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Quiet Saturday, weather cloudy, not much debris on beach, not much wildlife, either. An area of mass slumping beneath a house on the cliff south of Nye Beach turnaround has been filled. A harbor porpoise stranded near the southern edge of mile 216 on 25 April 2011. Attempts to refloat it failed, and it had to be euthanized. People and dogs illegally crowded it. As far as I know, no one was prosecuted.

Conditions

Temperature: 49 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: -0.3 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 31. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 19. Playing in sand: 2. Tidepooling: 6. Other Activities: Dog-walking: 7.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 10.

Notable Wildlife

Gulls

Stranded Marine Mammals

Total stranded mammals: 1. Decomposing California (?) sea lion, attended by gulls and turkey vultures.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Wood pieces.

Man-made Modifications

Filling of mass slumping area

Actions & Comments

See accompanying photo, compared to http://www.oregonshores.org/photo.php5?pid=2400. I don't know whether this filling was legally permitted or not.

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January 27, 2024

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Julie Parker

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December 9, 2023

Eight total lures were seen, all of them glittery with an orangish hue.

Andy Warrick

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December 9, 2023

Sea lion corpse, seven dead birds, the rubber fishing lures, much fishing rope, decomposed jellies, and copious amounts of marine and land debris were all notable observations.

Andy Warrick

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October 23, 2023

Took photos of all dead birds, as well as live birds/jellyfish, and some trash and sky

Warrick

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October 12, 2023

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Mile 216

June 3, 2019

Just a usual day on the beach, nothing noticible as far as errousoin.

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Mile 216

April 29, 2018

Everything was normal on the beach.

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Mile 216

April 8, 2018

Nothing out of place.

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