Mile 281 Report
Oceanside Beach, State Wayside, Agate Beach
April 29, 2015
Rafts of Vellela, still getting fresh ones, lots of dried ones remain.
Report Details
Rafts of Vellela, still getting fresh ones, lots of dried ones remain. Quiet day on the beach, rainy early, high and choppy surf. Sand has moved back in to area just north of Maxwell Pt. One odd alga.
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 6.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 8. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 6. Playing in sand: 1.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 6.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Headless Common murre in raft of Velella. Tagged 845.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Velella; fresh and old south of Maxwell Pt; just old dry ones to north.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass. Velella velella
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Kathy C
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dianalt333
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I'm filing this report because of the big landslide on the south end of the Oceanside Tunnel.
CharmerDale
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Landslide that occurred on Dec 5 has covered most of south entrance from Oceanside Beach to the manmade tunnel under Maxwell point.
krallfamily@comcast.net