Mile 200 Report
Big Stump Beach, south Patterson SP
May 10, 2014
There was an unusual number of small dead crabs, and a mussel I had not seen before.
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There was an unusual number of small dead crabs, and a mussel I had not seen before. There was also an odd piece of debris that I deposited into the state parks garbage can. See photo. Patterson State Park does not have a container designated for possible tsunami debris.
Conditions
Temperature: 57 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 1.7 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 30. Number of dogs: 6. People were enjoying the beautiful weather on the coast.
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
Crows, small and large sandpipers, gulls, possible immature eagle
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Unusual concentration. Seemed like an unusual number of dead crabs all along mile 200.
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells. Many dead crabs, 1 star fish - alive
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