Mile 216 Report
Newport, Nye Beach south
February 1, 2016
The beach was relatively clean.
Report Details
The beach was relatively clean. The driftline consisted primarily of wood pieces, plastic pellets, styrofoam, animal shells and casings. Most notably, we did observe a dead gull and headless,sea lion on the beach.
Human Activities
Number of people: 22. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 22. Photography: 2. Tidepooling: 3.
Concerns
Litter
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 7.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. There was one dead seagull
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
There was a dead Sea Lion without a head
Driftline Content
Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam.
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