Mile 206 - Seal Rock Wayside south, Elephant Rock, Hill Creek - August 26, 2018

Report Details

This is my first mile report with coast watch! I enjoyed becoming acquainted with my mile and walking it! Attached you will find pictures of what I saw.

Human Activities

Number of people: 30. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 25. Playing in sand: 3. Photography: 2. Most people were walking with friends/families, a few people were doing photography, and one family was playing in the sand.

Concerns

Apparent violations: Not sure if this is a violation, or what he was doing. But there was a man walking along the water with a shovel and bucket..

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 10. RVs/Buses parking: 2.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 2.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Unusual concentration. Not sure typical amount of dead fish/invrtebrates. But I saw several severed pieces of crab (mostly legs, some shells) across the shore and oyster shells

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.). See pictures. Saw minimal plastic, picked up the plastic I saw.