IN THIS ISSUE

Salmon in Crisis

Lynn Woolsey

Sperm Whale

Endangered Spotlight: Steller Sea Lion

 

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Whale Watching Trips

Saturday, April 26th

Saturday, May 3rd

 

 

People Paddle for the Planet

Come join the Fun for Father's Day!

June 15th, 10am-1pm

 

 

Summer Camp registration is now open!

 

Saturday April 19 Earth Stroll at Crissy Field. An Earth Day extravaganza for the whole family

 

Sunday, April 20 Join us 2-4:30pm for a coastal flower walk in Pescadero Marsh, San Mateo County.

 

Save the date to explore New Zealand with a Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary sponsored wildlife trip for two weeks in February 2009. Call Carol Preston (415) 561-6622x201 or carol.a.preston@noaa.gov for more details.

 

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Salmon in Crisis

Last fall, we waited for the "missing" run of Chinook salmon on the Sacramento River. Fishermen knew that returns of Chinook to the Sacramento River were going to be dismal after enduring one of the worst fishing seasons in recent memory. The fish were simply not there.

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A Letter from Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey

Friends,

We did it! Last week the US House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 1187, the Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Protection and Modification Act.

As you may know, this vital legislation would expand the current Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries by over 2,000 square miles, an area roughly the size of Delaware.

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Sperm Whale Washes Up on Sanctuary Shore

On a Saturday in mid-March, at a beach north of Pt. Reyes, an unusual beaching event occurred. An adult male sperm whale was found washed ashore. Measured at over 50 feet long (15.6 m), it probably weighed over 40 tons. Sperm whales are rarely seen in shallower waters such as those off Pt. Reyes, and finding one on this beach was a matter of interest and concern.

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Endangered Spotlight: Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus)

Despite what their name might lead you to believe, Steller Sea Lions have nothing to do with stars. Their name comes from the German naturalist George Wilhelm Steller, who officially classified them during his second trip to Alaska in 1741.

However, they’re stellar in other ways: they are the largest eared seals in the world, even bigger than Northern fur seals and California sea lions.

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Photo Credits: Sperm Whale: Keary Sorenson. Salmon and Steller Sea Lion: NOAA