Mile 245 Report
December 25, 2017
Stunning afternoon on this stretch of beach, perfect conditions for walking and enjoying the area.
Report Details
Stunning afternoon on this stretch of beach, perfect conditions for walking and enjoying the area. Very little debris in the wrack line however, hundreds of a never before seen invertebrate. The near-transparent finger shaped creature varied in size from 3/8 inch in width and 2 inches long to an inch in width and 8 inches long. Query answered identifiying these creatures as pyrosomes.
Conditions
Temperature: 46 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Tide Level: 3.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 43. Number of dogs: 7. Walking or running: 43. Playing in surf: 2.
Vehicles
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Unusual concentration. Hundreds, perhaps a thousand, of various sized pyrosomes. Two jelly fish.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass. False sea palm.
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Visible retreat of solid bluff.
Actions & Comments
Contacted Philip Johnson regarding identification of the invertibrate. Collected a sampling should MHSC or the Aquarium request one.
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TerryH
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LisaBC