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Warm, sunny Monday at Indian beach after a nice weekend. 35 people and 33 cars on the beach at 12pm, increasing to 65 people and 50 cars by 2pm. Two fisherman and 3 surfers--the rest were either lying in the sun or playing in the surf/sand. Many seagulls hovering around human activity. The warm weekend before brought a LOT of leftover picnic debris to the beach (wine/liquor/beer bottles galore, etc). and even human feces near rock boulders at the start of mile 316. Three large sections of a dock, painted bright blue, were found strewn across the beach. Shoreline fire was found, with buried beer bottles around it. Excessive, repulsive amount of litter. No dead wildlife or unusual driftline. Evidence of erosion in bluffs.

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Foggy.

Human Activities

Number of people: 65. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 14. Playing in surf: 5. Playing in sand: 21. Sitting: 20. Surfing: 3. Fishing: 2. Fire close to shoreline, still smoking. Buried beer bottles next to fire--obvious recent activity. After the warm weekend, there were MANY empty wine, liquor, and beer bottles--the most I have ever picked up. Human feces located near rocks, with tissue lying on top of it.

Concerns

Fire, Litter, People/dogs/vehicles in closure areas

Apparent violations: fire close to shoreline.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 50.

Notable Wildlife

Many seagulls, very close to humans and not easily disturbed.

Beached Birds

No dead birds, just a lot of feathers.

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.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces. Wooden dock sections

Natural Changes

Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Visible retreat of solid bluff.

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Mile 317

June 20, 2022

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Mile 317

June 19, 2022

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Mile 317

June 18, 2022

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Mile 317

May 5, 2022

Minimal activity because of the rain.

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