Mile 301 Report
September 20, 2021
Sunny, warm day at mile 301 on Monday.
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Sunny, warm day at mile 301 on Monday. Relatively little debris on the sand, with some driftwood high up on the boulders. One enormous stump is still up on high-tide line. We have been observing this stump and taking coordinates since 12/31/2020; it has moved 300 meters southeast in 2021, about 7 meters since 8/7/21. Driftline content: eel grass, small rocks, a few broken sand dollars, and remnants of jellies - I believe a few Aequorea victoria (water jelly) and many, perhaps hundreds, of dime-sized Sea Gooseberry (comb jelly) on the sand. Some boulders nearest the surf have a light coverage of barnacles and seaweed. Five gulls rested on boulders around the halfway mark. Six pelicans observed flying south around Neahkahnie. One disarticulated Dungeness crab being eaten by a seagull on the shore, and about a dozen other gulls hanging out on the sand along the southern quarter-mile. Minimal signs of trash including one plastic bottle cap and a plastic trash bag. In the hour I was observing mile 301, 17 people and 6 dogs (5 off-leash) were viewed walking in the area.
Conditions
Temperature: 67 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny.
Human Activities
Number of people: 17. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 15. Sitting: 2.
Concerns
Vehicles
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
remnants of jellies - I believe a few Aequorea victoria (water jelly) and many dozens, possibly hundreds, of dime-sized Sea Gooseberry (comb jelly) on the sand
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Wood pieces.
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The tide was quite low so I walked up on the rocks at the northern most end of Neahkahnie Beach. This area is always full of large marine debris from fishing boats and whatever washes in.
Michelle Schwegmann