Mile 217 - Newport, Nye Beach north, Agate Beach south - October 12, 2014

Report Details

A beautiful morning. There were a lot of people walking the beach. We saw a large number of ctenophore jellies in the wrack line, as well as surfgrass and a few sea palms. We did find one intact white plastic packing band which we took home and cut before discarding in the trash - remember to "LOSE THE LOOP". We also saw many small pieces of plastic, which, sadly is now normal to see littering the beach. But, another gorgeous day on the Oregon coast.

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: E. Tide Level: 2.8 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 31. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 29. Other Activities: 2 biking.

Concerns

Litter

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 5.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 3. 2 Common Murre, 1 Western Grebe

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Unusual concentration. Many ctenophores in wrack line

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass. Plastic pieces, surfgrass, sea palms

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