Mile 206 - Seal Rock Wayside south, Elephant Rock, Hill Creek - March 17, 2019

Report Details

Great day at mile 206! People were out enjoying the sun and tidepools. Noteably, there were 2 starfish found in the tidepools on 206. People, families (including those with young children) were respectful of the starfish in the tide pools, watching but not harrassing. The driftline looked better this time around, but I did pickup a backpack pocket full of plastic pellets.

Conditions

Temperature: 59 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny.

Human Activities

Number of people: 60. Number of dogs: 10. Walking or running: 40. Playing in sand: 5. Photography: 5. Tidepooling: 25. Other Activities: *Some people fell into 1 or more categories.. People were out enjoying the sun, looking at tide pools, walking the coast line, and taking photos.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 12. RVs/Buses parking: 1.

Notable Wildlife

2 starfish were found in the tide pools.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea). The shoreline was relatively "clean" this time around.(no dead animals and the quantity of drift line materials were less. There were clam shells, sea shells, and minimal kelp / algae debris. There were plastic pellets mixed in with the algae, I cleaned it up.