{"id":95191,"date":"2022-05-13T17:38:31","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T21:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=95191"},"modified":"2022-05-13T17:47:43","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T21:47:43","slug":"cortes-island-included-as-site-in-hakai-institutes-crab-monitoring-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/cortes-island-included-as-site-in-hakai-institutes-crab-monitoring-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Cortes Island included as site in Hakai Institute\u2019s crab monitoring program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cortes Island naturalist, professional diver and citizen scientist Mike Moore is heading up an effort in Cortes Bay to monitor Dungeness crab larvae as part of a study assessing the health of the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n

It's part of the Sentinels of Change<\/a> project organized by the Hakai Institute.<\/a> The project is also supported by the Friends of Cortes Island<\/a> environmental stewardship and education organization. Hakai institute is an arm of the Tula Foundation<\/a>, a privately funded charitable organization based on the British Columbia coast.<\/p>\n

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The contents found within the light trap. Photo by Greg Osoba<\/p><\/div>\n

Moore's monitoring station is situated on a dock in Cortes Bay, where every other day, until August 31, he pulls a light trap out of the water. After emptying the catch into a white tub, he takes photographs and inspects the contents, and then sends a report to the Hakai Institute.<\/p>\n

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Plastic tablespoons contain a murky sludge teeming with life. Photo by Greg Osoba.<\/p><\/div>\n

Moore says Dungeness crab larvae are highly sensitive to changes in ocean acidity, temperature and salinity and are one piece of data in a very complex system.<\/p>\n

In this report, CKTZ News joins Mike Moore dockside to see what the day's take is. Listen below for details:<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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