Mile 187 Report
Neptune SP, Bob Creek, Gwynn Knoll
October 3, 2007
There were many large clumps of dead mussels and barnacles on beach, areas on rocks where mussel beds and barnacles were gone, dead smell in area
Report Details
There were many large clumps of dead mussels and barnacles on beach, areas on rocks where mussel beds and barnacles were gone, dead smell in area
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 4.0 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 17. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 6. Photography: 2. Tidepooling: 5.
Concerns
Fire, Litter
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 12.
Notable Wildlife
many crows & gulls feeding in intertidalpelicans, black turnstones
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Unusual concentration. many large clumps of dead mussels & barnacles on beach
Wrackline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Plastic debri (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Wood pieces.
Actions & Comments
many large clumps of dead mussels and barnacles on beachareas on rocks where mussel beds and barnacles were gonedead smell in the area
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turnstone
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