Mile 285 Report
December 10, 2016
We arrived around noon, but the rain was intense so we waited about an hour.
Report Details
We arrived around noon, but the rain was intense so we waited about an hour. By then the rain had stopped and the clouds gave way to sunshine. Due to recent storms, there was a lot of trash along our mile. Plastic pieces, fishing rope, broken toolbox, large amounts of plastic bottles. We did a through cleanup, hauling away several trash bags. Finished right as the rain started again. Many large and small logs had been deposited along the shoreline.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 5.7 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 5. Walking or running: 5. Just as we were leaving, a group of 5 women ventured out onto the beach.
Concerns
Litter
Driftline Content
Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).
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