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Mass stranding of by-the-wind sailors (Velella velella). This event may be continuous with the 5/4/2007 stranding. The corpses appear fresh and recently stranded. They aren't just the remains of earlier wash-ups.

Conditions

Temperature: 54 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: W. Tide Level: 0.0 feet.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Unusual concentration. Massive stranding of by-the-wind sailors (Velella velella) in very dense broad bands parallel to the shoreline and roughly mid-beach relative to the current tide level. Though small (

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Newport, Nye Beach south

April 27, 2024

lots of dead velella!

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