Mile 184 Report
N of Ocean Beach Picnic Area, S of Squaw Creek
August 3, 2020
Final low tide of the summer brought lots of people to the beach at this early hour.
Report Details
Final low tide of the summer brought lots of people to the beach at this early hour. Lots of people rock collecting, some fishing and lots of great tide pools. There are large sand banks all along the beach and many rocks and rock fields visible on past visits, are no longer visible. I noted small shrimp like crustaceans all along the drift line along with lots of crab casings. I also saw a small flock of guillemots on the far end of the beach. They were quite vocal. The marine layer rolled in and out for the two hours I was on the beach.
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: -1.3 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 21. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 13. Fishing: 2.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 9.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Unusual concentration. Shrimp like creatures (see pictures) all along the drift line.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).
Natural Changes
Large sand banks visible all along the beach. Very few exposed rocks or rock fields that I've noted previously are visible.
Rock formation almost completely obscured by sand
Example of sand bank along beach
Shrimp like crustacean in drift line
Sand bank filling up cave located mid beach
Pigeon guillemots
Rock field at base of stairs, only one visible on beach
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