Mile 255 Report
February 22, 2014
Beach wide and relatively clean.
Report Details
Beach wide and relatively clean. Very pleasant day with a number of people walking on beach. In contrast to most of our visits there was no Styrofoam along the high tide line. Removed several pieces of fishing net and a number of plastic water or beverage bottles. Two of the bottles had labels in Chinese and one cap had Russian label. Also picked up three disposable diapers.
Conditions
Temperature: 45 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: W. Tide Level: 1.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 18. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 18.
Vehicles
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.), Shells, Wood pieces.
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Juvenile bald eagle flew northbound just before the sighting of the gull.
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We have been monitoring this section of beach for over 10 years now.
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