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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

Cars/trucks parking: 17. RVs/Buses parking: 1. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 1.

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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