Mile 198 - Beachside State Park to Reynolds Creek - August 6, 2017

Report Details

Calm, hazy morning on clean beach, with 9 people walking. Notable was 1 unidentifiable gull carcass, 1 harbor seal carcass, with large wound of abdomen, few small superficial wounds 1-2" about head and neck, no post morten predation apparent. Animal probably dead 1-2 days, little bloating of otherwise normal weight animal. Jim Rice,MMS, notified, with pictures by cell phone.

Conditions

Temperature: 56 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 0.6 feet.

Human Activities

Beachside campground full.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 7.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. I unidentified gull carcass.

Stranded Marine Mammals

Total stranded mammals: 1. 1 harbor seal ( about 70-80 lbs) carcass, probably dead 1-2 days, large wound of abdomen ( bite), few 1-2 inch superficial wounds about head and neck, not gunshot wounds. Location, just south of Beachside campground, at high tide line. No post death predation apparent. Jim Rice notified, with pictures, by cell phone.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).