Mile 216 Report
Newport, Nye Beach south
October 18, 2010
i also want to report for the past months on the newport beach.
Report Details
i also want to report for the past months on the newport beach....in july and august there were at first dozens of dead juvenille mures, and then, altogether 30 dead cormorants. now there are, daily, from nye beach to agate beach, 8 dead mures, not emaciated and hardly picked over by other scavenger birds. last week, an emaciated juvenille sea lion in the rocks at agate beach, just hanging on to life.
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 7.0 feet.
Concerns
Apparent violations: certain creeks are smelling funky.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 8.
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1.
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).
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Sea lion corpse, seven dead birds, the rubber fishing lures, much fishing rope, decomposed jellies, and copious amounts of marine and land debris were all notable observations.
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