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7A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018 Saildrones: ‘We have to balance more than cost’ Tomlinson: Oversees Continued from Page 1A For years, research on yearly fish populations has been conducted primarily from huge research vessels. For now, the bright orange saildrones will supplement the data collected on the manned ships. “Before we make any changes that would affect sur- vey results, we really have to be certain those changes would be equivalent or bet- ter,” Hufnagle said. Saildrones, produced by Saildrone Inc., are under con- sideration by NOAA in part- nership with the company and Fisheries and Oceans Canada because of what the vehicles can do that research vessels cannot. Because they are unmanned, the vehicles can be programmed to stay out in the water for as long as a year, without needing to stop for reasons like human illness or breaks. They can get much closer to the shore than a research vessel, as the vehicles can operate in a depth as shallow as 10 feet. And they cost less. A research vessel costs $25,000 dollars a day or more to oper- ate. A saildrone costs around $2,500 a day. Though cost is a factor in the consider- ation, NOAA scientists want Sebastien de Halleux Saildrones could supplement data collected by tradi- tional research vessels. to make sure the saildrones are effective data collectors before they start using them extensively. “We have to balance more than cost because the mea- surements are important enough to the livelihoods of commercial fishermen,” Huf- nagle said. After a few months at sea, the two saildrones launched in Washington state are now off the coast of Grays Har- bor. While NOAA scientists will do a more complete anal- ysis of the data when the expe- dition is complete, the collec- tion has been so far successful, with only one minor com- ponent malfunction that was fixed on shore. “Like anything else, noth- ing’s 100 percent,” Hufnagle said. “We’ve had loss of time or malfunctions on ships, too, so it’s nothing to worry about. Their reliability is extremely high.” When starting the project, NOAA planned for the sail- drones to travel transect lines just like research vessels. Tran- sect lines run back and forth from shore for 35 miles, with 10-mile spaces between each line, similar to how someone would push a lawnmower in a backyard. But saildrones are wind-de- pendent, not power-operated like research vessels. Hufnagle has realized that NOAA will have to consider sea and wave conditions more extensively when they plan transect lines for saildrones in the future, as the vehicles can get buffeted 29 properties along the Columbia River off path. Future transect lines for saildrones may look more like zigzags. “We’re learning that what we do as survey planning and survey design may not be opti- mal for a sailing vehicle,” Huf- nagle said. While the technology is still being tested, David Demer, the leader of advanced survey technology at NOAA’s South- west Fisheries Science Center, said that saildrone-only sur- veys are not a possibility yet. But the testing could lead to saildrones as the primary data source in the future. “It’s presently difficult to say that saildrone surveys could replace the types of fishery surveys that we con- duct presently,” Demer said. “But it’s conceivable that new advances in technology for remotely sensing fish spe- cies could evolve, then sail- drone-only surveys could then be a possibility.” The saildrones will sail south from 164 feet to 4,900 feet offshore. Hufnagle was unable to provide the sail- drones’ exact locations, as NOAA doesn’t want anyone tampering with them out in the water. But tourists and locals standing on the shore may be able to see the saildrones pass by the Oregon Coast in the next month if their timing is right. Continued from Page 1A After college, Tomlinson became a project manager for a forestry consultant analyzing the health of timber stands. But the job involved constant travel, and soon he was burned out. Within a couple of years of graduation, Tomlinson was back on the North Coast. He spent five years in tempo- rary positions, augmenting his income by fishing in Bristol Bay, Alaska. “I was always here, but I was just doing seasonal (work), just trying to scrape by, which isn’t bad,” he said. “I still got to do the things I love, to travel and stuff, but I was just living paycheck to paycheck.” In 2015, he was hired by the Clatsop Soil and Water Con- servation District, and two years ago landed a highly com- petitive job as a land steward with the land trust, competing against some of his friends for the opportunity. Tomlinson oversees 29 properties along the Colum- bia River, from the mouth and Washington’s Long Beach Pen- insula to Rainier. Much of his time is spent in the field mon- Housing: Investigations have taken weeks longer than expected Basin: ‘This might even be the end of the sea lions’ Continued from Page 1A The project could boost the local economy while preserv- ing the rich history, charac- ter and core values of Astoria, Sernande wrote. The company is proposing floating, single-family homes similar to those found in Sau- salito, California, in front of Comfort Suites, just west of the East Mooring Basin cause- way with connecting docks to the Astoria Riverwalk, Ser- nande said. The homes would be no more than 20 feet tall from the water level, hope- fully allaying any concerns about blocking river views for nearby residents, he said. The company is also look- ing to expand moorage at the East Mooring Basin, which was originally designed for 1,000 slips, and to potentially create a cruise ship terminal along the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers breakwater. The causeway to the break- water has fallen into disrepair. The Port has estimated it will cost $4 million to rehabilitate the roadway, and has looked at potential public-private partnerships to provide fund- ing and spur development. “That breakwater can eas- ily accommodate one or two cruise ships,” Sernande said. “That could be a really nice facility there as a terminal to accept cruise ships (and) shut- tle customers around Astoria.” The development of homes and a cruise ship terminal would also require enhancing the waterfront with more dock connections, lighting and security, Sernande said. Jim Knight, the Port’s executive director, said Tues- day’s presentation will pro- vide a rollout of what Fisher- mens Wharf is planning. “Floyd is really the moti- vating person behind this, has itoring the properties as part of accreditation with the Land Trust Alliance, which includes yearly checkups on species diversity, encroachment of invasives and nearby develop- ment that can affect a property in conservation. He also over- sees restoration projects such as pulling invasive species. Tomlinson tries to expose local students to conserved lands and local opportunities in the field, inviting teachers inter- ested in class field trips to con- tact the land trust. He recently purchased a house in Gearhart with his part- ner, a local nurse he’s known since middle school who also moved back after spending time in Southern California and New York City. “A lot of people I went to high school with just couldn’t wait to leave,” Tomlinson said. “It was a small town. They just wanted to get out. And of course I wanted to do the same thing, too, but I always knew we lived in such an awesome place. I knew I wanted to be here. It had everything that I wanted — the natural environment, the ocean, close to the mountains. It was just like, ‘How do you do it?’” Continued from Page 1A been working on it for the last several years,” he said. The East Mooring Basin is subject to building and height restrictions in the Civic Gre- enway portion of Astoria’s Riverfront Vision Plan. The Port can get exceptions to the restrictions if the agency presents a master plan that is approved by the City Council. Knight sees the compa- ny’s proposal as a potential shot in the arm for the Port, which lacks the money to develop the area around the East Mooring Basin. “This might even be the end of the sea lions,” he said. “The handwriting appeared to be Johnston’s and I believe he forged this document to retaliate against me,” the com- plaint alleges. “The investi- gator showed me a copy of the income verification form. I would never sign anything in respect to verifying Nativ- idad’s income for Section 8 purposes.” Johnston could not immedi- ately be reached for comment. The complaint names the housing authority, Johnston, Lee and LinMarie DiCianni, who resigned from the agen- cy’s board in July follow- ing what she called a harass- ing email exchange with Sims. The complaint alleges Lee failed to offer the entire scope of the investigations and that DiCianni mischaracterized the email exchange in comments to the news media. “Why would I have retali- ated against her while she was already on leave?” Lee said. “These claims are baseless and mean nothing to me.” The housing authori- ty’s investigations, which have taken weeks longer than expected, could be completed soon. “I expect to give a report by the end of next week,” Lee said. 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