Mile 178 Report
Cape Cove, Sea Lion Point, Sea Lion Caves
August 16, 2014
It was a very comfortable Saturday morning low tide.
Report Details
It was a very comfortable Saturday morning low tide. Warm, with light cloud cover. I was able to do a follow-up survey on the sea stars that live on the off-shore rocks. And sadly, SSWS was very evident. There remains a lot of residual tsunami debris on the high beach that washed up last Spring. I am gonna clean it all up at next months Fall beach clean-up. A complete commercial-style picnic table washed up on the rocks recently. Due to the lack of marine growth, I believe it is from a nearby State park. Some vandals probably put it out into the surf, and then it drifted into Cape Cove. It is going to take a lot of work to remove an item this large off the beach.
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 1.7 feet.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Unusual concentration. It was low tide, so I got to view the off-shore rocks and tide pools to survey the sea star population. The results were not pretty.
Driftline Content
Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).
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Brien M
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