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Category Archives: marine
Odd Cormorant
Click on image for full size version See below for update Last Sunday I took these pictures of cormorants on a rock at the junction between Krestof Sound, Nakwasina Passage, and Olga and Neva Straits. At the time I didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in birding, birds, identification, marine, Mystery
Tagged Brandt's Cormorant, Pelagic Cormorant
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ShoreZone
South Guibert Islet (downloaded from Alaska ShoreZone) Today someone on Facebook shared a link to the NOAA ShoreZone Press Release announcing all of Southeast Alaska had been imaged for the ShoreZone project. This project had the goal of flying over … Continue reading
A Rough Fall?
This fall and early winter it has seemed like few days on the water very nice, and as a result I’ve been thinking that this year’s weather/sea state has been worse than last year’s which, for some reason, I remember … Continue reading
Posted in data, fall, historical, marine, Physical Environment, winter
Tagged Cape Edgecumbe Buoy, weather records
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Seaweeds
Examples of Brown (Ochrophyta) and Red (Rhodophyta) seaweeds While writing the post about Sea Otters I was reminded that despite having good resources for getting started, I still hadn’t managed to get anything up on the wiki about algae, marine … Continue reading
Sea Otters (and Herring?)
Over the past couple of decades or more, sea otters numbers have increased dramatically in Sitka Sound. When I was growing up, I don’t remember seeing any sea otters until probably the early or mid-90s, and that was up close … Continue reading
Posted in birds, ecology, marine, marinemammal, Mystery
Tagged Herring, Kelp, Question, Sea Otter
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Herring – spawning, fishing, weather, and catch
This entry is part 63 of 133 in the series 2011 PhotojournalHerring spawning was taking place at Sage Beach. Connor joined the gulls in trying to take advantage of the opportunity, and managed to come home with several fish.
Posted in birds, fish, fishing, kids and nature, marine
Tagged Connor, Gulls, Herring, Herring Spawn, Herring Weather, Mt. Kincaid, Pyramids, Sage Beach
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