Mile 220 Report
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
March 30, 2015
The wrack along Mile 220 consisted of thousands of (what I think are) Velella medusae and a few adults.
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The wrack along Mile 220 consisted of thousands of (what I think are) Velella medusae and a few adults. See photos. ?? Is this normal ??13 people, 2 dogs: surfing, tide pooling, rock hunting (maybe, poking at cliff).Smaller rotting sea lion gone; larger one still remains.Mostly gulls, scoters, and two oystercatchers.
Conditions
Temperature: 49 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 1.1 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 13. Number of dogs: 2. Tidepooling: 5. Surfing: 3.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 1.
Notable Wildlife
Gulls
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. COASST 301 / GUGU / skeletal
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. Sea lion, long dead
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Unusual concentration. Velella babies/medusae thousands, few adults
Wrackline Content
Velella velella
Report Images
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