Weather: Sky partly cloudy, intermittent fog Visibility varying between 0-15 miles Wind 20-30 knots W Water rough, waves to half a metre with some whitecaps Boats/Visitors: No visitors today The whale watching boats continue to decrease in volume, this month looks to be … Continue reading
Weather Visibility: 15 Miles Wind: 20-30 NE Sky: Partly cloudy Water: Waves about a metre Boats/Visitors A few ecotours and fishing boats going by Maintenance ran the generator and the desalinator, now that we had a good rainfall the cistern … Continue reading
Weather Visibility: 15 miles Wind: 20-25 knts W Sky: Clear Water: Ripply Boats/Visitors/Sightings A coast guard helicopter brought technicians this morning to work on the lighthouse electronics Guy, Jeff, Travis and my friend/Pearson alum Sam Unger came to the island later in the … Continue reading
This sea lion was on the South Rocks yesterday and again today with fishing gear or some other type of human-made garbage embeded around his neck. A report has been sent to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
On December 13, 2009, Ecoguardian Ryan Murphy reported to DFO that a sea lion on Middle Island was entangled in ropes. (See Ryan’s comments below) The ropes were snagged so it could not leave the rock. A rescue was mounted … Continue reading
See other images of injuries on Ryan’s Flickr site: See this link to the log pages with injured marine mammals. A Steller sea lion entangled in rope was spotted at Race Rocks today (12/13/09). The rope appears to be snagged … Continue reading
On December 13, 2009, Ryan Murphy reported to DFO that a sea lion on Middle Island was entangled in ropes. (See Ryan’s comments below) The ropes were snagged so it could not leave the rock. A rescue was mounted by DFO and the Marine Mammal … Continue reading
Thurs 12 October Allen & ilka Olsen, Eco Guardians 6 –13 Oct 2023 Fog 0700—Foghorn began sounding at 1000 Allen cleaned windows again in order to be able to observe. Next, checked fence line and righted supports, etc. No errant … Continue reading
One of the reasons for doing a weekly census is to put down in writing the numbers of mammals and birds that are actually in the reserve. This gives us the opportunity to compare the results, not simply rely on … Continue reading
From the moment light touched the surface of the ocean there seemed to be excitement around me. 6:55 I stood on the end of the jetty finishing up our daily salinity and temperature readings, I looked out just to see … Continue reading