Dave Grant, Sandy Hook, NJ
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In July 2001 we were invited onto the research vessel Wicklow, a converted commercial fishing boat from Sidney, BC.
Our objective was to record whale songs from the Straits of Juan de Fuca. Hydrophones are lowered into the water after the depth finder gives us a sounding. (Below) Also, check out local plankton. |
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A bottom profile of the rocky channel between islands. |
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We visited a "bird island" where sea pigeons and other sea birds nest. |
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Starfish are abundant and large in the cool waters of British Columbia. |
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This specimen was apparently feeding on barnacles. Starfish are water pumping machines. Note the tubefeet which are used to pry open clams and mussels. |
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Mussels and cockles are abundant on the bottom and in shallow waters. Sea anemones come in all shapes and sizes. |
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The bizarre lion's mane nudibranch is one of many unusual invertebrates found in tide pools on Vancouver Island. |
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Sea squirts are tunicates and are highly developed prochordates. Wetlands are abundant along this rain soaked coast. |
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Vancouver supports an extensive logging industry, and this can have effects on the whole watershed from the mountains to the sea. |
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Vancouver Island was the perfect site for the NMEA conference, "A Water Odyssey - Understanding Our Sense of Place." |
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