Mile 216 Report
Newport, Nye Beach south
May 30, 2009
A moderately foggy day with a modest number of beachgoers.
Report Details
A moderately foggy day with a modest number of beachgoers. Most interesting sightings were a gull eating a shriveled up gumboot chiton and a test apparatus being used by a Marylhurst College student to help design a "beach proof" bench.
Conditions
Temperature: 51 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: -0.1 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 49. Number of dogs: 11. Walking or running: 20. Playing in sand: 2. Sitting: 8. Tidepooling: 5. Other Activities: 3. 3 people climbing on cliffs at north end of mile 215, which is continuous with mile 216.
Concerns
Climbing bluffs/seastacks
Vehicles
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).




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Mile 216
Newport, Nye Beach south
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Bernadette
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Newport, Nye Beach south
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Bernadette
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Newport, Nye Beach south
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Bernadette
Mile 216
Newport, Nye Beach south
It was a very quiet, beautiful on the Newport coastline.
marney roddick
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Newport, Nye Beach south
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Julie Parker
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Newport, Nye Beach south
Eight total lures were seen, all of them glittery with an orangish hue.
Andy Warrick