On November 4th and 5th the Marine Mammal Rescue Team was here to help out a couple California sea lions that were entangled. They arrive on the 4th and after doing a thorough search around the island there were no … Continue reading
From: https://www.timescolonist.com/sea-lion-rescued-near-victoria-with-plastic-band-around-its-neck-1.24199804 Veterinarian Martin Haulena from the Vancouver Aquariums Marine Mammal Rescue Centre attends to the injured sea lion. photo: MARA RADAWETZ A sea lion with a plastic packing band cinched around its neck was rescued near … Continue reading
Weather: Sky Clear and blue Visibility 15+ NM Wind 20-25 knots NE Sea state: swells up to one meter Temperature outside: 19.8 C Pressure: 1021 hPa (decreasing) We have been seeing consistent fog in the late evening, lasting for an … Continue reading
From The Goldstream Gazette BC LOCAL NEWS Sep. 22, 2019 12:00 a.m. PHOTOS: Steller sea lion with plastic around neck rescued on Vancouver Island Rescue staff determined the plastic band cut the protected animal’s neck approximately two inches A Steller … Continue reading
A team comprised of the DFO and Vancouver Aquariums Marine Mammal Rescue (MMR) came out to Race Rocks on September 16th to help the entangled sea lions we’ve spotted over the last few weeks. Leaving from Pedder Bay at 0900, they arrived in … Continue reading
Ryan J Murphy and Raïsa Mirza Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific, Victoria, BC :Race Rocks Marine Protected Area Designation: A Social, Economic, and Cultural Overview See the final version submitted in PDF form here: RRSocio-cultural-Murphyand-Mirza also originally here:http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/344920.pdf … Continue reading
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
Prepared For: Fisheries and Oceans Canada Oceans Division Suite #200 – 401 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V6C 3S4 Prepared by: Randy Sunderman Peak Solutions Consulting Inc. Kamloops, BC In association with: Robinson Consulting and Lions Gate Consulting Ltd. Associates Ltd. Vancouver, BC … Continue reading
Eco-guardian cross over day. I arrived here barely over a bout of sciatica. I wasn’t sure if I should cancel my week but thought I could do all the absolutely necessary tasks, even if I had to crawl to take … Continue reading
OBSERVATIONS This is my last full day here. The week has gone fast and slow. Time is different here. I spend countless hours watching the birds, mammals and the ocean. The intertidal is phenomenal. There is always “news”, elephant seals … Continue reading