Report Details

This survey was all about the jelly fish that covered the most recent wrack areas.  The jelly fish were found on the entire 4.5 mile spit.  This was our first survey since the beach restrictions were lifted.  During nesting season, dogs are prohibited even on leash.  We feel guilty leaving our dog at home so I've decided not to survey when the beach is restricted.  This mile is remote, and there probably isn't any enforcement.  So there is a very likely chance that not all the other visitors with dogs would comply.

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.

Human Activities

Other Activities: saw 1 bicyclist and 1 dog on jetty road, not on beach.

Concerns

Apparent violations: none.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 2.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Unusual concentration. jelly fish covered the spit from Cape Meares to the jetty.

Driftline Content

Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. eel grass was thick way up the beach due to the very high tides a week ago. The recent high tide brought in the thousands of jellyfish.

New Development

none

Man-made Modifications

none

Natural Changes

As usual, no erosion is evident on Mile 289.

Report Images

Report Images

Share this post

All Mile 289 Reports

Showing 8 of 53 reports

Mile 289

September 20, 2021

This mile is not surveyed 4 times a year since it became a designated bird nesting area.

ollikainen

Mile 289

December 24, 2020

There is no trace of nesting bird protection.

ollikainen

Mile 289

September 21, 2020

September 15 ended the nesting bird restrictions on mile 289.

ollikainen

Mile 289

August 1, 2020

I saw so many different types of birds along the jetty, I'm no bird expert but I thought I saw pelicans, herons, cormorants, and sea gulls.

EJD

Mile 289

March 20, 2020

Mile 289 is again restricted due to bird nesting.

ollikainen

Mile 289

December 5, 2019

This survey was all about the jelly fish that covered the most recent wrack areas.

ollikainen

Mile 289

June 16, 2019

This is a partial survey.

ollikainen

Mile 289

March 21, 2019

The signage is up again keeping all dogs off Mile 289.

ollikainen