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1.
Operation Shiprider
2. Be
On the Lookout For Tunicates !
3.
Marine Survey! |
1. Operation Shiprider
“An agreement
was signed between Canada
and the United States to allow law enforcement
officers from Canada and the United States to work
together on both sides of the border. In June
2009, RCMP and USCG law enforcement officials
attended a training session providing instruction in
the enforcement of both Canadian and U.S. maritime
laws. Upon completion of this joint training RCMP
and USCG officers received Special Constable status.
This joint program between the two countries was
given the name “Operation Shiprider”. USCG vessels
designated as Shiprider vessels will have a member
of the RCMP on board and will be able to enter
Canadian waters to enforce Canadian laws under the
supervision of the RCMP officer. Similarly, RCMP
vessels designated as Shiprider will have a member
of the USCG on board and will be able to enter US
waters to enforce US laws under the supervision of
the USCG officer. This will allow the enforcement of
laws on both sides of the border without
violating the sovereignty of either country.”
2. TURNICATES!
Message from
the Recreational Boating Association of Washington:
Date: June 17, 2006
The Puget Sound Action Team (PSAT) has asked RBAW to
make its members aware of a new invasive species in
Puget Sound. The Club Tunicate (Styela clava) has
been identified by the PSAT as an invasive threat
and PSAT has asked NW boaters to help to keep it
from spreading.
Puget Sound has several native species of tunicates,
but these new invasive species have no natural
predators and thus threaten commercial and
recreational shell fishing and aquaculture.
Club tunicates resemble a small wooden club. Boaters
can see photos of Club Tunicates on the following
web site:
www.wainvasivespecies.org . The Club Tunicate
prefers shallow water in protected bays. They attach
themselves to boat hulls and marina floats. They can
grow to nearly 8" in length.
Once they attach to a surface they do not move,
unless of course they attach to a boat, which does
move. When attached to a boat, they can move to new
areas, reproduce, and potentially establish
themselves in a new location.
Boaters can help in several ways ways.
* Keeping the bottom of your boat clean.
* Applying antifouling paints to the boat bottom as
directed by the manufacturer.
* Learning to identify the Club Tunicate (see the
web site) and report.
3. MARINE SURVEY
Squadron members have been given an opportunity
to participate in a marine survey in which the
goal is to find out how many potentially
invasive plants and animals are moved around BC
on the hulls of recreational boats.
The survey has been initiated by Chathryn Clarke
Murray, a graduate student at UBC and a
PhD Candidate.
“The survey targets the boating community and
asks questions about where they go on their
boats, how long they spend in other marinas plus
how often they clean their hulls and what
techniques they use. It is a web-based
survey which may be viewed at
www.canadianboatsurvey.com
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Her target audience is “all boaters in BC so the
more boaters aware of the survey, the better”!
She will have paper copies for the members who
would prefer pen and paper and can be reached at
(778) 997 5129.
Please make use of this opportunity to provide
research information to assist in preserving our
precious waterways.
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