Mile 110 - Merchants Beach, Seven Devils State Wayside - January 1, 2019

Report Details

It was a beautiful 1st day of the New Year!!! Collected about 1/3 bag of trash (water bottles, small pieces of styrofoam, small broken plastic pieces, plastic bags, rope, mesh bag, canvas tote bag from VA Administration, and one car tire). Quiet day.

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 1.1 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 33. Number of dogs: 9. Walking or running: 29. Fishing: 1. Other Activities: 1 was meditating..

Concerns

Apparent violations: None.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 15.

Notable Wildlife

Very few birds. A few gulls and 10 sanderlings.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, 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.). Found one car tire on beach near south end of mile. Carried it back to truck (photo attached).