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December 4, 2015 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 7A Blob could have huge economic impact on fishing Blob from Page 1A In January 2014, the wa- ter was 3 degrees Celsius higher than usual. The Blob was 1.5 degrees warmer than anything recorded before. “The Blob is an anoma- ly,” Peterson said. In September 2014, he recorded a 7-degree change in six hours off the coast of Newport. It was the Blob “coming onto the beach.” With El Niño, scientists normally see more species along the coast. But the Blob produced twice the typical number, with 11 unusual offshore species LGHQWL¿HG LQ QRUWKZHVW ZD- WHUV 6XQ¿VK ZHUH VHHQ LQ Cannon Beach and the Gulf RI$ODVND D VZRUG¿VK ZDV found near Depoe Bay and a sea snake was discovered off the California coast. The number of species from areas such as Fiji and ca n n on bea ch GAZ E T T E Japan was the “most ever seen,” Peterson said. The impacts Scientists suspect that the Blob played a huge role in the seabird die-off in late 2014, at which time tens of thousands of Cassin’s auk- lets were found dead along WKH 3DFL¿F FRDVW %HJLQ- ning in August of this year, murres started dying off. “We have had very high dead bird counts on the North Coast these past three or four months,” said Hay- stack Rock Awareness Pro- gram Coordinator Melissa Keyser. She noted they counted 129 deceased birds on the mile of beach in front of Haystack Rock from Au- gust through October. The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team has reported 3,985 dead murres along the west coast so far this year, compared to 1,880 last year. With warmer waters, prey have dived deeper and the birds can’t get to them, Peterson said. Humpback whales came into the Columbia River and closer to Haystack Rock looking for food because of the changes, as well. The Blob has been around for two years and could continue, potenitally meaning more poor salmon returns and bird deaths. “It could be a night- mare,” Peterson said. “I’m a little concerned about it, but I can’t do much about it ex- cept tell people to be aware of it.” Warming waters aren’t actually anything new, he added. They have been hap- pening since 1998, so in- stead of ignoring it, people should “worry about it right now.” cord, possibly due to the warmer waters, prompting razor clam closures on the West Coast. It is affecting dungeness crabs now for WKH¿UVWWLPH3HWHUVRQVDLG The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife delayed the opening of crab season because of higher toxin lev- els in Southern Oregon. “This particular year is very poisonous,” Peterson said. It could have a huge eco- QRPLFLPSDFWRQWKH¿VKLQJ industry. DANI PALMER PHOTO/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE Scientists are searching Bill Peterson speaks on the topic of warming ocean waters for answers to the anoma- lies, but Peterson questions at the Cannon Beach Library. what surprises wait next. There is yet another SRLVRQLQJ 7KH VKHOO¿VK In the meantime, El player in the environmental don’t get sick, but the mam- Niño is set to hit this win- headaches: the toxic algae mals that eat them, includ- ter, expected to bring bloom. ing sea lions and humans, warmer than average con- can. Death is rare but can ditions and below average Toxic bloom occur. precipitation to Oregon, This year produced the according to the Seasonal Toxic algae blooms can FDXVH SDUDO\WLF VKHOO¿VK widest toxic bloom on re- Climate Forecast. M A R K ETPL A C E T o pla ce a cla ssified a d ca ll 503-436-2812, log on to w w w .ca n n on bea ch ga zette.com or stop in a t 1555 N . 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