from a fishline and hook. The dolphin approached the divers for help, supposedly. Has anyone seen this written up in a reputable magazine? It seems very, very professionally done: Almost too perfect. Pau > > > > > > > > > > This is pretty cool. Often a dolphin will help divers but it's not too often a dolphin will ask a diver for help. A true testament to this mammal's intelligence. > > http://www.ba-bamail.com//View.aspx?emailid=4120&source=mobile_share#.UgQoF1rD-Uk > > > > > > = > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: