Mile 216 Report
Newport, Nye Beach south
August 26, 2024
It was a very quiet, beautiful on the Newport coastline.
Report Details
It was a very quiet, beautiful on the Newport coastline. The beach was noticeably clean and free of manmade trash/impact.
Conditions
Temperature: 63 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 3.25 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 30. Number of dogs: 25. Walking or running: 25. Sitting: 4. Surfing: 1.
Concerns
Apparent violations: none.
Notable Wildlife
Several pacific sea nettles (?) washed up. Largest orange jellyfish was 3' x 3.5'. Smallest 8". Nothing remarkable in wrack line. Very little trash/plastic. Beach was very clean.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
To me there were more washed up jellyfish than normal.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells. Very little debris of any sort.
New Development
none that i noticed
North view
Lion's mane jellyfish
Report Images
marney roddick
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