Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal Community Meeting, June 24
The Humboldt Bay Harbor District's Community Advisory Committee for the Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal Project is hosting a public meeting with technical speakers, a panel of experts, and multiple stations at which participants can talk to engineers and environmental scientists that are designing/permitting the project. It will be a good opportunity to learn more about what is being proposed, and to think about the impacts that should be analyzed, how those impacts can best be minimized or mitigated, and project alternatives that could lessen these impacts. When: Wednesday, June 24, 5:30-7:30 pm Where: Arcata Community Center (321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway)
In 2020, 6PPD-quinone, the breakdown product of the tire preservative 6PPD, was identified as a major contributor to Urban Runoff Mortality Syndrome in the Puget Sound watershed, where adult Coho Salmon often die before spawning in areas with high concentrations of road runoff. Since then, studies have been done in San Francisco Bay, but little information is available beyond major metropolitan areas. This study is the first to examine concentrations of 6PPD-q in Humboldt County. Photo: Alex Juan sampling Jolly Giant Creek in Arcata for 6PPD-quinone. Photo by Audrey Jackson, Wiyot Tribe Shawir Darrudaluduk. 
Humboldt County's new 
Our second study of mercury in local fish focused on nine species from nearshore coastal waters, including Pacific Halibut and several species of rockfish. We also sampled more Lingcod and California Halibut to add to the findings from our 2018 study. We found that most local fish are safe to eat in moderation—with a few exceptions.Download our mercury fliers in English, Spanish, or Hmong:
