Good News for Local San Juan Islands Fishes
My mind must be on fish lately. Eveything fish seems to catch my eye. Read on. . .
On Oct. 15, a large cement tide gate was removed from the tide channel of Lopez Island’s Shoal Bay lagoon.
The derelict tide gate structure was restricting the flow of water in and out of the lagoon, obstructing fish passage at low tide and causing elevated summertime temperatures within the lagoon. Shoal Bay has a rich nearshore marine environment with forage fish spawning beaches, eelgrass, shellfish beds, a sand spit and a coastal lagoon.
Pacific herring, surf smelt and multiple species of out-migrating juvenile salmon utilize the project area. The restoration project, will improve water quality and fish passage conditions at the lagoon.
More at
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/sanjuans/isw/lifestyle/67788302.html
Orca Whales and Wildlife Are Our Only Business. ©
On Oct. 15, a large cement tide gate was removed from the tide channel of Lopez Island’s Shoal Bay lagoon.
The derelict tide gate structure was restricting the flow of water in and out of the lagoon, obstructing fish passage at low tide and causing elevated summertime temperatures within the lagoon. Shoal Bay has a rich nearshore marine environment with forage fish spawning beaches, eelgrass, shellfish beds, a sand spit and a coastal lagoon.
Pacific herring, surf smelt and multiple species of out-migrating juvenile salmon utilize the project area. The restoration project, will improve water quality and fish passage conditions at the lagoon.
More at
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/sanjuans/isw/lifestyle/67788302.html
Orca Whales and Wildlife Are Our Only Business. ©
Labels: herring, Lopez Island, Salmon, surf smelt
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