Mile 200 Report
Big Stump Beach, south Patterson SP
December 5, 2008
Another beautiful BRIGHT day on the coast light wind/sunny and few people.
Report Details
Another beautiful BRIGHT day on the coast light wind/sunny and few people. The presence of a large number of Sea Nettles in the driftline was unusual.
Conditions
Temperature: 51 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 6.3 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 8. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 8. Playing in sand: 2. Sitting: 2.
Other Activities: Within the mile walk I found several hundred Jellyfish/sea nettles I believe they are Chrysaora fuscescens brown and between 5 to 8 inches in size.Some intact others in pieces..
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 4.
Notable Wildlife
Few gulls on the beach. A great deal of broken shells with the Sea Nettles not much seaweed or kelp
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Just several hundred Sea Nettles spread over the mile.
Wrackline Content
Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces. Sea Nettles
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