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A nice quiet wind-free afternoon to stroll Heceta Beach after the summer crowds have dispersed.  A recently deceased yearling sea lion is on the beach about halfway between the jetty and Driftwood Shores Resort.  No obvious trauma beyond scavenger recycling.  The mile is coated with white octopus(?) egg clusters, apparently ripped free from their seabed attachment by the recent high surf on Tuesday.  Each individual egg is about 1-2" in length. In spite of the recent crowds of visitors, the beach is surprisingly clean of man-made debris.

Conditions

Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.

Human Activities

Number of people: 3. Walking or running: 3.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 5.

Stranded Marine Mammals

Total stranded mammals: 1. Deceased yearling sea lion

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt). Octopus egg case clusters

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Mile 171

Heceta Beach South, almost to North Jetty

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Mile 171

Heceta Beach South, almost to North Jetty

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Mile 171

Heceta Beach South, almost to North Jetty

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Mile 171

Heceta Beach South, almost to North Jetty

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Mile 171

Heceta Beach South, almost to North Jetty

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Mile 171

Heceta Beach South, almost to North Jetty

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Mile 171

Heceta Beach South, almost to North Jetty

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Mile 171

Heceta Beach South, almost to North Jetty

September 6, 2019

A nice quiet wind-free afternoon to stroll Heceta Beach after the summer crowds have dispersed.

oldMGguy